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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 4m

Feels like.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h

Cartoon by John Deering.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 6m

900%

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 3h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 17m

Wish it was mine. I THINK I posted it on my timeline. Definitely I should try to find the OP.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 18m

The Mariners are doing well, so it must be the end times for real.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

They’re still offering new ICE recruits a $50,000 signing bonus, yet active duty military were seen today lining up at food banks.

Defend your country and you can’t afford to eat.

Terrorize your country and you become rich.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 6h

Oooooooooo

pund @steinsland.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in history we have a Nobel peace prize loser.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 7h

Meme.

Fox News ticker, at bottom of image, in black font with white background reads: GIRLFRIEND OF ANTIFA FOUNDER SPEAKS OUT

Image shows a white male Fox News propagandist on the left. He has interviewed the obviously same, poorly-disguised man several times. Each time, that person is alleged to be a different "member or former member of antifa".

Image shows that same poorly-disguised man on the right. This time, however, poorly-photoshopped red-haired wig with bangs has been added to the man's disguise.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 7h

Alt text please, if and when you can. (Disabled people are constituents, it's a lovely way to show everyday respect.)

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 7h

Just remember that it's okay to NOT come out, too - for whatever reason.

NPR @npr.org · 7h

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 7h

No thank you. What this means is that our power bills will go up and the rich techbros get richer.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 8h

This, THIS, T H I S

They're PROPAGANDISTS.

Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 8h

Call them propagandists, not provocateurs: @gregsargent.bsky.social on the difference between "plucky showmanship" and "industrial-strength" MAGA agitprop meant to help Trump invent emergencies so he can expand presidential power. Starring Noem and Miller, of course. newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Patrick Dorsey @fenianb.bsky.social · 9h

Social media post from zozo.fit

They say history's being rewritten--no, their mythology is finally being exposed.

The original myth was theirs: that America was peacefully 'settled,' nobly 'founded,' and rightfully 'owned' by white
people.

As historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz put it: 'The myth of the white settler nation is the foundation of American exceptionalism."

It's the lie that erases Indigenous genocide, downplays slavery, ignores immigrant labor, and calls it all "freedom."

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Patrick Dorsey @fenianb.bsky.social · 9h

Either they have no clue what they're actually saying, or they know exactly what they are saying.

Social media post from PragerU

Young people are enamored with "anti-racist" rhetoric because they think they are fighting racist systems in America. The TRUTH is they are fighting America itself and the very values the country was founded on.

Comment from Austin Kocher. PhD

Oops. I think you accidentally said the thing out loud,

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 9h

This.

To decry vaccines for others while ensuring you and your own get them is purely evil hypocrisy.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18h

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18h

Apart from undermining military readiness with the destruction of the CDC, national security is also threatened by a sick population.

Yes, to me the inhumanity of The Regime and the harm to the average person is most important.

But to many, the only thing they care about is national security.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah. Health issues hit everyone, regardless of a patient's political leaning.

Or, you know.

Age.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 17h

Public health is not partisan. It is health for the public.

That means all of us.

Defend Public Health.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 21h

Literally a vindictive act.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 21h

Right on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 21h

I'm still mad about The Apprentice being canceled. Will be for years.

Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 1d

See also: Star Wars.

🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 1d

They say they want new things in fantasy, then authors from marginalized groups do new things, but they don't like that, they want the new thing to be like the old thing except new.

What they really want is a book to rewind time and make them young again, something no book or anything else can do.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 21h

Yesssssssss

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

If you’re laser focused on defeating “Antifa,” it’s clear to everybody that you’re “fa”.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 21h

This is some Anne Frank $#!+

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 21h

A 66 year old residential school survivor was invited to be the first to start tearing down the remains of his former residential school near Tofino, B.C. this week. He says he was scared to return but ultimately it helped heal his soul www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Survivors hope for healing as former residential school near Tofino is demolished | CBC News

The last remaining buildings of the Christie Residential School on Meares Island near Tofino, B.C., were demolished in a ceremony Thursday, attended by survivors who said they hoped the destruction of...

www.cbc.ca

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Patrick Dorsey @fenianb.bsky.social · 23h

Walking the walk.
www.cbc.ca/arts/q/dropk...

Dropkick Murphys are a proud pro-union, anti-authoritarian band — and they don’t care if that loses them fans | CBC Arts

For nearly 30 years, Dropkick Murphys have been the loud, proud voice of the working class. Frontman Ken Casey joins Q’s Tom Power to talk about the band’s new album, For the People, and why he refuse...

www.cbc.ca

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 22h

(Ignore the trolls.)

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.social · 1d

. @katmabu.bsky.social
promises to do a 24 hr livestream if her campaign reaches $100k in donations. If you want an unapologetically pro-democracy Congress, please consider donating. If you want to see her stream for 24 hours, please donate to the stream specific url.