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Sue Stone @knittingknots.bsky.social · 17h

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

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Bob Meier @bmeier79.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

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

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Dr Liz Geriatrics @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social · 19h

Slava Ukraini.

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Without provocation, masked federal agents indiscriminately shoot peaceful protesters with rubber bullets from the rooftop of the Portland ICE facility.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

I'm cohosting a fundraiser in the DMV area next week for @drannieandrews.com, who's scheduled to perform a LindseyGrahamectomy on the United States Senate next year. If you're interested, you can DM Annie's finance director, @hreneeharvey.bsky.social, for the contribution/RSVP link.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 2d

Join here at 7pm EST: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Behind-the-Scenes of Elections: Short Film Screening and Panel with the League of Women Voters . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ab...

Election officials are the bedrock of our Constitution. It is their role to secure our right to free and fair elections through their incredible commitment to impartiality, security, rule of law and a...

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

ICE shoots ministers. Pass it on.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Fighting corruption is not a distraction from defending democracy; it's an impotant part of it. www.thebulwark.com/p/anti-corru...

How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats

It’s a powerful, unifying theme—and it’s tied to the crisis of democracy under Trump.

www.thebulwark.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.

How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Dr Liz Geriatrics @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social · 1d

He just doesn’t want to release the Epstein files and will get more extreme to divert attention.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Dr Liz Geriatrics @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social · 1d

As my NZ friends say… “I was takin’ a piss”. Or t-ing up my own joke… keeping the material to write their own to be better.

Ok perhaps my hub is right that it’s not a joke if no one besides me laughs.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

A man was just abducted by ICE on Clark and Lunt, feet away from our campaign office.

Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...

Redirecting...

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Count Every Hero @counteveryhero.org · 2d

Nine former service secretaries + retired four-star admirals and generals filed a brief in federal court in Illinois today challenging the administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago as a dangerous trend of politicizing the military, and militarizing society. 🔗 bit.ly/48gA25b

“Over the short period of only the past several months, the Administration has abandoned the American tradition against domestic deployment of the military, embracing instead what the District Court of Oregon described as ‘martial law,’” they wrote. “The Administration has suggested it plans to use United States cities as ‘training grounds’ for the military, turning our troops on the ‘enemy within’ – the very people they have proudly sworn to protect, with their own lives if necessary. Thousands of troops have been deployed in at least five such communities over the objection of local leaders, with the promise of more.”

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Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief @journalist-sherman.bsky.social · 1d

A Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition official says the federal government shutdown leaves the Kansas City metro area vulnerable to flooding #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/09/k...

Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns • Kansas Reflector

A Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition official says the shutdown of the federal government leaves the Kansas City metro area vulnerable to flooding.

kansasreflector.com

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

🚨 26 DAYS TO GO.

I've also created a SECOND VA page focusing on the REDDEST districts in the state.

Most of these Dems likely won't win, but funding them means they can run competitive races & force VA Republicans to defend "safe" turf. Donate today! #Blue25

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Chip in!

Show your support with a contribution.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

A federal judge in Illinois has ordered the Trump administration to stop beating, shooting at, and generally using violence against journalists and peaceful protesters. trib.al/4ZfMWqA

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr Liz Geriatrics @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social · 1d

Fig leaf.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"For the first time since the civil rights era, the president of the United States is sending in troops over the objection of a local state. The big difference between now and the civil rights era is that the president is doing that based on their desire for power only."

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Dr Liz Geriatrics @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social · 1d

It’s more simple. It’s controls they want women to have more babies, but don’t want any of the money billionaire boys could have for education or health care. Or a fair shot at a comfortable life.

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Dr Liz Geriatrics @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social · 1d

Actually, he’s not completely wrong on that. Actually ~1M died, but 300,000 more died in counties that voted for Trump than counties that voted for Biden.

Keep getting yearly boosters for Covid a flu. You all.

Annastasia @annastasia77.bsky.social · 2d

Well, according to trump, 300K of us already died during covid. 🙄

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

(This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

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