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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

FIRED DOJ LAWYER: “I responded up the chain of command - that’s a lie. I cannot sign my name to that.”

Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

NBC just gutted the very teams that gave marginalized voices a seat at the table—then called it “restructuring.”

The cuts:

📌NBC BLK (Black community coverage)

📌NBC Latino (Latino community coverage)

📌NBC Asian America (Asian American community coverage)

📌NBC Out (LGBTQ+ community coverage)

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 8h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 9h

substack.com/@thelefthook...

What comes after No Kings?

Judging the Success of NO KINGS and Planning for Next Steps with Indivisible's Ezra Levin

Indivisible's Ezra Levin, who helped organize No Kings Day, discusses the success of Saturday's march, next steps forward, and how Democrats must evolve to mobilize mass resistance.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 11h

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 13h

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

The furious debate over whether Meghan McCain's seemingly willful stupidity is willful or just stupidity has now ended in a draw

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

KARL: “Why haven’t you sworn in Adelita Grijalva?”

SPEAKER JOHNSON: “I’m following the Pelosi precedent with Letlow.”

KARL: “But that was the date Letlow requested.”

SPEAKER JOHNSON: 🤷🏼

#EpsteinFilesCoverUp

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

Yes indeed!

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 15h

We also watched gay men die by the thousands while our government did nothing and religious conservatives celebrated.

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 15h

I guess there's no longer any doubt that he has nothing but contempt for the American people.

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD 🐸(🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 17h

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

She alleged in the past that it was former Israeli PM Ehud Barak but we can’t know that for sure because Trump, Bondi, Patel and Johnson are hiding this person’s identity from the public by blocking release of the Epstein files.

Whoever it is.

For some reason.

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The Economist @economist.com · 15h

Despite relentless attacks, and huge losses, Russian forces have achieved no major objectives in their summer campaign against Ukraine. Our data analysis suggests that Vladimir Putin will struggle to win on the battlefield

Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again

Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 1d

www.king5.com/article/news...

First US cases of severe mpox strain without any recent travel history confirmed

Public health officials say the danger to the public is low, and both patients in California were isolated and treated.

www.king5.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine thinking they ever cared about debt, fraud, waste, abuse, or anything of the sort. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 1d

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NO KINGS! Now What? with Allison Gill

YouTube video by MSW Media

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favs

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 1d

And we vote!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 1d

Guess what, Benny? We're the ones who vote.

a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and a sweater on .

ALT: a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and a sweater on .

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