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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 10h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 10h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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salad bar ham cubes @flangy.bsky.social · 18h

Consumers in every income bracket have been ditching classic snack brands amid rising prices.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 20h

This Day in History...

October 11, 2002: Former President Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize for decades of humanitarian work.

Today: Donald J. Trump will continue whining that he hasn't received a Nobel, as if they're participation trophies awarded to international pariahs.

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mamalocaz1.bsky.social @mamalocaz1.bsky.social · 4h

And that’s illegal.

Dave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 17h

Donald Trump just made clear that Russ Vought’s illegal “reductions in force” are targeted at Democrats, which means he is targeting their constitutional rights of free speech and freedom of association. Blatantly illegal actions.

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Ed Coonce @edeasthell.bsky.social · 1d

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 15h

Suddenly the military is getting paid on the 15th?

It would’ve been easier to call Johnson, but he didn’t.

This validates his fear of the Epstein files.

When robbing the military piggy bank, is a better option than simply having the house pass a standalone bill to fund the military - it’s bad.

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GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 18h

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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

This is just plain wrong!

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 20h

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 20h

A normal human being would not work for him.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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mamalocaz1.bsky.social @mamalocaz1.bsky.social · 4h

Thank a billionaire or a greedy, gutless GOP!

Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 20h

mamalocaz1.bsky.social @mamalocaz1.bsky.social · 4h

It’s the gutless GOP!

Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 20h

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 20h

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 17h

Autumn once brought a quiet kind of joy: cozy evenings, golden leaves, hot chocolate, and the gentle thrill of the festive season approaching.

Now it brings russian bombing campaigns, blackouts, and a fresh wave of uncertainty, if more of it is even possible for us.

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 20h

Arrest. Convict. Imprison.

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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 4h

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’

The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.

www.washingtonpost.com

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SunflowerMum @sunflowermum.bsky.social · 4h

How many scandals, law suits, before the regime is stopped?

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 6h

Thankfully, some of yesterday's CDC firings have been rescinded.

But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 7h

100s of #CDC employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe.
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

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Democrat-God @shamballa-warrior.bsky.social · 4h

Glad she’s out. Fck Ice 😡

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Euronews @euronews.com · 4h

Because there aren’t many snow leopards left, they are classified as “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List.

Snow leopard habitats could be at risk from climate change

Because there aren’t many snow leopards left, they are classified as “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List.

l.euronews.com

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 8h

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 4h

Nature is amazing …When a bison meets a bull elk 💙

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