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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Trump administration has begun laying off thousands of federal workers amid a prolonged government shutdown.

Over 4,200 employees have received layoff notices across key agencies including Treasury, Health & Human Services, Commerce, Education, & Homeland Security.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Imagine that

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Reah High @reahhigh.bsky.social · 7h

Happy #Caturday #cats

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Greg Burke @gregoryburke.bsky.social · 21h

www.pcgamer.com/hardware/don...

Don't look up: That's not a shooting star, it's another Starlink satellite burning up

They're coming down at a rate of several per day.

www.pcgamer.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

This is dedicated to those who believed DJT and legacy media coverage that Project 2025 was nothing to be concerned about.

Also, this isn’t legal.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 23h

To all the Americans losing their jobs and farmers losing their farms, take comfort in the fact that the people in Argentina are doing great.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 1d

Mother fucker! The House has been in session only 15 days since July.

Its October!

GOP are loser slackers! Imagine if you only showed up to your job 15 days in 4 months.
They get 175k a year in salary.

#GOPShutdown

House Recess Extended to Oct. 19 As Government Shutdown Continues

The House clerk reads a communication from Speaker Mike Johnson designating October 14 to 19 a district work period for members, meaning that the House will be in recess except for pro forma sessions ...

www.c-span.org

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 1d

The strength of the Joshua Tree is not just what you see; it is in the deep roots that find water where there seems to be none. Republican gerrymandering has created a political drought. Prop 50 is how we send our democratic roots deeper to protect and nourish our future. Vote YES on 50
#YesOnProp50

CALIFORNIA
Yes on Prop 50
Pictured: Joshua Tree in a desert landscape with a Road Runner

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Scarborough zeroed in on a viral C-SPAN clip showing Johnson getting berated during a live call-in.

‘Morning Joe’ Tears Into Mike Johnson in Blistering Shutdown Rant

Joe Scarborough zeroed in on a viral C-SPAN clip showing Johnson getting berated during a live call-in.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Reah High @reahhigh.bsky.social · 1d

Just put his name and face on something gold and maybe he won’t have a tantrum! All his political decisions and policies are just his man baby resentments and tantrums. Unfortunately, he’s using the enormous power of the US government to go after his enemies and who ever he has grievances with!

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Gov. Shapiro: "The way the president has chosen to deploy the National Guard in other states, and to deploy the Guard of one state. Texas, into another state, Illinois, is extremely dangerous...It does not make us more safe. It creates chaos and real danger in our communities."

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Reah High @reahhigh.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately, Cheryl Hines chose to have an affair with and then marry and support this crazy guy. I don’t think we should rely on her to suddenly become a good judge of his character or sanity.

Maybe the brain worm was contagious and she had one too 🤷‍♀️

Reah High @reahhigh.bsky.social · 2d

The worm 🐛 in his brain has obviously done irreversible damage! How did this insane person become the US Health Secretary???
Don’t forget the two Democrats, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who both voted for Kennedy. We should be looking for Dems that can win their seats in the primaries!

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 2d

As both Chicago and Portland fight against Trump's deployment of the National Guard, learn more about the Insurrection Act and the history of domestic deployment from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social, @sydkneeb.bsky.social, and @doo-dc.bsky.social:

Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future

Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be about to change.

www.americanprogress.org

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Reah High @reahhigh.bsky.social · 2d

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Elon Musk's Satellites Now Constantly Falling Out of the Sky

Multiple Starlink satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX are falling to Earth every single day, an astronomer warns — and counting.

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Reah High @reahhigh.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 3d

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

"Either what Trump is doing is legal, or it is illegal. If it is legal, then Trumpism must be defeated and there then must be a concerted effort to reform the law....If it is illegal, then eventually, someone has to go to jail." www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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