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Dr. Katharine Dickson @metaomicsnerd.bsky.social · 5h

I smell state prosecutions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 5h

Fixed it, you shitty cowards @nytimes.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 8h

Masked federal agent fires tear gas into the face of protesters in Oakland on Thursday
(Photo by Reddit user u/Wild-Lingonberry-204)

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 6h

This is over the top sadism. And sadism never exists in isolation – it's always accompanied by sociopathy-psychopathy (ASPD).

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 8h

Masked federal agent fires tear gas into the face of protesters in Oakland on Thursday
(Photo by Reddit user u/Wild-Lingonberry-204)

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7h

Very concerning, if true.

billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

This is their playbook for the midterms. Intimidation and harassment - if we are lucky it will only be that. Because their full playbook is most likely much worse but this is the warmup act.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

The company brought Junior in right after the election as part owner. They just won the largest drone motor contract awarded by the Pentagon.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 13h

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Only a sick bastard would harm a pregnant woman! Even the women in prison here in America get better treatment than this!
ENOUGH of this nightmare!
#Pinks #WomensRights #ICE

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

www.nbcnews.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 8h

And they called it the the Great Epstein Recess of 2025

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 8h

It's official - the House will be out AGAIN next week, for a sixth consecutive week. That means the House will have worked 20 days over 17 weeks. The last House vote was on Sept. 19.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 9h

“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”

“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”

~Center for Budget and Policy

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 1d

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 12h

Hungary working on how to circumvent US sanctions on Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft, PM Orban says. MOL refineries process 14.2 million tons of Russian crude annually via Druzhba pipeline.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

“.. Mr. Reagan is heard to say in the ad .. tariffs cause damage. ‘Markets shrink and collapse,’ Mr. Reagan says, ‘industries shut down and millions of people lose their jobs.’”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

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Oeishik 🐸 @oeishik.bsky.social · 13h

Do not be surprised if the regime gets more & more opaque as the days go on. That's a hallmark of fascist regimes. Control. youtu.be/j8v9fP5YC6A

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 13h

Another murder

“New U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills 6, Hegseth says”

www.cbsnews.com/news/new-us-...

New U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said all six men on board the vessel were killed.

www.cbsnews.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

🚨U.S. inflation rises to 3% in September as prices increase at the fastest rate since January.

The White House says they will likely not release October’s inflation data next month, blaming the shutdown.

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Sameer Ketkar @socraticsandal.bsky.social · 14h

Witless Vows to Fellate Putin, News at 11.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

The White House East Wing has been completely demolished. The demolition is basically at the main White House walls.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.

Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Katie Harbath @katieharbath.bsky.social · 1d

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

"Ukraine is capable of striking targets up to 3,000 kilometers deep inside Russian territory with its own weapons." - Zelensky.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

JUST IN: The ENTIRE East Wing of the White House has officially been DEMOLISHED, per AP.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

❗️19th sanctions package against Russia has been adopted by the EU:

▪️ ban on LNG supplies to the EU;
▪️ a complete ban on all crypto services for Russian citizens.
▪️ restrictions on traveling for Russian diplomats;
▪️the list includes 117 more vessels from the Russian shadow fleet;

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