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Breaking Now Wire @breakingnowwire.bsky.social · 17h

Trump’s words hit harder than his tariffs — Canada’s travel boycott is costing the U.S. billions. 💸✈️

#BreakingNews #Trump #Canada #USTourism #Politics #Economy #Trade #Boycott #ViralNews #USPolitics #TravelBan

Forbes @forbes.com · 17h

President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.

Canadian Visits To U.S. By Car Fell 35% In September—9th Consecutive Month Of Drastic Declines

President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 9h

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

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 6h

Actually, immigration agents can ask anyone their immigration status w/in 100 miles of any water/land border w/reasonable suspicion. Includes racial profiling as Supreme Court just reaffirmed. This has been the law for decades. It is not right, but it is the law. You just didn’t know until now.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

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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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 6h

Must be the new Secretary Noem training.

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

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.

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 13h

Whether it’s schoolteachers, federal civil servants, or manufacturing workers across the country:

Firing people isn’t clever.

And it isn’t a fucking plan.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 13h

@arkansasadvocate.com's @sonnyalbarado.bsky.social hits Gov. Sanders for playing politics with Senate vacancy: "Is Sanders so calculating and vindictive that she’d deprive nearly 86,000 ... residents, many of whom are strong supporters, of legitimate representation?"
#Arkansas
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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 12h

Top Democrat demands more detail from Medicare insurers about their use of AI www.statnews.com/2025/10/09/b... by @caseyross.bsky.social @statnews.com

#Medicare #insurance #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Top Democrat demands more detail from Medicare insurers about their use of AI

A key Democrat is asking top Medicare Advantage insurers about how they use artificial intelligence in decisions about medical care and coverage.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 12h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 10h

We won't cry for Argentina, but we will buy $20B worth of its worthless currency ...

U.S. buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, under fire from U.S. farmers and Democratic lawmakers, has insisted that the credit swap isn't a bailout.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

I just wrote this up this morning. You can read it here. No paywalls: www.muellershewrote.com/p/jim-comey-...

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 9h

Trump just said he'll be permanently cutting "Democrat programs" during the shutdown.

This was always the plan.

They already cut healthcare to pay for billionaire tax breaks. Now they're coming for Social Security, Medicare, and everything else that actually helps your family.

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 9h

Guys this is not Peter Thiel ffs yet Thiel gets more than 42 reposts! ZORRO will be murdered #nycacc! Come on! I really need some help here with him! We have a rescue 4him we need a foster on the East Coast! And tons of REPOSTS! 62k follows we can do better!

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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 8h

In a patently illegal action, the Trump administration has begun mass firings of federal workers amid the federal government shutdown wapo.st/4mUH2s1

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions in force were underway.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

Many were asking that since Judge Perry granted the TRO "in part," which part was she not granting. The answer: "The Court declines at this time to enter a Preliminary Injunction, and also to extend the scope of the TRO to include the military..."

This is the TRO blocking deployment of the NG to IL

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

Reading this now. It’s the opinion explaining the reason for granting a TRO (the order came out yesterday) against the National Guard deployment in Illinois. It begins with a quote from Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers against the idea.

Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 8h

New filing: "Illinois v. Trump (national guard deployment)"
Doc #70: memorandum opinion and order

Download PDF | View Full Case

#CL71559895

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 7h

They’ve long had it out for Portland.

This is a clip from my now-infamous 2020 conversation with the Portland DA

And a link to the story I wrote after Andy Ngo seemed to take it to heart.

youtu.be/i6ugxEWYkJg?...

medium.com/@philmandelb...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

There are very few stores left in Portland that aren't made of wood. FYI

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 7h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 6h

Republicans are scared AF about #NoKings Day -- calling it a "Hate America Rally" a bunch of "radical left terrorists" lol

So, let's be sure we show the communities we gather in that WE LOVE AMERICA and that's why we are taking it to the streets

Bring flags 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@indivisible.org

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 14h

HOO BOY. I just acquired the FINAL, approved 2026 #ACA rate filings for #ARIZONA and it's not pretty at all.

Premiums are going up 46.3% on average...and that's for full price enrollees.

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2026 Final Gross Rate Changes - Arizona: +46.3% (updated)

Originally posted 8/7/25 Overall preliminary rate changes via federal Rate Review database. Antidote Health Plan of AZ: (Unfortunately, no rate justification summary is available, and the full actuari...

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 1d

Are you enrolled in a HealthCare.gov plan and want to know how much your premiums will increase next year if Republicans refuse to join Democrats to stop cuts to ACA tax credits?

Visit calculator.americanscovered.org to see how much your premium will increase.

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Keshia Janay @keshiajanay.bsky.social · 1d

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 1d

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If you haven't joined the AZ Coalition on Signal yet - DM me. We are working on & off social media to re-elect Hobbs, Mayes & Fontes plus flipping AZ01, AZ02 & AZ06

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Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 15h

This is the felon/GOP’s shutdown! They control all branches of fed. government! It’s a choice felon/GOP are making to not pay the troops or pay back pay! Dems are demanding that GOP Speaker Johnson bring a bill to the floor that would guarantee pay for military personnel throughout the GOP shutdown!

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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 18h

While running for mayor and talking about auditing the budget and looking for excess, some folks have mentioned look at all those attorneys.
We do, in fact, have attorneys answer basic questions that our own town council can't grasp.

But here we are without an attorney on the Rent Leveling board.

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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 18h

Normally, we have empathy for the loser but in this case 😊 Will he lose with grace, or will he lay out plans for retribution to the Nobel Committee? share.google/BL0odgVDg7CZ...

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FidelisToJustice1 @fidelistojustice.bsky.social · 1d

Aging feculent oligarch blood thirsty rapist pedophile despot wannabes that traumatize children, separate families, incarcerate voices of dissent and incite civil war in the country they're supposedly leading do not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is an insipid sadist.

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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 1d

South Carolina leads the nation in book bans. The superintendent now faces a lawsuit abcnews4.com/newsletter-d...

South Carolina leads the nation in book bans. The superintendent now faces a lawsuit

South Carolina's Superintendent Ellen Weaver is facing a lawsuit challenging Regulation 43-170.

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