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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

650 people in Brewer, Maine — ready to set off a political earthquake.

As Maine goes, so goes the nation. And that’s exactly why the politicians in Washington, D.C. are so scared.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 1h

The museums are being shutdown.
Are we great yet?
Everyone’s being fired.
Are we great yet?
Food is rotting in our fields.
Are we great yet?
The market’s crashing greatly.
Diseases are now running rampant.
At what point aren’t we great?
Our military’s in line at food banks.
So super great.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 43m

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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Mark 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦 @miestro78.bsky.social · 3h

Fox lies. Always wants gullible eyes on them.

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🇨🇦🇨🇦 Proud Canadian 🇨🇦🇨🇦 @beppil007.bsky.social · 1h

“America is first, and Canada can be second,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was quoted as saying lately.

Here’s a thought Lutnick, Canada is the country America can only dream to be, and we are second to none. 1/
#CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 2h

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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mlf3430.bsky.social @mlf3430.bsky.social · 5h

This is ORANGE AMERICA!!

youtube.com/shorts/J-SwB...

ICE Sparks Outrage With Chicago DACA Arrest

YouTube video by NowThis Impact

youtube.com

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7h

What Thiel is saying about tax havens = what Altman is saying about copyright:

"I can't be rich unless you let me steal from you."

This is how Broligarchs differ from oligarchs of yore: the latter tried to hide their thievery; the Broligarchs trumpet their entitlement to steal as a natural right.

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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 22h

These do not look like police videos. They look like campaign ones." I spoke about DHS's glossy, military like videos. The deportations are for the camera. @cnn.com @zbyronwolf.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Analysis: DHS leans into propaganda with militaristic action videos | CNN Politics

When helicopters descended on a Chicago apartment building last week with federal agents kitted out in military gear, locals saw a terrifying escalation in the federal government’s incursion into Chic...

www.cnn.com

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 4h

🇯🇵🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we synchronized sanctions against Russia with Japan - I signed a corresponding decree.

The sanctions list includes leaders and companies that provide profits to the Russian military machine, supply weapons, critical components, and equipment.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 19h

The next twelve months are gonna be ugly.. #politics #fascism

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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stevewarren209.bsky.social @stevewarren209.bsky.social · 55m

"Salaries" is a key word here. Most doctors are now employed by large "hospital corporations. Independent practitioners with hospital privileges have gone the way of the Dodo bird over the past 20 years - mostly due to overhead costs from insurance company paperwork.

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stevewarren209.bsky.social @stevewarren209.bsky.social · 58m

The ACA subsidizes the health insurance and corporate hospital oligopoly, driving greater revenues (a couple trillion) and profits (100bn+) to wealthy Wall St shareholders.

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

The entire Trump administration is full of shit.

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Freezer @freezer.bsky.social · 16h

It's been over a dozen years but every now and then I think about how my 11th grade English teacher told me I couldn't submit my short story for an assignment cause the story took place over like 6 months. She said short stories can only take place in a short period of time, like a few hours.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 4h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

“This is not sustainable”

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 17h

It’s wild the agents who have videographers following them never seem to have footage of what they claim those they are arresting did

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 2h

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Congresswoman Sarah McBride @mcbride.house.gov · 21h

House Speaker Mike Johnson has formally canceled session in the House again, leaving Congress in recess. Military service members will miss their October 15 paycheck because of this. If troops go without pay, this will be a shameful first in our nation's history.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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