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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

AS THE PREMIER US ALT HEALTH AGENCY AND IN LIGHT OF THE POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS FROM EARLY CIRCUMCISIONS, WE RECOMMEND THAT CIRCUMCISION PROCEDURES ONLY BE SCHEDULED AFTER 12PM LOCAL TIME TO ENSURE ALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE SUFFICIENTLY CAFFEINATED

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

a man in a white shirt and suspenders is holding a pair of scissors in front of a tree .

Alt: Edward Scissorhands, a pale man with black hair and scissors for hands, is furiously trimming something off screen while wearing a white shirt and black suspenders. A neatly maintained topiary is in the background.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

There is nothing an authoritarian fears more than peaceful, organized people power. That’s why the White House is now turning its sights on us. 🧵

www.reuters.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22h

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.

“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”

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In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn't have a hotel room.
Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2d

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

It is mass resignation time at DOJ. Don‘t be complicit. These goons are largely incompetent and the authoritarian takeover will fail if they have to run things on their own.

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Naima Cochrane @stillnaima.bsky.social · 1d

So, the president of the United States casually mentioned that he took away free speech. Just in case you missed that.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h

Fighting corruption is not a distraction from defending democracy; it's an impotant part of it. www.thebulwark.com/p/anti-corru...

How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats

It’s a powerful, unifying theme—and it’s tied to the crisis of democracy under Trump.

www.thebulwark.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23h

America is not building enough housing and Americans are facing sky-high housing costs as a result.

Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.

The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 23h

The defense of James by fellow New York Democrats marked a stark contrast from New York City Mayor Eric Adams's prosecution just over a year ago.

New York Democrats rally around Letitia James after indictment, Trump pressure

The defense of James by fellow New York Democrats marked a stark contrast from New York City Mayor Eric Adams's prosecution just over a year ago.

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Attorney General Matt Platkin @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 23h

Trump has crossed a red line by indicting @newyorkstateag.bsky.social as an act of political retribution.

We won't stand by as he acts like a dictator.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Some good news!

A librarian got fired for refusing to remove LBGTQ books and sued the county, its board of commissioners, the library board, and members of both government boards for violating her 1st amendment rights, and discriminatory and retaliatory firing.

www.rawstory.com/wyoming-libr...

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terr...

www.rawstory.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

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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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Mabel & I hope all our fellow Californians vote YES on Prop. 50!

#FightFireWithFire

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

www.foxnews.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Leticia James’ statement.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

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

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad to hear that Hamas and Israeli negotiators have reached an agreement in Egypt to release the hostages and put an end to this brutal suffering.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

You don't blow up Venezuelan & Colombian boats in international waters -- killing 21 people -- and expect a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Staci Berger ❌👑 @staciberger.bsky.social · 1d

Join us in Piscataway, 4-5pm! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

New statement from AG James:

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.

"I am not fearful — I am fearless."

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