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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 1h

Government’s shut down. Federal workers aren’t getting paid — some even being fired.
MAGA Speaker Johnson just canceled House votes for yet another week.

And this guy’s out golfing.
You can’t make this 💩 up.

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1m

Let it spread! There’s a misinformation war going on that Trump and his right wing media worshippers started. Let it backfire on them!

Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 31m

Maybe we should rename MAGA and call them all “PROFA”. If it walks like a duck…

#ANTIFA = #Antifascist

#PROFA = #MAGA

asparagusnextleft @asparagusnextleft.bsky.social · 41m

There is no such thing as ' Antifa '.
Antifa just means anti fascist.
There is no middle ground, you are either anti fascist, or you are pro fascist.
Choose your side, one is good, one is evil.
Choose wisely.

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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 4h

Wishing our magnificent soul Joe Biden success in his cancer treatment journey ❤️‍🩹
#WeAreWithYouJoe

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 5h

fortune.com/2025/10/10/b...

A little good news this Saturday Morning
Without fanfare the former Mrs Bezos always delivers
I admire her so much
DIVERSITY,EQUITY, and INCLUSION
This will help so many students
Billionaires with a heart
Thank you MacKenzie
Why doesn't the media report on this?

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation | Fortune

In a signal to nonprofits and boardrooms, the Yield Giving philanthropist is backing diversity and equity with no‑strings grants—building on more than $19 billion she’s distributed in five years.

fortune.com

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Sokyle2 🇺🇸 🇰🇷 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇹🇭 @sokyle2.bsky.social · 15h

#TrumpShutDown

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1h

Because Republicans can’t negotiate and prefer to hold their breath until they get their way.

TTT = Toddler Tantrum Tactics

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Dave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 18h

🧐… Checks out… 👇

Fun fact:
Every government shutdown in the last 30 years occurred when Republicans had control of the House of
Representatives.
—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 3h

🧵Billionaire Marc Benioff built a tower that dominates the San Francisco skyline like a giant dick. Apparently he aspires to be a giant dick himself. Crime is way down in San Francisco. No need for Trump to send troops and spread authoritarianism.

Salesforce Tower, visible all over San Francisco and known affectionately as the giant penis.

NYT headline

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

Mr. Benioff, the Salesforce C.E.O. and owner of Time magazine, once supported Hillary Clinton and a business tax for homeless services. Now he’s fully behind Donald Trump

Table of crime rate change from 2024 to 2025 in a number of American cities. San Francisco dropped 14% in violent crime and 29% in property crime.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 8h

ONLY ONE MAN INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN THE USA!!!!

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h

Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, all voted for cuts to the CFPB.

Yet collectively, they routed more than 1,000 constituent complaints to the agency, ProPublica found.

(Published August)
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social

These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, lo...

www.propublica.org

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 17h

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

📣📣📣 3 cheers for MIT

MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding

Other universities still mulling proposal while MIT’s president said it would compromise academic freedom

www.theguardian.com

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

Come on #BayArea, let’s do this again
#NoKings
#October18
#SiliconValley
#SouthBay
#PaloAlto
#LosAltos
#MountainView
#Sunnyvale
#KeepThePressureON

Sign up so you’ll be counted.

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NO KINGS on El Camino Real, 8 Miles, 16 Intersections, from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto · No Kings

No Kings on June 14 brought 20,000 people together on El Camino Real in a solid line of democracy lovers. We are doing it again, from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto, with an improved route and high visibility...

mobilize.us

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

So very satanic to sail a flotilla of food and medical supplies to starving children. Meanwhile…

theintercept.com/2023/03/23/p...

The Death of Peter Thiel’s "Kept" Romantic Partner Is Being Investigated as a Suicide

Miami police plan to interview Thiel as part of probe into the sudden death of Jeff Thomas, a model and social media influencer, sources said.

theintercept.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Every single Democrat in Congress should’ve already had a post up by now about the Trump admin approving a Qatari air base inside the US.

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

Loomer hasn’t caught on. It’s Trump First.

America is somewhere in line behind Tiffany Trump and Marco Rubio, with more and more cutting in line

Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

This is the level of outrage I’d like to see in everyone right now, especially Democratic politicians. Trump is riding roughshod over this country, violating laws, ignoring the Constitution. Enough is enough!

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 🚨🔥 Meet Randy Erwin. Randy is the president of the National Federation of Federal Employees — a union representing ~ 150k employees across the country. We need more RANDY ERWIN ENERGY in this country! Sound ⬆️ & Share. 1/2

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! Yes, see you there

Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

Predicting the indictment of every member of the Nobel Committee on spurious allegations of mortgage fraud.

Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 1d

Come on #BayArea, let’s do this again
#NoKings
#October18
#SiliconValley
#SouthBay
#PaloAlto
#LosAltos
#MountainView
#Sunnyvale
#KeepThePressureON

Sign up so you’ll be counted.

mobilize.us/s/ebxPNe

NO KINGS on El Camino Real, 8 Miles, 16 Intersections, from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto · No Kings

No Kings on June 14 brought 20,000 people together on El Camino Real in a solid line of democracy lovers. We are doing it again, from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto, with an improved route and high visibility...

mobilize.us

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Cathy in CA @cathy902101.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for #NoKings 10/18/25 12-2PM, Palo Alto, Los Alto, Mountain Vie and Sunnyvale, CA
@sallylieber.bsky.social @idarose.bsky.social @sccdp.bsky.social

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WE SAY
NO KINGS
October 18, 12PM - 2PM
El Camino Real, Sunnyvale to Palo Alto
RSVP: tinyurl.com/NKD2onECR
PROTEST IN PLACE
SPONSORED BY:
• Sally Lieber
• IdaRose Sylvester
• Together We Will Mountain View, Palo Alto
• Mountain View Voices for Peace and Justice
• The Democratic Club of Sunnyvale
• Afro Upris
• DAWN (Democratic Activists for Women Now)
• Santa Clara County Democratic Party

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Desole @desolebleu.bsky.social · 2d

Going to put stickers in the books I bought years ago that read: “purchased before Rowlings became an ignorant bigot”.

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