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NPR @npr.org · 4h

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer’s death. She described the online mob that got her fired as “state-sponsored censorship."

She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 4h

Probably the proof they need to get their paycheck.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Boehlert Media Busters @mediabusters6.bsky.social · 5h

#TrumpGOPShutdown
Bravo Rep Val Hoyle (D-OR) for calling out Mike "Pinocchio" Johnson
“DO YOUR FUCKING JOB!”
Her son is a paramedic who warns people who need medication to live are going to DIE
GOP does not give a damn about US
www.instagram.com/reel/DPmzWQ-...
#StopTheTrumpEpsteinCoverUp

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 4h

OMG she's basing her question on that idiot? What a lazy approach for someone claiming to be a journalist. You always verify and it's obvious she didn't. @msnbc.com really needs to do better.

DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 4h

I've heard their argument is that Lake Michigan is the border excuse they're using. I know, laughable.

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 5h

It's virtually impossible for someone making $600,000 to qualify for a tax credit and she knows that. Their premium would have to be over $4,000/month to qualify. That does not exist on the exchanges. She just needed a talking point and it was a bad one. That's what she excels at.

DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 5h

Her question was a red herring. It's virtually impossible for someone making $600k to get a tax credit, their premium would have to be over $4,000/month in order to qualify. That's what she does. Always has.

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 5h

It's not happening & she knows it. To receive tax credit, you have to make between 100% and 400% of the Federal Poverty line OR your premiums cost more than 8.5% of your income. For someone making $600,000, that would be $4,250/month premium. This is a non-starter.

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 5h

Tried watching The Weekend, Jackie Alemany continues to support the Republican "viewpoint". Bringing up Republican talking points on the ACA about people making $600,000 being eligible for tax credits is a red herring. I really wish they would just give Jonathan Capehart the morning slot.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Indivisible Upper Cumberland TN @indivisibleuc.bsky.social · 23h

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 22h

Anyone else think it's time to change the grand jury system? It's becoming apparent it's way too easy to mess with people's lives based on very little "evidence" that's presented in a completely biased way.

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 1d

The article you posted is about bring Qatari troops to the U.S. to learn to fly F-15's. It's not about building a Qatari air base on U.S. soil. That's a huge difference.

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Diaper Diplomacy Unofficial Mirror @diaperdiplomacy-m.bsky.social · 1d

“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem threatens to double down on Portland & Chicago

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 1d

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 1d

The brave Secretary of War who had US service members literally rolling out the red carpet for Putin will now have them cleaning toilets on a Qatari Airforce base in Idaho. You think operational maintenance and housekeeping isn’t part of the deal Kushner cut? America First, baby.

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Center for Science in the Public Interest @cspinet.org · 1d

Most government services have ceased. If the shutdown lasts beyond October 31st, states will be forced to make difficult decisions about important food programs. Tell Congress to work together to end the shutdown!

https://act.cspi.org/a/nutrition-programs-food-safety-are-under-threat

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 1d

This just doubles my resolve to be at my local No Kings protest. He's had it??? Doesn't even come close to how disgusted I am with him and his fake attitude.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

What a despicable little man who is lying through his teeth to try to incite violence against Americans who will be peacefully assembling to protest the Trump regime’s anti-democratic rule.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

It says "Tuesday" but to clarify, the message sent and received is that they are cancelling all votes for the whole week next week

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

They’re now publicly threatening a military crackdown of the No Kings protest.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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