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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4h

No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a “hate America” rally. Quite the contrary. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country.

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 4h

Fancy!

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 8h

Good one!

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 9h

Release the Epstein Files.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 10h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 8h

We took the freedom of speech away

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16h

Still not going away...

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 8h

I want them all prosecuted. Every last one of them.

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 9h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 8h

Hatch Hatchy.

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 8h

Nobody wants this.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 8h

Yes, as we learned very quickly.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 8h

They shut down the government with a partisan plan that has us barreling toward a national health care crisis — and they won't even come to the table.

Oh, and House Republicans have been on a paid vacation for weeks. They just don't give a damn about anyone other than their billionaire buddies.

White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week

The White House has yet to engage Democrats on ending the government shutdown, despite the potential political ramifications of the closure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 8h

Grandparents are determined to share their stories of pre-vaccine days; what it is like to suffer from measles and their siblings who ended up with life-long complications. Please join us. Sign up at grandparentsforvaccines.com

MMR vaccine is safe and effective!

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 8h

How many travelers walk by the screen displaying the video consider making a rude gesture?

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 8h

We showed it to a three year old who was EXTREMELY worried about the baby.

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 9h

Mike isn’t so good at this.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. trib.al/iiPymDC

Make that make sense.

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

trib.al

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 12h

We were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois.

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 10h

The gunman who
murdered the MN lawmaker and her husband was a Trumper. Bondi is a vicious liar.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 10h

Assault. Unlawful detention. Again.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 11h

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 11h

I was on the ground today in Broadview with Senator Durbin to conduct Congressional oversight on ICE’s processing facility.  As elected officials, we have a duty to ensure transparency within federal facilities. What is ICE hiding? Kristi Noem, what are you hiding?

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 11h

Michael Fanone on the January 6 rioters Trump pardoned: Daniel Rodriguez, he was sentenced to over 12 years in prison, for driving a stun gun into my neck while I was restrained and being beaten. Kyle Young, who attempted to take my firearm. Thomas Sibick, who stripped me of my badge and my radio.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 12h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 15h

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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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 14h

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism ... you don't say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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