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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 15h

The museums are being shutdown.
Are we great yet?
Everyone’s being fired.
Are we great yet?
Food is rotting in our fields.
Are we great yet?
The market’s crashing greatly.
Diseases are now running rampant.
At what point aren’t we great?
Our military’s in line at food banks.
So super great.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 17h

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 11h

We are being terrorized by these lunatics who have been unleashed by the lunatic-in-chief. This is unacceptable-- they and he must be stopped.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 15h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

Make your plans to attend a #NoKings event on Saturday, October 18th. Millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.

Please join in! You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 1d

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

There are more of us than there are of them—and we know our right to assemble peacefully and protest. I’m counting on my fellow Americans to prove that at the No Kings protest on Oct. 18.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

The Democratic Attorneys General Association established a Legal Defense Fund for exactly this moment: when its members — including AG Tish James—are targeted by the Trump administration for political prosecution.

Donate here.

Donate to DAGA's Legal Defense Fund

The Democratic Attorneys General Association has launched a defense fund to help defend Democratic attorneys general and their staff who are targeted for political retribution by the Trump administrat...

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

We're doomed.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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:

Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously- who do we need to voice concerns to, @marcelias.bsky.social ??

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

This is ridiculous. #gop Congresspeople should be fired for not showing up to do their jobs! Certainly they should not be paid. #gopshutdown

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson just declared the House will remain in recess all next week. This will mark a full month off; the chamber has not been in session since September 19.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Clearly the felon is not the President of all Americans. Sounds like an impeachable offense, and yet no one seems interested in stopping this insanity. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Where is your concern over the judges who your rhetoric has endangered, #agbondi? your felon leader threatens American citizens every day. Stand up for them!

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Dorian @flvillager.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

Reshare. Judiciary Dems

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

@jaketapper.bsky.social doesn't seem concerned at all. Funny how every little misstep from Biden was book worthy for him. And you, @sanjaygupta.bsky.social ?? Serious double standards from you both. 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN does a segment on Trump's health issues, including photos of his drooping face and discolored hand

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump.

If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

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