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Antifa, Progressive, 🏳️‍🌈 He/Him, History buff, Computer geek, Trekker, 💙Vote Blue💙 🖕🏼MAGAts, 🖕🏼GOP, 🖕🏼Sadistic Zombies, 🖕🏼SCOTUS, 🖕Fascists, #RepealCitizensUnited #RESIST #FuckTrump #MysteryLovers #BookSky #StopDOGE #Maddow #RemoveTrump #ProudBlue #NeverTrump

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 11h

Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” if Hamas Isn’t Disarmed

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Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” if Hamas Isn’t Disarmed

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2h

Nice to see someone bringing an appropriate level of energy and outrage to the moment.

starwalker @starwalkers.bsky.social · 10h

Bryan Andrews Music

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ThunterAtl 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🖖🦋 🌊🇺🇦🌎💫💙🍺 @thunter1.bsky.social · 2h

Obviously a lie because people can’t afford to eat out!

ThunterAtl 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🖖🦋 🌊🇺🇦🌎💫💙🍺 @thunter1.bsky.social · 2h

Obviously she has no clue what he is doing to our country! Poor deluded woman! Fuck MAGAts!

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dedicates Award To Trump After MAGA Outcry That He Didn't Win

“We Venezuelans recognize that just as we have given everything in our citizen struggle, the support of our genuine allies has been decisive,” said María Corina Machado.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 13h

Mock them! Priceless. Keep em coming!!! Point out their hypocrisy and low character. Ridicule and laugh at MAGA for supporting it. This is the way.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 14h

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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 10h

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Fed Governor Christopher Waller: "Job growth has probably been negative the last few months. it doesn't look like it's doing much better. I don't hear anybody with big hiring plans."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 19h

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Denise Wu @denisewu.bsky.social · 1d

Literally NO one from theUS voted for Argentina bailout. 😡

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ThunterAtl 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🖖🦋 🌊🇺🇦🌎💫💙🍺 @thunter1.bsky.social · 13h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 19h

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ThunterAtl 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🖖🦋 🌊🇺🇦🌎💫💙🍺 @thunter1.bsky.social · 13h

The Orange Menace!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14h

Trump just threatened to impose severe, unprecedented tariffs on Chinese imports. He won’t negotiate with Xi at the upcoming APEC summit, choosing to sink the global economy. The Dow is already down 300 points. This will devastate American small businesses and cause your expenses to skyrocket.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 14h

It’s simple to most of the world as to why tRump had no chance of winning the Nobel peace prize. He’s a horrible human being. He couldn’t threaten, cheat or blackmail his way into getting his own just because he’s jealous of Obama’s.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #NobelPrize

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Experts explain why Donald Trump had 'no chance' of winning Nobel Peace Prize as 2025 winner announced

The POTUS claimed he 'deserved' the award which ultimately went to Maria Corina Machado

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 15h

A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges.
We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.
• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%.

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https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact

• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.
These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.
As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 15h

Republicans are currently going around the media to claim the nationwide peaceful No Kings protest on 10/18 is a “Hate America” rally.

Actually, No Kings is a rally of love—love for the founding ideals of America, love for the democracy and freedoms we cherish, love for one another.

Let’s show it:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

NoKings.org

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Ontja Huscarlnäherin @ontja.bsky.social · 13h

Reps are like that:

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 15h

Just felt like sharing this today. No reason.

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@SuzanaD3 @suzanad1.bsky.social · 13h

Oh MAAAGAAA he's inviting 9-11 terrorists here to stay! WAKE THE FUCK UP

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Trump is literally allowing the nation, which gave him a $400 million jet that he called a “terrorist supporter” eight years ago, an Air Force Base in Idaho.

Is this “America first“?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

So they’re keeping the House in recess for another week (see his follow up)?

To delay the Epstein Files and, I guess, avoid the No Kings rally on 10/18?

They are in full blown pants pissing panic

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 15h

UNREAL

Democratic Whip Notice: The House GOP Leadership have made the following change to the House Floor schedule:

Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Pending Senate action on FY26 Funding, Members will receive 48 hours' notice prior to any potential votes in the House. Further information regarding the Floor schedule will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

This is a change from the House GOP Leadership's previously announced schedule.

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Jonathan @frakitall.bsky.social · 1d

Since when did Oregon start using the Policia?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 14h

After first WTC bombing, the US Gov issued an arrest warrant for KSM. He was in Qatar. A Qatari Royal gave him the heads up that the US was coming to get him and he fled to Pakistan. From there, he linked up with Bin Laden and became the mastermind of 9/11.

Now Qatar gets an Air Force base in US.

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