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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 15h

The statement was sent by Francis Brennan, a former Trump campaign advisor who was hired by Meta as a public affairs manager in January.
#FuckZuck

Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group

Pam Bondi claims Facebook group was used to “dox and target” ICE agents…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 21h

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I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F

www.stopthepresses.news

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 22h

@durbin.senate.gov

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 1d

President Trump is meeting with the President of Argentina instead of meeting with Congressional leaders to end the shutdown and prevent health care premiums from skyrocketing.

$20 billion for Argentina, but no $ for Americans' health care?

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 1d

NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism

www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

"A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”

~ Thomas Paine

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 post on a Sunday.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

frogs > kings

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 3d

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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 4d

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 4d

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 4d

Yes

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 4d

That the networks don't have a live feed from Portland running in the corner is journalistic malpractice.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 4d

Paging @jaketapper.bsky.social

East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 5d

a cartoon of spongebob sitting on a beach

Alt: a cartoon of spongebob sitting on a beach

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 5d

Still a racist fuck from Santa Monica.

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 6d

Who’s actually in charge?

East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 6d

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Mona Charen @monacharen.bsky.social · 6d

Just wondering what the odds are that tariffs on Norway will spike if the Nobel committee awards the peace prize to anyone but the big orange appetite in the White House?

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 6d

😵‍💫 what is even happening?

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 6d

bugs bunny is standing in the desert with a cactus in the background and says `` what a maroon '' .

Alt: bugs bunny is standing in the desert with a cactus in the background and says `` what a maroon '' .

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