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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 2h

--together with Mic Johnson not being willing to negotiate
it seems as though we are just floating out in a rip tide

we need a stronger strategy--like a strike

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

Sen. Chris Murphy: "President Trump is refusing to negotiate because he likes the fact that the government is closed because he thinks he can exercise king-like powers."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 2h

Millions of Americans rely on benefits. This regime does not care if you eat, have adequate housing or healthcare. Our country is in crisis because of Trump. Now is the time where we must come together and provide support where we can.
#FeedTheShutdown

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

The New York Times editorial board thinks Democrats should “move to the center.”

Where the hell is the center between democracy and fascism?

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15h

October 25, 2025

Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Le Hotwheels 👩🏻‍🦽‍➡️ @rollergurl71.bsky.social · 12h

This part:
“maybe they are really quite deliberately expecting that they will show up in the history books as founders of a theocracy that overturned what they see as an evil liberal democracy”
“Maybe it’s all about creating a new history in which they’re the founders”

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

What the Heck Just Happened?

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

www.youtube.com

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abbzug.bsky.social @abbzug.bsky.social · 13h

Longtime HCR readers will know that “What are we doing here, folks?” is basically her screaming profanities at the current situation. It’s dire.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15h

October 25, 2025

Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18h

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 4h

By proceeding with the loading of my groceries in the car before seeking approval from alleged "cashiers," I forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5h

By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."

How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing

By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.

bloom.bg

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Kelly: "You gotta remember in Trump's big legislation they added $4t to the debt to give a big tax cut for wealthy people on the backs of the American people & what their healthcare costs. That's why these [subsidies] have gone away. They didn't want it to be $6t. They wanted it to just be $4t."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h

Mike Johnson has dissolved Congress. Why?

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 15h

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
The power of consumers.
Even in an age of oligarchs.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Sen Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is questioning donors to Trump White House ballroom project … including Apple, Amazon, Caterpillar

“… who solicited your donation..”

www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

www.hsgac.senate.gov

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.

I had it exactly backward.

Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 18h

signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant

Glass storefront door in Brighton Park, with sign in English and Spanish, reading: ATTENTION ICE/CBP
AGENTS
STOP
YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED ENTRANCE INTO THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT
ATENCION AGENTES DE
ICE/CBP
STOP
NO SE LE PERMITE LA ENTRADA A ESTE NEGOCIO SIN UNA ORDEN
JUDICIAL VALIDA

Glass storefront door with sign reading:

PRIVATE PROPERTY
NO ICE

YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF THIS SPACE
WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT SIGNED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE

and a second sign:
PLEASE USE DOOR
ON 47TH ST.
BACK OF THE YARDS

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?

Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.

They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

No matter how much the media rushed to defend Karoline Leavitt the other day, it’s clear that the ballroom is, in fact, Trump’s top priority.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

New definition of “America First” just dropped

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bessent on Trump bailing out Argentina: "It is America first because we are supporting a US ally."

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introvertsmiles.bsky.social @introvertsmiles.bsky.social · 14h

I did not mean to imply you did not support. It just hit me that saying something about the tuition was unnecessary to the story. I hope he does make enough to care for his daughter and himself when he is paid. Some people cannot save or emergencies hit the emergency fund.

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introvertsmiles.bsky.social @introvertsmiles.bsky.social · 14h

Once one understands the connections between species and the connections between ecosystems, one can only look around in awe and wonder. The oceans depend on the land and the land depends on the seas and so on. My heart breaks at every sign of human destruction. We are all connected.

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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 1d

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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 1d

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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 1d

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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 1d

Huh…guess I’ve been way off. What did YOU think the goal of the health system was supposed to be?

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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 1d

If you did a ven diagram of those who didnt know POTATO chips were made out of potatoes, and those who thought Puerto Rico was a Mexican city, it would just be a circle…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

“They’re literally putting 🇺🇸 in reverse”

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introvertsmiles.bsky.social @introvertsmiles.bsky.social · 15h

Notice how main stream media had to include that? Now you may not feel totally supportive of him. We don’t know what kind of private school. His daughter could have special needs not met by public school.

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