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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 6h

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This is a producer for WGN Chicago.

This is Putin-style autocracy.

WATCH

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 11h

#VoteForClimate

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 2h

"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear."

Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.

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chance @chance2srv1v.bsky.social · 1h

Soooo…we taxpayers are paying each House member $14,500 per month FOR NOTHING. Party of fiscal conservatism my ass. Johnson and GOP protect pedos.

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 9d

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

I would pay big bucks
to see @jvl.bsky.social interview the Portland Chicken on @thebulwark.com

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 7h

My reporting on this from earlier this week

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...

The Trump Admin’s Mostly Unnoticed Move to Crack Down on the Opposition

Last month, the White House issued two executive orders that direct federal...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 3h

If GOP wants to abolish the filibuster over this, awesome. It helps Rs way more than Ds. It’s also a central reason for loss of faith in government over the last 25 yrs. Rs can reopen the govt tonight if they want. If they want to do it to make sure 15 million lose their health care that’s on them.

ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 6h

“And that’s why we nuked it twice in the past month.”

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wanderwoman50.bsky.social @wanderwoman50.bsky.social · 1h

Hey sleepy Southern towns do you want this ghoul in your communities?

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Meldusa ✨ @mellylamelle.bsky.social · 1h

Someone should start a band called Antifa Girlfriend.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 4h

to be fair to Trump, the White House feed from Portland was accidentally mapped to the yule-log channel on the executive tv remote, hence the confusion

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 3h

Luckily this industry isn't carrying the entire economy right now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "AI is based on information. I hope they're right about information. I don't know. You've gotta make a lot of money to-- there's gotta be a lot of information out there, but that seems to be pretty hot. We're leading the world on information on AI."

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Meldusa ✨ @mellylamelle.bsky.social · 1h

Wake up babe, new 2026 DNC policy platform just dropped

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 5h

Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 3h

"there are fires all over the place"
~the president of the united states with absolutely zero clue what is going on

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 5h

What trump fails to recognise is that he was convicted. His case for business fraud was so strong a jury found him guilty on multiple charges. These charges against James and Comey are manufactured

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: “The Justice Department seemed poised to pursue an indictment against Letitia James on pathetically weak charges. Yet the charges that actually ended up in the indictment a jury returned on Thursday may somehow be even weaker.”

By @mollyroberts.bsky.social

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Courts & Litigation Criminal Justice & the Rule of Law
Executive Branch
The Justice Department's
Dangerously Weak Case Against
Letitia James
Molly Roberts
Friday, October 10, 2025, 12:20 PM
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Lindsey Halligan didn't have a strong case against Letitia James. She indicted her anyway.

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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 5h

Of course trump is on Qatari dime www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...

Trump admin sparks MAGA fury with Qatari Air Force base in US—"betrayed"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. has approved a Qatari Air Force base in Idaho.

www.newsweek.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 9h

Every accusation is a confession with this toxic and twisted crowd. Also of note, he is JD Vance’s puppet master: wapo.st/4q5wR6S

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Meldusa ✨ @mellylamelle.bsky.social · 4h

THAT’S WHY THEY’RE DOING IT!!!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

antifa in portland just announced they will be hosting a counter halftime show to counter turning point's counter halftime show

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 5h

We’re outside of the Broadview ICE facility.

It’s clearer than ever before.

What’s happening in Illinois is an unprecedented, unlawful abuse of power.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 7h

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · Jun 21

TEXAS: Stop Waiting For Beto. Become Beto.

We all love Beto. The man shows up. He loves Texas.

But y’all, we can’t wait around for someone else to save us. We have to save ourselves.

We all need to step up. Run for office. Or volunteer to support your candidate.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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