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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1h

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 1h

Um … Tell me where I have to go t— [transmission lost]

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 1h

Yup, charges will be dismissed, if they can even get an indictment.

Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 1h

The fact that he wrote “that he wouldn't take action against Johnson because he was ‘not giving up my freedom for worm s--- like you’” and only wished for someone else to attack Johnson seems like it could be a problem for prosecutors.

DOJ charges man with sending threatening letter to pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the charges at a news conference in which Johnson argued that violence had been "mainstreamed by the Democrat Party."

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h

It looks as if they are trying to kill us

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 3h

SCOTUS is completely corrupted.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 3h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 13h

I stopped caring who wins, someone score so I can turn off my TV and lamp and get to sleep before dawn.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 1d

*Democrats politicians are trying to keep the government shut down,* Republicans said minutes before they guaranteed that the government would remain shut down.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Maureen Jice @jane.meangirls.online · 13h

the freaking Portland protest frog is warming up in the pen

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 13h

"Not since the time they had to shoot the drunken camel at the city zoo has there been this much excitement in Pawtucket"

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

One year, my dad missed my birthday because he had to cover a baseball game. Or: part of a game. The end of a Red Wings-PawSox battle that had been postponed after the first 32 innings ended in a tie several months prior. The Sox won it in the 33rd.

The longest professional baseball game ever played

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 14h

This is correct. But it ended up not mattering. But the replay video was clear.

Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 14h

You
Can
Not
Be
Hit
By
Pitch
While
Offering
At
A
Pitch

Besides, it hit the fucking bat!

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

This really captures the nexus of cruelty and corruption at the core of MAGA:

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h

RFKJr decides to gut the CDC entirely.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 16h

BTW, Democrats also have benefited more from "dark money" since 2018, according to the Brennan Center:

"Overall, dark money groups boosting Ds put up about $1.2 billion to influence 2024 elections, while groups boosting Rs accounted for about $664 million."

Money isn't the issue. It's competence.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

You may not realize this, but Democrats have *more money* available to them than Republicans do.

But Republicans are fucking masters at efficiency and network marketing. They maximize every dollar.

Democratic organizations keep hiring the same failed consultants. They need new blood.

Kamala Harris raised $488 million more than Donald Trump | World News - The Times of India

US News: Explore the dramatic fundraising figures between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential race. Harris raises $633 million, while Trump secures $145 million. Discover key donor...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 18h

The people put in power by Trump’s MAGA movement are sadists, who actually *enjoy* hurting people they see as their lessers. And that often includes their own followers.

Psychopathic sadists drunk on real power.

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: “The significance of the public’s interest in having only well-trained LE officers deployed in their communities and avoiding unnecessary shows of military force in their neighborhoods cannot be overstated."

Our story on Judge Perry's ruling, free gift link >> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 16h

Great, another Fetterman, only transparent at the outset. @dscc.bsky.social leadership are stupid.

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 16h

It's actually perfect to make wingnut Trump trash Idahoans eat this shit.

Emily @emilyyour8.bsky.social · 19h

June 2017 Trump: Qatar is funding terrorists!!!

May 2025 Qatar: Here's a $400,000,000 bribe, I mean plane!

Oct. 2025 Trump: Qatar needs an airbase in Idaho!!!

The quid is pro quo-ing all over the place.

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 19h

nothing says america first like putting qatari fighter jets in the rocky mountains

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, sure, let's have Qatar set up its military bases on American soil--because we're all about America First, amirite?

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 17h

Yep, boy howdy, and absolutely.

I’m not a civic tech person, but I know some good ones — @erie.bsky.social, @merici.bsky.social, @waldo.net. A Democratic Party serious about rebuilding state capacity would give folks like them the latitude to supplant contractors with internal tech.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 17h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 16h

Right response. Mills and any others must attack Collins the same, no praising her as Mills did before.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 17h

Democratic Senate candidate in Maine responds to WH defying Collins on RIFs

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 19h

not only that, but when Dems do get organized and pay creators who are pushing aligned content, all of a sudden it becomes an attack line against them. meanwhile Russia literally pays conservative commentators and they are cool with it

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

Charlie Kirk was a terrible person, but his prowess at organizing was astonishing.

Democrats, progressive and moderate, are using tactics from the 1970s.

Republicans spend hundreds of millions on networking, jobs, and outreach every year. Democrats waste their money on obsolete stuff.

flux.community @flux.community · 1d

Charlie Kirk was a religious extremist and an advocate for mass censorship of academics he hated.

But as a political organizer and creator of opportunities for his comrades, there's much that can be learned from what he did. @matthewboedy.bsky.social discusses on the latest Theory of Change

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 20h

I was on the ground today in Broadview with Senator Durbin to conduct Congressional oversight on ICE’s processing facility.  As elected officials, we have a duty to ensure transparency within federal facilities. What is ICE hiding? Kristi Noem, what are you hiding?

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DCCyclone @dccyclone.bsky.social · 17h

Republicans are a violent terrorist cult.

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 18h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 17h

Guy does a 180 in 10 seconds from saying he's a libertarian for limited government to calling for banning pride parades

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 17h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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