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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1h

No fingerprint or DNA tests were conducted in Jeffrey Epstein's cell after his death. Sus AF.

Release the Epstein files. Now.

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 7m

Try that in Philly and the Philadelphia Parking Authority will tow them away before the engine gets cold. 😄

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 1h

A budget is a statement of your values.

Congressional Republicans chose to put money in the pockets of the wealthy, increase the debt, and cut health care. Those are their values.

This is our moment to stand up for our values—to lower costs and expand access to health care.

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 6h

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 15h

It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 15h

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 6h

Facts and data get in the way of Conservatives’ lies and misinformation.

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 7h

9 out of 10 US students -- roughly 50 million children -- attend public schools.

Despite RW efforts to frame their efforts as for parents ("parents' rights," "choice"), efforts to defund, deform. amd debilitate public schools is a broadscale attack on children and future generations.

Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools

The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...

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NPR @npr.org · 7h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23h

These federal firings have nothing whatsoever to do with the government shutdown, and if that is not the lede of every report discussing them, and if you are the author of any such report, quit your job and learn to surf or something instead

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 1d

Is he trying to record a campaign ad supporting the Dems? Because most Dems (and a lot of Independents) say “yes, this is exactly what I want to vote for!”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump doesn’t like data. He wants investors, consumers, and everyone else to be in the dark, so he can lie without fear of factual contradiction. He can create even more of a fantasy world. He can pretend that he’s been wildly successful even when he’s been a terrible failure.

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 1d

How many American workers are going to lose their life savings because they gambled their IRAs, etc. in cryptocurrencies in hopes of riding a wave?

Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 1d

three south park characters standing next to each other with the words " what could possibly go wrong " below them

ALT: three south park characters standing next to each other with the words " what could possibly go wrong " below them

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Tater @goldenretrieverear.bsky.social · 1d

We are having foreign countries build bases on US soil?
WTF!

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 1d

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 2d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 2d

One of the most astounding things about the Trump administration is that the primary qualification for any position is that you must be totally unqualified for that position.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 2d

I bet the Turning Point event will also involve more poop than Puppy Bowl. 😄

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

www.npr.org

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 2d

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 2d

In a democracy based on freedom and the rule of law, we don’t jail public officials—or anyone—because of policy disagreements. We need everyone to repudiate this nonsense because a president cannot act as a prosecutor, judge, jury and dictator.

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 2d

Also RFK Jr.: “And we are going keep doing billsh*t “studies” until we get an answer we like.” 🤦‍♂️

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Hair Furor 🐔🌮 @hairfuror1901.bsky.social · 2d

Nazis gonna Nazis. Are you seeing this, John Fetterman? This is why we call them fascists and no, we don't want to negotiate with them, we don't want to compromise with them and the shit they are doing has nothing to do with Democracy, big D or, little d. This is called Bull Shit by Americans.

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