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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 1d

Alexandria VA has a King Street. This is our No Kings Street.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 2d

Shout out to the top 5 kings in the world, Martin Luther, Larry, Don, Stephen and Americans don't have a motherfuckin'.

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Mr Undead @mrunfocused.bsky.social · 1d

Ready for tomorrow. #NoKings2

(Yes, there’s a citation for the quote on my protest sign. I’m not a barbarian.)

Handwritten sign says (in black marker on a white background) “POLITICAL OPPOSITION IS NOT REBELLION,” quoting Illinois v. Trump (7th Circuit 10/16/2025)

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like an appropriate day to read @andykroll.bsky.social's profile of the man engineering the push to make Trump into a de facto king:

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

www.propublica.org

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

"No More Kings"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZ...

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

www.youtube.com

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Andrew Bellware @drewsky.app · 2d

zonamotel.substack.com/p/interview-...

INTERVIEW: Kryptos K4 Uncovered- Jarett Kobek and Richard Byrne on discovering the answer to a decades-long mystery

An answer to a puzzle that cryptologists and CIA agents have failed to solve for 35 years was unexpectedly uncovered by novelist Jarett Kobek and playwright Richard Byrne.

zonamotel.substack.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

On Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. ET, ProPublica reporter @andykroll.bsky.social will be on Reddit answering your questions about his investigation of Russ Vought’s rise from the Senate mail room to Trump’s “shadow president.”

Set a reminder: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll, wearing a backwards baseball cap, is holding a piece of paper that says: “AMA about Project 2025 architect and Trump budget chief Russ Vought. r/fednews Oct. 22 @ 6 p.m. ET. u/propublica_”

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 3d

Her Twitter account is one of the main things I miss.

Jack @wakeupangry.bsky.social · 3d

Oh so no one cares today would have been Angela Lansbury’s 100th birthday??

Angela Lansbury (1925 ‑ 2022), from the hit show “Manslaughter, She Wrote”

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Andrew Bellware @drewsky.app · 3d

Whoa. @stagewrite.bsky.social doin' the thing. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault

www.nytimes.com

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 4d

Check 5calls.org and you'll see words you can use when you call your congressperson. Words like "Restore CFPB Funding to Protect Consumers from Wall Street Fraud."

CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 4d

And it will get even worse if Trump & Vought get to fire our staff and starve the agency of funds. Call Congress and tell them to restore our funds. Hat tip to @consumerfed.bsky.social & @borrowerjustice.bsky.social.

consumerfed.org/press_releas...

In Eight Months, Trump’s CFPB Has Let More Than 40 Lawbreakers Off the Hook · Consumer Federation of America

An updated memo from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Protect Borrowers reveals that the Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has quietly dismissed or rolled back 42…

consumerfed.org

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Stage Write @stagewrite.bsky.social · 6d

"Can't own the sun / Can't buy the moon / That's lunacy

So why they think / You're gonna sell / Your dignity?"

byrnemusicals.bandcamp.com/track/poor-m...

CONGRESSMAN DAVY news coming soon!

www.richardbyrneplays.com/congressman-...

Davy Crockett's speech to Congress from DAVY CROCKETT's ALMANAC.

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 7d

Clearance comments are attached.

Chance Scarily 🎃 @crewless.bsky.social · 7d

Camera’s making weird noises.

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 7d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 7d

I think all federal workers can relate to this feeling lately… #TenaciousNotTraumatized

Two images:

First image: A smiling man at a laptop with a coffee mug and the caption “Project 2025 weird Russ Vought is my boss, Day 1”

Second image: A dazed looking man at a laptop with the LGBTQIA+ pride flag on his laptop, holding a coffee mug, wearing a tshirt that reads ‘I will support and defend the constitution,’ and six signs behind him that read: (1) Still here. Still fighting. Let us work! (2) NTEU is watching (3) SOS (4) Solidarity (5) Delete DOGE, an American flag, and the caption “Project 2025 weird Russ Vought is my boss, Day 246”

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 8d

Remember self-care. Sprinkle some joy in with the doom scrollin' and whatnot. I love you and there's absolutely nothin' you can do about it.

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 8d

I did not expect the seal to articulate so clearly: pththlbfthmpfhl

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 9d

None of this is normal. None of this is ok. Sending deep breaths from faraway DC <3 <3

pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 10d

Skeptopotamus is the best party guest.

POKEY THE PENGUIN @pokeythepenguin.bsky.social · 10d

THE MACHINE WITH TWO FUNCTIONS yellow5.com/pokey

POKEY IS STANDING NEXT TO HIS NEW MACHINE, A SMALL GRAY BOX WITH A BRIGHT RED BOXING GLOVE FITTED ATOP!! THE SMALL CHILD IS ALSO THERE!

POKEY SAYS: BEHOLD, SMALL CHILD, MY NEW INVENTION WHICH I HAVE FINISHED

SHE REPLIES: WHAT DOES IT DO POKEY??

HE SAYS: IT IS A SECRET

SHE THEN SAYS: LET'S HAVE A PARTY TO CELEBRATE

HE REPLIES: OK

LATER, AT THE PARTY, THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS!! THE MACHINE SITS THERE ALSO, AND THE SKEPTOPOTAMUS APPROACHES!!

SUDDENLY, THE BOXING GLOVE FLIES OUT ON AN EXTENSIBLE LEVER ARM, PUNCHING THE SKEPTOPOTAMUS IN THE FACE!! THE MACHINE ALSO INSULTS HIM WITH A MECHANICAL: HEY....STUPID....

THE SKEPTOPOTAMUS THEN APPROACHES POKEY AND STATES: POKEY YOU THROW ONE HELL OF A PARTY!!

POKEY REPLIES: THANK YOU FOR COMING, MY FRIEND

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 10d

I love traveling. One thing that is delightful to come home to: the paradise of the American shower.

pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 28d

I look words up in the dictionary all the time. Everyone can. For the record the words I hate: solipsism, solecism, and palimpsest.

Chance Scarily 🎃 @crewless.bsky.social · 28d

Annihilation.

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hello, I'm a professional author and I can never spell permanently or camouflage on the first try.

Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 28d

Bring back the click-to-cancel rule and a CFPB that would punish such end runs.

Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 29d

I’d put money on Disney throttling access to their subscription cancellation page for a few days - and limiting people at their phone centers - on the hope that people will calm down and forget. So, you know, if you can’t get it working right now, set an alarm and do it in a few days.

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 28d

Potato chips are simply delicious.

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · 28d

Also, if you see me with a large amount of cash money in a bag from Chipotle or something, no you didn't.

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · Sep 19

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie.

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · Sep 18

oo what do you think @sentimentbot.bsky.social?

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pmpkn @schlchtmyr.bsky.social · Sep 18

It meeeeee!!!! #savetheCFPB

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