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🎉 ZELD🅰️ 🎊 @zeldazellzelda.bsky.social · 4h

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Dr René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 1h

I almost spilled my coffee reading this gem from Rick Wilson @lincolnproject.us 🥴:

"Lara Trump's "singing" sounds like the death cries of a rabid coyote clawing at a mile-long blackboard."

💀☠️

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 13h

Shared by Maura!

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Annastasia @annastasia77.bsky.social · 1d

Men's rights do NOT vary by states, but Women's rights do!

Let that sink in a min!

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Ordinary Rendition @renderjudgment.bsky.social · 21h

I find it absolutely bizarre to say that Mills, the sitting governor of Maine, running for a Maine Senate seat currently held by a Republican, is "primary[ing]" Graham Platner, a guy whose highest elected office is, what, Bar Harbor City Council?

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 22h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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HRLady @eileenconnor.bsky.social · 17h

I took it to LinkedIn and tagged… 💪❤️

My LinkedIn post that starts with a quote from the Politico article and ends with my comments: Quote They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. End quote

WHAT?!? THOUSANDS of private messages like this?

Wow… just wow… I’m not surprised these people lost their jobs or their job offers… who would want to WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE?!? 😡

#Courage
#PeopleMatter
#YoungRepublicans
#HRProfessionals
POLITICO
New York State Young Republicans
Young Republican National Federation
U.S. House of Representatives
United States Senate

https://lnkd.in/g6a7iEks

The photo of all of the racist texts used in the article by politico

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Veganelle @veganelle.bsky.social · 16h

Something tells me this map might have certain people shaking in their little boots.

Map of No Kings protest sites for Oct 18 2025

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Nearly all the staff in the Office of Special Education have been fired as part of Trump’s sweeping layoffs.

These are the people responsible for protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and ensuring they receive an equal education.

More needless cruelty on display.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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letirod2.bsky.social @letirod2.bsky.social · 10h

...just another... now rich egg head that has lost touch with reality.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 11h

Pointing out hypocrisy is a waste of time and reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s happening and what’s at stake. Fascism is not concerned with logical consistency or argument.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 15h

Any empathy here? Of course not. He makes it all about himself. No one with a iota of empathy would ever say this. Ever. Trump has no empathy. None. Zero. A person with no empathy is, by definition, a sociopath-psychopath (ASPD). Impeach. Remove. Convict.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 11h

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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 1d

🔴 Last night, Russia bombed a hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine's 2nd biggest city (1.3M inhabitants, incl. one sixth of IDPs according to the latest figures).

Seven patients were injured, over 50 suffered from stress following the strikes. 30000 were left without power, since restored.

📸 Suspilne

A charred ambulance. rubble from a nearby building has crushed the rooftop

People clearing up debris within the hospital corridor.

A destroyed hospital room, glass shards everywhere and wooden panels already put up where the window used to be.

People clearing up debris in the hospital corridor

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

If you can’t sell your soybeans because of Trump’s tariffs after Argentina stepped in and took your customers, you can take solace that the guy you voted for also just gave $20 billion of your tax dollars to the country that is bankrupting you.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

"George has continued criticizing the president and figures of his administration, including Stephen Miller (during her appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast, Kellyanne described the Millers as some of her 'best friends' in the current administration)."

www.thedailybeast.com/kellyanne-co...

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Rosegarden54 @rosegarden54.bsky.social · 14h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Bailing out Bessent’s billionaire friends on Wall Street from their bad investments is much more important.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

THIS 👇 is how it's done!

The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 1d

🚨BEST TROLL EVER!!

Our guts still hurt!! 🤣

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Dee 🌺 🐝 @deepardo.bsky.social · 11h

I don't like to body shame because I know lovely, kind people who are overweight. But these disgusting mf'ers make me nauseous 🤢

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs; the [Willamette River] shall swarm with frogs which shall come up into your house...

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Victims are not faceless. Toddler Jean Stolowicz was deported on Oct. 10, 1943, from Drancy to Auschwitz, where he was gassed after the selection.

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