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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media over the false neutrality of legacy outlets, support Democracy Docket by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

Samantha, a self-identified Republican, begged Mike Johnson to call the House back into session, saying to him on C-SPAN she was "very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you."

"I am begging you to pass this legislation," she said. "My kids could die."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

practically a requirement for this administration to be a sex pest

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 23h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

"I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism'"

Anti-Zionist Jewish Hollywood star Hannah Einbinder on the "settler colonialist ideology" and "apartheid" of Zionism, in the new Zeteo podcast 'Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman'.

Full show: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

"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 & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

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

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6h

Thoughts and prayers for Donald J Trump

Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6h

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

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Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

LIVE: Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is announced
www.youtube.com/live/Q3bkzLZ...

LIVE: Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is announced

YouTube video by Reuters

www.youtube.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

this really is all just about resentment over obama being given the prize

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

BARTIROMO: On your point about the Nobel Peace Prize, do you think maybe the reason Trump won't get it is because you had to get the application in before Jan. 31, and that was only 11 days into his term?

SCALISE: Look, they can play technicalities. They gave it to Obama for just getting elected.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3h

Gosh, if only there were a national organization that's dedicated to specifically advocating for gay Republicans and could push back within the GOP against Winsome Earle-Sears for her attacks on gay marriage and employment protections.

Wait... isn't that Log Cabin Republicans?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

NEW VIDEO: The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy, the Voting Rights Act, and election law nationwide. I am fighting to protect free and fair elections and defend election integrity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKo...

Supreme Court's Shocking New Agenda Revealed

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3h

Sen. Adam Schiff: I can tell you this: Those of us on the president's enemies list — and it is a long and growing list — will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred, we will do our jobs, we will stand up to this president."

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2h

The Trump administration sees National Guard deployments as a necessary protection for federal law enforcement in dangerous times, Marc Novicoff writes. “Taxpayers should see them as incredibly expensive”:

The National Guard Deployments Are Very, Very Expensive

If the Trump administration wants to reduce crime, it picked an inefficient way to do it.

bit.ly

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

The Letitia James case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Jamar K. Walker, a Biden appointee.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h

Breaking on MSNBC: New York AG Letitia James has been indicted.

Lindsey Halligan, who presented a grand jury with the case against James Comey, gave the presentation to the James grand jury.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL BLOCK THE DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN ILLINOIS, FOR NOW

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h

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

#FightFireWithFire

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 18h

Sears shouldn’t have run.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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Forbes @forbes.com · 3d

As the government shutdown moves into its second week, air travelers can expect longer airport security lines—as TSA employees call out sick in higher numbers.

Hundreds Of Unpaid TSA Agents Are Calling In Sick—Expect Longer Airport Security Lines

As the government shutdown moves into its second week, air travelers can expect longer airport security lines—as TSA employees call out sick in higher numbers.

www.forbes.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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