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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 11h

When Democrats retake the Executive, it will be time to salt the damned earth wherever Republicans are.

CREW @citizensforethics.org · 13h

It's hard to overstate how alarming NY AG Letitia James's reported indictment is.

This is the second time in weeks that a political opponent of Trump has been indicted, at his urging, against the advice of career prosecutors and Trump's own appointees. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Justice Department indicts N.Y. attorney general

Justice Department wins indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of committing mortgage fraud in 2023.

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 12h

Fetterman has been essentially a loss ever since his stroke.

Republicans have completely lost sight of national security. They’re cannot be trusted with, or to oversee, the United States military.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social, who studies & writes about Antifascism,Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

By the time he & his family reached the gate, their tickets were cancelled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n... flagrantly & appallingly lawless. Hope he & his family are ok.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17h

Trump's dictatorship is time for making moral choices

I talked to the top climate scientist, Penn's Michael Mann, about his great new book - and why he sacrificed a key university post in order to keep speaking the truth against anti-science lies

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 17h

The *timing* of Democrats’ fight to preserve health insurance credits under the Affordable Care Act, and Medicare, is critical.
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Dem slams GOP for rushing billionaires' tax cuts, but stalling on health care

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 17h

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America’s Playbook Against Tyranny

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 17h

What puerile nonsense from the @nytimes.com, excusing and sweeping under the rug an actual reveal by Stephen Miller that he - and Trump - believes Trump has dictatorial power and plans to use it to sic the military on Americans Trump and Miller deem to be enemies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/b...

Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracy Theories Started Flying.

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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 1d

Useful comparison

A graphic showing the enormous improvements since the launch of the original Nissan Leaf 14 years ago the new one goes four times further charges three times faster has two times more power and is 36% cheaper than the original

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 20h

High praise for a simple ceasefire, the kind that come and go between Israel and Palestine like a brief winter rainstorm.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Sen. Daines: "I'm reminded, those words of 'blessed are the peacemakers,' those are the words spoken by Christ in northern Israel over 2,000 years ago. And President Trump has blessed the world with his peacemaking ability."

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Catherine P. Henry @catherine-p-henry.bsky.social · 1d

In this video Dr. Timothy Snyder compares the rise of Stephen Miller and Stalin and their use of non-existent conspiracies to rise to power. Snyder is an expert on Russia, Eastern Europe, and the Holocaust. He recently relocated from Yale to Canada. The video is short, but listen a few times.

Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)

Cause for concern

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Lol - Fox “News” is busted.

Froggles 🇨🇦 @froggles42.bsky.social · 1d

The actor playing the role of *insert bogus terrorist here* has been exposed:

Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans aren’t against vote by mail because they think it’s conducive to voter fraud.

They’re against vote by mail because it helps Democrats vote, and win elections.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

You can hear them talk about this around minute 24 of this podcast. For context, Republicans have long hoped to end vote by mail in Oregon because they (wrongly) think it's conducive to voter fraud. These two know that voters will never get rid of it, so....
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Ep. 18: September to Remember

Podcast Episode · Kerry McQuisten's Common Sense Sanctuary · 10/07/2025 · 44m

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

“Plenary authority” = Dictatorial power. Think Hitler or Stalin.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump Betrays American Farmers

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Dinesh doesn’t realize he’s part of the freak show. Not sure if he’s the farmer or the sheep, though.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

This is a real post from Dinesh D'Souza. 🥴

Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

They are SO close to getting it.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Ultimate Guitar Tabs used to be a cool app where people could upload their own tabs. Now it’s
strictly fee-for-service and basically worthless because of it.

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

💯% on 🎯.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats Must Abandon the Moderate Messaging of The White Dude Data Complex

Democrats have their lowest favorability rating since 1994, & still believe they can be "Republican-lite" & win elections by ignoring a progressive, anti-oligarchy message. They're wrong.

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Honest to God, Dem leadership in the House should just hold a public ceremony where they explain what Mike Johnson is doing, and why, and SWEAR HER IN THEMSELVES. Then announce they have enough signatures for the discharge petition.

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans desperately want to make your health care more expensive. Here’s an explainer that shows how they do it.
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Why is the government shut down right now? How much will my health ins go up without ACA credits?

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi is a lying dirtbag who is covering up a felony for a Trump political appointee.
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Trump Ally Caught Selling Influence

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike Johnson humiliated on Meet the Press. 😂 #shorts

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Lawrence Graham @lawrencegraham.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Voter Genocide has arrived.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."