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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 8d

If you thought you heard the sound outside your home of dogs mauling a child, what would you do?

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Israel intensifies use of quadcopters to terrorise and target civilians in Gaza, with terrifying sounds and home invasions

The Israeli occupation army has intensified its use of quadcopter drones as tools of psychological intimidation, surveillance, and direct killing

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 5h

Reminder that this baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump’s corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable.

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ejcon3.bsky.social @ejcon3.bsky.social · 6h

HITLER controlled all MEDIA and banned books!
TRUMP SUED:
NewYorkTimes 15 billion
Wall Street Journal 10billion
CBS 20 billion gave in 16 million
ABC 15 billion gave in
FCC Pulled Jim Kimmel
16,000 Book Bans in schools. SayYES if U think we R a DICTATORSHIP;If U THINK ITS DEMOCRACY—THINK AGAIN

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 4h

So wait, they can just do this without Congress?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h

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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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 4h

Hard to fill out those forms what with one’s face sliding down one’s neck every couple of minutes

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

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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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5h

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 9h

"In explaining her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry expressed doubt over Homeland Security’s “credibility and assessment” of conditions in the Chicago area."

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Judge Partially Blocks Trump's National Guard Mobilization To Chicago

In explaining her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry expressed doubt over Homeland Security's "credibility and assessment" of conditions in the Chicago area.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

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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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 6h

The secret door
😂😂😂

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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 4h

And also illegal

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JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 7h

Because it’s completely unnecessary for anybody.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 10h

Books are still being banned, but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.

Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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MLS1 @mls1.bsky.social · 1d

Ten more deportees were sent to Eswatini under Trump’s secret deal, allowing the U.S. to send foreign nationals to third countries with no ties to them. The group, mostly from Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, was flown out without due process or a chance to appeal, lawyers say.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4h

NEW: In federal court Thursday, some information about Texas’ secretive redistricting process started to come into focus as Republican leadership took the stand.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 7h

Now they’re indicting Letitia James…the woman who finally held Trump’s feet to the fire. You can smell the revenge all the way from Mar-a-Lago. This isn’t justice…it’s payback wrapped in paperwork. And every American with a brain knows it.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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bettygirl1330.bsky.social @bettygirl1330.bsky.social · 16h

If I withdraw more than $10,000 from any account, I’m immediately flagged and checked out. But $1.5billion doesn’t raise one eyebrow when it’s someone well connected and wealthy.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 4h

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 5h

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 14h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 4h

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Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 9h

In his diaries, Christopher Columbus brags about beating a 13 year old girl with a thick rope from his ship until she couldn't fight him off any more, and then gleefully raped her while she sobbed.

Columbus was a child-raping monster; of course Trump and his jackals want to exalt him.

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Norm @nberlin32.bsky.social · 18h

The FBI finally found a major Chapter of Antifa…Hiding in plain sight. Kash,go get these guys. Better bring a shovel…

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Suez @mysuez.bsky.social · 10h

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