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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 4h

Comey urges judge to toss prosecution he says stems from Trump’s ‘personal spite’

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Comey urges judge to toss prosecution he says stems from Trump’s ‘personal spite’

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George @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 14h

Talking head on local news this morning referred to the DoD as the dept. of "war" when reporting about the most recent extrajudicial execution of people on a boat. Despite Pete's dictum it's still officially the DoD but corporate-owned for profit "news" will still bend the knee.

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Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social · 13h

WHEN YOU SPEND $61M ON YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY MILITARY PARADE
WHEN A DAY IS DEDICATED SOLELY TO TELL YOU WHAT A DICK YOU ARE

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 9h

Bless Mayor Johnson for calling for a general strike!

Bless The Chicago Mayor’s Call For A General Strike

Can God get an amen?

www.thegodpodcast.com

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 1d

With Halloween approaching, I want to point out that the most scary thing I can think of is the FACT that we have a child rapist as our President & a Congress willing to give him cover.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1

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shorttimer.bsky.social @shorttimer.bsky.social · 4h

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 19h

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

The East Wing was first added in 1942, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, primarily to provide office space for the First Lady’s staff and to conceal a newly built underground bunker known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) during World War II.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Attending a No Kings march is the first step towards saving our democracy.

The next step? Fighting for policies that build a better future.

Here are some ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNxm4RgSNA

Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: Comey has filed his motion to dismiss based on the unlawful appointment of Lindsay Halligan. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 13h

Healy, Alaska on Saturday. Population 723.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

"Dumps brown liquid."

Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 1d

HEY New York Times,

IT WAS SHIT HE DUMPED ON PROTESTERS!

If he can post it, the least you can do is write it!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h

He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Rose Ann The Sharer @thecleannewdeal.org · 6h

My colleague @patricklovell has interviews with whistleblowers such as this and from GAP protecting individuals of integrity and courage. Go to @thenewuntouchables.com youtu.be/vcSHMkyM0aE?...

Fired Justice Department lawyer blows the whistle on what he describes as abuses of power at the DOJ

YouTube video by 60 Minutes

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

7th boat attacked illegally, killing 3 men, and bringing the total number fatalities to 32. As usual, no info on the identity of the men, and no proof of drugs, was provided, just a vague claim that the men were part of ELN

U.S. Kills 3 on Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs for Colombian Rebels

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 14h

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 21h

If a president came to me and said, “I hear you have an Econ degree. I want you to be my Secretary of Commerce.”
I would say “I’m flattered but I’m not qualified for the job. The American people deserve the best and I’m not it.”

Why would these people takes jobs knowing they’re anti-qualified?

Fox News host throws ax, hits drummer

YouTube video by CNN

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dawneelizabeth.bsky.social @dawneelizabeth.bsky.social · 1d

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ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester — The New Republic

Federal agents swarmed an ambulance crew to prevent them from taking an injured protester to the hospital.

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Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD @jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social · 11h

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oldladylife.bsky.social @oldladylife.bsky.social · 6h

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President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a roughly $20 billion currency‑swap line to Argentina has sparked backlash among American farmers. Plans are reportedly underway to increase the total support to as much as $40 billion through private‑sector financing.

'Betrayal': Farmers rip Trump for undermining American workers while 'gifting Argentina' (AlterNet)

President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a roughly $20 billion currency‑swap line to Argentina has sparked backlash among American farmers. Plans are repor...

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