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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 6h

Trump is obviously very worried about upcoming Indivisible protests because it shows there are millions of Americans against authoritarian takeover and Trump's flagrant violation of Constitutional rights and his attack on civil rights.

Go to your local protest next weekend!

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 6h

Indivisible is millions of peaceful Americans across the country.

"...nine liberal groups, ...that it said helped finance or plan protests where the violent incidents occurred. The list includes...Indivisible, a grassroots coalition opposed to Trump policies..."

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 7h

Reminder: House republicans refuse to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social to delay a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

Mike Johnson thinks protecting morally corrupt, creepy billionaires is more important than giving the families of #AZ07 the voice they voted for.

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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 11h

Republicans are kicking children, veterans, and seniors off of their health insurance — to give tax cuts to billionaires.

How can they look themselves in the mirror?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Trump and Hegseth give Qatar an airbase in Idaho and Qatari pilots will be flying jets over American airspace. Their lavish gifts and personal business deals with Trump worth billions really paid off for them.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Trump doesn’t like data. He wants investors, consumers, and everyone else to be in the dark, so he can lie without fear of factual contradiction. He can create even more of a fantasy world. He can pretend that he’s been wildly successful even when he’s been a terrible failure.

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draglikepull @draglikepull.bsky.social · 1d

Now that the US president is a character from a reality TV show & the Secretary of Defense is a TV host who wants to pretend he's in an action movie & immigration enforcement has been turned into a rip-off of COPS, can we finally admit the critics were right & reality TV really is bad for society?

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Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social · 8h

If you’ve never been to a big protest like No Kings before: It feels great to be part of a big gathering of people who want to change things. It sparks joy, and resolve for the long fight ahead. Sometimes there are dance parties. You could be the one who starts the dance party! Just show up!

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 10h

If you can show up on October 18, you should. The country is shifting. The battleship is turning. And while, yes, usually mass street protests don't do much, there are exceptions.

And sometimes those exceptions go down in history.

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 8h

Yes. That's how a fascist regime works.

#TrumpTyranny

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: Trump demanded prosecutions of his enemies in a public message to “Pam.”

His DOJ, which resisted similar entreaties in his first term, obeyed — shattering an already corroded guardrail against political prosecutions.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

When Trump demands prosecutions, his DOJ now obeys

Donald Trump has long called for imprisoning his opponents. For the first time, he has a Justice Department willing to do his bidding.

www.politico.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 1d

BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma comes out blasting deployment of National Guard from Texas to Illinois. Calls it a violation of States' Rights. MAGA and Trump are increasingly isolated on this -- as they should be. We will not stop until this insanity ends.

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 8h

I recommend everyone send a thank you email to President Kornbluth at MIT for refusing to sign on to the "compact" Trump sent to the university offering preferential treatment if the University complied with his agenda.

[email protected]

#TrumpTyranny
#MIT
#SupportAcadrmicFreedom

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 22h

Inside Portland’s War Zone (Spoiler: It’s a Farmers Market

Inside Portland’s War Zone (Spoiler: It’s a Farmers Market)

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 22h

He thought he was sending a direct message to Bondi. This was posted accidentally.

There's a lot to be said about this, far more than social media can handle. But it should destroy the Comey/James cases.

Trump's reckless social media habits could quite easily get us into big wars as well.

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 22h

Most corrupt administration ever. But expected since it's led by a convicted felon who is a wannabe mafia don.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 22h

$20 BILLION.

Remember that we’re being lied to whenever we’re told that we can’t afford something that helps American families.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans in Congress strangely silent on the Argentina bailout to benefit Bessent’s friends.

It also helps you to avoid talking about it when you are never asked about it.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

There is nothing an authoritarian fears more than peaceful, organized people power. That’s why the White House is now turning its sights on us. 🧵

www.reuters.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

In the lead up to No Kings, we’re working with our partners on a number of Safety, Security, and De-escalation trainings. Sign up for an upcoming training, or catch up with the ones you’ve missed.

TRAININGS — No Kings

www.nokings.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Trump and Stephen Miller want us afraid. They want us divided. But we are building this movement together, across race, class, and geography, and we know that’s the only way to win.

We’re not backing down. We’ll see you in the streets on October 18.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 1d

This is how Trump makes America Great?

A university researcher developed a heart device for kids & it was in clinical trials. But Trump canceled the program's funding because he's mad at the university.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

www.npr.org

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flakwamet.bsky.social @flakwamet.bsky.social · 1d

Our Secretary of Health thinks women carry babies in their placenta. Truly the most incompetent & idiotic administration in history.
#IncompetentCabinet

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."