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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

It’s become crystal clear, Speaker Johnson doesn’t want Congress to come back in session because they don’t want the Epstein files released.

Stop the shutdown - release the files!

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2h

I assume that every single journalist reading this understands that the *first question* to ask the State Department tomorrow morning is how quickly it will provide a list of foreign nationals banned from the United States for statements made about Democrats or Americans perceived to be left-leaning

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1h

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 1h

Democrats are ready to stop the price of your health care insurance from skyrocketing and reopen the government. But Senate Republicans refuse to hold a vote to lower health care costs–the House GOP isn’t even showing up to work.

They need to get serious and come to the negotiating table.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 12h

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

~1300 fired on a Friday, about half unfired the next day, due to an apparent “coding error”. But sure, your data will be secure.

They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals

The casualties include employees working on health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources.

www.axios.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

An extraordinary new policy from the Defense Department that equates basic reporting methods to criminal activity has prompted a revolt among Pentagon journalists that could leave the nation's largest agency and the world's largest military without a press corps.

'Without precedent': Virtually all news outlets reject restrictive Pentagon press policy

The policy would force news organizations to refrain from publishing material not approved by the military. Media lawyers say it violates the 1st Amendment.

www.aol.com

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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 1h

My writing professor's favorite quote. On a PowerPoint slide. First thing you see in class and the very last thing. She would leave it displayed the whole time.

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 8h

William Goldman: "I wrote a line once that caught on out there in Hollywood: ‘Nobody knows anything.’ And they don’t. If we knew what we were doing, every movie would be wonderful. It’s a crapshoot. It just is.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

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

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 14h

Saturday October 18
Be there

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

So First Amendment rights can now be snatched away if you [checks notes] celebrate?

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 10h

Mamdani is going to win. The question will now be, "Can you reproduce this?" It's doubtful. He's talented. But it's possible, first of all, if you remember all politics is local, and the more local you get - the more people recognize you - the more things like age and parties cease to matter.

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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 1h

Maga Mike has no strategy. Only an agenda to protect the pedo president's interests.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2h

Kudos to dozens of airports across the country that are refusing to play state propaganda.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 1h

I don't know. Then again, I'm not overly concerned other than the vengeful aspect of this so-called indictment. Comey can handle himself. It's the little people that I'm worried about.

[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 1h

By 3 p.m. Tuesday, downtown #Los #Angeles had recorded 1.27 inches of rain from the storm. Last October, the city measured no rain.

California Forecast: Los Angeles Records More Than a Month’s Rain in a Day

By the afternoon, forecasters said the fast-moving system was heading out of the region.

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 14h

Parents of U.S. Marine, Steve Rios, were recently detained by ICE. They were preparing to take Rios and his pregnant sister to breakfast.

His father was deported and the whereabouts of the mother is now unknown. Neither had criminal records.

The criminal is in the Oval Office.

WATCH:

#Resist

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

US Trade Rep Greer gets asked: whatever happened to “90 trade deals in 90 days?” — on Fox.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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The Great Sipper ☕️🥂☕️🥃☕️🟧 @thegreatsipper.bsky.social · 2h

"On September 25, the White House released "NSPM-7," a sweeping order targeting "anti-fascist," "anti-Christian,"
"anti-capitalist," and "anti-American" speech..."

mind boggling - they're explicitly saying "pro-fascist" is the good thing

It gets worse, though. Read on.

[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 3h

🚨 In case there was any #ambiguity about which enemies Trump is intent on targeting, a national security directive published last week spelled it out:

*Anyone who is not with him will be considered against him — and against the United States.*

The Terrifying New Memo Trump Could Use to Go After His Opposition

Donald Trump is upping his rhetoric about cracking down on anyone who opposes him, and his new NPSM-7 memo is a terrifying look at how he could do it.

rollingstone.com

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