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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 10h

Truth. 😳👇

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

Portland continues to amaze me 👏

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squirrels1963.bsky.social @squirrels1963.bsky.social · 4h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Republican Shutdown ...

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 2h

He must be a pedo.

Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 3h

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 2h

I have had enough with this s***! Where is Congress!?

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 5h

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 3h

The piece of s*** is going to f****** hell

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

President Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One that he doesn’t think he’s going to get into heaven.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven.”

(I isolated Trump’s voice)

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1d

You know what I consider both evil and murder? The orange felon getting his updated covid vaccines whilst he, his deranged MAGA chaos agent RFK Jr and fascist republicans try to prevent the public from getting and taking those same protections.

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 12h

Colonial Williamsburg Bird Bottles nestled under the eaves or beside a favorite entryway are glazed clay creations that have made happy homes for small birds since 1699.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15h

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Unreal!

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.

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mean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 1d

Weird how they say that vaccines are bad and the president is good but the president got two vaccines yesterday, I wonder how long it will take before he is forced to wear high heels or starts collecting model trains or whatever they think vaccines do besides save lives

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

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Sharon 🫶🏻💙🇺🇸🦋🍿 @sharonsf.bsky.social · 1d

He’s a fucking asshole.. plain and simple.

I will NOT apologize for this post if you don’t like it unfollow me or block me.

THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — including “disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office — were notified late Friday that they were losing their jobs as part of the Trump administration’s latest round of federal layoffs.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 1d

It's not clear to me how selective employees could be RIF'd. They didn't define the competitive area and then rank employees. They dumped people they didn't like and called it a RIF. They'll sue and be awarded backpay and attorney's fees.

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 2d

Trump admin plans to RIF 1100-1200 HHS employees according to court filing

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 1d

Standing in solidarity with colleagues at the CDC who were fired as part of yet another RIF wave.
We are all less safe without their expertise and dedication.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

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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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

Reduction in force (RIF, I.e. firing) email and page 1 of the RIF memo.

CDC, this is absolutely illegal and our union (AFGE) will be suing.

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The union is asking that you send your RIF notice to: [email protected] with

Name
CIO/division/branch
FTE status & tenure

Dear [name redacted],

I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a reduction in force (RIF) action. Please find attached a notice memorandum explaining the RIF and next steps. This RIF action does not reflect directly on your service, performance, or conduct. It is being taken solely for the reasons stated in the memorandum.

After you receive this notice, you will be placed on administrative leave and will no longer have building access beginning Friday, October 10, unless directed otherwise by your leadership. Additionally, please save this email and its attachments, or forward them to a personal email address, for your records.

Leadership at HHS appreciates your service.

Sincerely,
Tom Nagy

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is executing this Reduction in Force (RIF) to maximize efficiency and funding priorities. This memorandum constitutes a specific notice of a RIF.

I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a RIF action. This RIF is necessary to reshape the workforce of HHS.

This is your specific notice of the RIF. In accordance with the RIF procedures specified in Chapter 35 of Title 5 of the United States Code and Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351, and HHS policy, you are being released from your competitive level based on your retention standing. Consequently, you will be separated from the Federal service effective December 8, 2025. In the event you are qualified and have assignment rights to a position that becomes available during the notice period, you will be informed via a specific, subsequent notice. Should the circumstances of the RIF notice change, this notice will be updated.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 1d

RIF Russell Vought.

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