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Politico @politico.com · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 1h

Bessent isn't doing the administrations any favors with his messaging. He reportedly said the new $20b was at least partially private funds. Maybe all? How does that work? Are taxpayers taking risks here?

No clue! I've asked a bunch, and gotten nothing. Don't think others know either.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3h

Surely Antifa’s Tier One special forces staged a covert raid on this congressional office. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 2h

Brown rejects the compact!

President Paxson’s letter references the views of stakeholders - & I know as an alum how activated the Brown community was while the school considered its response - an important reminder of how much organizing matters

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Something else that has never happened before in American history, as the Trump admin continues to piss on the Bill of Rights while Republicans in Congress continue to remain silent. Another thing to protest on Saturday.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Just a deep, dark cesspool of corruption like we’ve never seen before in US history at every single agency and level of government. Republicans in Congress continue to ignore all of it and if people still care about having a Republic they will vote them out as soon as they can.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is re-escalating his trade war with China with new port fees and a 100% tariff on rare earth minerals.

Reminder that "other countries" won't pay for the tariffs — you will. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=k8gcK2rt8DsexKPa

The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs

Robert Reich

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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therreport.bsky.social @therreport.bsky.social · 1h

www.propublica.org/article/idah...

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little to Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

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therreport.bsky.social @therreport.bsky.social · 2h

‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow

Outside the supreme court, protesters invoked the legacy of civil rights giants with a key Voting Rights Act plank at stake

www.theguardian.com

therreport.bsky.social @therreport.bsky.social · 2h

Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting

Reporters who declined to sign new set of Pentagon rules had to clear out of world’s largest military headquarters

www.theguardian.com

therreport.bsky.social @therreport.bsky.social · 2h

Hear, hear! ... Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

open.substack.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h

New video: how the conspiracy machine generates new stuff:

youtu.be/0FfuEJFKlVQ?...

John Solomon’s ‘Bombshell’ Just Blew Up In His Face 😬 | Adam Kinzinger Responds

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

The last people who said this here were American colonial merchants who remained loyal to King George III. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Now we are up to $40 billion for Argentina. Can anyone stop Bessent from unilaterally sending unlimited amounts of our money to South America? And Republicans won’t even negotiate with the Democrats on health care for Americans. Where is Congress?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

JD Vance said today on the TPUSA podcast that these guys were “just a bunch of kids in a chat room.” bsky.app/profile/blue...

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 7h

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Bessent’s friends have huge investments in Argentina.

Elon Musk does too.

Bessent is sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina with more to come.

There is zero oversight. Congress not involved.

One unelected man is sending a fortune to Argentina and nobody will stop him,

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

One of the things people will be protesting this Saturday at No Kings is Scott Bessent sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina while Trump plays golf and Congress says nothing.

That isn’t “hating America.”

That is America First.

Republicans want bailouts for oligarchs.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

There is no place for partisan political videos from the govt being blasted in airports attacking the opposition party. That is what authoritarian regimes do. This should not be a partisan issue - it is fundamentally un-American.

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