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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 16h

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13h

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · 1d

ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.

Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Sep 6

I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This is a desecration and an abomination. First he posts an AI video of himself wearing a crown dumping shit on the heads of Americans, then he starts tearing down part of the White House for his Mar-a-Lago style ballroom.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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Erin Sherman 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 3d

I would like everything to happen a little less

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Air-rum @aarum.bsky.social · 3d

The government said they aren’t releasing SNAP benefits in November — but ALDI is helping families out. Their Thanksgiving meal bundle feeds 10 people for just $40! 🦃 Available now through Christmas Eve, it includes 21 items (like a 14-lb turkey + sides). Share this with everyone!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing changes can happen in a mere couple of months.

The Trump regime's lies about No Kings protests are getting more desperate and inflammatory as the White House gets more scared of the power of the people.

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Alyssa Milano @alyssamilano.bsky.social · 5d

My husband’s ballot came in the mail. Mine did not. I looked into why and…

I was purged from the voting roll.

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.

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1234_5 🕯☽ ⛤ 🔮🖤 @bunnylove403.bsky.social · 5d

The federal government is still shut down.

Tweet by Jermaine Fowler @thehumanityarchive that reads:”FYI. America has had 10 government shutdowns since 1976. No other developed democracy does this. They keep operating at last year's funding until deals are reached. But here, a shutdown stops child nutrition services and furloughs food inspectors while ICE keeps running, prisons stay full, wars keep going, debt gets collected, and Congress never misses their $174,000 salaries with complimentary gym memberships. They don't close the whole government. They close the parts that help you and keep the parts that serve power.”

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

"Disciplined, peaceful defiance can expose the illegitimacy of oppressive power. RESIST."

Arianeh Sajadi

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teachmakegrow.bsky.social @teachmakegrow.bsky.social · 5d

Come on, Virginia! Get with the program!

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5d

Germany’s parliament met only 20 times during the Nazis’ 12-year reign, and didn’t meet at all in the last 3 years. MAGA Mike Johnson is going after that record.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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jokerusso @jokerusso.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t know who else needs to hear this but it would be good to have a strong showing of American Flags at the rallies on Saturday to combat the GOP talking points that it’s a “hate America” rally!!

Please repost and pass this on to as many as possible!!

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 6d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 8d

Everything we are suffering from is volitional.

Our entire population could be housed, fed, & have health care.

We could be meaningfully combating the climate crisis.

Instead we are zip-tying children, immolating our vaccine system, & doing everything to protect a child rapist.

#NoKings 10/18

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 8d

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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Delegate Atoosa Reaser @atoosareaser.bsky.social · 8d

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor the Monacan and Manahoac peoples—the first stewards of the land we now call Loudoun County.

We recognize their history, celebrate their enduring contributions, and reaffirm our commitment to respect and inclusion.

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J H @jpjh88.bsky.social · 9d

People need to start highlighting that Miller is actually the shadow President and the one calling the shots. When it was Musk who was doing it, it caused a rift between them so big that after he was out, Musk was bashing Trump claiming he is in the Epstein files.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 10d

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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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 10d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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THICK James (6/9 🎂) ♿️✨ @mimimiercoles3.bsky.social · 10d

They could make life functional but they would rather sink millions into trying to play God and actually being Icarus

Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 11d

What Americans want and need: affordable healthcare, walkable cities, access to clear water, gun safety

Tech bros:

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 12d

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social

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