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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 22h

It takes 30 days to grow a radish. Also 2/3 of the country is already in or entering winter.

G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 22h

On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21h

The White House East Wing has been completely demolished. The demolition is basically at the main White House walls.

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Katie Harbath @katieharbath.bsky.social · 22h

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 21h

If Trump were another country's leader - attacking our people, White House, & economy with this vigor - we'd be declaring war on his country or sending a SEAL team after him.

🚨 PLEASE CALL YOUR REPS 🚨

Thinking this is pointless is self-fulfilling

🌊 WE SHOULD BE A TSUNAMI TODAY 🌊

☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 19h

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 18h

This is not something I want to do, but as someone who was food insecure for a long time, here are some ways to get the most out of what you can get.

-if you have dietary restrictions or food aversions, spend some time thinking about what foods are safe. It sounds obvious, but—

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2d

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · 3d

ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.

Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Sep 6

I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

This is a desecration and an abomination. First he posts an AI video of himself wearing a crown dumping shit on the heads of Americans, then he starts tearing down part of the White House for his Mar-a-Lago style ballroom.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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Erin Sherman 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 5d

I would like everything to happen a little less

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Air-rum @aarum.bsky.social · 6d

The government said they aren’t releasing SNAP benefits in November — but ALDI is helping families out. Their Thanksgiving meal bundle feeds 10 people for just $40! 🦃 Available now through Christmas Eve, it includes 21 items (like a 14-lb turkey + sides). Share this with everyone!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d

Amazing changes can happen in a mere couple of months.

The Trump regime's lies about No Kings protests are getting more desperate and inflammatory as the White House gets more scared of the power of the people.

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Alyssa Milano @alyssamilano.bsky.social · 7d

My husband’s ballot came in the mail. Mine did not. I looked into why and…

I was purged from the voting roll.

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.

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1234_5 🕯☽ ⛤ 🔮🖤 @bunnylove403.bsky.social · 7d

The federal government is still shut down.

Tweet by Jermaine Fowler @thehumanityarchive that reads:”FYI. America has had 10 government shutdowns since 1976. No other developed democracy does this. They keep operating at last year's funding until deals are reached. But here, a shutdown stops child nutrition services and furloughs food inspectors while ICE keeps running, prisons stay full, wars keep going, debt gets collected, and Congress never misses their $174,000 salaries with complimentary gym memberships. They don't close the whole government. They close the parts that help you and keep the parts that serve power.”

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 8d

"Disciplined, peaceful defiance can expose the illegitimacy of oppressive power. RESIST."

Arianeh Sajadi

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teachmakegrow.bsky.social @teachmakegrow.bsky.social · 7d

Come on, Virginia! Get with the program!

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 8d

Germany’s parliament met only 20 times during the Nazis’ 12-year reign, and didn’t meet at all in the last 3 years. MAGA Mike Johnson is going after that record.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8d

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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jokerusso @jokerusso.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t know who else needs to hear this but it would be good to have a strong showing of American Flags at the rallies on Saturday to combat the GOP talking points that it’s a “hate America” rally!!

Please repost and pass this on to as many as possible!!

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 8d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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