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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 6h

wow big NY endorsements for cuomo still rolling in

A screenshot from Ghostbusters of that EPA guy trying to shut down the busters. The text reads

A vote for Mamdani is a vote for the Ghostbusters. Only Andrew Cuomo will unleash Gozer the Destroyer and Make New York Great Again

- Walter Peck

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Farron Cousins @farronbalanced.bsky.social · 9h

Nothing of value has been lost today.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization.
As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.
Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.
Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

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Farron Cousins @farronbalanced.bsky.social · 1d

“When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich”

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Police say Nancy Mace fully melted down at the airport Thurday, calling cops "fucking incompetent," etc. A TSA supervisor said they'd be reporting her to their superiors. @jakelahut.writes.news has the scoop! This is outside our paywall as it's based on public records:

Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report

At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.

www.wired.com

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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 9d

"Andy Ngo and other far right extremists have been targeting Avalos since at least as early as July and trying to paint her as violent and a 'member of Antifa.' On court record, Ngo has admitted that his social media posts can lead to violence."

It's projection from the right. All the way down.

Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 9d

Portland City Councilor @counciloravalos.bsky.social woke up to her car and home engulfed in flames late last night. She had to grab her cat and escape to safety.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 9d

'Farm foreclosures are up, farm suicides are up, farm bankruptcies are up, and all of this happened within the last 10 months of this president's leadership.’

www.rawstory.com/trump-black-...

'First time that's happened': Black farmer leader blames Trump for 'humiliating' new low

Donald Trump has "betrayed" American farmers who voted for him, according to John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association.Boyd appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, saying directly that...

www.rawstory.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

CNN: Mike Johnson says Republicans have proposals to address healthcare subsidies and they can have them ready immediately. Over 400k people in Missouri are enrolled in the marketplace. Have you seen those proposals?

REP. MARK ALFORD: No. I would like to.

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Farron Cousins @farronbalanced.bsky.social · 12d

Definitely not me

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Farron Cousins @farronbalanced.bsky.social · 18d

Kash Patel looks like he’s on all the drugs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

"Crime is coming down" -- Kash Patel

Welp, so much for deploying the troops everywhere!

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 21d

The DoD’s weekly payroll is roughly $3.7 billion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 22d

How is it that for 250 years we managed to have government AND paychecks but NO kings?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 25d

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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Farron Cousins @farronbalanced.bsky.social · Oct 5

No, these channels are popping up daily and YouTube refuses to remove them. We’ve hired a lawyer but it’s a long, expensive process to get them removed.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Oct 4

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.