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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Jada Jones @jadajones57.bsky.social · 23h

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 19h

The "plaintiffs" seeking to dismantle the Voting Rights Act (in a case this week at SCOTUS) include:

-a member of the "Trumpettes," a group of women who ardently support for the president
-a retiree who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

One woman made national news when she protested the Covid-19 vaccine at her local City Council. Another is a member of the Trumpettes, a group of women united in their ardent support for the president. A third is a retired grocery salesman who said he didn’t remember signing up to be involved in a lawsuit.

The three are among the 12 Louisiana voters at the center of a case set to be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday that could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark civil-rights-era legislation.

In January 2024, the group filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional district map, arguing state lawmakers had discriminated against them as white voters by impermissibly taking race into account when they drafted the map after the 2020 census.

Since then, they’ve been referred to in court filings merely as the “non-African-American” voters.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 10h

www.smh.com.au/money/planni...

Elon Musk is proof that money really can’t buy you happiness

While Elon Musk is exorbitantly wealthy in some ways, in others, he’s flat broke.

www.smh.com.au

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Are House Republicans going to finally show up to work this week or is their extended vacation going to continue? Many Americans take a week or two vacation if they are lucky during summers. House Republicans take the entire Fall off, after lengthy breaks in Spring and Summer.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Peskov: "The Russian side continues to say that we are ready for a peaceful settlement. But the Europeans and the Kyiv regime are showing absolutely no desire to do anything in this direction."

Liar.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 13h

What a 🤡🤡🤡 show!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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Cameron Thomas MP 🔶 @libdemcam.bsky.social · 1d

Russia has left Ukraine the most mine contaminated country in the world.

This week I visited some active minefields with the teams tasked with clearing them up. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

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Steff Aquarone @steffanaquarone.bsky.social · 2d

🎙 IT'S HERE!

Politics Unchained - Episode 1 with @libdemcam 💥

We're talking flags, identity, and what it really means to belong in Britain today.

Out now 👇

youtu.be/5a9vmDJ5gog?...

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Cameron Thomas MP 🔶 @libdemcam.bsky.social · 1d

In occupied Ukraine, toys like these stuffed with plastic explosives, are left by Russian soldiers.

This is terrorism, sanctioned by the Russian state.

Once Russia is defeated, it must never be able to wage such a war on its peaceful neighbours again.

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Cameron Thomas MP 🔶 @libdemcam.bsky.social · 23h

Angry dog behind letterbox.

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”

Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 12h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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Nissim @nissimss.bsky.social · 18h

Mike Johnson telling reporters that he expected to enact more “rescissions” in the coming days. Rescission is the process of canceling funds that Congress has already appropriated

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Edge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 14h

So, ICE is now targeting children with autism that need to go pee...

P.S There are no words... though prolific use of expletives does help a bit.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 23h

Zohran Mamdani on the weaponization of the DOJ against Letitia James. Pam Bondi is going to have to answer to all of these fake indictments. She is going to lose everything in life because of this alliance with Trump.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

Lower bills.

Fund our NHS.

Not their culture war nonsense.

youtu.be/1CbN6TUTRZs?...

Zack Polanski HUMILIATES Piers Morgan LIVE On Air!

YouTube video by Antony Jones

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23h

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in Peace, Diane Keaton. Thank you for your work and for your many wonderful performances. My favorite was your role as Louise Bryant in "REDS" (1981). 🗃️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ur1...

"Alone with your work" -- Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Reds

YouTube video by David Gibson

www.youtube.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23h

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