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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Glad to get the chance to talk to some of the volunteers and organizers doing the hard work to make sure Prop 50 passes. This vote will have critical implications, not just for California, but for our entire country.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17h

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Texas dismissed a GOP lawsuit against California’s new congressional redistricting plan ruling that the plaintiff, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), had no right to sue over another state’s election laws. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Court Tosses Another GOP Lawsuit Against California’s Redistricting Plan

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

Absolutely no one spends $350 million on a remodel to a house they plan on leaving in three years. No one!!!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right??

www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.

New York has her back.

Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

New market manipulation scheme just dropped

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Laura @playingopossum.bsky.social · 2d

It's about time. Do something.

Laura @playingopossum.bsky.social · 2d

Yada yada yada. He did another thing. A lot of people will be outraged and post and repost the outrage, and our elected officials still won't do anything of substance whatsoever to stop him. Is this terrible? Yes. Has he done more than enough to warrant being stopped long ago? Oh, yeah! So now what?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

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We are all paying for this vanity project

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Making Argentina Great Again

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

It looks even worse by video 😢

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

People are using GoFundMe for groceries.

GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition.

Americans are fundraising for basic necessities, while the top 1% increased their wealth to $52 trillion.

This is what a rigged system designed by the wealthy looks like.

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 2d

The tyrant tears the People's house down to raise a hall of mirrors. This is not a remodel, it’s an assault. The unmasking of a king. Our country is asleep while the echo of a republic bleeds out beneath the ballroom floor. These images should enrage every patriotic American.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO: “They took my son. He’s only 16. I just want my baby back.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

Nasty business

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

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Laura @playingopossum.bsky.social · 6d

Right?!?? Isn't that the "loving and courageous" thing to do?

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Laura @playingopossum.bsky.social · 14d

I have heard some spooky adoption stories for sure. I doubt they're actually sharing adoptee voices, though, are they?

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Laura @playingopossum.bsky.social · 14d

I'd be livid if someone contacted anyone from my life to ask questions about me for a study on adoptees/foster kids. Knowing the people I know, I doubt more than 2 or 3 would have a clue how adoption has impacted me, even though I'm fairly vocal. They just don't hear what doesn't fit the narrative.

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Susan Kiyo Ito @thesusanito.bsky.social · 17d

harlows-monkey.com/2025/10/05/u... 🥚from an adoptee perspective

Understanding outcome studies of foster care and adoption

As part of a larger, long-term project, I’m reading historical books and articles about children who experienced placing-out (foster care or adoption). I am not trained as a historian but I t…

harlows-monkey.com

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Laura @playingopossum.bsky.social · 14d

There's an initial fee to lease the box and set it up ($20,000 each for the 3 in Alabama in 2023) and yearly fees to keep it operational ($500 each for the 3 in Alabama). It's a great money making scheme for the Safe Haven "non-profit" organization.

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Philosopher Jersey Flight @jerseyflight.bsky.social · 15d

The better question is, WHY ARE THEY LYING TO YOU?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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