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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI — Trump lied that Chicago had “4000” murders, when it’s projected to have 380 this year (way down from last year)

If it’s so bad there why does he have to keep lying about it?

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 1h

Who are these agents and do they have blood in their veins?!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 12h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3h

"I will never know Diane Keaton, but she had a wonderful quality about her that made me think she’d always offer the best life advice and a damn good laugh while passing the joint back on a summer evening."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-toast-to...

A Toast to Diane Keaton

The patron saint of cool women.

charlotteclymer.substack.com

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 8h

This is a bad move and very dangerous for all of us

KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 12h

stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 9h

Please join a No Kings Rally next Saturday, October 18th. The events will be peaceful and nationwide.
Use this link to find a rally near you:
www.nokings.org

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

open.substack.com

stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 10h

Not mention that the Ukrainian children she is talking about were stolen from Ukraine and forced to be in Russia. They are being made to forget their heritage and their families.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h

A First Lady who lied about having a college degree on her immigration application, who is married to someone who rapes children and arrests his political opponents, and has a "back door channel" to an evil despot who kidnaps children and assassinates his political opponents.

Incredible.

stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 10h

RIP Diane Keaton

variety.com/2025/film/ne... - Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 11h

(NYT: free). Great article showing how fast the Chinese are “cleaning our clocks” with regard to solar and wind generation of electric power. Sadly Trump is stuck in the 1950s and can’t see the future.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...

How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains

www.nytimes.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

www.nytimes.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

I’m old enough to remember the $21M Trump Seven Springs Estates conservation easement tax crime.

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 12h

Who are these ICE 'agents' and how are they being trained?

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 14h

Time to start asking Senator Cassidy so he can speak for himself.
(202) 224-3121 or look up the numbers for his district offices

PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 15h

Is Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician, going to idly sit back and watch the dismantling of the CDC by the trump administration. More layoffs at CDC of the EIS officers who investigate outbreaks, and team that puts together the weekly publication MMWR. Trump and RFKJr must be stopped. #DV1 #ProudBlue

stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 14h

Where will the money to do this unnecessary arch-building come from?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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NPR @npr.org · 19h

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

n.pr

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 14h

Johnson's rhetoric is irresponsible and divisive. He is knowingly feeding a false narrative that encourages violent acts.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15h

these guys haaaaaaate free speech

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Susan Perri @perri4health @perri4health.bsky.social · 15h

People have no idea of the dangers of the firings at the CDC.

The people who work there care about your health.

We are at risk, because the republicans refused to TALK.

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 15h

indefinitely, get ICE out of our cities, stop the tariffs, stop the war on science healthcare and education and stop adandoning our allies

stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 15h

I think that if Members of Congress had their salaries and health insurance interrupted during a government shutdown, we would see a steep decrease in partisan, antidemocratic cowardice.
Get back to work, swear in Representative elect Grijalva, release the Epstein Files, extend the ACA tax credits

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 15h

Wishing him the best

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h

🚨NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up