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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Johnson could be protecting military paychecks. Democrats have a bill to do it. But their top priority is blocking the release of the Epstein files.

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 1d

The woman caller was a Republican.
She didn't know they would come for her too.
But they're coming for everyone - unless you're a billionaire, that is.

Social media post:

More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson:
"I have two medically fragile children ... lf
we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my
children do not get the medication that's
needed for them to live their life because
we live paycheck to paycheck."

MORE PERFECT UNION
Ruben Gallego
@RubenGallego
When a mother calls C-SPAN and pleads
with Mike Johnson, "My kids could die ...
you could stop this," it tells you everything
you need to know about his party.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings Day #2 protest is October 18th…👇

There are over 2,000 events across the USA.

Participate, spread the word!

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Last Mile @artifex24.bsky.social · 16h

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

www.npr.org

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 6h

SADLY, most Americans STILL don't get that the aim of the Putin/Trump/GOP/Project 2025 criminal Corporate Fascist Regime, with their many corrupt, extorted, anti-truth, anti-science, anti-American traitors like RFK JR, is to INTENTIONALLY KILL MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, in many ways, for Putin's GREED.