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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 2h

www.huffpost.com/entry/wall-s...

Wall Street Drops To Its Worst Day Since April After Trump's Threats Of Tariffs Shatter Its Calm

Stocks had been heading for a slight gain in the morning, until Trump took to Truth Social. and said he’s considering “a massive increase of tariffs” on Chinese imports.

www.huffpost.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 8h

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 14h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 7h

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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Alan Mygatt-Tauber @amtappeals.bsky.social · 2h

This is why there can be no deals. Make the GOP pass their own bill. Or get resignations in exchange for votes. (And make sure the resignations come first!)

Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 6h

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 2h

🖕🧊🛩️ It’s always the oligarchs

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 2h

If you're a federal worker, #KnowYourRights.

A graphic that reads:

Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation:

Federal government workers protected from whistleblower retaliation under U.S. law, including for:

* Being fired or laid off
* Intimidation
* Denying benefits
* Interfering with employee’s ability to obtain future employment

A graphic that reads:

The Whistleblower Protection Act:

The Whistleblower Protection Act permits current and former executive branch employees to report wrongdoing, including:

* A violation of any law, rule, or regulation
* Coercing political activity
* Censorship related to scientific research
* Gross mismanagement
* An abuse of authority

A graphic that reads:

To file a whistleblower complaint, you can contact:

Democrats on the Oversight Committee:
* A committee to oversee civil service in the Legislative Branch
* OversightDemocrats.House.gov

Government Accountability Project:
* A nonprofit organization specializing in whistleblower assistance
* Whistleblower.org

Civil Service Strong:
* A coalition committed to supporting a nonpartisan, professional civil service.
* CivilServiceStrong.org

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2h

I don’t think we can call it “pedocon *theory*” anymore, the evidence is in, the hypothesis has been proven, the peer reviews are in

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 3h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

"We have a madman who's unwell in the WH...Trump has to be part of any deal here too. If he's unwell, that's something Dems need to point out to say, 'This is why we can't trust an agreement with these guys'"

Full convo w/ @davidnir.com on Rs losing the shutdown: www.publicnotice.co/p/republican...

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 2h

I was on the ground today in Broadview with Senator Durbin to conduct Congressional oversight on ICE’s processing facility.  As elected officials, we have a duty to ensure transparency within federal facilities. What is ICE hiding? Kristi Noem, what are you hiding?

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3h

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he has been denied 4 times to see what is going on inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility:

"Something's going on in there that they don't want us to see. I don't know what it is, but all Americans should be asking the same question."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

Healthcare cuts are a funding mechanism for Trump to reward tech oligarchs and other billionaires. Slashing the safety net and consolidating power go together for him.

@mcbride.house.gov joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social from this week's D.C. live show!

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 3h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

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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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2h

Michael Fanone on the January 6 rioters Trump pardoned: Daniel Rodriguez, he was sentenced to over 12 years in prison, for driving a stun gun into my neck while I was restrained and being beaten. Kyle Young, who attempted to take my firearm. Thomas Sibick, who stripped me of my badge and my radio.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump announces he's putting a bajillion percent tariff on China

It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them. This affects ALL Countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan devised by them years ago. It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations.

Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position, and speaking only for the U.S.A., and not other Nations who were similarly threatened, starting November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying. Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software.

It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

He cannot admit he played himself and American consumers.

As Trump likes to say “you don’t have the cards.”
China has moved on.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

More tariff policy evolution — via one man’s whim.

$SPX $FXI

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 2h

Now

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3h

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

🇦🇷 🇺🇸

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 2h

Though they might have made more of the fact that Ingrassia is nominated for a job in which he'd be in charge of enforcing federal workplace rules, and is now accused of violating a big one. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Also, why are DHS employees staying at the Ritz?

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Joe Morelle @morelle.house.gov · 1d

Day 9 of the Republican shutdown, and there's been no call by House Republicans to come back to Washington and negotiate.

We won't stop fighting until we get the resolution we need for American families.

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 3h

Listen to Robert De Niro “King Donald The First. F*ck that.”
In 8 days we RISE to say #NoKings
LFG!
Find an event near you. 👉🏾 mobilize.us
Peter Thiel
Qatari Airbase
Portland
#SheShed

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 2h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 5h

The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.

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