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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve directed the U.S. House to withhold my pay during the shutdown.

If federal workers are missing paychecks because of Washington’s dysfunction, Members of Congress certainly shouldn’t be cashing theirs.

My bill with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick would make that the rule, not the exception.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 38m

I find it absolutely insane that we live amongst people who will immediately believe every ridiculous claim that comes out of the mouth of a feudal king or a dictator, but then be completely skeptical about empirically proven, peer-reviewed facts that are shared by experts

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 22h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 48m

Whoa‼️ Dems could lose 19 seats due to GOP gerrymandering.

CA, UT & MD can’t fight fire with fire alone. Other blue states must step up, and every Democrat needs to vote. Don’t sit out any election.

Push your governors and legislators to act. Tell friends and family to vote. Help them. #YesOnProp50

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2h

Here’s the thing. We still have the power (probably) to say that this image must not be what America is. We still have the power to say “fuck no, we refuse to allow this to be what the streets of America look like.” Attend a “No Kings” rally this Saturday. And then vote in 2026.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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AtlantaProg @atlantaprog.bsky.social · 3h

Take every bit of good news and savor it.

In a shit storm; we have to appreciate these moments in particular as part of staying sane.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

Adelita Grijalva won her special election Sept 23rd.

Speaker Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in.

Why? She’s the deciding vote to discharge the Epstein petition.

She marched with the Democratic Women’s Caucus to demand she be allowed to govern.

Arizona AG also threatening a lawsuit.

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

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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AtlantaProg @atlantaprog.bsky.social · 3h

Monsters in the stage, monsters in the crowd - how did such a vast swath of humanity lose theirs?

AtlantaProg @atlantaprog.bsky.social · 3h

Mmmmm. Bread! Warm bread is heaven. Makes me hungry this morning. Thanks, Yaro!

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 15h

This!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

They’re freaking out!!!

Trump’s cabinet secretaries falsely claim Dems are keeping the government closed because of the “No Kings” mass protests, and Mike Johnson calls it the “hate America rally.”

The truth is: we love America, but we hate tyrants. That’s why we’re doing this.

See you Saturday.

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The Rock Diva @therockdiva.bsky.social · 1d

"If your first amendment rights are threatened, and you don't show up because you're afraid, then you already don't have first amendment rights."

Ezra Levin

#Maddow

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 1d

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

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AtlantaProg @atlantaprog.bsky.social · 10h

Hope no one was hurt.

And that your lights come back soon.

Always in our thoughts…

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 16h

Donald Trump is bragging that "This will be the longest government shutdown ever."

Fuck Donald Trump. He will NEVER break the will of democracy defending Americans. Take pride in that...and make Goddamned sure you're part of making sure that remains our reality.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 18h

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 16h

In honor of Charlie Kirk, the alleged free speech champion, Trump's State Department has revoked the visas of foreign individuals who made critical, disparaging comments after his assassination.

What weak, pathetic snowflakes and hypocrites.

Fragile, porcelain tea cups.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 16h

If anti-fascism is designated as terrorism, the implication is that its opposite— fascism— would be the “acceptable” alternative. Does this mean that detention centers are actually concentration camps? 🔄

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 13h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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