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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 12h

They want you violent.
They want you to play their game bc they make the rules & will always win if you do.
Don’t play their violence games.

#GetCreative instead.
Mock them. #MockeryWorks
Refuse them. #NoQuarterForICE
Make their experience HELL🔥 #BeRudeToFascists
#WagePeace ✌🏻all day, every day.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15h

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

- Millions of federal employees aren’t getting paid
- 15 million people about to lose their health care
- 24 million Americans could see their insurance premiums DOUBLE

Now Speaker Johnson gives House Republicans another week off work. 4 straight weeks out of DC. Unbelievable.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12h

Frustration toward SCOTUS building even among Republican judges. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Democrats Abroad Canada @demsabroadcanada.bsky.social · 12h

Jane Fonda has assembled over 550 A-list celebs to relaunch her father’s ‘Committee for the 1st Amendment’ forming one of the largest celebrity coalitions for #freespeech.

Celebs include Barbra Streisand, Natalie Portman, Billy Crystal, Christine Baranski, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more.
#DemsAbroad

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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 12h

Hey California, let’s stop Trump from rigging the maps, vote Yes on Proposition 50. Send your ballot today.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 12h

It looks like Mike Johnson just ensured the shutdown will continue for at least another week. www.c-span.org/clip/us-hous...

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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RW @robairone.bsky.social · 11h

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U.S. citizen and U.S. veteran kidnapped and detained by the fascist Trump regime’s gestapo, for no reason at all…
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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RW @robairone.bsky.social · 12h

“Protection for me — But not for thee…’

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12h

⚡️NATO aircraft carry out 12-hour flight near Russian border amid rising tensions.

The joint U.K.-U.S. operation was conducted on Oct. 9, following recent airspace violations by Russia targeting several NATO countries.

NATO aircraft carry out 12-hour flight near Russian border amid rising tensions

The joint U.K.-U.S. operation was conducted on Oct. 9, following recent airspace violations by Russia targeting several NATO countries.

kyivindependent.com

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

$47. And that’s if the government isn’t lying about the interest rate. Plus, they will have to prove she intentionally schemed to swindle $47 from the bank - as opposed to just not knowing the difference between a second home and an investment property. Good luck, Lindsay.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 14h

Donald Trump's administration made good on a threat to fire thousands of federal workers as the government shutdown hit its eleventh day.

Trump fulfills threat to fire federal workers as shutdown hits day 11. Live updates

Donald Trump's administration made good on a threat to fire thousands of federal workers as the government shutdown hit its eleventh day.

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RW @robairone.bsky.social · 14h

Trump admin sparks MAGA fury with Qatari Air Force base in US—"betrayed"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. has approved a Qatari Air Force base in Idaho.

www.newsweek.com

RW @robairone.bsky.social · 14h

- A U.S. president firing hard working Americans to extort democrats to give him more power…

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23h

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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NPR @npr.org · 15h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

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RW @robairone.bsky.social · 14h

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#TheTrumpShutdown
#TheRepublicanShutdown
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

RW @robairone.bsky.social · 1d

- The fascist Trump regime and their enabling republicans are firing hard working Americans…

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d

The Mississippi State Department of Health says it is unable to accept online WIC applications during the government shutdown.

Pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and high-risk infants can call 1-800-338-6747 to schedule an in-person appointment.

WIC Stops Accepting Some Applicants Amid Government Shutdown

The WIC program will only accept applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the federal government shutdown.

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RW @robairone.bsky.social · 1d

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This is how fascists like Mike Johnson order right-wing extremists to cause violence
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Do not be deterred from protesting the fascists — Protest is the least we can do for our democracy and country after all the sacrifices made before us by patriotic Americans to get us this far 🇺🇸
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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RW @robairone.bsky.social · 1d

- He’s literally begging right-wing extremists to violently intervene…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "Donald Trump's strategy during this government shutdown that he has created has been to play golf and issue deep fake videos. Mike Johnson's strategy is to keep House Republicans on vacation."

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