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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 51m

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 35m

I understand why she is gassing him up like this. The Maduro regime is one of the few regimes in the world even less competent and humane than the Trump regime, and Machado is desperate to overthrow it at any cost, and to avoid a rapprochement between Trump and Maduro.

Still incredibly gross tho.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Lawrence Connolly @lawrenceconnolly.bsky.social · 3h

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

Trump will just have to keep murdering fishermen until you stupid jerks give him the peace prize

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4h

This is truly BONKERS.

Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 4h

The NYC Department of Correction is extremely serious about projecting an image of reform, lawfulness, and considered, sober judgment these days, so it has decided to rename its Lower Manhattan jail complex after... multiply disgraced criminal Bernie Kerik.

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Adams Administration Quietly Renames the Tombs for Disgraced Criminal Bernard Kerik

The Lower Manhattan jail facility briefly bore Kerik's name once before, until he was convicted of corruption.

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 5h

Hizzoner delivers a pretty remarkable broadside against the press, claiming it was responsible for killing his reelection after a subway crime press conference, singling out reporters. We chased him out of the station.
Me: “Would you take the upgrades again?”
Adams: “I’m so glad your back”

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Ravin BOO!dram 👻 🎃 - FREE ŁINK @rvbdrm.com · 4h

Have any democrats said anything about Trump’s Antifa terrorism witch-hunt?

Because they’re not going after, “far leftists.” They’re targeting liberal organizations like Indivisible, and Open Society Foundations. They’re going to go after ActBlue too.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5h

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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Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social · 7h

If you’ve never been to a big protest like No Kings before: It feels great to be part of a big gathering of people who want to change things. It sparks joy, and resolve for the long fight ahead. Sometimes there are dance parties. You could be the one who starts the dance party! Just show up!

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 8h

If you can show up on October 18, you should. The country is shifting. The battleship is turning. And while, yes, usually mass street protests don't do much, there are exceptions.

And sometimes those exceptions go down in history.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

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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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 6h

STUPID LOSER DONALD TRUMP DIDN'T WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND MANY ARE SAYING TO ME "SIR! SIR! THIS MIGHT BE YOUR FINEST PIECE OF WRITING EVER! HOW DID YOU KNOW IN WHAT ORDER TO PUT ALL THOSE WORDS? SIR!" THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY VERY POWERFUL POST, WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE: bit.ly/439TU6z

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seriously, fuck that guy.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 6h

what

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 6h

The last time the House of Representatives took a vote was Sept. 19th. This makes a whole month (and counting!) Johnson is closing the chamber because he's afraid of what's in the Epstein files.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 6h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 6h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, sure, let's have Qatar set up its military bases on American soil--because we're all about America First, amirite?

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 7h

Did the FBI find photographs of Trump in Epstein’s files?

The answer was not no.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 7h

ICE official testifies that DHS “prematurely” sent Abrego Garcia a notice that he would be removed to Ghana.

Just this morning, Ghana’s foreign minister wrote on X that the country had “directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities” that Abrego cannot be deported there.

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S
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X.com
Ghana is not accepting Abrego Garcia.
He cannot be deported to Ghana.
This has been directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities.
In my interactions with US officials, I made clear that our understanding to accept a limited number of non-criminal West Africans, purely on the grounds of African solidarity and humanitarian principles would not be expanded.
Ghana strongly objects to these misleading media reports.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11h

News footage from Portland shows a calm, tranquil city. But an AI video that Stephen Miller texted to Donald Trump shows the city as a burning hellhole. The truth may lie somewhere in between.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 7h

He's literally speaking out against the idea of representation for the American people and saying we have a corrupt SCOTUS that does what we want. Just saying it all out loud

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 7h

This story, and others like it every single day in America, give me a murderous rage.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 8h

Theyre not gearing up for a crackdown. They want to suppress turnout because large protests signal the unpopularity of Trump.

Streisand Signal much?

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 9h

This sounds like they're gearing up for a violent crackdown. The talking points obviously went out.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

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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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 21h

Wait. He sat on this shit for how long??

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 21h

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

trib.al

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 10h

This is the way.

Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 10h

MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

Ha! I love this headline in TIME.

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