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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 8h

Who are these ICE agents? Who are these masked federal agents acting like the dictator’s cruel, lawless thugs? No really, who are they? We took a deep dive. Have a read.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

Who Is ICE?

That’s the problem—we don’t know.

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 6h

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

How. Do. You. Stop. Fascism?

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

Q: "How many layoffs have you authorized?"

Trump: "A lot. It will be Democrat oriented...They should be Democrat oriented. It will be a lot and we'll announce the numbers over the next couple of days, but it will be a lot of people...Many of them will be fired."

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 3h

Pastry as an object lesson…

Dedication, precision, perseverance lead to eventual success even in the face of setbacks and despair. Whether in baking or political activism.

And the recipe for this cinnamon nut swirl coffee cake.

@contrariannews.org

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Cinnamon Nut Roll Coffee Cake

An object lesson

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Ann 🦋 📎 @annokla.bsky.social · 8h

MTG is up for reelection enough said.

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 8h

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troll the 💩out of trump and his fascist administration. This is the way you get back at a bully and narcissistic moron. Come on people, exercise your #1stamendment right. You can do it.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 8h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 12h

#UnmaskICE
Keep filming! And keep talking!

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Angry Superman @angrysuperman.bsky.social · 20h

So tired of seeing people post this image, it's been debunked like over a year ago. I hate them all, but doing this, does nothing to help the cause against them. Don't misinform and lie like they ALWAYS do.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 10h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Just an old guy. @dragonmantis.bsky.social · 10h

The worst part is hearing people say they voted for him because of all of the good things he did in his first term..

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Grab the popcorn.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 8h

2025 is full of moments like this - learning about some awesomely good and important thing the government did that this evil administration is killing

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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yolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 1d

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 9h

Not Something She Should Be
Doing At All….

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 8h

Vaccines for me, not for thee.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 8h

by Roger Excoffon

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 8h

Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial

John McQuaid @johnmcquaid.bsky.social · 8h

“Trump moves boldly forward” (a headline we’ve been seeing for months already) seems like a serious misreading of the current political situation
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear

Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

Riiiiight. And Donald Trump is 224 pounds.

Tweet from Right Angle News Network reads: “BREAKING - FBI Director Kash Patel has just revealed that nearly 5% of Chicago’s 2.5 million residents, approximately 110,000 people, are active gang members.” Below, Kash Patel appears on Fox News’s Hannity with an on-screen caption: “FBI Director Patel on his visit to Chicago.”

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Craig Reynolds @craigreynolds.bsky.social · 3d

Saigon 1968, Chicago 2025.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 11h

🫡 I'll be there in Daytona Beach Florida!

October 18! 🚫 👑 !

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 9h

Friday night Tequila tweet: I’m so fucking sick of how divisive Trump & his people are. Here she is, using her official government office for political/partisan purposes. To trash Democrats. It’s wrong, it’s illegal, & it’s a really shitty thing to do. I’m fucking sick of them trying to divide us.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10h

Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials

The World’s Chip Supply Chain Is Bracing for Fallout From China’s Rare-Earth Curbs

Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from an escalating trade war, after China imposed curbs on rare-earth mineral exports and the US responded with additional tariffs and restrictions on software sales to the Asian nation.

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