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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 5h

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked texts EXPOSE Young Republicans’ racist chat, Politico reports

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

These young Republicans are exactly what you would think young Republicans are like if you believed the absolute worst stereotype of young Republicans and Trump supporters.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d

Young Republicans group chat.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 6h

Two problems:

1) innocent man spends 40 years in prison. Had he been given the death penalty, the state would have murdered an innocent man.

2) ICE Nazis grab him as soon as he has a minute of freedom.

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Exonerated after serving 40-plus years, he's now detained by ICE

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam was released Oct. 3 from prison after serving over 40 years for a crime he didn't commit. ICE immediately took him into custody.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 19h

The GOP aspires to be more like Gambia.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 19h

2025 Press Freedom Rank
1 Norway
2 Estonia
3 Netherlands
4 Sweden
5 Finland
11 Germany
16 NZ
20 UK
21 Canada
25 France
27 S Africa
29 Australia
31 Poland
49 Italy
52 Ghana

57 US

58 Gambia
61 S Korea
63 Brazil
66 Japan
89 Greece
112 Israel
124 Mexico
151 India
171 Russia
178 China
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Global map with countries shaded to indicate level of freedom of the press based on the 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index.

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 19h

Reichsführer Bondi wants to spread the terror to every Blue city.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

"Why doesn't Chicago want us to zip-tie more naked children in the middle of the night and shove them, screaming, into vans? So ungrateful for refusing our kind, helpful offer to help!"

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...

NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 19h

Thoughts and Prayers

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 1d

State-sponsored murder is expensive. Example: “Utah spent roughly $200,000 for manufactured pentobarbital used in a 2024 execution.”

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In Texas, new details about its execution drug underscore a closely guarded secret

A state law shields its source of pentobarbital, the sedative used in lethal injections. But documents reviewed by NBC News offer a glimpse into its most recent supply.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 2d

Musk is still evil. Boycott Tesla.

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Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is paying his legal costs in phone trial

Tommy Robinson has claimed that Elon Musk is funding his legal costs as his trial over allegedly breaking counter-terrorism laws begins.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 2d

I guess now you can go back to ignoring the genocide against the Palestinians.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
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Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 5d

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How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | WIRED

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly
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The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 5d

The facts.

“undocumented or "illegal" immigrants were not eligible for federal health benefits before, nor are Democrats asking for them to be now.”

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Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 5d

More winng thanks to the orange Dick-tater

“Dow slides nearly 900 points after Trump's threat of new tariffs on China.”

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Stock Market on Oct. 10, 2025: Dow slides nearly 900 points after Trump's threat of new tariffs on China; S&P 500 and Nasdaq close sharply lower as U.S. stocks book weekly loss

Major U.S. equities benchmarks struggled Friday, with the S&P 500's tech sector posting a big loss.

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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 6d

The irony is suffocating, given that the winner, Maria Corina Machado, is currently in hiding because she has been deemed a threat to her government. And because that's, ideally, what our current president would like to see happen to anyone critical of him.

White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Friday criticised the Nobel Prize committee's decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump. "The...

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Elon Musk 🇺🇸 Parody @elonmusk-parody.bsky.social · 6d

“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had."

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6d

In his own words: the President is responsible for the shutdown.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 7d

The story about the text message comes at 5:20. This is "selective and vindictive prosecution." youtu.be/LMN-IVhJnjg?...

New reporting CONFIRMS Trump accidentally posted DM to Bondi ordering prosecutions

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 8d

She forgot to wear her swastika armband with her black suit. But she’s wearing her cross pendant to profess her fake Christianity.

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Notable exchanges between Pam Bondi and lawmakers at Senate hearing

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 8d

Sen. Warner to RFK, jr: “How can you be that ignorant” - as the Secretary of HHS to not know how many Americans died from COVID.

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