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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 52m

ZOHRAN: “We are an existential threat to billionaires who think their money can buy our democracy.” 🇺🇸

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4h

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 3h

Morning, Citizens' Impeachment!

Today's a great day to call your representative and press them on why they're not actively calling for impeachment.

Send them this Article, and ask them if they think treason is impeachable:
citizensimpeachment.com/article-of-i...

Make them own their inaction.

Article of Impeachment: Treason - Citizens' Impeachment

Article II: Treason (For Article I: Tyranny, please click here) H. RES _____ RESOLVED, that Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, and Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense […]

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Blue @endmealluwant.bsky.social · 3h

Anyone who ever believed this charlatan was a Christian needs to go sit in a corner

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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 13h

!!!

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George Resistance 2025 @christosgeo.bsky.social · 3h

Feeling Froggy

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Blue @endmealluwant.bsky.social · 3h

If Congress doesn’t reassert its authority soon, we may end up being North Korea.

Blue @endmealluwant.bsky.social · 3h

This. Is. AWESOME.

Please read and share.

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 21h

#MythBustingMonday
“Vaccines contain dangerous and toxic ingredients.”
This one never dies, so let’s tackle it properly. Yes, vaccines contain multiple components but context, chemistry, and dose matter. Vaccine ingredients have been studied for decades, across trials and billions of doses. A 🧵

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h

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

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13h

Solidarity is the only way

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 1d

Christiane Amanpour: Netanyahu talked about territorial dominance before he ever even spoke about the hostages. This will go down badly in history. It is unconscionable that we have not been able to tell the full story to the world. I've never seen any democratic nation forbid outside journalists.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 13h

CONGRESS DO YOU NEED A FROG COSTUME WE WILL BUY YOU ONE #NoKings

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"I can't remember the quotation exactly, but it's like 'when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and wearing the cross.' Mike Johnson's the real embodiment of that." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

A notice from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social.

Will run in newspapers across the nation.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15h

This shouldn’t be a close call. It’s vital that the media stand up for a free press and not be gagged by the lawless Trump administration. Everyone must stand for freedom.

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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Blue @endmealluwant.bsky.social · 15h

Somebody please tell me how I get paid for participating in these pro-America, anti-fascism protests?? Startin’ to feel like I’m missing out 😔

Blue @endmealluwant.bsky.social · 15h

Y’all, yes ICE is horrible, but this man “Colton Lexus” is not a reliable source. Be extremely wary if he asks you for money.

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 20h

A couple of parking signs for anyone who wants to print them out for this coming Saturday.

Parking Signs

If you want to print out a poster for October 18th, here are two; fully-guaranteed countrywide but maybe especially suitable for in and around New York. No King Anytime sign ...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

OBAMA: “There has always been this fight over what is the true story of 🇺🇸?”

The former president boils it down powerfully on Maron’s final episode

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Are you ready for the largest peaceful protest in modern US history? In five days, millions of Americans will stand up and speak out on a massive scale to reject Trump’s authoritarianism and show the world what democracy looks like. We’ll see you on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Bob Stevenson @bobstevenson.bsky.social · 23h

I’m old enough to remember when being an American meant you were fundamentally opposed to tyranny, oligarchy, and suppression of free speech

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

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Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say

Madagascar's president has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition and other officials said on Monday, the second time that young protesters have toppled a government in weeks of worldwide Gen Z unrest.

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