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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 7h

Donnie Dumb Dumb

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 19h

That tunnel is a freaking joke.

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 19h

A monthslong drunken bender on Wall Street shattered Friday, and US Stocks tumbled after they realized Trump was still president

just fixing it a bit for ya

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 19h

I lost the Nobel Prize for Medicine earlier this year and I lost the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday.

I was devastated to learn I lost the Nobel Peace Prize this morning.

But I'm not gonna whine about it

SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 19h

Excellent

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19h

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4qadGZG

MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's politica...

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

My former political party is scared to death of these #NoKings rallies. That’s great. So let’s have a gazillion Americans out rallying all around the country on October 18th! Let’s scare the shit out of Trump & his party.

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 21h

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White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump

A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 22h

they are not hurting the Dems, but whatever

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 22h

It's Florida

trash

rich or poor

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

don't forget he helped murder 70k Palestinians and displace millions

that has to count for something

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

with these folks around, trump no longer needs toilet paper

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 18th Hartford Capitol.... I expect you and @blumenthal.senate.gov to be there for No Kings

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

Orange Jesus is gonna be big time mad and big time sad over this.

He will probably order the execution of more people in boats to get his grin back

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost too hard to watch.

The horror.... the horror

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

Good for them

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Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨University of Arizona students, staff, and faculty are speaking out against Trumps demands in exchange for money. Let’s boost their voices! 1/2

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

they haven't awarded it yet. they awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

A federal judge in Chicago blocked President Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois.

“I am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop,” said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry.

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Next month, voters will head to the polls for a contest that could have huge implications for the future of fair elections in the Keystone State — which means for the next presidential election, too. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/why...

Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 1d

They are thugs that have been armed and set loose on us

I would ostracize anyone in my community that worked for them

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