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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

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🫶🏻LaylaBella🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 1d

This is worth a listen
Good for this woman
And I hope her and her family are ok

And fuck him for sitting there, shaking his head and acting like he cared about anything she said

Her husband is serving this country
They care about no one not children
Not Vet
Not women
Not unborn babies

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19h

This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 23h

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

www.polygon.com

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The Get More Smarter Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 1d

This seems....very bad!

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Dominion Voting Systems, which was at the center of false fraud allegations in 2020, has been sold.

The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.

Dominion Voting Systems, which was at the center of false fraud allegations in 2020, has been sold

The election machine company is being rebranded as Liberty Votes.

www.politico.com

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 1d

Funny but true.

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 1d

Catloaf timeline cleanse.

A fluffy cat with a flame point coloring, sitting on the floor with all legs tucked under in the loaf position. Looking at you.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

You know who takes a cognitive test? People whose family members suspect their loved one is suffering from dementia. If he kept getting “perfect” scores…they wouldn’t keep administering them. My take? He blew the first one he ever took. Now, they’re tracking the decline. I’d bet my hot coffee on it.

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nursesarah18.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social · 1d

Seems relevant. Don’t let them erase us.

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starwalker @starwalkers.bsky.social · 1d

unitingnow

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Scoops @scooptown.bsky.social · 1d

Sooo Fox News had to pay out nearly a billion dollars for lying about the election, and we... allow them to remain in operation? To lie more? About elections?

The First Amendment was 100% NEVER meant to be used as a tool of oppression or manipulation of the masses, it was created for the opposite.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 19h

Thank You President Obama for This Statement Congratulating Maria Corina Machado on Receiving The Nobel Peace Prize, As Its Well Deserved For Her. She Has Demonstrated Honor, Integrity, Bravery & Courage As being The Democratic Leader For Venezuela. From One Nobel Peace Prize Recipient To Another.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

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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Arcade @arcadesrevenge.bsky.social · 2d

Well, the jig is up, guys. Kristi Noem has arrested the girlfriend of the founder of AntiFa. It's only a matter of time before she finds the rest of us.

a cartoon of homer simpson pointing at marge simpson and lisa simpson laughing

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson pointing at marge simpson and lisa simpson laughing

media.tenor.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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eulalialilith.bsky.social @eulalialilith.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like Dems have their platform for 2028. If they're too cowardly, we can find their replacements 🤷‍♀️

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 3d

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 3d

The same kind of people who once hunted escaped slaves now wear ICE badges. History didn’t vanish, it rebranded.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.

We should be standing as one against the idea that Donald Trump can call up the National Guard against our will.

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joemedhaug.bsky.social @joemedhaug.bsky.social · 3d

This got me banned from Threads after getting over a million views.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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