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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 5h

The resistance heroes of the week. Our Substack community issue. Check it out.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

We Are All the Federal Workers

The Social Contract Community Issue

open.substack.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h

Find a rally. Show up.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5h

This was such a fun event!

Thank you to everyone who joined Demi and I for our Protest Sign Making Party! :)

Demi for Illinois @demiforillinois.bsky.social · 13h

If you’re looking for community and support- join us today! @katmabu.bsky.social

Get ready for no kings protest with us. 🫶🏼

www.mobilize.us/katforillino...

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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 9h

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John Boyle @johnpboyle.bsky.social · 8h

Good day for the Seahawks' 2025 free agent class. Sam Darnold is, well, being Sam Darnold and having another great game. DeMarcus Lawrence with a sack and another TFL. Cooper Kupp 40 yards on two catches, including a TD.

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michele39.bsky.social @michele39.bsky.social · 7h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

The Seventh Circuit has handed Trump yet another kick in the wingnuts.

Appeals court: Trump can't deploy National Guard on Chicago's streets

A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.

www.motherjones.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 10h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 9h

We made the national news!!!

apnews.com/article/lgbt...

Rainbows but also clouds as NC town hosts Pride Fest amid Trump administration's anti-trans push

The sound of hymns clashed with drums as thousands gathered for Pride Fest in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

apnews.com

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Ron Hacker @ronhacker.bsky.social · 9h

It would be great if just one of our worthless scribblers would do an honest interview with the fucker.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 9h

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

A Pulitzer for investigative journalism should be awarded to any reporter who can identify a major official in the Trump administration who is *not* a certifiable wacko

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

Before targeting Trump foes, Pulte practiced on his own family, per @
Brian Slodysko and Chris Megerian. He accused his grandfather’s widow of insider trading, was tied to a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian" and called another relative "a fat slob." apnews.com/article/trum...

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

Why is President Trump targeting Portland? Likely because he watched a misleading Fox News report that included video of 2020 riots and presented it as happening now. We asked our intrepid photographer to brave the war zone, and here's what he captured: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | Leave Us Alone

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 8h

It's almost like they're trying to tell us something...

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🇨🇦 Fran Macpherson 🇺🇦 @franmacp.bsky.social · 9h

October 18 NO KINGS Rallies, can you make it 10 million this time? I’m sure you can!!!

GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 1d

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widowblu.bsky.social @widowblu.bsky.social · 10h

The American Nazi party is scared to death. Remember, the more afraid they are, the crazier their actions and accusations will become. The bootlickers and the racist brownshirts know when this is over they will pay for it and their Fuhrer will walk free. Keep the faith stay the course Keep fighting

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LibWitch @vondab.bsky.social · 10h

Let's make the No King's protest next Saturday. The biggest event ever in American history

GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 1d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

youtu.be/Qdyy5Oro9I8

FURIOUS Asia CHECKMATES Trump as HE LOSES ALL LEVERAGE

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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