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Wallace, J. @littletownjane.bsky.social · 2h

At this point the entire party is nothing more than a rolling conspiracy to deny civil rights, and protect pedophiles.

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5h

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 6h

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

Again, we are in a moment where the U.S. government appears to be claiming the authority to kill anyone involved with the drug trade, without any warning or due process.

That potentially includes a LOT of Americans.

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2h

Another lethal strike, this time allegedly against a vessel affiliated with the ELN.

And no, the ELN is not like al Qaeda.

The ELN has not attacked the United States like AQ did on 9/11.

And Congress has not authorized the use of force.

On October 17th, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a Designated Terrorist Organization, that was operating in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.

The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics. There were three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel during the strike—which was conducted in international waters. All three terrorists were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed in this strike.

These cartels are the Al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere, using violence, murder and terrorism to impose their will, threaten our national security and poison our people. The United States military will treat these organizations like the terrorists they are—they will be hunted, and killed, just like Al Qaeda.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

A Border Patrol agent in Round Lake Beach on the morning of Friday 10/18 tells the person filming his license plate, "we change plates out every day."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

He’s right!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

The Peace President threatens to invade a country he whose name he can’t spell.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

Answer: No

Caine had started the work to become recertified months ago. However, in the last few days, he fit in simulator and flight training at Andrews between meeting with the Ukrainians during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s White House visit and spending hours on Friday and Saturday in communication with U.S. military officials as the Pentagon hurriedly determined what should be done with survivors of the strike against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, according to two people familiar with the flights and simulator work.

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3h

Editor1: How should we handle kinda demented behavior from the leader of the free world, styling himself as a king dumping shit on his detractors?

Editor2: Mild bemusement?

Editor1: See that’s why you have the CSJ degree

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 6h

In one video the president shared on social media, Trump wears a crown and flies a fighter jet with "King Trump" written on it.

Trump jabs 'No Kings' protesters with AI videos of himself wearing crown

In one video the president shared on social media, Trump wears a crown and flies a fighter jet with "King Trump" written on it.

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Stopped at Office Depot. Had to wait in line behind five other middle-aged people buying poster board and markers.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

NEWS: Trump lashes out at Colombian President Gustavo Petro after Petro accused the U.S. of killing a Colombian fisherman in a military strike in the Caribbean. Trump calls Petro “an illegal drug leader” and threatens Colombia.

Screenshot of a Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump). The post reads:

“President Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, is an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs, in big and small fields, all over Colombia. It has become the biggest business in Colombia, by far, and Petro does nothing to stop it, despite large scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long term rip off of America. AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLOMBIA. The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc. Petro, a low rated and very unpopular leader, with a fresh mouth toward America, better close up these killing fields immediately, or the United States will close them up for him, and it won’t be done nicely. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President Donald J. Trump”

Below the post, it shows: 520 ReTruths and 1.76k Likes, dated 10/19/25, 6:58 AM.

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

The brand new GOP position this morning, apparently, is that old white people suck. I kid you not. #NoKings

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

This can’t be said often enough: Trump is selling out his most loyal voting block while bailing out somebody else’s.

📍Keep an eye on this: Trump’s intentionally sabotaging U.S. farmers. His billionaire buddies will benefit by acquiring their land on the cheap.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Johnson sputtering that it's no big deal that he hasn't sworn in Grivalja yet, it's such a small stupid thing, why are you people still asking about it, I can do it anytime, but no, I'm not going to do it now, or later, or anytime soon, there's no big deal here, shut up, stop asking about it

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 1d

just picked up a cheap Scion xB with a bad engine. Miles are reletively low, because the previous owner was sold a “for life” oil change and was told she was not to change the oil for 150,000 miles, or 15 years.

The car made it to 124k miles before it threw a rod.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."

(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

FOX: “You were convicted of identifying theft, wire fraud - misusing campaign funds… why shouldn’t you have served out your full term?”

SANTOS: “I don’t want to try to rehash the past...” 🤔

A fraudster @RepTimBurchett proudly defends. But law and order right? 🙃

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Warnock: We should all be deeply concerned about an American president. who stood in front of our military and said that the real concern is the enemy within They are trying to divide us so that they might rule us, but we join united with one voice

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Lloyd @leonardlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20h

"I hear very few people are gonna be there" -- Donald Trump, 10/15/25

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 19h

@gtconway.bsky.social: "I was out in Arlington, VA for the march with my corgi Clyde...Just in case we ran into Tom Homan, I had a bag of cash."

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 19h

A police officer just drive his cruiser through the crowd and knocked over a protester—injuring him. Chaos here while they try to get him in a waiting car to get him to the hospital

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 20h

Our recent poll found that women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average. Nearly 80 percent of Gen Z women want abortion to be legal and seven in 10 want gender-affirming care to be accessible for trans adults.

Gen Z women are the most liberal group in the country

On issues like abortion and gender-affirming care, women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average.

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