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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4h

Ukrainian drones have hit the Bashneft oil refinery complex in Bashkortostan, a whopping 1,400 km from the frontline.

#explodey

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

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 · 21h

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

Yes, so embarrassing.

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

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Becky Bixby @beckybixby.bsky.social · 4h

Abso-darn-lutely!

America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 19h

Once upon a time in a country that's fading from our minds...

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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 22h

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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Becky Bixby @beckybixby.bsky.social · 4h

Selling us off!! He doesn't care.. he's enriched his family and he's checked out.

Becky Bixby @beckybixby.bsky.social · 4h

Definitely!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Becky Bixby @beckybixby.bsky.social · 14h

Peter calls BS on this deal!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Becky Bixby @beckybixby.bsky.social · 1d

I guess we're going to see that reform in 2 weeks?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem should never have been confirmed after this. It ended up being a perfect representation of what she would do.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 1d

nypost.com/2025/10/10/w...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Known as “Venezuela’s ‘Iron Lady,'” Machado has been in hiding for more than 14 months after refusing to bow out after Nicolás Maduro declared victory in a US- and EU-critic…

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone else remember that old SNL sketch in which Jon Lovitz is playing Michael Dukakis and Dana Carvey is playing George H.W. Bush and they're debating and in mid-debate Dukakis turns to the camera and says, "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy"?

Yeah, *that*

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Becky Bixby @beckybixby.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget what Ken Paxton is costing the taxpayers..

Giles 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇵🇹 @davidsongc.bsky.social · 3d

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...

www.propublica.org

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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 2d

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 3d

Zach Bryan new song ‘Bad News’

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