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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 3h

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The Portland protest frogs are multiplying

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 3h

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Ruhle: Markets have worst day since 'Liberation Day'

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 3h

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Instead of working to reopen the government, House Republicans are taking their 4th week of vacation

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 3h

Trump vowed to make permanent cuts to federal programs he called "Democrat programs," specifically naming the ACA, Medicaid, SNAP, gun violence prevention, and housing assistance. He also threatened mass layoffs of federal workers from what he termed "Democrat agencies."
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BREAKING: White House says thousands of federal workers expected to be laid off

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 4h

Ret. Gen. Ben Hodges: “I have always believed that Ukraine was going to win this war and that Russia was moving towards trouble.”
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Ben Hodges: Russian Collapse Is Coming. They’re Bleeding Out Fast And Their Time Is Running Out

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 18h

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Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM

Apparent error provides another glimpse into radically reshaped Justice Department under Trump’s command

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 18h

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Russia's 'Dutch Disease' Just Became Fatal

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 21h

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Epstein haunts Trump: Ari Melber on jail death, Bondi's ENEMIES LIST & new case on GOP's Bolton

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

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Why Are They Pretending Major Cities Are War Zones? | Explainer

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

Katie Phang breaks down the indictment, the fatal flaws in the government’s claims, and why the continued weaponization of the criminal justice system by Convicted Felon Donald Trump will just blow up in his face.
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Letitia James STRIKES BACK At Trump DOJ After Shady INDICTMENT

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

Duty to Disobey - Veterans Rally: Veterans held a rally and press conference at Portland City Hall on October 5, 2025, directly challenging the Trump administration's characterization of Portland as a "war zone."
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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

US stock indexes, including the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq, experienced a sharp decline on Friday, October 10, 2025. The selloff was triggered by President Trump's threat of "massive" tariffs on Chinese goods, which reignited fears of an escalating trade war.
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Wall Street drops to its worst day since April after Trump's threats of tariffs shatter its calm

A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs higher on China.

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

Working Democratic reps searching for Republicans at the workplace. lol
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Any Republicans here???

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump Presents a Real Political Problem for a Lot of Republicans | Explainer

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

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“Do Your Damn Job!” – Union Leader Blasts Trump Over Shutdown Chaos | AC1G

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Elias: I understand the anxiety and skepticism that people have towards the Supreme Court, but we cannot go into this term believing that all is lost. We have to insist that the Supreme Court do its job. We have to insist that the justices apply the law.”
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Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

And we're not slowing down.

Join us: ACLU.org

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Take notice, the ACLU is hard at work…

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 1d

Lessons from Portland. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Portland's Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump

The president wants us to be afraid. These activists are clowning him instead.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

MIT has rejected Fat Satan’s blackmail, making it the first university not to bend the knee.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

"With alarming regularity, the Trump administration points to imaginary extraordinary conditions as a predicate for extraordinary powers."

I wrote that in June

might be one of the most evergreen things I've ever written

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · Aug 11

since Trump is instructing federal law enforcement to besiege D.C. bc of purported crime reasons, let's review this piece I wrote in June about how he keeps trying to legally justify his fascist bullshit by pointing to nonexistent 'emergencies'

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Trump Is Inventing Legal Emergencies to Make Himself More Powerful

The White House’s response to protests of ICE raids in Los Angeles is stretching statutory language to the breaking point.

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 2d

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump's DHS shooting an American citizen.
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Trump's DHS SHOOTS US Citizen: Story IS COLLAPSING

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 2d

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What *Will* Bondi Answer?

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Philippians 4:8 @phil4-8.bsky.social · 2d

Matthew 12:34 (ESV): "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks".

Stephen Miller: "Under Title 10 of the US code, the president has plenary authority [a power that is full, complete, and wide-ranging, often with few or no practical limitations], …(Ooops!!!🫢)”
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Stephen Miller Goes Completely Mute On Live TV. Here's Why

YouTube video by Dr Russell Razzaque

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 2d

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This is The Sinister Reason for Trump's Shutdown | The Daily Beast Podcast

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JuanPascual @jnpscl.bsky.social · 2d

Mayor Bruce Harrell, joined by Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Director Hamdi Mohamed and community leaders, signed two Executive Orders focused on preparedness and coordination in the event of unilateral troop deployment and protecting immigrant communities.
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Mayor signs executive orders to protect Seattle communities from unlawful federal troop deployment

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