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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

Fridays firings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 11h

Trump and Johnson could be protecting military paychecks. Democrats have a bill to do it. But their top priority is blocking the release of the Epstein files.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 9h

Sending strength to Joe Biden as he begins radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Few people have given more of themselves in service to this country. Wishing him comfort and healing surrounded by family and love.

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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 8h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 14h

"Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are engaging in a cover-up to shield people who were involved in raping children."

Rep. Melanie Stansbury

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

Portland 🔥

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 1d

He got the COVID and flu Vaccines like every 79 year old should this is a good thing.
"Cardiovascular age validated by by ECG and found to be 14 years younger than chronological age" is a nonsensical phrase.
I am an internist this is not something we do or write in medical reports.

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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 1d

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 2026 Halftime Show Could Finally Bring Puerto Rican History Into the Spotlight
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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Could Finally Spotlight Important Boricua History on the Mainland

Bad Bunny is perhaps the only pop star fully equipped to take on the current American sociopolitical ecosystem and the fact that a show must entertain.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

This Is Fascism

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 21h

Military Members Rush to Texas Food Banks as Trump Shutdown Halts Paychecks:
'Are We Great Yet?'
So much for thanking them for their service

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 15h

Marisa Kabas
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New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.
Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he's not allowed to speak to him "by law" and another says "We've arrested American citizens for being too close...lf he gets any closer, put him in cuffs."

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 20h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10h

“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?

Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT

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Attorney General Anthony Brown @oagmaryland.bsky.social · 1d

I joined 18 attorneys general in supporting a legal challenge to federal executive orders that attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs, and strip funding from organizations serving LGBTQ+ communities, especially transgender individuals.

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Sharon Rudow @playasharon.bsky.social · 1d

What a HUGE LIE....

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 2d

How is the government spending taxpayers dollars?

OMB is using footnotes to hide how and whether things are actually being funded.

But taxpayers deserve full transparency. So we're suing.

OMB’s latest effort to conceal spending data - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

OMB should not be doling out funds behind closed doors and must make public the contents of legally binding spend plans that apportion fund. Full transparency is critical for effective oversight.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 1d

📢 The Courage of Ordinary People Stops Fascism — and It Starts with Us
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📢 The Courage of Ordinary People Stops Fascism — and It Starts with Us

Fascism rises when people stay silent. Join the movement for democracy—organize, speak out, and build people-powered resistance before it’s too late.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 1d

I am grateful to have the endorsement of the
Massachusetts Nurses Association. Our nurses are miracle workers, compassionate in the face of pain, resourceful in the face of adversity, and healers for patients, families, and the entire Commonwealth. I am humbled to stand with them.

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

"Advanced imaging" are the important words here.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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