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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 3h

Nah! He's not The sickest person on earth.
Yes he is!!!

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Covid cave dweller @mariablack.bsky.social · 3h

This is NOT asking for ID and quickly moving on. (Not saying that would be legal or acceptable either) But this is a violent violation of rights. All the focus is on terrorizing & force. No attempt even ask questions is being made. That's an American Mom at pickup not a criminal 🤬🤬

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 10h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Zane McNeill @zanemcneill.bsky.social · 3h

Wow, it didn't take very long for Dems to decide we were disposable bargaining chips. And y'all expect us to vote for you. LOL right.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3h

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.

This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.

Only 20 Dems opposed.

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 3h

Why are the pathetic losers in charge bailing out other pathetic losers?

Oh right. They’re pathetic losers.

Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 8h

Anyway we're bailing out Argentina

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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 3h

What could possibly go wrong?

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 3h

REAL footage from Portland 2025.

The horror!!!! 🙄

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 8h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 3h

Swear in Adelita Grijalva and release ALL of the Epstein files!

EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN..........

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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 3h

www.instagram.com/reel/DPlr0IN...

corybooker on Instagram: "Trump is illegally targeting states, even in New Jersey, putting our entire economy in chaos.View all 176 comments"

Trump is illegally targeting states, even in New Jersey, putting our entire economy in chaos.

www.instagram.com

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Democracy Matters! @democracymatters.bsky.social · 3h

Republicans have nothing but contempt for Federal workers. Act accordingly.

#TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #AmericanFascistParty #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 3h

I don't understand how conservatives have gone from the "state's rights and small government!" folks to the "let's give Tr*mp unprecedented amounts of power in our attempt to make him a king that can trample every state and crush every guardrail on the executive."

Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 3h

As we watch the 2 Tr*mp appointees on the 9th circuit posture as if they will overturn Judge Immergut's block of troops in PDX, I'd like to remind folks that elections have consequences. It is overwhelmingly Tr*mp circuit + SCOTUS appointees determined to make a king out 47 and erode democracy.

Appeals court judges appear skeptical of Oregon judge’s order blocking troops in Portland

Thursday's hearing lasted 73 minutes and the attorneys appeared remotely by video.

www.oregonlive.com

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Mark Bechtel @markymark757.bsky.social · 3h

Absolutely. 👍

Magic Mark @magicmark9.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks Mark
#NoKings
We need to Rise up and win back the Congress to start to repair the damage caused by #DonTheCon

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 3h

Anyone who watched 'The Wire' is familiar with the "The Headshot." It's a politically fueled, fed felony charge for mistating info on a bank loan, brought specifically to target a high level official

This is what Trump, the fraudster, is making his cherry picked prosecutor weaponize against James.

Read the Indictment of Letitia James (Gift Article)

The attorney general of New York, Letitia James, was charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution related to her purchase of a property in N...

www.nytimes.com

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vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 3h

So good to be w/the Wilco Dems tonight! People are concerned about Paxton investigating “leftist terror cells.” This is the same man who is trying to remove me from my elected position. His bark is worse than his bite. Nevertheless, we should all be vigilant and watch out for one another.

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lwilde11.bsky.social @lwilde11.bsky.social · 4h

So ICE isn’t active in Florida?

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 9h

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 10h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 9h

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 5h

James is an excellent role model. We all must be fearless

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 7h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10h

Let me be clear: Democrats are at work waiting for Republicans to wrap up their vacation and join us. It’s time for Mike Johnson to bring his caucus back, get to work, and stop playing politics with folks’ lives.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Breaking News: A judge restricted deploying troops in the Chicago area, saying the Trump administration accounts used to justify it were “simply unreliable.”

National Guard Live Updates: Federal Judge Restricts Troop Deployment in Chicago Area

The Trump administration’s attempts to justify a military presence were “simply unreliable,” the judge said. A federal appeals court is weighing a similar case regarding National Guard troops in Portland, Ore.

nyti.ms

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said.

The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

BREAKING: A judge blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks.

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library’s children and young adult sections was awarded $700,000 in a settlement on Wednesday.

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

County officials in Wyoming fired Terri Lesley, a library director, after she refused to purge children and young adult books that contained sexual content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h

BREAKING: A federal judge shuts down President Trump’s attempt to deploy any National Guard troops in Chicago, ruling he lacks such authority and that his “rebellion” claims were not credible.

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment