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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 12h

Trump Is Using the Shutdown to Supercharge His War on Equity https://loom.ly/sxihUl8

Trump Is Using the Shutdown to Supercharge His War on Equity

Donald Trump's $30 billion in shutdown cuts targeting Democrats will harm the entire economy, hitting women and people of color the hardest.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 16h

Science > scare tactics. Always.
https://loom.ly/TTwvEXA

Autism, Tylenol, and Trump: The Dangerous Game of Medical Misinformation

A closer look at the claims, the consequences, and the real cost of headline-chasing health advice.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 1d

Is his dementia really that bad?

Oregonizers @oregonizers.org · 1d

Wait, is trump confusing the words "violence" with VIOLINS???

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "The streets are hot right now on Capitol Hill because the Republicans are just falling apart. They cannot justify their position having shut the government down. They cannot justify their position in terms of hiding the Epstein files from the American people."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "Mike Johnson and this group continue to cover up for the pedophiles. That's crazy."

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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 1d

And while most in Congress from both parties recognize this, Mike Johnson’s head remains too far lodged into an orange ass to admit it.

The story is available here:

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House says furloughed federal workers not entitled to back pay amid shutdown

OMB argues an amendment to a 2019 act would not guarantee furloughed workers post-shutdown pay

www.theguardian.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. n.pr/4nLAI7A

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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

The least cool people in the country are very mad they can't force people to think they're cool, and start imitating their "coolness."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"There's truth underneath all this fake outrage. Conservatives really are at a disadvantage in pop culture because most creative people are liberals, which has always been true & probably always will be. While MAGA has had some success building a culture machine, what it produces is mostly banal."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

www.publicnotice.co

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"While ICE is invading immigrant neighborhoods and kidnapping people by the thousands, the fact that a hugely popular artist would sing in Spanish at the Super Bowl is a sign that America is still a polyglot nation. And that is unacceptable." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

www.publicnotice.co

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 1d

The administration says “rebellion.” The cameras say “peaceful.”
See for yourself — 24 hours outside ICE in Portland:
https://loom.ly/1f9AReo

24 Hours Outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland

Starting Thursday, Oct. 9 at midnight, we will begin a 24-hour livestream outside of the Portland ICE Facility. Our aim is to show the public everything we see.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 1d

Huge Win for Progressive Aftyn Behn in TN-07 Tuesday. Join our Campaign to Victory call, Thursday. https://loom.ly/RP8dje8

Huge Win for Progressive Aftyn Behn in TN-07 Tuesday. Join our Campaign to Victory call, Thursday. - Progressive Democrats of America

Huge Win for Progressive Aftyn Behn in TN-07 Tuesday. Join our Campaign to Victory call, Thursday.Oct 8, 2025 | PDA News Join us for Good News as we Debrief the Aftyn Behn Victory and More on Thursday, October 9, 9pm ET/6pm PT. RSVP now! First, many thanks if you helped Aftyn Behn in her Special

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 1d

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America https://loom.ly/7Frm9uU

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 1d

Justin J. Pearson of the ‘Tennessee Three’ Has Had It With ‘Mediocrity’ — So He’s Running for Congress https://loom.ly/mN1_78U

Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress

Justin J. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee Three, has announced a campaign to primary Democrat Steve Cohen and join the U.S. House.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 1d

Every movement needs a little sunshine—and some late bloomers. 🌼
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Better Late Than Never

Why We Should Celebrate “Late to the Party” Activists

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 2d

A Program Backed By the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide — and Was Secretly Shut Down Early https://loom.ly/llAoPLA

A Program Backed By the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide -- And Was Secretly Shut Down Early

The country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never met its goal, and internal records show why

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 2d

Think of it like tennis: each side volleying filings, rulings, and arguments under the watchful eye of the ref.
Oregon’s legal team? Unshakable. Sun’s still out, court’s still fair.

🎾 The Tennis Court of Law
https://loom.ly/iRVORtc

Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 2d

semantics matter!!!

Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 3d

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him https://loom.ly/Yn9eVKY

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him

Prominent influencers including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump and his policies.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 3d

I'm beginning to think the rich don't care about us poors......

Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 3d

Social media is bubble wrap, not a giant public square. You only see 40–400 people’s posts max. But one little tap—a like, a share—pops a bubble and lets something ripple further.

Ariel Knox explains: https://loom.ly/cG1s5WE

Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 4d

Trump keeps testing boundaries; the courts keep handing him L’s.
Judge Immergut just blocked all federalized Guard deployments to Oregon, calling the move “contrary to law.”
Sunshine’s still stronger than strongman vibes.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 4d

Trump Deploys California National Guard to Portland. Newsom Is ‘Taking This Fight Back to Court’ https://loom.ly/mei37_0

Trump Deploys California National Guard to Portland. Newsom Is 'Taking This Fight Back to Court'

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will take legal action against the Trump administration for deploying the California national guard to Oregon.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 4d

Privacy isn’t a perk, it’s a promise. When campaigns cross that line, democracy dims. But sunlight is the best disinfectant—let’s name it and fight for better. Read: https://loom.ly/B0P2c-U

Privacy on the Ballot: When Political Tactics Cross the Line

From leaked military records to voter mobilization — why protecting personal data is a fight for democracy, and how you can help lead it.

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Sunny Daze Ink @sunnydazeink.bsky.social · 4d

Feels like déjà vu — Portland’s calm, but the President’s trying to make it a “war zone” again.

Oregon’s leadership is holding the line. Keep your peace, keep your people safe, and remember: light always outlasts the storm.

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