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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 21h

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

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Donna Schwartz Mills @socalmom.bsky.social · 21h

Bravo!

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21h

MIT has rejected Fat Satan’s blackmail, making it the first university not to bend the knee.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 21h

But that’s no excuse for not showing up.

Show up to a protest on the 18th. It’s a way to stand up and be counted for the proposition that what these people are doing to your country is not right, not acceptable.

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Jake @jake2404663.bsky.social · 21h

And the Argentina $20B bailout is complete. Meanwhile, MAGA soybean farmers haven't sold their crops.
Yup, so much "America First" winning.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21h

Qatar gave Trump the luxury 747 that he wanted and now we are LETTING THEM BUILD A MILITARY BASE ON US SOIL

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 1d

Proud to VOTE YES ON PROP 50! Completed my ballot yesterday & putting it in the mail today! Californian voters, your ballot is arriving by mail! Vote by mail, dropbox, or in person. Last day to vote is 11/4/25. Vote now! Prop 50 is TEMPORARY & levels the playing field! Vote YES to stop Trump/GOP!!!

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Donna Schwartz Mills @socalmom.bsky.social · 21h

What he said

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

WWWWWWWTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFF!!! bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h

White House loyal podcaster Benny Johnson launched his career with a series of six-figure funding boosters from the Russian Ministry of Propaganda (Роскомнадзор). He is always the go-to source to learn what Putin thinks about anything, though he rarely actually attributes it to Putin.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21h

Two GOP governors — Vermont’s Phil Scott and Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt — just slammed Trump’s troop deployment as unconstitutional. Even Republican governors are finally calling him out for using the National Guard to take over American cities.
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“Unconstitutional”: Two GOP Governors Slam Trump’s Troop Deployments

Republican governors are finally calling out Donald Trump for using the National Guard to take over American cities.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Donna Schwartz Mills @socalmom.bsky.social · 2d

Grandpa has lost it

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans are fighting to ensure that Americans in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and a raft of other red states pay DOUBLE what they paid before for healthcare.

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Donna Schwartz Mills @socalmom.bsky.social · 2d

As angry as I am over our present situation, I welcome this reminder that we are ALL in danger - even those who voted for this. (And we need some of them to get it to stop.)

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Serious Question: We Want to Win, Don't We?

Amid Economic Pain, Do We Open Doors or Slam Them Shut?

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Donna Schwartz Mills @socalmom.bsky.social · 4d

This essay was good

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: For the last several months, I have written and spoken regularly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. This is not something I ever envisioned for myself — and it is certainly not something my ancestors envisioned for their great grandchildren.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Donna Schwartz Mills @socalmom.bsky.social · 4d

And so we begin a new week in this ongoing nightmare.

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October 5, 2025

On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...

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Spicy Mimi Gen❌ 💙💜🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @mimicrochets.bsky.social · 4d

The only “men” who would do this job, that WE as taxpayers are footing the bill for, are the SAME “men” who beat their spouses and children. As a survivor of domestic violence I SEE these people. They are sick and should be jailed, period.

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 4d

ICE zip-tied CHILDREN in the overnight Chicago raid.

“I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other."

#MomSky

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 5d

Trump sending troops from other states to attack blue states is an act of war. Trump is committing treason. Period.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5d

I’m just going to keep repeating that undocumented immigrant workers actually _help subsidize federal programs for everybody else_.

In 2022 alone, they paid $25.7 billion into Social Security and $6.4 billion into Medicare—both programs they can’t access due to their legal status👇🏽

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5d

Oh so the guy who made up gross lies about immigrants STEALING AND EATING PETS has more thoughts about immigrants? I’m sure he’s totally telling the truth this time.

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They’re Lying, Dividing, And Distracting. Don’t Believe The GOP’s Shutdown Hype

“This isn’t about health care for undocumented immigrants—that’s already against the law," said Sen. Mark Warner. "It’s about the fact that Republicans are intentionally skyrocketing your premiums.”

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