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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1h

No Kings organizers just announced they are planning a THIRD round of historic marches after Trump melted down over last weekend’s protests.

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Happy birthday, Aaron! I very much appreciate what you do 🎂⭐️🖖🏻

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h

What if every day Putin keeps the war in Ukraine going, he pays $2 billion to arm the people fighting him? The money already exists— frozen Russian assets. Let’s turn his stolen billions into Ukraines shield

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How to Make Putin Pay: The $2 Billion-a-Day Plan That Could End the War

By using Russia’s own frozen assets to arm Ukraine, the free world could force Putin to calculate every new day of war as another billion-dollar loss — in both money and men.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 6h

Mike Johnson has given the house a very very very very very very very very very long vacation because he’s worried about the Epstein files

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And apparently he has not done the required upkeep on Royal Lodge. After reading “Entitled” I’m not surprised at their money woes. They spend recklessly. Put them on a budget and keep them out of sight. There will be more coming at them when the full Epstein files are released.

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I’m heartbroken and livid. This is NOT his house! My understanding is that there is a process to making changes- not that he cares. This is clearly going to be an enduring symbol of his contempt. He is not planning on leaving in 2029.

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Oh always special to start with a rainbow

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 16h

American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 19h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.

Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.

Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.

Morning Brew ☕️ @morningbrew.extwitter.link · 1d

BREAKING: Amazon Web Services

A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours

Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h

🗺️ LIVE TRACKER

So far, Trump has deployed the National Guard to five major Democratic-led cities. With each passing day, he threatens more. We’re tracking his every move.

👉 Check out our NEW interactive map detailing all the deployments.

Mapped: Trump's Deployment of National Guard Troops

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

“.. despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing building.”

@washingtonpost.com
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

The AWS outage exposes again that “the cloud” isn’t magic, it’s infrastructure. The issue isn’t a cyberattack, it’s architectural over-reliance on a handful of cloud giants. We centralized the internet and then made our entire lives dependent on it.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 20h

Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive”.

The study started before the pandemic, and the results are conclusive.
oneworkforce.org/scientists-h...

Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” - One Workforce Hub

The case for remote work stands on four years of data and clear gains in daily life. Results hold as teams adapt, because leadership ...

oneworkforce.org

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21h

Not sure why this image is so shocking, given everything he’s done but: it’s shocking!

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White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies.

Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.

What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.

www.propublica.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Mike Johnson will have the House adjourned for 77 out of the last 89 days.

House Republicans have worked 12 days in 3 months.

All to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

The House Republican Epstein Shutdown continues.

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I’ve been saying this! If the feds are not giving states money appropriated by Congress etc, deduct that from what you are expected to send.

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

GUARDIAN: How Blue states could withhold federal💰to fight back as Trump abuses them and threatens to withhold💰— “The state would act as a temporary custodian, holding in trust and releasing only when certain constitutional conditions are met.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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

GUARDIAN: How Blue states could withhold federal💰to fight back as Trump abuses them and threatens to withhold💰— “The state would act as a temporary custodian, holding in trust and releasing only when certain constitutional conditions are met.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 1d

Notice that you get MILLIONS of democrats and liberals protesting and not a single one tried to kidnap a governor, beat a police officer, break into a government building and smear feces on the walls, or try to destroy a democracy.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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He is on Threads too

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