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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 13h

Trump is still AWOL, the Republican House is still on vacation, and more Rhode Islanders are seeing a spike in health insurance premiums – in this case by $1,641 a MONTH.

No one can afford Republicans’ cruelty. Time for them to come back to work.

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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 3h

New Deal

Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 3h

This is little different than the Spanish Flu….yet 15 years later we has the Nea Deal

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 5h

Let's be very clear: Donald Trump's Justice Department is not just going after @katmabu.bsky.social.

Trump is going against the youth movement that will kick his ass in the midterms and destroy MAGA for good.

Kat is fighting for all of us. We need to fight for her.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests

Abughazaleh called the charges "yet another attempt by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish those who dare to speak up."

www.nbcnews.com

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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 4h

And documenting worldwide radiation

Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 4h

I want one.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8h

What in the actual hell?

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked

Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 8h

Word 👇👇

News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 8h

“I’m kind of shocked because our country is built on a free press,” a city council member said. “If the press can’t access immigration hearings at a time like this, then the press isn’t free.” tinyurl.com/ye5avuc3

Local immigration court ousts reporters from hearings

Federal officials ordered two reporters out of immigration court and barred them from observing future proceedings until they get permission from the Trump administration.

tinyurl.com

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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 20h

Accountability matters!

Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 1d

NEW: Gregory Bovino is facing the consequences for violating our court order protecting Illinois protesters & press. Now, he must personally report to her at the courthouse every day — a crucial step in defending the First Amendment. Read Federal judge Sara L. Ellis' rebuke of CBP's top official ⬇️

Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Retired U.S. Army Major General Randy Manner: "The deployments we’re currently seeing inside American cities…are not only un-American and wrong, they’re being done at the expense of our young men and women in uniform."

newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/i-helped-l...

I helped lead the National Guard. Troops don’t belong in our cities.

We must not permit this gross misuse of the military to be normalized.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Republican Governors want to force feed the rotten, fascist, disgusting politics of TurningPoint USA to students in their states.

We won't let them. @votersoftomorrow.org is working to set up chapters in Florida, Oklahoma, and Indiana to actually educate students and fight back against TPUSA.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Union Pacific wants Trump's regulators to approve its $72B buyout of Norfolk Southern — a mega-deal that would stifle competition, raise costs, and hurt workers.

Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom.

Gee, I wonder why?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION

(not a typo)

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Expect this to keep happening from the Washington Post editorial board now that Bezos has his handpicked editor fully in place.

www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

www.npr.org

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Eric is a Missouri congressman.

He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.

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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 2d

This is what we need — US guardsmen and military people standing up for the rule of law!

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2d

Two Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors."

2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"

Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.

A tweet from Robert Reich states:
“The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?”

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

If Virginia Dems lose their legislative majority in 9 days, here’s just one consequence: they won’t be able to advance a constitutional amendment later to restore voting rights.

What that means? The state’s LIFETIME disenfranchisement rules will stay.

boltsmag.org/virginia-adv...

Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated. - Bolts

Alonzo Bland Jr., of Richmond, did everything the state asked of him following his felony conviction: He served time in state prison, completed a term of probation upon release, and... Read More

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

If this ballot measure passes in 9 days in Maine, it will upend the rules of elections in that state in the future — starting, you know it, with next year’s Senate race.

It was pushed by a conservative organization that is aiming to shift the state to a GOP majority.

boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts

Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.

boltsmag.org

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.

The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.

Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

Yes...the problem isn’t success...it’s the system...that rigs the scoreboard.

When billionaires write the tax code ...through lobbyists...capitalism stops being competition and becomes feudalism...with better branding. Tax fairness isn’t punishment...it’s maintenance.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 3d

Meet Andrew “Mac” Warner, the former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest. Now, he’s playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the DOJ to investigate the vote.
https://bit.ly/4ogXcgI

The DOJ Lawyer and Hardcore Election Denier Probing 2020