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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 15h

Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.

itep.org/trump-tax-la...

Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit

Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 10h

Make acting like a reasonable adult great again

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 10h

Petty garbage www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14h

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 14h

Gift link to this analysis by a former corruption prosecutor regarding Tom Homan’s alleged acceptance of a bag containing $50,000.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | I Investigated Corruption. The Homan Affair Is Full of Red Flags. (Gift Article)

An apparent cash handoff is yet another star in the Trump administration’s constellation of ethics problems.

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

SPANBERGER: “She doesn’t think gay couples should be allowed to marry.”

WINSOME EARLE-SEARS: “That’s not discrimination.” 🤔

SPANBERGER: “She thinks you can fire someone for being gay.”

EARLE-SEARS: “That’s not discrimination.” 🤔🤔 #VAGov

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

NEWS: Trump accuses China of launching “hostile” export restrictions on rare earths and threatens massive new tariffs and financial countermeasures from the U.S. in response.

Markets quickly dropped after he made this post.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

The No Kings protests have been some of the most peaceful and well attended political assemblies in American history. In fact, MAGA has mocked them as a bunch of boomer grandmothers. Now they are apparently terrorists. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13h

Qatar gave Trump the luxury 747 that he wanted and now we are LETTING THEM BUILD A MILITARY BASE ON US SOIL

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

WTF: "Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment from a grand jury..."

Lindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJ | CNN Politics

Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment from a gran...

www.cnn.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13h

Trump shut down our government.

But it’s open to dole out $20 billion for his political ally in Argentina.

We have a new bill to stop this bailout and put “America First.”

Trump shut down our government but is open to dole out $20 billion for his ally in Argentina.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

www.youtube.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

At least Trump got a free jet and a $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, so there’s that.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Pritzker to @gregsargent.bsky.social: "Trump says a lot of crazy things. I genuinely think there's something wrong with him. I wish his family would intervene... I don’t think anybody around is going to do it bc they’re benefiting from his dementia"

Full interview: newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 13h

Americans EARN Social Security disability benefits with every paycheck, along with retirement and survivor benefits.

But now, the Trump administration is trying to cut those benefits.

They'll do anything to protect billionaires from paying their fair share.

Read more: http://bit.ly/4nLlakj

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One Step Closer to Idiocracy @originalcyn.bsky.social · 17h

Today’s Picture That Makes Me Happy (yes, all types of creatures make me happy).

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

DOJ prosecutors in Virginia under Erik Seibert didn't believe they gathered enough evidence to charge Letitia James.

So Trump pressured Seibert to resign and replaced him with a loyalist (and former personal attorney) who would.

Even Nixon made efforts to hide his corruption.

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One Step Closer to Idiocracy @originalcyn.bsky.social · 1d

Same.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

Seems like the IRS is trying to dirty delete the email saying all employees would receive backpay once the shutdown was over.

You want a fight? You've found it.

We're not backing down, and we know the attempts to deny furloughed feds backpay is illegal.

federalnewsnetwork.com/government-s...

IRS backtracks on back pay guarantee for furloughed employees

An IRS employee told Federal News Network that earlier guidance emailed to employees on Wednesday was automatically deleted from their inboxes by Thursday.

federalnewsnetwork.com

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One Step Closer to Idiocracy @originalcyn.bsky.social · 1d

Whaaaaat???

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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One Step Closer to Idiocracy @originalcyn.bsky.social · 1d

I realized as I saw this meme, that my mouth was hanging open just like that.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

www.npr.org

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

ILLINOIS Candidate for Congress @abugai.bsky.social : “You said Prizker & Johnson need a history lesson - I’d like to give you one: when masked men are kidnapping entire families, naked, zip-tying their hands and throwing them into U-haul trucks… they’re usually not the good guys.”

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One Step Closer to Idiocracy @originalcyn.bsky.social · 1d

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