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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h
Reuters: US APPEALS COURT WON’T ALLOW DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD IN ILLINOIS PENDING APPEAL
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Trump: "Drug prices went down for the year by 1/8 of 1 percent. Now I'm getting them down, Maria, 500, 600, 800 percent. In some cases even more than that. It's hard to believe."
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h
Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h
It is sick
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 19h
"This nation’s Young Republicans are more than just veteran political operatives and attorneys: they’re kids. And sometimes, kids say the wrong things. They can’t be held responsible for using slurs 251 times in just under 8 months."
Young Republican Kids Say the Darndest Things
“Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery, and rape…. Vice President JD Vance downplayed [the] bi...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h
Who’s eating the tariffs? You, mostly.

@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4h
Increase a little bit? Who is he talking to??

Health care premiums are set to increase in Leader Thune's home state of South Dakota by TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE PERCENT (235%!!!) next year.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
THUNE: These premiums are going up a little bit b/c of the expiration of the enhanced tax credits

VITALI: I think people hearing their premiums are doubling don't feel that it's a little bit

T: I'm just saying only a small part of that is attributable to the expiration of the enhanced tax credits
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3h
Nancy Pelosi is sick of their bullshit.
A screenshot of an X.com post by @Acyn , Acyn, posted 3 hours ago, stating, "Question: Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6th? Pelosi: Turns Around Shut up. I did not refuse the National Guard. The President didn’t send it! Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you are a serious journalist?" The post includes a video still from Lindell TV showing a confrontation: a woman in a green jacket (Pelosi) speaking into a microphone held by a man in a blue suit, with another man in a suit and a background of parked cars and a government building.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h
#TrumpTariffs
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Mike Johnson: "Let me predict what Sen. Kelly is gonna say on the show. He's gonna give you a long, impassioned speech about healthcare and how the subsidies are so important to make sure people don't die and all of this. Let me tell you something. This is not a healthcare fight."
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randomperson2025.bsky.social @randomperson2025.bsky.social · 3h
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Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h
An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5h
I will personally make the biggest box of cookies, in any flavors requested, for the person who sends me their best No Kings frog photo on Saturday and I’ll ship it straight to your doorstep. Cookies for the cause. (And sometimes that cause is a reason to bake while saying no to an autocracy).
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h
This is shameful and un-American. The people have a right to ask what their military is doing, and we shouldn’t have to buy just the official line.
A screenshot of an X.com post by @phildstewart , Phil Stewart, stating, "As of today, America no longer has a resident press corps at the Pentagon. Here is the statement from the Pentagon Press Association. Please read and share," with a profile picture of a man wearing sunglasses outdoors. A statement from the Pentagon Press Association (PPA) dated October 15, 2025, featuring the PPA logo with a pentagon and red background. The statement reads: "Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution. The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
Open enrollment for ACA plans began yesterday in Idaho.

One couple got notice that their monthly premium next year would jump from $51 to $2,232 as subsidies expire.

25,000 Idahoans are expected to be priced out of coverage.

This is what's at stake in Trump's shutdown.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 7h
It's been 23 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h
Just going to keep pointing out that they're openly asserting that they think any criticism of the president is tantamount to "hating America" which is, itself, an insult to American values.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Barrasso on No Kings: "They have this big 'I Hate America' rally this Saturday in Washington where you have all these far-left activists groups coming to protest the president and the administration."
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 7h
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h
Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5h
This. And for historians in the future, please record your experiences ON PAPER (preferably cotton fiber)!
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h
Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
“You’re making everyone here uncomfortable.”

“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆

More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 5h
Stop calling us Nazis or we’ll murder you over things you say
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Trump is re-escalating his trade war with China with new port fees and a 100% tariff on rare earth minerals.

Reminder that "other countries" won't pay for the tariffs — you will. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=k8gcK2rt8DsexKPa
The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
Robert Reich
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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 10h
South Park: 🎶 Peter Thiel knows about the Antichrist 😂
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