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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15m

According to his bio he was a “J6 political prisoner.” Obviously a guy who falls for things pretty easily.

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 29m

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'Verbal jujitsu:' ABC host ends interview as JD Vance refuses to answer bribery question

ABC's George Stephanopoulos, a host and former White House Communications Director, shut down an interview with JD Vance after the vice president refused to answer a question about a reported bribery ...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2h

SO MANY FREE COMICS Y'ALL! Your heads will explode, in a good way! Get over there and get some!

Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 3h

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Chuck Suffel @chucksuffel.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @gregpak.net, @alexsegura.bsky.social, @davidhahn.bsky.social love these books you did with Civics For All!

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 2d

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 16h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 3h

So apparently they have had second thoughts and are now desperately trying to rehire them! 😳

whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 4h

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
Remember where “The Walking Dead” sought out at the beginning?
The CDC.
Without it we are without Public Healthcare!
No Bird flu research
No Covid research
No future DISEASE research!

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 3h

Incompetent
The Trump administration on Saturday raced to rescind layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 3h

Immigrants Who Tried to Self-Deport with Trump’s CBP Home App Are Stuck in America www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 5h

It's not just that Trump needs to be removed from office under the 25th Amendment

It's that in a sane world all his gullible, culpable bat-guano-brained followers would be removed under their own 25th Amendments as well

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Trump doesn't remember/believe/understand HE was president on January 6, 2021

This is how unstable, how mentally unbalanced, how much of a dangerous mixture of dishonesty and insanity Trump is:

"Biden's FBI?" By Jan. 6 2021, TRUMP had run the FBI for 1,448 days #25A

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 3h

Trump’s Education Department Is Working to Erode the Public School System www.propublica.org/article/educ...

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 4h

www.rawstory.com/trump-biden-...
So if he believes this?
He PARDONED ALL of THEM 🤷‍♀️

'Do something!': Trump makes bizarre claim about Biden and Jan. 6 in midnight rant

Donald Trump at just after midnight on Sunday morning released onto Truth Social a screed in which he claimed the "Biden FBI" placed "274" agents in the crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump himself was s...

www.rawstory.com

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 4h

Maybe ICE should start enjoying what surrounds them 🤷‍♀️

Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 4h

Chicago, voted Best Big City in the U.S. for 9 straight years, dazzles with world-class museums, stunning architecture, vibrant neighborhoods, and a food scene that’s second to none. Its resilience, culture, and energy make it a true gem—far from a “hellhole.”
www.choosechicago.com/blog/special...

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 4h

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
Remember where “The Walking Dead” sought out at the beginning?
The CDC.
Without it we are without Public Healthcare!
No Bird flu research
No Covid research
No future DISEASE research!

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 4h

Dominion Voting machines sued Fox for Lying about them and won. They recently they sold it to a wealthy Republican.
27 states use their voting machines🤷‍♀️

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

The constant lies to steal power and money . . .

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 19h

We should make this a "Jimmy Kimmel" moment. It's so very IMPORTANT!!!

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 19h

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 19h

Noooo!!!!
Not Diane Keaton.
Rest in Peace.
You will always be a legend. 😭

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 19h

wmtw.com/article/dian...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 79, according to reports

Oscar Award-winning actress Diane Keaton has died, according to reports. She was 79 years old.

wmtw.com

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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 1d

You'll appreciate this; www.youtube.com/shorts/ttBPK...

Native American woman calls out border patrol when asked if she’s a US citizen

YouTube video by The Bulwark

www.youtube.com

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hallowren @lathrys.at · 1d

okay so we’re at the stage where if you so much as accidentally fall victim to the secret police’s own incompetence you will be violently abducted to cover up their mess and likely be sexually assaulted in the process while you are denied your basic constitutionally guaranteed liberties

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1d

when this is done, it’s going to come out that there were entire rape gangs

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 1d

Russ Vought wasn't lying when he said he wanted to inflict "trauma" on our public servants.

This is what he is doing...with RFK Jr.'s permission at HHS. Last night, they destroyed our nation's ability to track and report emerging diseases/potential pandemics, among other things.

This cannot stand.

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1d

www.space.com/astronomy/bl...

This is the world's 1st image of 2 black holes orbiting one another

After decades of searching, astronomers have imaged two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other at the heart of quasar OJ287.

www.space.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Advanced imaging" are the important words here.

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