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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 1h

In a more perfect world, yes.

Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 1h

Trump is a small-fry bully to the Chinese. He has no chance to win against them, and the USA is the real loser.

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 1h

And note:

Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 1h

Let's flood our cities with peaceful protests. No Kings!

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 2h

Just to be clear, racist dog murderer Kristi Noem once accused President Biden of trying to federalize the National Guard which is EXACTLY what the totalitarian orange felon is doing by making them his personal army to instill chaos and promote fear/violence. Fuck fascism.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

According to the victim's attorney, the body camera captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good”
trib.al/KhKsfSb

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 5h

See you there!

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h

Wow.

Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 8h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

They're widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is Democrats' chance to shock us for a change. trib.al/Q2qOAIZ

Trump isn’t popular; the Republican Party isn’t popular; doubling the healthcare premiums for millions of people isn’t very popular, either.

For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave

They’re widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is their chance to shock us for a change.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 6h

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday.
https://to.pbs.org/473hVNY

Appeals court rules U.S. troops Trump sent to Illinois can stay, but can’t be deployed for now

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals ...

www.pbs.org

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

"Forty-two judges went so far as to say that the Supreme Court’s emergency orders had caused 'some' or 'major' harm to the public’s perception of the judiciary[,] [including] nearly half of the Republican-nominated judges."

gift link 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

Virginia is in the bag for Democrats, with a great candidate and an electorate who despises Republicans.

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

Pitiful attempt at PR.

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

The Economist: sobering results

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

NOTE: all this chaos is entirely on the Republicans; every single elected Republican who's in Congressional office...

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 9h

Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

When a lunatic is in charge of US trade policy, chaos follows...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

I started today at the Panamanian Day Parade Breakfast in Brooklyn.

Panama is El Puente Del Mundo—the bridge of the world—and I know how Panamanians have had to fight for every bit of freedom.

When I'm Mayor, Little Panama will finally get the recognition it deserves.

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

Bigger, better, clearer than ever:

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 8h

Irony is an unknown quality to Republicans...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

Letitia James is being indicted for saving $50/month on a loan?

Gee, I wonder how much loan money Donald Trump saved when he got more than $270 million in debt forgiven after he failed to repay loans on his Chicago skyscraper development . . .

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 9h

The Seventh Circuit REFUSES to allow Trump to immediately deploy the National Guard in Chicago, but allows them to be federalized pending appeal.

Same initial ruling as the Ninth Circuit, before oral arguments.

Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h

BREAKING: A federal appeals court lets Trump keep control of Illinois’ National Guard but bars him from deploying troops into Chicago streets — for now.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Keep Control of Illinois National Guard but Bars Deployment