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Ana 💙 🌊 Rise.Resist.Persist.

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Ana 💙 🌊 Rise.Resist.Persist. @quietretreat.bsky.social · 5d

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Enough @enuffsenuff.bsky.social · 10h

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3h

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is going to continue to do everything in his power to try to incite violence somewhere. If Portland and Chicago don’t work, he’ll probably go to New York.

He’s looking for a reason to invoke the Insurrection Act.

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 5h

So I’m in Portland, and we knew this was coming. But what’s breathtaking is the disparity between what’s actually happening on the ground vs the … “lies” isn’t a big enough word. Saw this on the actual WH web page and it just floored me. I guess all we can do is continue to not take the bait.

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Dan734 @db491865.bsky.social · 5h

Will the Oct 18th protests be peaceful?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

I think the administration will try to agitate, but it’s important that we make these protests 1. HUGE and 2. Peaceful

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

To be completely fair to him, he’s drunk - hard to be a good leader when you’re sloshed.

It’s even harder to be a good leader when you have absolutely no leadership qualities to speak of… so he’s double fucked.

And yes, nobody should sign that.

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Sloan Ashton @ashton7sloan.bsky.social · 5h

NYT will not sign the Pentagon's press policy.

It's a clear attempt to restrict access to information and control how the administration is portrayed. Every org and journalist should refuse to sign this affront to the 1stA.

Why is KEGSETH such a pathetic, incompetent ‘leader?’

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John Paul @johnpaulhi.bsky.social · 5h

How is this going to go with Vought and his firing spree during the shutdown? Completely illegal, correct?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

Yes. I would expect lawsuits immediately. There are clear rules for RIFs, and this seemingly violates all of them.

Thank a federal worker, though - a good chunk of them are working without pay, even more of them are wondering if they’ll have to fight to even HAVE a job. Morale sucks right now.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6h

Donald Trump just got a COVID booster at Walter Reed, per the White House physician.

Let’s be clear this is the same guy who downplayed the virus, mocked masks, and turned lifesaving vaccines into a political wedge that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

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Ana 💙 🌊 Rise.Resist.Persist. @quietretreat.bsky.social · 5h

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine dressing like a Temu Richard Petty and criticizing anyone’s appearance

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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JAYlowSki @jaylowski.bsky.social · 6h

Jack Smith?? 😂😂🤣 Shiiiiiii ✨😐☝️ That muthafucka ain’t NO JOKE. Fuck what you heard. Read his resume. You ever see Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid?? You can’t shake his ass. Jack fucking Smith never smiled ONCE! 😆 ONCE. This cat is the Clint Eastwood of DOJ.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11h

They have to have a backup plan to the "dangerous immigrants" narrative. They have one. They've literally created a "terrorist group" out of thin air. I mean, you can't be having free and fair elections with "enemies from within," like the "Antifa Terrorist" group running around. It's a pretext.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 20h

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 8h

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The Poorly Kept Secret

Why Does it Feel Like Republicans Don’t Actually Want to Reopen the Government?

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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 1d

Listen to what this Republican mother had to say to Speaker Johnson this morning.

If he's not willing to listen to us, I hope he'll listen to the American people. Families are hurting, and Republicans have the power to put a stop to it. We're at the table. We're waiting.

LBR Reacts: Speaker Johnson on C-SPAN #governmentshutdown

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roslynn.bsky.social @roslynn.bsky.social · 1d

Yep www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 56

This is the 56th installment in the list of Republican sexual predators, abusers, and enablers who contribute to rape culture. These are people who abused their power or defended the abuse of power. T...

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Banana Pancakes @bananapancakes.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a Pedophile ring. THE ring.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Why do so many powerful Republicans turn out to be pedophiles and child sex abusers? 🤨

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Tomster ☯️ 🕉 ♻️ 👣 🐾 @madtowntom.bsky.social · 10d

@wisewonders.bsky.social www.cbpp.org/blog/republi...

Republican Megabill’s Tax Cuts for Millionaires Are Financed by Taking Health Insurance From 4.7 Million People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The tax cuts for millionaires in the law — averaging $80,000 per household — will cost the same as the health care cuts that will take health insurance away from 4.7 million people by 2034.

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Hmmmbuzz @hmmmbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

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Killing in the Name Of... Absolute Power..🤬😡

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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 13h

The fight over health care is incredibly important, but his shutdown battle is about more than just health care. President Trump has abused the living crap out of his power, and if we don't rein him in, our republic is at risk.

Trump has abused the crap out of his power, and if we don't rein him in, our republic is at risk.

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Hmmmbuzz @hmmmbuzz.bsky.social · 13h

So we need Epstein files, Holman bribe tapes, and Jack Smith’s testimony?

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 14h

Ladies and gentlemen, the “Golden Age.”

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