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hopelaughlove.bsky.social @hopelaughlove.bsky.social · 1h

WHILE THE CONGRESS DOESNT HAVE TO APPROVE SH$T
we are in Fascists and constitutional crisis in America

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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 23h

Listen to what this Republican mother had to say to Speaker Johnson this morning.

If he's not willing to listen to us, I hope he'll listen to the American people. Families are hurting, and Republicans have the power to put a stop to it. We're at the table. We're waiting.

LBR Reacts: Speaker Johnson on C-SPAN #governmentshutdown

YouTube video by Senator LBR (Lisa Blunt Rochester)

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” Matthew Wasserbach, brokerage manager of Express Customs Clearance, said of the UPS backlog. “It’s totally unprecedented.”

@cnbc.com $UPS
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 1h

Louisiana v. Callais puts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in SCOTUS' crosshairs and could result in the elimination of the last remaining bulwark against racial discrimination in voting.

Read more:
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/louisiana-v-callais-the-end-of-the-voting-rights-act/

Louisiana v. Callais: The End of the Voting Rights Act?

Louisiana v. Callais puts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court’s crosshairs and could result in the elimination of the last remaining bulwark against racial discrimination in voting...

www.americanprogress.org

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

Chekhov's Reassignments

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Breaking news: Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement.

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 4h

In July, Pérez got a call from CBP Home telling her she’d be on a flight out of the US in August.

She began packing.

Then, after weeks of silence, somebody called to say there might be a delay.

Then no more info, and no plane tickets.

by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

www.propublica.org

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1h

We’re doing what?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

🔥CLARKSVILLE’S ALLIE PHILLIPS: " @aftynbehn.bsky.social is our TN-7 nominee in the General against MAGA Republican, Trump-endorsed, Matt Van Epstein Files. Matt Van Epstein FIles is pro-Trump, and that's all he’ll do….”

FULL: www.instagram.com/reel/DPobmFo...

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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 1h

🔥 NEWS: Thousands sign petition backing former Georgetown law school dean's DEI stance, after Trump admin attack.

"But this is a time when you also have to do the right thing," he added. "You have to stand up for your values and the values of the university."

www.ncronline.org/news/thousan...

Thousands sign petition backing former Georgetown law school dean's DEI stance

"This is a time when you also have to do the right thing," said William Treanor. "You have to stand up for your values and the values of the university."

www.ncronline.org

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hopelaughlove.bsky.social @hopelaughlove.bsky.social · 2h

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
FOTUS didn’t get the memo on the Noble Peace Prize requirements…
‘Courage & Integrity’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfr7...

'Laureates Have Courage & Integrity…’, Nobel Committee Chair On Why Trump Didn’t Get Peace Prize

YouTube video by Mint

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

Who agrees? ✋

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2h

JD Vance fact-checked me on Twitter. He said Trump isn’t Fat Satan — he’s Fat Hitler.

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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 2h

The theme of the rally is No Kings, and it's hard to think of a more pro-American sentiment than that.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

Let the Ass-kissing Olympics begin!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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hopelaughlove.bsky.social @hopelaughlove.bsky.social · 2h

#NOKINGS10/18

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2h

JB Pritzker says NO KINGS, SHOW UP ON 10/18

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

Finally, Pritzker says more Dems must sound the alarm, though he notes some exceptions (like Chris Murphy).

"I am surprised that more leaders have not stood up," he says.

He urges people to join No Kings protests to let the country know something's wrong. 5/5

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

Judge Perry: “I’m trying to put this delicately. There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."