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Susan 🟧 💙💛 @susanhoward.bsky.social · 7m

$20 billion to bail out Argentina but not a cent for healthcare for Americans.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 1h

Also they stand in front of ambulances, blocking emergency care.

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Susan 🟧 💙💛 @susanhoward.bsky.social · 56m

Perhaps being a believable liar is a prerequisite to being successful at amassing an obscene fortune.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2h

1. In 2022, Jeff Bezos promised to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

It is not going well.

Since making the pledge, his net worth has almost doubled to $240 billion.

Meanwhile, he has given less than $5 billion to charity.

Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money

Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.

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Susan 🟧 💙💛 @susanhoward.bsky.social · 59m

Pedophilia seems to be the norm rather than the exception amongst MAGATs. 🤬

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.

“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social

Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic. n.pr/473xAwC

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5h

This is exactly right: it's real violence, but a performance at the same time

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Today, Mike Johnson will continue to keep the House adjourned for the 71st day out of the last 83, with Republicans refusing to show up to work again to avoid having to vote on the Epstein files or negotiate with Democrats.

Epstein Shutdown

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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 19h

No Kings day! October 18! See you there!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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💙@AL- I’m here @phoenix-al.bsky.social · 8h

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10h

Not even bothering to hide it anymore

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

if anybody is good at lip reading or can isolate the audio, I'd be very curious to learn more about what these two were talking about here. it certainly didn't sound on the level.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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MJM @sfmjm.bsky.social · 10h

For CNN to pander to MAGA’s by having these clowns on their station, to pretend this is a normal presidency and not a coup, has completely destroyed their brand… forever.