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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 15h

I’ve just ordered an inflatable frog costume like this as my outfit for the #NoKings protest on 18th October!!! (Will serve double duty for Halloween two weeks later 🤭)

Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 1d

congrats to Nobel Peace Prize winner Portland Frog

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 3h

Great stuff here from @gregsargent.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.

In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 4h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 22h

Democrats are winning the big arguments with Trump and need to keep fighting - My latest, video and analysis, 👇

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning The Big Arguments With Trump, And Need To Keep Fighting (New Video And Analysis)

Leon Krauze joins us live at noon ET today to discuss what Marina Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize means for Venezuela and the Americas

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 13h

When Russell Vought pushes something into the news on Friday night of a long weekend, is that a sign of strength — of a battle for public opinion he thinks he can win?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 16h

25 days out and we’re making every one of them count!

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 16h

The Republicans don’t want to pass their budget on their own. It’s full of ugly and unpopular stuff. They want Dem cover. We cannot give it to them.

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 16h

The founders in fact did NOT create the filibuster, but they DID give the Senate and House each the power to set their own rules, which includes changing rules to allow passage of appropriations bills with simple majorities

ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 19h

“And that’s why we nuked it twice in the past month.”

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16h

The Kremlin was forced to postpone its summit with Arab leaders at the last minute because almost no one agreed to attend, — Bloomberg. Kremlin invited 22 Arab heads of state to the forum.

Hey, there’s Trump Gaza for grabs. No time.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 21h

So glad to know the First Lady is having lovely chats with a genocidal murderer to ask him to return the children he abducted.

Do we even have a State Department anymore?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 18h

We’re outside of the Broadview ICE facility.

It’s clearer than ever before.

What’s happening in Illinois is an unprecedented, unlawful abuse of power.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17h

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17h

Trump has gone totally mad. It's 25th Amendment time all day, every day. He's living in a totally invented, fictional world. And he's old and in ill-health.

It's outrageous, reckless, choose your word that Republicans haven't done more to deal with this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "The restaurants were all closing, now you can't get into a restaurant. They're opening up new restaurants. It took 12 days for us. We sent in not politically correct military. We sent them in based on merit."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 17h

How can anyone think someone this insecure is strong?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 19h

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19h

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

🇦🇷 🇺🇸

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

Addled, ailing and idiotic, Trump sides with Maduro’s backer, Putin, in denigrating Venezuelan pro-democracy opposition.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“Thank you to President Putin!”

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20h

It wouldn't be tolerated for even a day if the Democrats controlled the House. The national outcry & front page coverage would be nonstop & the seat stealing would end immediately. The national media has two completely sets of expectations for the two parties.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 20h

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism ... you don't say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 21h

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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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 22h

Democrats are winning the big arguments with Trump and need to keep fighting - My latest, video and analysis, 👇

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning The Big Arguments With Trump, And Need To Keep Fighting (New Video And Analysis)

Leon Krauze joins us live at noon ET today to discuss what Marina Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize means for Venezuela and the Americas

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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Hopium Chronicles @hopiumchronicles.bsky.social · 1d

Today, 12pm ET - @simonwdc.bsky.social is joined by journalist Leon Krauze to discuss the Nobel Committee’s awarding of the Peace Prize to María Corina Machado. Leon will reflect on the significance of the award for the people of Venezuela and the Americas.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

Addled, ailing and idiotic, Trump sides with Maduro’s backer, Putin, in denigrating Venezuelan pro-democracy opposition.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“Thank you to President Putin!”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

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