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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 47m

Nurse: Asking our friends and neighbors[...]to pay more than double for their premiums is going to force people off their health insurance[...]instead of working with Democrats to lower health care cost, Republicans shut down the government and took a vacation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 47m

Trump is re-escalating his trade war with China with new port fees and a 100% tariff on rare earth minerals.

Reminder that "other countries" won't pay for the tariffs — you will. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=k8gcK2rt8DsexKPa

The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs

Robert Reich

youtu.be

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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 1d

Are We the Nazis Now?
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

open.substack.com

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Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Johnson honors the Capitol Police by hiding the plaque in a basement that Congress gave them for protecting elected’s on Jan 6.

He honors Americans by bad-mouthing all who attend the “No Kings” rally.
He’s as unAmerican as they come!
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#NoKings

White background blue text. No Kings, for the love of America. Oct 18. Be there!

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Shannon 🦇💩🤪 GOOD TROUBLE 💙💙💙 @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! These kiddie diddlers just keep coming out of the woodwork!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

abcnews.go.com

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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 6h

Damn Donald Trump For Inspiring Young Nazis
www.thegodpodcast.com/p/damn-donal...

Damn Donald Trump For Inspiring YoungNazis

They learned it by watching him.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 5h

The only upside to this entire Republican fascist mess in our country is that teachers can eliminate the section of their curriculum in which they explain how Hitler rose to power. Students today are already living amid those same conditions.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 17h

"We're saving God"? That's some blasphemy beyond measure, gold-calf boy.

There is no bounds to their arrogance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Mer @merilann.bsky.social · 16h

Love, love it!

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

Mer @merilann.bsky.social · 18h

CUTS AT THE PENTAGON ARE THE 1ST AMENDMENT

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h

Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket.

Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 18h

The Bullshit factory does not need any help making stuff up from the DoD.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 1d

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/f...

Fox News declines to sign Pentagon's new press policy

Other conservative-leaning outlets have also indicated that they won't sign the pledge.

www.axios.com

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Major networks just told Pete Hegseth no.

The press answers to the people. Not the Pentagon.

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Pissed-Off Scientist @rockney.bsky.social · 1d

Putin certainly wasn't expecting a real leader would rise.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 22h

What a giant crock of shit.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

So First Amendment rights can now be snatched away if you [checks notes] celebrate?

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 22h

Any empathy here? Of course not. He makes it all about himself. No one with a iota of empathy would ever say this. Ever. Trump has no empathy. None. Zero. A person with no empathy is, by definition, a sociopath-psychopath (ASPD). Impeach. Remove. Convict.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine being so rotten that you would support what this rancid regime has inflicted on the country.

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Mer @merilann.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of No Kings marches/rallies on Oct 18, 2025, this Saturday!
I notice Wisconsin has many - 💖
There are even some in Europe and the Pacific Ocean.
Here is a link to a zoomable map:
www.nokings.org#map

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