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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1h
Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
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As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h
@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 20h
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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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13h
Donald Trump just got a COVID booster at Walter Reed, per the White House physician.

Let’s be clear this is the same guy who downplayed the virus, mocked masks, and turned lifesaving vaccines into a political wedge that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 16h
Russell Vought, OMB Director, is using this shutdown to further the aims of Project 2025. He is slashing the federal workforce, and dismantling our agencies.

This is not just a shutdown standoff — it's finishing the job of DOGE. Take action for federal workers here! zurl.co/up9de
Graphic with two red and white images of Trump and Vought facing each other in profile. Torn off newspaper text reads: Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown. Text at the top reads: Trump and OMB director Vought are firing patriotic public servants in their attempt to advance project 2025. Red text on a dark blue background reads: What’s Going on? Two white bubbles of text float behind a red and white image of Vought in profile. Bubble 1: Russell vought, director of the omb and author of project 2025, announced mass REDUCTIONS-IN-FORCE (RIFS) in federal agencies. Bubble 2: the exact scope is still unclear, but reports say LAYOFFS HAVE HIT at least the Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD. Poster graphic reading: This isn’t just a shutdown standoff. Project 2025 aims to critically slash our federal workforce and dismantle our agencies. Doge already laid off 300k. Project 2025’s real goal? At least 1 Million federal employees laid off. In bold red highlighted text: Vought wants to finish the job. Highlighted text at top of graphic reads: Solidarity with federal workers! In red text below: Take Action! Two blue bubbles read: Call Congress and let them know: Stop Vought! and Stand with Federal Workers! Links in our Bio to sign: A list of petitions: Solidarity with NASA, EPA, FEMA, NIH
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 22h
Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 19h
It’s Hamas
It’s antifa
It’s Soros
It’s terrorism
It’s…
It’s…

It’s Americans who will be peacefully marching with signs and supporting democracy—and don’t want a King.

#WeAreTheMajority
And they know it.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h
The National Guard is now patrolling Memphis.

If you are in the Memphis area and need guidance on how to interact with the Guard, here’s a helpful guide:
Responding to Federal Occupying Forces
Click here for another version of this document optimized for readability and accessibility. Table of Contents (click to jump ahead) We the People are PISSED: statement/intro Situation Report: current...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d
So excited that the Hands Off NYC Coalition has launched to protect the people of New York from the threatened Trump attacks!!!

Join them:
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❌👑 Target Majority NYC: An Indivisible & Swing Left Group @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social · 2d
American cities are under attack and We the people of New York say: HANDS OFF NYC!

We won’t stand by while our city and communities are targeted. We're getting prepared for what may come.

Join us: HandsOffNYC.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d
October 9, 2025
October 9, 2025
Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 1d
"The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate."

Yes indeed. MAGA doesn't care, even when they learn the truth.
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The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America
Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d
Today would be a good day for the Trump Administration to release the Epstein Files.

Pass it on.
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 2d
💥🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal how, under now-Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian intelligence spied in Brussels against the EU, attempting to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions.

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Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36
In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d
Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/
Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 2d
Come be an intern at @democracydocket.com!

Maybe, unlike I did with all my college and law school internships, you can get a real head start in a career of your choice!

At the very least, I'll be there to tell you why you shouldn't go to law school!

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 2d
Oversight Democrats have one message for Speaker Johnson: Stop the Shutdown, Release the Files!
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d
October 8, 2025
October 8, 2025
Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d
Under Nazi rule, clergy who refused to support the regime were surveilled, arrested, assaulted, and in some cases, executed. The Nazis publicly aligned themselves with Christian values while targeting religious figures who defended the vulnerable or spoke against state violence.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 3d
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The eyes of nearly 80 percent of America are on the fate of known economic consequences to their households due to the rising costs of healthcare.
The ears of America hear the POTUS, who always brags about his power, threatening the salaries of workers; discounting the value of their labor.
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Kathryn Ruud @kathrynruud.bsky.social · 3d
The hand-wringers: "Oh, what CAN we do? What CAN we do?"
Heather Cox Richardson: There are 52,000 candidates on various local ballots. PAY ATTENTION: Who is fighting for democracy? REGISTER, help those candidates in their campaigns, and most of all, VOTE!!
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 3d
Here’s where to go vote.gov #registertovote 🗳️
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