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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 1d

I guess now you can go back to ignoring the genocide against the Palestinians.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
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At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 3d

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How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | WIRED

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The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly
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Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 4d

The facts.

“undocumented or "illegal" immigrants were not eligible for federal health benefits before, nor are Democrats asking for them to be now.”

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Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 4d

More winng thanks to the orange Dick-tater

“Dow slides nearly 900 points after Trump's threat of new tariffs on China.”

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Stock Market on Oct. 10, 2025: Dow slides nearly 900 points after Trump's threat of new tariffs on China; S&P 500 and Nasdaq close sharply lower as U.S. stocks book weekly loss

Major U.S. equities benchmarks struggled Friday, with the S&P 500's tech sector posting a big loss.

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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 5d

The irony is suffocating, given that the winner, Maria Corina Machado, is currently in hiding because she has been deemed a threat to her government. And because that's, ideally, what our current president would like to see happen to anyone critical of him.

White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Friday criticised the Nobel Prize committee's decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump. "The...

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Elon Musk 🇺🇸 Parody @elonmusk-parody.bsky.social · 5d

“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had."

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5d

In his own words: the President is responsible for the shutdown.

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 5d

The story about the text message comes at 5:20. This is "selective and vindictive prosecution." youtu.be/LMN-IVhJnjg?...

New reporting CONFIRMS Trump accidentally posted DM to Bondi ordering prosecutions

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Notable exchanges between Pam Bondi and lawmakers at Senate hearing

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 7d

She forgot to wear her swastika armband with her black suit. But she’s wearing her cross pendant to profess her fake Christianity.

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'How can you be that ignorant?': RFK Jr. pressed on Covid facts

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 7d

Sen. Warner to RFK, jr: “How can you be that ignorant” - as the Secretary of HHS to not know how many Americans died from COVID.

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WATCH: Sen. Schiff questions Attorney General Pam Bondi on Justice Department in Trump's 2nd term

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Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 7d

Schiff does a good job of grilling the corrupt, despicable Gestapo chief who refuses to answer questions

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WATCH: Sen. Durbin makes opening statement in hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 8d

Durbin is ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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Trump threatens use of Insurrection Act to deploy National Guard troops domestically

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 8d

Trump says he'll invoke the Insurrection Act if the courts try to interfere with his agenda.

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ICE violence caught on camera featured among evidence in new lawsuit

Tom Paine @tpaine1774.bsky.social · 8d

MAGA Gestapo strikes Chicago. This must be stopped. Where is the Democratic leadership?

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