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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Not today, Satan‼️

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NEVER TRUMPER @jennyfmtheblock.bsky.social · 2d

Regarding Stephen Miller~

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 20h

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 21h

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans ripped health care away from 15 million people and are raising costs for millions more.

The numbers are damning.

Graphic showing the average ACA premium increase in each state. It's an average of 136% increase this year alone.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 23h

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

This is what courage in the face of authoritarianism looks like. No university should take Trump's bribe & surrender their integrity — bending the knee to a bully only feeds the beast & puts ALL our rights at risk.

Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 1d

Number of seconds the Trump regime hasn’t embarrassed America:

Zero.

¡Dios mío, basta!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 3d

What a lyin' dumbass.

Mar-a-Lago was raided on August 8, 2022.

Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel on November 18, 2022.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Eric Trump accuses Jack Smith of "planting classified documents at Mar-a-Lago"

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a small list of everyone. Trump considers less important than protecting Epstein and his pedophile posse.

Our military
Air traffic controllers
All government workers
Social Security recipients
Air travelers
You

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

Just felt like sharing this today. No reason.

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j-kindy.bsky.social @j-kindy.bsky.social · 1d

There is a young progressive running and the Dems are putting up old money against him. mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/t...

The oysterman trying to oust Susan Collins raised $1 million in nine days • Maine Morning Star

Democrat Graham Platner, the Sullivan oyster farmer trying to oust long-time Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2026, announced Thursday that his campaign has raised $1 million in his first nine da...

mainemorningstar.com

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sable227.bsky.social @sable227.bsky.social · 1d

I like her but she should sit back and enjoy life when her term ends.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1d

People with cognitive decline become fixated on things and will not let them go. Like winning the Nobel Peace Prize. This is well-known. @jaketapper.bsky.social appears to be ignorant of this basic fact.

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sable227.bsky.social @sable227.bsky.social · 2d

a cat driving a car with the words headed to portland written below it

ALT: a cat driving a car with the words headed to portland written below it

media.tenor.com

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 3d

States with highest premium hikes if GOP lets ACA expire:

West Virginia +387%
Wyoming +382%
Alaska +346%
Tennessee +320%
Mississippi +314%
Texas +289%
South Carolina +285%
Alabama +284%
South Dakota +235%
North Dakota +234%
(Center for American Progress)

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

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Scaypgrayce @scaypgrayce.bsky.social · 2d

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sable227.bsky.social @sable227.bsky.social · 2d

mRNA vaccines show so much promise for so many things. Incredible some people are against them.

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sable227.bsky.social @sable227.bsky.social · 2d

This is great news.

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oddmediapro.bsky.social @oddmediapro.bsky.social · 2d

Seen in Portland ✊🏽

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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🍀🩵Cindy💙🍀 @cindyandrewsmcgraw.bsky.social · 10d

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sable227.bsky.social @sable227.bsky.social · 2d

Or walk into a Walgreen’s with your kitty sitting in the shopping cart.

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