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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 5h

Also, the Presidential Seal?!
Also, was the "My husband is in the hospital so I am de captain now" timing of this on purpose?
I can't even with this woman.

dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 1d

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The First Lady proudly admits she has been in contact with the Dictator running our greatest enemy, who is at war with Europe, and the media is talking about the deaths of people you never heard of.

What has happened to this country?

Melania lays bare details of private letter from Putin in surprise announcement

The first lady said Vladimir Putin had signaled a "willingness to engage with me directly" in an unexpected White House announcement.

www.the-express.com

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 5h

I get bored with these "I know and just you wait and see cuz I'm gonna tell!" teases.

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 6h

I can't wait to see the "I order that, I got this" posts, lol!

Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 12h

K

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 10h

And yet she came thiiiissss close. Like, it couldn't have been any closer. I wish people hadn't been so concerned about her negatives and had just, yanno, worked and voted. We'd have made it.

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 10h

Yabbut Qatar?

TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 15h

"..the facility being built at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho isn’t a separate base at all — it is a group of buildings that will be built to handle training and maintenance for Qatari troops — and the agreement with Qatar has been in the works for years.
Oh...

Things to know about the Qatar training facility planned for an Idaho Air Force base

When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, social media posts ...

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 10h

And while China buys their bazillion-dollar soybean crop and not ours. #BankruptFarmers

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

#MedicareForAll

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 10h

In other words, "President DJT" announces that he will place hundreds of federal agents into NoKings events this weekend.
In further news, he doesn't know any "very good people."
And in other further news, his administration is a total SCAM!!!

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11h

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 11h

So this is the part where I say "Yay, it's over and they have to leave" and then I learn that no, nothing has changed. Right?

TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 18h

“National Guard troops from both Illinois and Texas have been deployed to Illinois because the president of the United States wants to punish state elected officials whose policies are different from his own.”

LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 19h

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...

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Dannie D 🦋 @dannied.bsky.social · 17h

ICE is offering $50K sign-on bonuses while our military waits in food banks.

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 11h

I'm liking all the rule-of-three alliteration going on these days. No more chaos, corruption, cruelty. Resist, ridicule, refuse!

indivisibigbendfl.bsky.social @indivisibigbendfl.bsky.social · 1d

Gnomes in war-torn Portland OR. Portland points the way to disempowering the authoritarian regime with humor, playfulness and inflatable animal dance parties.

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

He is hilarious.

TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 21h

"as another stupid week comes to a close here in America, let’s look back at the dumbest fucking shit that happened."

Probably the most clever political substack out there.
Jeff Tiedrich. Rolling on the floor laughing out loud funny.

this week in stupid: October 11 edition

Charlie rides it, Donny hides it, and so much more...

www.jefftiedrich.com

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

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sarahjeannette🇨🇦🇨🇦 @sarahjeannette.bsky.social · 19h

LA: We will fight you Chicago: We will fight you
Portland: We will make you endure week after week of improv theater

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

Also, the U.S.A. government just gave Argentina $20 billion for no apparent reason -- that's in addition to the bazillions of dollars in soybeans that China no long buys from the U.S.A. because, wait for it, they buy from Argentina now.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

🇺🇸🧑‍🌾Soybean Association President: “Unfortunately there’s not enough market competition due to (Trump’s) Trade War - the aid package is putting a band-aid on an open wound.”

@rustygrills @GovBillLee @RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn @RepChrisTodd @RepFaison are you listening?

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Ardent Freedom Atheist ⚛ 👨 🧍‍♂️ @potatoe.bsky.social · 14h

Oh, That's a good sign.
youtube.com/shorts/hY_Zv...

Obey, Consume, and Sleep. Make Billionaires Even Richer!!!

YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast

youtube.com

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 12h

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

And perhaps a silly walk or two. :-)

Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you Portland and let’s go, No Kings!!

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 18h

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 15h

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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 12h

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Janesville, Wisconsin” - sign up now me!

NO KINGS Janesville, Wisconsin · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 12h

I mean, you'd think this would go without saying. Maybe some day it will, again.

energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 13h

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 13h

Seriously, he strikes me as someone who really couldn't afford all those brain cells he drank to death...

Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 1d

The douchey face of utter incompetence.

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 13h

And for Reporting What Social Media Says Instead Of Reporting News.

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Artisland @therealartisland.bsky.social · 13h

Stop them. Arrest them if they aren't, yanno, compliant. Then disappear them for a while.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 13h

If you think its a coincidence that they are pushing BS autism causes while the DeptEd empties its special education division and ICE had an autistic child in dention without any of their family knowing, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

This is a purposeful attack on our most vulnerable.

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