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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 19m

Actually, the Democrats would grant Puerto Rico and other US Territories the right to self-determination. Also, supporting DC Statehood means "No Taxation Without Representation".

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 12h

MAGA isn’t taking this well

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 6h

Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon Follows Flat Earth Account

McMahon wants to close the Department of Education meidasnews.com/news/trump-e...

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 5h

MAGA is still fighting

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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 9h

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TPUSA Doubles Down on Christian Nationalism

TPUSA is doubling down on Christian Nationalism

www.peoplefor.org

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M 💓 @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 5h

Hat, glasses, chains, satin bomber jacket with sports patches, hateful attitude.

Kid Rock tells Laura Ingraham he hates people who dress up.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 3h

If Kid Rock decided to run for President in 2028, his running mate will be Ted Nugent.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 3h

Russ Vought is a theocratic arsonist in a flag pin. He cloaks fascism in budget memos, guts expertise, installs zealots, and calls the wreckage divine order.

The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 10/06/2025 · Subscribers Only · 37m

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 5h

Kevin Pyles was arrested on felony charges related to violent threats he made towards a Phoenix synagogue. This briefly hit local news following his arrest but, thanks to court record requests and some digging, we were able to confirm Pyles’ affiliation with the neo-Nazi group Goyim Defense League.

LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 6h

NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers a Phoenix-area neo-Nazi AI slop-poster obsessed with Goyim Defense League agitprop who's facing charges for threatening a local synagogue.

COURT RECORDS: GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE FANBOY ARRESTED FOR THREATS ON SYNAGOGUE | Left Coast Right Watch

A Phoenix area neonazi fan of the Goyim Defense League is set for a hearing next month after being arrested for threatening to target a local synagogue

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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine Polanski, Corbyn and Sultana joining forces to unite the Left against the Tories and the Fascists.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12h

The Green Party is polling higher than ever before. Our membership is growing rapidly.
And every single day we are surging.

Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.

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'Bring it on': Left-wing activists gather for fight back against the right - and Labour

Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will headline a left-wing festival in Manchester this weekend - as progressive voters look for an alternative to Labour.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12h

The Green Party is polling higher than ever before. Our membership is growing rapidly.
And every single day we are surging.

Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.

news.sky.com/story/bring-...

'Bring it on': Left-wing activists gather for fight back against the right - and Labour

Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will headline a left-wing festival in Manchester this weekend - as progressive voters look for an alternative to Labour.

news.sky.com

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Richard Ojeda for Congress @ojedafornc.bsky.social · 14h

If Richard Hudson wants to chair the NRCC, he should resign from congress.

#OjedaforNC #RichardOjeda #RichardHudson #NCpol #NC09 #NCPolitics #NorthCarolinaDemocrats #NCDemocrats

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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 4d

A Christian "apostle" built a $50 million empire on forced labor and sexual coercion—all in the name of Jesus.

The full story of David E. Taylor and Michelle Brannon is even darker than you think.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/faith-fear...

Faith, fear, and forced labor: The Kingdom of God Global Church scandal

Federal indictments reveal how "apostle" David E. Taylor and Michelle Brannon turned the KOGGC into a machine of abuse, coercion, and greed

www.friendlyatheist.com

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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 14h

White Christian Nationalists are becoming more like the Unification Church.

Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 14h

The Gutfeld Curse continues.

Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 1d

Conservative Christians asked donors for $500,000 for their newest project: a "non-political" talk show hosted by a guy who air-quotes "President" Biden.

Spoiler: The show bombed. None of the cash paid for comedy writers.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-christ...

The Christian Right tried to make a late-night talk show—and it bombed spectacularly

Eric Metaxas and his backers spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to copy Fallon and Kimmel. They forgot to hire talent.

www.friendlyatheist.com

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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 14h

Imagine if the Republican Trifecta mandated this on a national level?

Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 16h

Florida’s first "school chaplain" under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new law isn’t a counselor at all.

He’s a Jan. 6 supporter with extremist views, and he urges parents to avoid public education.

This program is already a disaster.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/floridas-f...

Florida's first public school chaplain is a Jan. 6 supporter—and a warning to everyone

The appointment of Rev. Jack Martin shows how Florida's chaplain law has become a Trojan horse for Christian Nationalism in public schools

www.friendlyatheist.com

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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 14h

"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" -Thomas Jefferson.

USpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 14h

Republicans cheer Trump's despicable prosecution of another enemy

Republican lawmakers are ecstatic about the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James, cheering on President Donald Trump'...

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Brian Lackey @brianlackey1987.bsky.social · 14h

Attempted Cover-up.

Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 15h

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

Not only this is amazing because part of fascism is the destruction of joy but it also makes it look ridiculous that the military is being deployed to put a stop to this

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

War is hell, Portland style

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Luigi Palazzini 🇨🇦 @meextra.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 17h

Paedophiles will love this - a great way to identify and target their victims.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 15h

Ten percent of Gazans have been killed or wounded — mostly women, children, & the elderly.

The U.S. has sent $22 billion taxpayer dollars to facilitate Netanyahu's slaughter.

This ceasefire must hold, the hostages must be freed, aid must flow and this horrific war must end.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

Gothamist spoke to residents in East New York, Coney Island, Rochdale Village, Wakefield and East Harlem — and found widespread support for our plan to address public safety and the mental health crisis.

Mamdani mental health plan resonates in former Adams strongholds as NYC election nears

Interviews in five neighborhoods that were strongholds for the current mayor in 2021 suggest residents want the next mayor to focus on mental health issues.

gothamist.com

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