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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h

A Chinese coast guard ship used a powerful water cannon on Sunday then rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government vessel off an island inhabited by Filipinos in the disputed South China Sea, said the Philippine coast guard.

Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea

A Chinese coast guard ship has used a powerful water cannon and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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M Carbone @ladolcevitaone.bsky.social · 4h

❗️❗️Record Scratch❗️❗️❗️
Trump forgot who was president on January 6th. The dementia is strong today.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

Like he is saying here that he can’t even be trusted to uphold *his own side* of the bargain, let alone the other party’s.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

So this is the difficulty. Not just how do we get to a deal, but how do we get to a deal we trust will be honored when Johnson is here *promising* to let Trump impound and take back whatever he wants from what they pass?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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Cindy's dog Bea 💠🐾🗽🖌️🇺🇲 @cmillichamp.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe we don't give billionaires big ass tax cuts?

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

So this is the difficulty. Not just how do we get to a deal, but how do we get to a deal we trust will be honored when Johnson is here *promising* to let Trump impound and take back whatever he wants from what they pass?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 21h

They must be exhausted.

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 9h

Halloween decorations are up!

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 12h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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M Carbone @ladolcevitaone.bsky.social · 9h

And volunteer to work the polls!

Gary Gehman @glgehman.bsky.social · 14h

All you peacenik liberals wringing hands over what to do: Yes, of course, vote. It's your primary responsibility as a citizen.

But now more than ever, fulfill your second civic responsibility: Serve on juries. Never has it been more imperative to thwart rogue injustice.

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 10h

Bondi is hit w/ a formal complaint by ~70 law profs, attys, & 2 ex FL Supreme Court justices, filed w/ the FL Bar. They accused her of "serious professional misconduct" for firing the lead prosecutor in a critical case, for *criticizing Trump in 2017*.
#ProudBlue www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Bondi’s firing of federal prosecutor in Miami threatened to derail big Medicare fraud trial

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a Miami federal prosecutor for criticizing President Trump on his blog when he was in private practice.

www.miamiherald.com

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 9h

Click on the link. Scroll down a bit to the tweet from Bernie. Watch the short video.

Hope! Joy! =fingers crossed=

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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 10h

Bernie Sanders Hits Back At Speaker Johnson Calling Upcoming Protest The ‘Hate America’ Rally

Sen. Bernie Sanders hit back at Mike Johnson's sarcastic renaming of the upcoming "No Kings" rally to the "hate America" rally with a sharp video rebuke The post Bernie Sanders Hits Back At Speaker Johnson Calling Upcoming Protest The ‘Hate America’ Rally first appeared on Mediaite.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 12h

7th Circuit Court of Appeals has also just denied deployment of National Guard into Illinois

Trump can still federalize the Guard & will take it to SCOTUS

Will they let him send troops into Chicago or protect the 1st Amendment?

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE agents shooting an unarmed priest feels like a metaphor.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 11h

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 17h

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

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C Olsen (anti MAGA, young at heart senior citizen) @colsen54.bsky.social · 10h

This!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

Nice recap

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12h

Spoke in Carroll, Iowa today. I met up with Catelyn Drey who recently flipped a red senate seat blue.

Rural Democrats are here...we’ve always been here.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

Republicans declare themselves patriots, then turn around and block the paychecks of the men and women who defend America.

And what’s really wild, some of those same troops keep voting red while getting screwed over again and again.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h

A federal appeals court partially reinstated Trump’s authority over the Illinois National Guard, while maintaining restrictions that prevent him from deploying troops within the state.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Keep Control of Illinois National Guard but Bars Deployment