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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 1h

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Labor Department is warning that his administration's tough immigration enforcement could trigger a food crisis, citing "immediate dangers to the American food supply" caused by a collapse in the migrant farm labor force, The American Prospect reported. No sh*t 😼

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Lee @5newmanl.bsky.social · 21m

www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-se...

'Hall of shame': DOJ lawyers said to face 'severe consequences' for following Trump orders

Donald Trump's DOJ isn't just facing its prosecutions of Letitia James and James Comey being thrown out; it's also facing its attorneys being disbarred, according to a former Watergate prosecutor.On S...

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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 20m

I’m with George.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1h

Re-sharing clip of my interview with Yehuda Cohen whose son was released today. He shared in March that Netanyahu was the reason his son was still in captivity: "He's using the war, he's using the hostages situation to continue the war, and he's using the war to sustain his power."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30m

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Here are five, practical next steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=3QsGs2oX7VZngdJh

Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism

Robert Reich

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 58m

you’d think Obama would want to join us to talk about Bart Gets an Elephant, but then you’d be wrong

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h

WTF 🤬
Goons brutally pushed a peaceful protester to the ground and dragged them across the floor.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1h

"Maria" is rolling up raisins under the hot Madera sun. To earn $70, she has to roll 1,000 sheets! Each row has around 250 sheet. It's hard grueling work walking on the burning sand for hours rolling one sheet after another. #WeFeedYou

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Mightymite @mightymite.bsky.social · 4h

Hey, in case anyone forgot, Muskrat and his little band of thieves stole all of our information a while back...

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 44m

ICYMI: On Friday, I had this eye-popping story in @zeteo.com. A private jet owned by pro-Israel billionaires with close ties to Trump flew 10 ICE detainees to a prison in Eswatini, a country to which they have no ties.

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison

Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.

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Ed Kane 🇺🇦 @3dkan3.bsky.social · 46m

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day..

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salbr29891.bsky.social @salbr29891.bsky.social · 31m

Thank you for putting "Court" in quotes!!!

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Suri Crowe 🥷7️⃣ @suricrowe.bsky.social · 38m

my latest substack… this one hurt to write ✍️ but it was a long time coming. #taylorswift references always 😛
open.substack.com/pub/saltysur...

The Friendship That Cancer Couldn’t Kill, But Trump Did

She chose Trump over me

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Diana E @bluedee.bsky.social · 48m

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IHIP News: 🚨 Trump BOOED During DISASTER Israel VISIT Over Gaza Genocide!

YouTube video by I've Had It

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MeidasRick 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 50m

open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

Donny Two Dolls Strikes Again!

Chinese goods getting 130 percent tariffs, just in time for the war on Christmas.

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MeidasRick 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 50m

open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...

The Kremlin Probes America’s Election Systems

Chapter 12 of our series on how Russia attacked the 2016 U.S. election to help Trump win

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 5d

When Noem appeared on the roof of the Portland ICE facility, flanked by influencers and DHS hype video makers, the protesters below tried to spoil her photo-op in the "war ravaged" city by blaring the Benny Hill theme.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 5d

Maga influencers have been descending on Portland's small but persistent protest outside an Ice office to pick fights and glean content. So naturally, the cabinet member Trump cast for her on-screen presence showed up today with a trio of influencers in tow www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow

Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

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BrownEyedGirl876 @browneyedgirl876.bsky.social · 5d

They had Benny Hill playing in Portland.

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Will @willgarcia820.bsky.social · 54m

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1h

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 3h

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 1h

HARNESS THE ENERGY.

Impeach, convict, remove.

It is absolutely the most popular thing they could do.

Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 2h

Bernie gets it. Now we need every Dem leader to:

1. Talk about and praise #NoKings on social media now
2. Go to a #NoKings protest and speak; rally people, lead the crowds.

Harness the energy, Dems!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

@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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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1h

Among the reasons Americans risked it all to get rid of a tyrannical king:
“He has obstructed the Admin of Justice…made Judges dependent on his Will…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people…kept among us Standing Armies w/o legislatures’ Consent” www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...

What We Should Demand, What We Should Oppose

Reflecting on a president's obligations and what history tells us about rejecting tyranny and injustice

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · Mar 11

BREAKING: A judge just ruled that the US DOGE Service is likely subject to FOIA and ordered the preservation of documents and expedited processing of CREW’s FOIA requests.

Judge rules DOGE likely subject to FOIA, must give CREW documents - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Judge Cooper ruled that US DOGE Service is likely subject to FOIA and issued a preliminary injunction requiring the preservation of documents.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 3d

How is the government spending taxpayers dollars?

OMB is using footnotes to hide how and whether things are actually being funded.

But taxpayers deserve full transparency. So we're suing.

OMB’s latest effort to conceal spending data - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

OMB should not be doling out funds behind closed doors and must make public the contents of legally binding spend plans that apportion fund. Full transparency is critical for effective oversight.

www.citizensforethics.org

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