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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 6h

🇺🇸 NO KINGS DAY LIVE
Find a No Kings Day event near you and join us as we cover the millions of Americans standing in peaceful protest to reject Trump’s tyranny

Ft. Jen Rubin, Norm Eisen, Katie Phang, April Ryan & more

📍Saturday 10/18, 7:30pm ET
Subscribe now: contrarian.substack.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 3h

It has been two weeks since Republicans shut down the government.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social are here in D.C., ready to work for the American people.

My Republican colleagues must come back to D.C. to work on a deal that reopens the government and protects people's health care.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5h

Crime is down in San Francisco thanks to California Highway Patrol's ongoing efforts with local partners to seize illicit drugs and remove firearms from our streets.

With strong state investments and community partnerships, our work to make our neighborhoods safer and more secure is paying off.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1d

Homicides in San Francisco are continuing to drop, according to city data, and could be the lowest they’ve been in decades.

San Francisco’s homicide rate is on track to be the lowest since the 1950s

Homicides in San Francisco are continuing to drop, according to city data, and could be the lowest they’ve been in decades.

bit.ly

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 1d

This is our time. This is our moment. This is our movement.

Oct. 18 #NoKings

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought.

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”

apnews.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 3h

There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.

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savefrogs2.bsky.social @savefrogs2.bsky.social · 3h

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 6h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 6h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 1d

Inside the ice cave of the Hohlicht Glacier today! 🧊

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

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savefrogs2.bsky.social @savefrogs2.bsky.social · 3h

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 23h

Brace yourselves: the economy is entering choppy waters. Growth is cooling, wage pressure persists, and external risks are surfacing.

This isn’t a crash prediction—it’s a reality check by @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

👉 www.dcreport.org/2025/10/14/r...

Reality Check: With the Economy, We're In for A Rocky Ride

Pulitzer-winning journalist David Cay Johnston warns that the U.S. economy has stopped growing, with small businesses shedding jobs and trade collapsing.

www.dcreport.org

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 3h

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6h

Join Us Saturday, Oct. 18 to Tell Trump: No Kings!

Together, we can reject Trump’s gutting of critical government agencies and laws responsible for protecting endangered species, other wildlife, and wild places across the country.

Find an event near you ➡️ bit.ly/46RzcLd

#NoKings #NoKingsRally

A stylized drawing of a crown with an "X" through it. The text below it reads "No Kings". The background is a field of yellow flowers with mountains in the background.

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 5h

Gavin Newsom on JD Vance
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savefrogs2.bsky.social @savefrogs2.bsky.social · 3h

Some people say, the Dems can't win until they "figure out who they are".

Well, one thing they ARE:

in support of healthcare for everyone.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 3h

📣 SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE STANDING UP FOR DEMOCRACY & HEALTHCARE.

Help them flip the Senate blue by donating TODAY!

Reminder: Donations to "TBD" races go to the eventual Democratic nominee. #Blue26

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Chip in!

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 3h

📣 SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE STANDING UP FOR DEMOCRACY & HEALTHCARE.

Help them flip the Senate blue by donating TODAY!

Reminder: Donations to "TBD" races go to the eventual Democratic nominee. #Blue26

secure.actblue.com/donate/senat...

Chip in!

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Groceries are up

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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savefrogs2.bsky.social @savefrogs2.bsky.social · 3h

Honeybees easily and readily out-compete native bees for pollen and nectar.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The island that banned hives: can honeybees actually harm nature?

On a tiny Italian island, scientists conducted a radical experiment to see if the bees were causing their wild cousins to decline

www.theguardian.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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