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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 3h

Brava!

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

#NobelPrize

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Paweł Niezbecki @szaulo.bsky.social · 4h

Nobel Peace Prize announcement

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8v7...

LIVE: Nobel Peace Prize 2025 announcement

YouTube video by Associated Press

www.youtube.com

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 7h

I hereby nominate the Portland Frog for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Municipal Fox @amunicipalfox.bsky.social · 1d

This frog is your FRIEND
He fights for FREEDOM

Person in a frog costume faces down ICE agents

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 4h

I'm not at all a fan of Scott Bessent but he has been married to the same man since 2011.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how ICE claimed they were rammed by 10 vehicles and had to shoot a woman 7 times? Turns out, her lawyer has footage of a federal SUV slamming into the woman's vehicle, getting out, yelling "do something, bitch!" and opening fire.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8d

The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 6h

Right. I'm surprised there is any pavement left on the streets. Or a roof for Kristi Gnome to climb onto.

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 6h

Chef's kiss for this Pitchbot post.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22h

Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 7h

Surprised?

ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 7h

Going to be tough finding a Halloween costume in the stores in a couple weeks!

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 7h

They support Zionism because the fundamentalists want access to Jerusalem so that they can be raptured.

Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 7h

I cannot like this enough times. Wait until the end of the clip.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 8h

How much proof do we need? He's a horrible liability.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 9h

$20 billion for a trump fan. But we are stripping our own people of health care, food stamps and cancer research.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bird + Camera @doctorbluebird.bsky.social · 9h

There is nothing great about this. Stephen Miller is pure evil.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

⚡️ UNCONSTITUTIONAL: Rep. Justin J. Pearson & Rep. Gabby Salinas send letter putting Gov. Bill Lee on notice that his deployment of the National Guard to Memphis violates the TN Constitution.

Lawmakers ask Governor for community investments to eradicate poverty instead of military occupation.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges