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

Israel bombed Gaza today killing dozens of Palestinians, claiming Hamas violated the ceasefire (despite reports Israel ran over an unexploded IED themselves)… and Trump appears to have no idea it happened.

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 1d

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

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Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino.

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Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers.

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Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

www.nytimes.com

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Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 1d

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Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 1d

This is AI

Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how his rallies were basically full time campaigning? He’s not doing them anymore because he doesn’t plan on leaving, or having elections

Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 1d

You brought a gift for Tom Homan

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Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 1d

He was almost there. They just don’t get it and can’t see themselves as the bad guys ever

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Where are the massive pro-Trump rallies?! Nowhere and that tells you everything! Trump is horribly unpopular despite what he says and how corporate media props him up. GOP leaders know this which is why they are attacking No Kings rally. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/where-are-...

Where are the massive pro-Trump rallies?! Nowhere and that tells you everything!

No Kings scares the crap out of the GOP

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 2d

“Jeffrey Epstein had multiple appointments, phone calls and dinners with Matthew Menchel — the Miami U.S. Attorney’s office chief criminal prosecutor who spearheaded Epstein’s sweetheart deal in 2007, newly released documents show.”

Epstein skied with, had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show

Matthew Menchel, who spearheaded Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 criminal prosecution, left the DOJ in 2008 to take a job as a trial lawyer at Kobre & Kim. Epstein’s calendars show Menchel met with Epstein in ...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 2d

Gun Violence is at an all time high.

You have a 19-year-old rising star musician doing everything she can to raise money and awareness. Prove to her that there are good people in the world. Click to donate ANY amount. It makes a difference. Make her BELIEVE.

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Rising guitar phenom Grace Bowers is bringing the Nashville comm… Flavor Flav needs your support for Bowl with Flavor Flav at "We Gotta Live Together" Concert

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Kenny Akers @keneakers.bsky.social · 3d

Seems to be a trend here, just can't put my finger on it.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

At this point, if you’ve posed for a photo with a prominent Republican, we should just assume you’re a pedophile or a Nazi or maybe both.

Kenny Akers @keneakers.bsky.social · 3d

Seems to be a trend here, just can't put my finger on it.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 2d

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats say: "No Kings"

GOP Says: "I love Hitler."

Perfectly sums up the difference between the two parties.

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Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 2d

They keep doing the meme

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3d

"A federal appeals court has extended an order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Chicago, saying the administration is unable to show that there is an organized rebellion nor that officials are otherwise unable to uphold law and order in the city."

‘Political opposition is not rebellion’: Appeals court rejects Trump’s rationale for Chicago troop deployment

The court also rebuffed the administration’s argument that judges have no power to review the president’s decisions to federalize the National Guard.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Imagine being a Democrat in a position of leadership and not endorsing this dude

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 3d

It's estimated that there will be tens of thousands attendees at the No Kings Protest on Saturday around Southern California, and it's important to protect your community by reviewing your rights and being prepared in case violence breaks out.

Full guide: lataco.com/protest-prep

By Sheryl Turner

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Lu Skywalker @luskywalker.bsky.social · 3d

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