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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings in red red Gainesville GA. Huge turn out. People have had enough.

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Tory Stephens @torystephens.bsky.social · 2d

Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says.

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...

#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills

Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says

The firm said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is probably conservative.

www.cnbc.com

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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 1d

www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n... “"I never walked into a room so silent before," Trump said. "If you want to applaud, you applaud. You can do anything you want."” Dude. They are doing what they want. NOT applauding.

Hegseth orders troops to watch his speech decrying a 'woke' military

During the speech last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lectured senior military officials on the "warrior ethos," focusing on fitness and grooming standards, and calling out "fat generals."

www.npr.org

OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... I’ll be one

Millions expected across all 50 US states to march in No Kings protests against Trump

Events scheduled in more than 2,700 locations, from small towns to large cities, aligning behind message that the US is sliding into authoritarianism

www.theguardian.com

OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta chase that endless growth!

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 3d

This is a remarkable piece. Conservative AND liberal legal scholars come out TOGETHER to condemn Trump’s compact for higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/our-...

Opinion | Our Politics Differ, But We Agree: Trump’s ‘Compact’ Violates Academic Freedom

Using federal funding to dictate who colleges admit and what faculty can say crosses a dangerous line.

www.chronicle.com

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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 2d

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 6d

Tom Paine, Common Sense
#nokings

Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.

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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · 3d

He’s right. She should be working for her constituents so do your job Mike Johnson and swear her in tomorrow! Over 800,000 Arizonans are being taxed without representation!

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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, speaker. She should be.

So swear her in, as you’re supposed to do.

Big gaslighter.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 3d

JD Vance thinks we should forget about the leaked messages of the Young Republicans, who are ages 35, 31, 29, 28, 27, 27, 24 & 24 years old.

Evidently their slurs don’t matter bc they are too young so it doesn’t count.

Hey maybe this is why so many Republicans think it’s okay to fck children?? 🤔

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 3d

$40 billion dollars is the size of the entire NIH budget.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."

Really?

Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.

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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 3d

Or even safer. Our maternal mortality rate is abysmal compared to other developed countries. www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...

Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison

U.S. policymakers and delivery system leaders could learn from international models of maternity care, including for postpartum support and workforce composition.

www.commonwealthfund.org

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 4d

Contrast this rhetoric with the GOP stance on the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 4d

This is so great. 😄

youtu.be/YZ42k83mUlk?...

Diane Keaton's Charmingly Chaotic Interview On "The Colbert Report"

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Mike Benson @mbensonster.bsky.social · 5d

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

I Am An AI Hater

I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.

anthonymoser.github.io

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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 4d

wtf Idaho? Why Idaho Schools Continue to Be Inaccessible For Students With Disabilities www.propublica.org/article/idah...

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little to Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

www.propublica.org

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 5d

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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OKSoWereDoingThis @krlelebr.bsky.social · 4d

January 6 MFer

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart: