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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 11h

This is so spot on. He's taking his petty tantrum out on everyone. He hates things you have to be worthy of and can't just buy. Maybe one of his followers can make him a "Cowbell" award for eating a lot of cheeseburgers.

𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 21h

He is tanking the market because he's mad he didn't win the prize and so he is poking China with a hot stick.

"You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbors." -Hillary Clinton

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 23h

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 18h

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism ... you don't say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 12h

Okay,

So our troops will be working but not getting paid.

While the Republican House Members will be away from work but getting paid.

Allrighty then.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 19h

Speaker Johnson just declared the House will remain in recess all next week. This will mark a full month off; the chamber has not been in session since September 19.

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Louise @louiseplease.bsky.social · 1d

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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 13h

A respected voice👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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Mary Cahalane @mcahalane.bsky.social · 19h

I was wondering the same. Can't be right.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 21h

So apparently if you give Trump an expensive gift he’ll let you build a military base in the US interior? Is there a list of his recent impeachable offenses somewhere?

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

She was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure" in the once deeply divided opposition to the Maduro regime.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former op...

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Dawn Whiteside Rubin @dd-rubin.bsky.social · 21h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23h

NEW VIDEO: The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy, the Voting Rights Act, and election law nationwide. I am fighting to protect free and fair elections and defend election integrity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKo...

Supreme Court's Shocking New Agenda Revealed

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

www.youtube.com

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 21h

Trump is now routinely weaponizing the justice system to go after his political enemies.

If that isn’t authoritarian, I don’t know what is.

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 21h

JB Pritzker: “Another thing that’s happened with very few people paying attention is they demanded our voter data. Not just ours in Illinois — every state’s voter data. Why? They won’t tell us why.”

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 21h

Now we're seeing confirmation of the NSO acquisition.

Mark my words, this is the path through which Pegasus gets put on Americans iPhones & Androids.

This dictatorship-in-a-box belongs nowhere near our constitutional rights.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 21h

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 21h

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers & guts them. Journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide. Watch the battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America, free until 10/31:

www.pbs.org/show/strippe...

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 23h

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

New blockbuster reporting on the secretive map drawing process in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 22h

The main reason why I can’t watch any of these comedians again is that I’ll be thinking about Jamal Khashoggi & his family while they were acting as extremely well-paid court jesters for his killers.
Not really ideal laughter-inducing conditions.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili

The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.

www.theguardian.com

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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 22h

Venezuelan government officials, hoping to avoid a clash with the U.S., offered the Trump administration a dominant stake in Venezuela’s oil and other mineral wealth in discussions that lasted for months.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 22h

Here’s how to find a No Kings protest near you:

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

We’re eight days away from No Kings Day, and we have 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — and we want to see you there. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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