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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 5h

Consequences

5 months before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska village of Kipnuk on Sunday, tearing many houses off their foundations, the Trump admin canceled a $20M EPA grant intended to protect the community from such extreme flooding terming it DEI.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 11h

Par for the course

The messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 1d

Well, that's a surprise...

“Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter," a spokesperson told Newsweek. "We are working in conjunction with other media outlets to resolve the situation. We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous...”

www.newsweek.com/newsmax-trum...

Newsmax refuses to sign Trump admin’s new Pentagon press access policy

Newsmax refuses to sign Pentagon media rules as press corps warns of threats to access and free reporting.

www.newsweek.com

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

Solidarity is the only way

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 1d

A big, beautiful bill.

Mission accomplished.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 3d

About time

Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement the Trump administration

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors in reciprocal move

The West African state says it has introduced an "identical visa programme" for US travellers.

www.bbc.com

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 3d

All while the orange buffoon is getting his shots👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 3d

The Nobel Peace Prize was truly an award to the CIA.

“I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause.”

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump for ‘decisive support’

“I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause,” she wrote in a post on X.

www.politico.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is truly the Gestapo.

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

👇👇

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 3d

The barbarian horde marches on...

The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 4d

The orange buffoon got his flu shot and a COVID-19 booster shot.

But hey, vaccines are bad and can cause you to be an insurgent and a member of antifa.

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 4d

The Klan is in the house...

Primus is part of a series of firings of Black officials from high-profile positions in an overwhelmingly white administration that has banished all diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government.

www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Trump fires Black officials from an overwhelmingly white administration

Agencies where racial minorities and women were a majority of the workforce were targeted for the largest workforce reductions or complete elimination, an analysis shows.

www.seattletimes.com

Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 5d

Awesome!

MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the administration’s “compact” includes principles they “disagree” with and would ultimately restrict the school’s freedom of speech and independence in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

MIT rebuffs Trump's federal funding proposal that comes with new limits

The school's leader expressed concerns that the compact would restrict its freedom of expression.

www.politico.com

Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 5d

America's very own Carl Schmitt...

I see it in the darkness of his eyes, the venom of his words, the malevolence of his affect. And also by the deliberate brutality of his campaign from the White House to deport immigrants and crush dissenters.

zeteo.com/p/who-is-ste...

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 5d

So very heartwarming!

Donald Trump was thirsty for diplomacy’s biggest medal. He woke up Friday, still parched.

It was a big swing that turned into a bigger whiff.

time.com/7324832/trum...

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

time.com

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

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 5d

I have a feeling that the orange buffoon and his sidekick, Sergeant Kesgeth, will start bombing Venezuela directly

Sura Mbaya @surambaya.bsky.social · 5d

Hell of a headline

With hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5d

“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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