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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13h

There is a coordinated republican message today that they will respond to peaceful protests next weekend with violence.

We will not be silenced by their threats.

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Look. If I were George Soros, I’d say gloves off motherfucker. I wasn’t funding it. I’ll find it now. I’ll get 5000 people for every national guard member you can find who will follow your orders. I’ve got money. Time to use it. You’ll be running to the first plane to Russia. Enough of your bs.

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Here’s how I see this:

Boy that was dumb.

They created 4000 new protestors who are close to DC and available on Tuesday. How to deploy them?

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 3h

If you think we won’t recover, you’ve given up. Why post?

It’s infrastructure. It can be restored.

I’m more concerned about information that an outbreak is coming. We’ll have to rely on foreign agencies.

You can’t tell me the citizens of 1776 were stronger, tougher and smarter.

Angie Rasmussen post on Bluesky reads: “I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.” Timestamp October 10, 2025, 8:05 PM.

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If you think we won’t recover, you’ve given up. Why post?

It’s infrastructure. It can be restored.

I’m more concerned about information that an outbreak is coming. We’ll have to rely on foreign agencies.

You can’t tell me the citizens of 1776 were stronger, tougher and smarter.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 4h

1. He’s lying. Show me payments.
2. Protesting is American.
3. Fuck you. Resign.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 4h

All better than what we have now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

RIFs can’t be done without agency leadership so this is RFK Jr extending his purge of CDC scientists to help Vought’s shutdown agenda. Genuine public health risks created by aggrieved men.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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I swore it couldn’t be true.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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I take back my congratulations

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I think it was stupid if true. She’s been in hiding.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7h

What fucking country is this?!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 5h

RIFed:
Global Health Center - Office of the Director

GHC works to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide - BECAUSE HEALTH ISSUES WORLDWIDE WILL AFFECT THE USA AS WELL.
(and also, it’s the right thing to do)

GHC’s leadership - gone. Doesn’t seem efficient (or wise) to me.

Global Health Center

CDC's Global Health Center works 24/7 to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide.

www.cdc.gov

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 13h

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Grab the popcorn.

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I know I didn’t audition for #SNL and I’d really like to leave this sound stage now. Where the fuck is Lorne? Make it stop.

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 6h

Well he should be court-martialed for this.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 6h

They were planning it and telegraphed it in August

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 8h

Look at these fucking numbers.

#RIF #VoughtDidThis #PresidentMiller

315 Dept of Commerce
466 DoE
187 Dept. of Energy. You know, the agency that has the NUKES.
Between 1100 and 1200 at Dept HHS
442 at HUD
176 DHS which... they have to be UNDESIRABLES
1446 and Dept. of Treasury

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 6h

Only the best, she said with a snide laugh.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 8h

Someone gonna get fired …. @kenwhite.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 6h

And the sound of their associates and staff getting big end of year bonuses.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 8h

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 7h

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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His brain is glue.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "AI is based on information. I hope they're right about information. I don't know. You've gotta make a lot of money to-- there's gotta be a lot of information out there, but that seems to be pretty hot. We're leading the world on information on AI."

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To my knowledge no country has a base in the U.S.?

Why does Qatar need a base in Idaho? Who are they trying to reach?

He’s forcibly disappearing hard working people but inviting in a foreign military?

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

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