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Marie Follayttar @mariefollayttar.bsky.social · 4h

We went to demand that they fully fund PEPFAR and that it be a priority of reopening the government. People shouldn’t have to die until she is willing to take action and the consequences of her in action is appearing in body bags all around the world.

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Marie Follayttar @mariefollayttar.bsky.social · 4h

as the OMB director withholds legally appropriated funds from HIV and AIDS programs. Susan Collins has supported this program in the past and did push the OMB director, but with the shut down, she has not prioritized the funding of this bipartisan global health initiative.

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Marie Follayttar @mariefollayttar.bsky.social · 4h

Yesterday we went to the Portland office of Senator Collins. Before we could even introduce ourselves, we were told to stop filming and that the conversation was over. We had, “made our point.”

Except that we hadn’t. We brought body bags into her office because people all over the world are dying

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Just trying to imagine what Republicans would’ve done if, say, the head of the California Democratic Party were accused of rape, while one of the state’s Democratic congressmen has his career ended by sex trafficking allegations and a second juggled multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

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“Florida Keys Party”

Florida's GOP power couple is embroiled in scandal

House report on former Rep.
Matt Gaetz reveals rampant sexual misconduct, drug use

Exclusive: Top Florida
GOP official was convicted in probe into his romantic involvement with
inmate during his time as jail employee

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against
Rep. Cory Mills

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Trump’s administration laid off thousands of federal workers, gutting critical departments: Treasury, HHS, and Education.

What we’re seeing now isn’t new. The shutdown is the new excuse. Create chaos, starve the government, and leave folks struggling while Trump’s billionaire buddies get richer.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

Four months after the last No Kings protests, millions will descend onto the streets again on Saturday to protest Trump’s autocracy and the government shutdown. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
trib.al/7hUhZBm

Still No Kings: Millions to Protest Trump On Saturday

A coalition of civil rights groups expects the turnout on Oct. 18 will be even bigger than the first nationwide protest held in June, which by some counts was the largest in U.S. history.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

The policy requires journalists to agree to limits on how they report and access information, something all the organizations say violates First Amendment protections and places unreasonable curbs on press freedom.

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 12d

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📣 NO KINGS IS BACK!
📍 Times Square (the red steps)
📆 October 18th
⏰ 11am

We stand together for different reasons: ICE, Gaza, cuts to services, Due Process, + more.

We need your help to make this big, and to make our voices heard. Volunteer with us. Stand with us. Join us. See you in the streets

No Kings, NYC October 18, 11am, West 47th St and Broadway, NYC NokingsNYC.com

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Your daily reminder. You have a sexual predator in the WH.

#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Democrats Abroad UK @demsabroaduk.bsky.social · 6d

There are No Kings / No Tyrants events happening all over the United States and world on Saturday, October 18.

We want to share several links to activities happening around the UK. Check out the thread below 🧵👇

Is there a No Tyrants event happening in your city? Let us know if the comments!

A bold blue graphic announces “NO TYRANTS” in large red and white letters across the top. Text below reads “Global Day of Defiance — Courage is contagious. Join us!” and highlights the date “Saturday, October 18.” It invites people to learn more about events in London and Southampton. The background shows a silhouette of a person draped in an American flag and faint outlines of raised fists and protest signs.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is now ticketing LEGAL residents for failing to carry their papers.

We're at the "papers, please" stage of fascism.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 1d

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 15d

Proposed restrictions on visas for reporters show the U.S. “becoming less open and welcoming to foreign journalists…It is antithetical to the core values of American society as embodied in the First Amendment.”

Proud to join @rsf.org and others in this statement.
rsf.org/sites/defaul...

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Today, House Republicans will take their 70th day off with pay in the last 82 days.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Defending against bioterrorism? Sounds pretty woke to me. I’m glad Trump finally fired those people.

Dozens of fired staff members at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, a federal health agency, included individuals with top-secret clearance who work with intelligence agencies on biodefense issues such as pandemics and weaponized pathogens, said a former Department of Health and Human Services official who has been in contact with those dismissed.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d

In Mel Brooks parlance, don’t bother to meet with the piss boy, Mike Johnson

He’ll just waste your time while and get you all wet and messy

Speak with the guy who actually makes the decisions instead

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

TUR: Have you met with Mike Johnson?

JEFFRIES: No

TUR: Why not?

JEFFRIES: Donald Trump has not given him permission to meet, Katy and we know that until Donald Trump gives them permission to meet, they're going to continue to hide.

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Apr 20

We are not seeing the same merging of movements on the Left today. With the Trump Administration working its way through its list of 60 universities, many campuses are cracking down on campus activism and sacrificing some of their most engaged activists www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/n...

Columbia Activists Are Being Detained. Protesters Demand Answers.

Demonstrators rallied on Columbia’s campus and marched in Manhattan, three days after Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration officials after arriving for a U.S. citizenship appointment.

www.nytimes.com

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 2d

It's time for Speaker Johnson to quit stalling and swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva to secure the final vote on releasing the Epstein files.

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 2d

ATTN: NJ Voters!
Make sure your voters registration is still good! The deadline to register is TOMORROW!

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Lon Muller @lonmuller.bsky.social · 2d

As a 73 year old man, I feel a responsibility to my father, who fought against Nazis in WWII, and my son, struggling to make his way in this unfair economy, to do all I can to resist the daily outrage of the trump administration.

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Postcards for America @postcards4usa.bsky.social · 2d

OMG! I cannot believe I left out the most important word.
Aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhh....

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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