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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h
Nice recap
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 2h
The Portland #NoKings protest is going to be whimsy AF
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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 2h
SpongeBob, Patrick, Pikachu, Cookie Monster and more all on scene at the Portland ICE facility.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 6h
Republicans feel empowered by their leader's autocratic coup against the Constitution to pursue their most cartoonishly evil agenda items, like literally making it easier to kill seals and whales

abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h
"Forty-two judges went so far as to say that the Supreme Court’s emergency orders had caused 'some' or 'major' harm to the public’s perception of the judiciary[,] [including] nearly half of the Republican-nominated judges."

gift link 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3h
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 2h
They "unfired" the CDC employees when they figured out what a gigantic mistake that idiot Russell Vought had made. The Trump Administration is one idiot show after another. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 2h
SNL premiered 50 years ago tonight.
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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 18h
From earlier this week, this was fascinating.

www.playthegame.org/news/abdulla...
Whistleblower reveals Qatar’s surveillance of journalists during 2022 World Cup preparations
In a session at Play the Game 2025, the former media manager of Qatar's World Cup Supreme Committee exposed all the tricks in Qatar's media strategy.
www.playthegame.org
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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 18h
Politico: At a hearing yesterday to get Abrego Garcia out of immigration prison, his lawyers proved that ICE has made desultory attempts to deport him to Ghana, Uganda, and Eswaitini, all of whom refused. It’s all about ICE Barbie vowing Abrego Garcia would never walk the streets of America.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 9h
"We were strip-searched, zip-tied, blindfolded and disappeared into the Negev Desert."
5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal
Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory. Organizers of the Global Sumud Flo...
www.democracynow.org
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 18h
Gotta say the most tedious liberal response (even worse than the nicknames) is the idea allowing Farage to spout whatever he likes without comment is some sort of zen genius tactic
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 9h
Truly chilling story by @jessbravin.bsky.social. As close to “the cruelty is the point” being literally true as we’ve come so far. (Gift link)

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Biden Spared 37 Killers From Execution. Trump Ordered Up a Lifetime of Torment.
Even America’s harshest federal prison, where inmates spend 23 hours a day in solitary confinement, was too good, one official said. “I’ve got no problem with gruel.”
www.wsj.com
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Justin Gill @justin-gill.bsky.social · 3h
@meidastouch.com is reaching people because they elevate voices that may be hidden in established media circles. On healthcare, they embraced frontline nursing & medical voices from the start. Congrats on your success this far! @meiselasb.bsky.social @bmeiselas.bsky.social @meidasjordy.bsky.social
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Blue Woman Voting 📎 @bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social · 1d
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Why aren't Dems suing to get the AZ rep sworn in?
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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 5h
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 5h
doing great, country
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 7h
Last week, Trump:

- authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago.
- said he’d consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military to US cities.
- called for the jailing of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Read: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 7h
What does it mean for Dems in congress to vote for funding *anything*, when the president can very literally just ignore it. Just go "nope not gonna give em that money," and refuse to spend it where the vote said to spend it?

If congress very obviously doesn't control spending, at all, anymore?
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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 14h
Saw a neighbor wedged under the bed of his dump truck, bed filled w/heavy logs, & wondered good god, man, have you never seen a Final Destination movie?
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coalminephoenix.bsky.social @coalminephoenix.bsky.social · 2h
It’s Trump-a-lago level of scandal every day and twice on taco Tuesday. They moved the goal posts so much we have to move the benchmarks. Stop comparing to what Nixon did. We are way beyond that.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h
Trump's approval rating is now -16%. If you're dissatisfied, you're not alone.
https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
www.economist.com
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 8h
If Trump and GOP have their way this Saturday’s No king’s protest will be the last time we can legally protest.
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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 7h
Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News. A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 6h
Trump promised that if he won the 2024 election he would "fix" our elections and then nobody would ever have to vote again.

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Bill Sheehan @marsisblu.bsky.social · 1d
Though I admit I was somewhat surprised that our dovish president was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, I was shocked that RFk, Jr did not receive the Nobel for medicine. His deep insight into circumscision and autism came too late. There’s always next year.
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 4h
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