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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 16h

someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

This guy left his job as a TV host to be a full-time TV guest and part-time social media shitposter.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Republicans in Congress strangely silent on the Argentina bailout to benefit Bessent’s friends.

It also helps you to avoid talking about it when you are never asked about it.

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Miti 💙🕊️ @miti24.bsky.social · 11h

Raise your hand if you support Governor Newsom? 🙌🏻

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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 14h

I just wanna say on days like today.

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Gulf of Mexico 🕊️ @jskjsk.bsky.social · 1d

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17h

www.stepupspeakout.org

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17h

"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...

'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."

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Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton

Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 12h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 12h

"... part of rising faith-based pushback to the Trump administration..."

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 19h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Republicans won’t show up to vote on paying our troops during the shutdown because avoiding a vote on the Epstein files to protect Trump and his friends is more important.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson has had the House adjourned for weeks to avoid a vote on the Epstein files.

Is it really too much to ask to simply have House Republicans show up to work once in a while?

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Antonio Bruno @antoniobruno.bsky.social · 12h

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Very Soon, ICE Will Know Exactly Where You Are All the Time

ICE is planning on buying a tool that will let it see hundreds of millions of phones’ location data.

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 12h

‘I am not fearful, I am fearless’: NY AG Letitia James responds after being indicted by Trump’s DOJ

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 12h

Dominion Voting Systems — the voting machine behemoth that Trump and his allies baselessly attacked after the 2020 election — has been sold to a company run by a former Republican election official.

Dominion was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Ronnie H 🇺🇸 @ronicats.bsky.social · 11h

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Wajahat Ali, Olivia Troye, & Miles Taylor discussed the lack of public awareness of NSPM-7. Please expand coverage in this!

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

the comparative dearth of reporting on NSPM-7 is in part, speaking generously, due I think to how a lot of elite media looks at it like a rant. They are accustomed to things like that being serious legal documents for them to have impact, and in a saner environment, that would be the case. But…

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12h

Letitia James and James Comey have the best lawyers on earth and will almost certainly be fine. The fact that there’s a zillion stories about them and virtually none about NSPM-7 - which affects countless ordinary people - really says something about who the media writes for

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

the comparative dearth of reporting on NSPM-7 is in part, speaking generously, due I think to how a lot of elite media looks at it like a rant. They are accustomed to things like that being serious legal documents for them to have impact, and in a saner environment, that would be the case. But…

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12h

Letitia James and James Comey have the best lawyers on earth and will almost certainly be fine. The fact that there’s a zillion stories about them and virtually none about NSPM-7 - which affects countless ordinary people - really says something about who the media writes for

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 12h

VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 50!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Brutal.

Stephen Miller's Cousin Reveals Family Disowned Him After He Became The 'Face Of Evil' In Resurfaced Viral Post

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 16h

This is tragic! How Trump's research cuts affect a 4-year-old in heart failure.

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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 Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 13h

Ds were pushing to release the files. The Rs fought against it. They just voted on party lines, so they're prob told to do this. So what the fuck's in there, man?

The gov shut down right now. If they get back, this is the first thing on the docket, and that's sort of what's holding them back

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

"I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper." - @newyorkstateag.bsky.social

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties.

“His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me – and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president – is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country. This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

“I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization. We conducted a two-year investigation based on the facts and evidence – not politics. Judges have upheld the trial court’s finding that Donald Trump, his company, and his two sons are liable for fraud.

“I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14h

Gooooooooo!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14h

U.S. District Judge April Perry says it comes down to a "credibility determination."

"I simply cannot credit [the Trump administration's] declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14h

#BREAKING A federal judge say she will grant "in part" a request by the state of Illinois for a temporary restraining order against the deployment of National Guard troops into the state.

U.S. District Judge April Perry is still ruling and has not outlined the details of her order.

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