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Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 12h

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 1d

We have to quit acting surprised over this. Everyone has known the conservative grift network is full of, and caters to the worst people imaginable since Ronnie’s first “Willie Horton”

We spent so much time trying to find the one good conservative, we failed to notice it’s just straight up fascism

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

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

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Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 22h

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 23h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 22h

Kind of considering putting together a few film photography classes. Either Skillshare, or something mainly online with one-on-one sessions, either virtually online, or in person if local.

General film, large format, theory, developing, scanning, post-processing, storing negatives. Lots to pass on.

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Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 22h

Our lying, self-serving, convicted felon president is a despicable human being.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump: "We're dealing with some radical left lunatics. And I just wish Charlie was here to fight us. I think the fight would've been over already. You would've had a march on the Capitol by people whose average age is about 21."

Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 22h

Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 1d

Scripture... 🐸🐸🐸

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Ah yes, the evil cabal of Antifa-billionaires and their grassroots-funded pawns are directing the largest peaceful protest in US history!

Has anyone gotten their George Soros check yet? We haven’t 😔 we keep having to buy frog costumes and make signs ourselves.

Oh, wait the Trump regime is lying???

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 2d

That the third in line for the presidency has no idea what extra-constitutional actions a president from his own party is up to is obviously grounds for removal—his or the president’s. Or both. Obviously.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

By the time you get to the point where the Transportation Secretary is complaining about political protests, you know the administration is truly scared of the public backlash.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.

…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.

…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.

The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.

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Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 2d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump in Egypt: "This country is doing very well. It has good leadership. It's nice when you say, 'How is your crime situation?' and they don't even know what you're talking about. Because if he has crime he puts it out very quickly. Some people think that's not nice, but I think it's great."

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 2d

If you're with ICE, you'd have been with the Nazis.

It's that simple.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson just defended not opening the House for another week, saying GOPers are “doing some of their best work" in their districts amid the shutdown.

Meanwhile, House Dems will all be in DC this week, holding events calling for a bipartisan solution to reopening the govt --with no GOPers here.

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Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 2d

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3d

Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:

➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC

Read/Watch: bit.ly/4nMSVl9

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 2d

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 2d

At least 20 people are unaccounted for in Kwigillingok, in the Y-K Delta as of Sunday morning, and several homes were flooded and carried away by the remnants of Typhoon Halong - the worst storm on record.

Damage is still being assessed along the coast of Western Alaska
www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...

A major storm is bringing dangerous flooding and hurricane-force winds to Western Alaska

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have already caused damaging flooding in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The storm is expected to move north and continue into Monday.

www.kyuk.org

Jo Ann Gruber @jgruberak.bsky.social · 3d

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 3d

Ahhh yes. Low income women taking government assistance to feed their children are the same as Homan accepting money from his children in exchange for a government contract...if his children are wealthy businessmen

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Vance: I’m sure that in the course of his life he has been paid more than $50,000 for services. The question is did he do something illegal.

Stephanopoulos: I’m asking if Homan accepted the $50,000

Vance: Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services? Low income women can’t get food

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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