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Tokyo-Jon @tokyo-jon.bsky.social · 19h

Wow !!

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T.H.S. @thehecklesociety.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's plane "gift" and the Qatar facility in Idaho have sparked a MAJOR MAGA fallout. His most ardent backers are screaming 'betrayal,' proving that in-flight influence might be a smoother ride for Qatar than for his own party.
#USDemocracy

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

What could be worse than screaming at a Capitol police officer?

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 2h

Listen to this nurse: when families can’t afford food or rent, doubling their health premiums will push them off insurance. Communities will suffer. People will die.

And what did Republicans do?
They shut down the government and took a vacation. #TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

A law was passed a long time ago to place a plaque on the wall to honor the officers who defended the Capitol on J6. The plaque is done and has been ready to hang up for a long time. MAGA Mike refuses to comply with that law, which is a slap in the face to every officer. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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SkySoldierVet @skysoldiervet.bsky.social · 3h

The GOP is out of control and the fucking maniac in the WH is to blame for it all!🤬🤬🤬

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WayneS 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 - Elbows up! @thewaynescott.bsky.social · 1h

Wow, that doubled fast! Wonder what the final tally will be - $100 Billion? It’s money that should be used to fund programs, not tRumps fascist buddies.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently, the official GOP response to the leaked Young Republican chats is “come on, it’s not a big deal that these guys are using racial slurs and praising Hitler, that’s totally normal” and, uh, that sorta raises more questions?

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Our Revolution @our-revolution.bsky.social · 22h

“They’re trying to take away districts in Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and they’ll do it in every state they can.”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2h

Laura Loomer: “I’ve been banned by Uber and DoorDash.”

Candace Owens: “Hold my ivermectin, I’ve been banned by an entire continent.”

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 2h

President Obama is on point:

Trump & Republicans are trying to rig election maps in their favor. California can & should fight back to stop this assault on democracy

Early voting has started; vote #YesOnProp50 & return your ballot ASAP, latest by Nov 4

Democracy is on the ballot, let's defend it!

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2h

A coalition of 15 U.S. state governors representing more than a third of the country's population launched a new bipartisan alliance, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness reut.rs/4n8IS90

US state governors launch alliance to bolster coordination on public health

A coalition of 15 U.S. state governors representing more than a third of the country's population has launched a new bipartisan alliance on Wednesday, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness.

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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 @vero1986.bsky.social · 2h

Don't let anyone tell you tax cuts for the rich cost nothing.

The less revenue we collect, the more the deficit runs up.

The more the deficit we run up, the more Republicans will threaten Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security

Tax cuts for the rich are the real Ponzi scheme.

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 19h

I walked with my @demwomencaucus.bsky.social colleagues to call on Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. SWEAR HER IN.

Rep. Salinas calls on Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

YouTube video by Congresswoman Andrea Salinas

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 6h

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 2h

New FBI Most Wanted Fugitives poster out now! 😉😅🤣
Crazy Eyes Patel wants you to know that he's working hard at rounding up the dangerous criminals...

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WayneS 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 - Elbows up! @thewaynescott.bsky.social · 2h

This is scary….

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2h

This Supreme Court will do anything it can to ensure the end of our representative democracy.

This is a naked effort to save a racist, nihilistic, principle-free far-right minoritarian movement from disappearing from American politics by instead giving it hegemony over the United States... forever.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h

If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Amintegrity @amintegrity.bsky.social · 2h

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Black America needs to raise holy hell. We are seeingh first hand all across America the brutality of the facism put in place by the Roberts Supreme Court.

The Robert's Court has already given its consents to racial profiling now it will attack people of color directly

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court appears inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3h

Group of former Justice Dept officials (including Jack Smith) release video warning about the impact of the purge of longtime career Justice Dept officials by the Trump Administration

@Justice_CXN produced this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfD...

Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

> @denverpost.com #NoKings 👑

www.denverpost.com/2025/10/14/c...

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WayneS 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 - Elbows up! @thewaynescott.bsky.social · 1d

Hmmm, the party of family values sure sounds like the party of Fascism…..

Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans are institutionalizing Sociopathy-Psychopathy. Not one iota of hyperbole. Don't think for a nanosecond that it can't happen here.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

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funkyartlady.bsky.social @funkyartlady.bsky.social · 1d

Own it fat orange bitch

@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 1d

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Young Republicans joke about rape and gas chambers, use slurs, and talk about how much they love Hitler.

This isn't an exaggeration. These are the current and future leaders of the Republican Party, all who have 10x the funding of Dem youth orgs.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Bri4Change (formerly Bri4Change2024 on Twitter) @bri4change.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget that trump sabotaged the Biden peace talks before the election. Because he didn’t care about solving the problem as fast as possible. He cared about who would get the credit for solving the problem. He tanked the Biden peace talks. Then a year later created the exact same solution.

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