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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 17h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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

Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Beatles Books Podcast @beatlesbookspod.bsky.social · 1d

RIP Diane Keaton, seen here sharing a brilliantly hearty laugh with Jack Nicholson.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · 1d

New evidence shows methane which is 25x more potent than CO₂, is leaking from cracks in Antarctica’s seafloor. As ice melts, massive hidden reservoirs may be releasing this “super pollutant,” accelerating warming.

tinyurl.com/3tf2ztdx #ClimateCrisis #Methane #Antarctica

Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed

One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic sea floor, researchers have found.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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

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Drew Webb Free @Azbrittney and @Donkoclock @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 2d

#Resist #Trump #Lies and his #Lickspittles #Enablers

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Trump remains in 'exceptional health', doctor's note says after check-up

A memo released by US President Donald Trump's doctor says the 79-year-old's "cardiac age" is 14 years younger than his "chronological age".

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe 🤔

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 2d

They shut down the government with a partisan plan that has us barreling toward a national health care crisis — and they won't even come to the table.

Oh, and House Republicans have been on a paid vacation for weeks. They just don't give a damn about anyone other than their billionaire buddies.

White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week

The White House has yet to engage Democrats on ending the government shutdown, despite the potential political ramifications of the closure.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 3d

Fucking scary place when #RWNJ #MTG is the voice of reason! Obviously reading the room #Midterm2026

#Resist #Trump #Lies and his #Lickspittles #Enablers

www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

More Republicans break party ranks: 'MTG was right'

WASHINGTON — In the unusual world of Congress during a shutdown, far-right firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has emerged as an unlikely ally of Democrats, seeking to save millions of Americ...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Mabel & I hope all our fellow Californians vote YES on Prop. 50!

#FightFireWithFire

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 3d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 3d

#Crisafulli & his #RWNJ Mates, don't give a fuck about Queenslanders, tying us to redundant technology at higher costs. Unforgivable, just to please their #FossilFuelMasters

#ClimateAction V #ClimateCrisis
#LNPLast
#auspol

www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/que...

Queensland to burn coal for decades as LNP tears up Labor energy target

The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035, with a pledge to burn the fossil fuel until at least 2046 but probably longer...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 3d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 3d

"Trump..may be responsible for the preventable deaths of millions of children..it isn’t..in the interests of the US to withdraw critically needed aid..But a $20b lifeline to..Argentina..A country that has defaulted 9 times on its sovereign debt? No problem!
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bailing-ou...

Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina

Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 3d

Perfect, more #RWNJ #Trump rubbish!
Exactly what our fractured country needs.

"But in the five months since the last election, a new group of conservative MPs within the National Right faction, with a distinctly Trumpian-populist flavour"

#auspol
#LNPLast

www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/fed...

Liberal Party factions: The split in the Right that is reshaping the political landscape

The splits within the Liberal Party have been on show since the May election. But they run deeper than most may realise.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 4d

How many felons do you think are working for ICE at this point? I definitely think it's a a non-zero number. If they weren't a felon when they started, I suspect many of them are...now.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 4d

His ##Lickspittles #Enablers must be held to account.

"a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading," he added. "As one told me, 'this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want wants to defend a pedo-protector.'

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'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump

Republican lawmakers in the House are ready to abandon Donald Trump because of the fallout over files related to convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, according to one Dem in Congress.Rep. Eric Swal...

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