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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future | Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa

DEI is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story

www.theguardian.com

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys joins the Home of the Brave advisory board.

“Growing up here in Massachusetts, you learn to never take shit from a bully...Trump's a bully who's bad for America, and it's time to stand up to him."

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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 16h

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Yalda @thatopinionatedgal.bsky.social · 11h

Let’s do it!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 12h

ICE arrests dad of 16-year-old with Stage 4 cancer. DHS says the 40-year-old painter and home renovator had "habitual driving offenses" chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...

ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’

Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.

chicagotribune.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

WATCH — @abbydphillip: “Today an ICE officer’s weapon discharged and shot a U.S. marshal and a suspect because they were using the weapon to bang on the window.” 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

Blind protester dragged, detained by feds says agents picked 'the weakest person they could find'

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 1d

People in historic homes can't even paint without approval, but this guy can demolish part of a historical, government owned building that he is temporarily living in?!? WTH?

#ProudBlue

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greytmama.bsky.social @greytmama.bsky.social · 13h

He might have done that... he's declared he remodeled the bathroom in the Lincoln Room.

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greytmama.bsky.social @greytmama.bsky.social · 13h

The White House is actually a symbol of the people's authority. It's a safe protective home for the leader but also home to the history of the leadership over the years through the peaceful transition of power.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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greytmama.bsky.social @greytmama.bsky.social · 14h

Mental health abd social welfare clinic

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

christ almighty what is this guy doing

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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greytmama.bsky.social @greytmama.bsky.social · 14h

I think that's an apt description and a joke

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greytmama.bsky.social @greytmama.bsky.social · 14h

Except it's our house not his. Symbolic for all the wrong reasons.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15h

Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.

U.S. marshal and undocumented immigrant shot during ICE stop in Los Angeles, officials say

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greytmama.bsky.social @greytmama.bsky.social · 14h

I'm fairly certain this can be applied to most decision making.

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☭Josh Mosh☭ @joshmosh138.bsky.social · 14h

You're telling me there were Nazis in leadership positions in Charlie Kirk's Hitler Youth?

Front Range Antifascists @frontrangeantifa.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: CU Boulder sophomore Nathaniel Ellis has been identified as a member of the white supremacist groups Patriot Front and Active Club.

Nathan is on the Executive Board for CU Boulder's Turning Point USA Chapter.

Read the full report: frontrangeantifa.noblogs.org/nathan-ellis/

Three photos of Patriot Front member Nathaniel Ellis

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Nonnie B @pnwlifeisgood.bsky.social · 20h

Germán soldiers dragging Polish Jews from their homes, labeling them criminals.

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. So The White House
is designated a National Historic Landmark.

That means:

It’s formally recognized as having exceptional national historical significance.

Any substantial changes, demolitions, or new construction affecting it are tightly restricted.

It’s not his house! WTF.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 1d

A milestone for equality.

All 27 EU countries — together with policymakers, local leaders, and civil society — stand united for women’s rights.

They’ve endorsed the Declaration of Principles for a Gender-Equal Society

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Reminiscin’ this’n that and havin’ such a good time. Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally golly what a day.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Are we doing "The ACA Sucks" Discourse again?

I'm going to guess most people hating on it from the left have never received a hospital bill the size of book; I put the apple there for scale.

That's the $1.3 million bill my kid incurred in his first ~94 days. Why does that make me respect the ACA?

A giant stack of papers, about 1/2 the size of an apple, on a counter.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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