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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 7h

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

www.huffpost.com

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50501 Sacramento @50501sacramento.bsky.social · 5h

Weekly Wednesday Protest!
OCTOBER 22nd
11:30 am to 1 pm
15th and L Streets, near the Capitol Rose Garden.

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 4h

The brown liquid was shit, NYT. Stop whitewashing this potus

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 6h

I have never seen such a perfect image

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 5h

They called Newsom’s I-5 closure an overreaction.
Then a live shell exploded and hit law enforcement vehicles — on the closed highway.
Reckless wasn’t the closure. It was firing artillery over a freeway.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u... #BlueSky #NewsSky

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11h

President Trump calls Colombian President Petro an "illegal drug leader" and announces an end to U.S. aid to the country. (This post corrects an earlier post that incorrectly quoted President Trump calling President Petro an "illegal drug dealer.")

Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country

President Donald Trump says he'll slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production.

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 1d

If showing up in community today felt great, imagine how cool it would be to always be working on building new worlds & resisting fascism!

Wherever you are, there’s probably projects to plug into. If there isn’t, you can get together with some friends or even just by yourself & start doing things.

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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 13h

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Brett Hansen @brett73.bsky.social · 1d

I was camping in Manistee National Forest today, but still,
#NoKings

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h

A mere 19 months ago, Trump’s net worth was $2.6B, and he owed hundreds of millions in civil penalties. Today, Trump is worth $7.1B, and most of the civil penalties have been tossed out.

Presidential politics is by far the most lucrative business venture of Trump’s career. trib.al/XjAdogE

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13h

Say it with me: butthurt is an emotion. Guys who spend their lives butthurt are emotional.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 14h

if the president does something so awful it would be indecent to describe and ask about then you very obviously need to describe and ask about it, thats the entire job

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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 1d

Folks are asking what to do about the One Special Boy's AI vids and whether they should share them:

MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.

This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

At this point, if you're interviewing a Republican about the president's latest transgression and you *don't* have the video or post or whatever cued up and ready to show them when they pretend they haven't seen it yet -- I'm just going to assume you're in on the con yourself.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

“You have been asleep since November,” said Frog.

“Well then,” said Toad, “a little more sleep will not hurt me.”

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Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 1d

Texts from today "are you by the ghostbusters with the banana in the middle?" "I'm to the east. A dinosaur just walked by"

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🕯️ Crowley Rae Jepsen 🕯️ @mags.colvett.online · 1d

Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

We showed out y'all.

Source unknown but its an aerial shot of the Missoula No Kings rally.

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 1d

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

OPERATION INFLATION

www.operationinflation.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Just when I’m on the verge of giving up on humanity, people have the nerve to go out there and be creative, funny, brave, and beautiful.

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 1d

Nice to hear John is feeling neglected. We can fix that! (801) 524-4380

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 1d

San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Saturday morning

🎥 [@marcus_aureliuz + @thurber_shots / Instagram]

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 1d

We can fix that, John.

(801) 524-4380

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 1d

(801) 524-4380

The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 1d

Sen. John Curtis said that he hasn't heard from nearly as many constituents about issues during this government shutdown compared to previous closures.

Government shutdown may last a long time, GOP Sen. John Curtis says. Here’s why.

Sen. John Curtis said that he hasn't heard from nearly as many constituents about issues during this government shutdown compared to previous closures.

www.sltrib.com

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mycena39.bsky.social @mycena39.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings protest in Gustavus Alaska today with over 90 people! A great turnout for our little town despite the rain.

#NoKings, #Alaska

Gustavus Alaska Protest Oct. 18 No Kings

Gustavus Alaska protest No Kings Oct. 18

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