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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate media is missing the point about Portland’s Mr. Frog. They are covering him and his menagerie as a humorous side show. In reality Mr Frog has seized the visual narrative by pointing out the absurdity of troops in Portland. In our visual media world. Mr Frog is winning the war. #ProudBlue

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 22h

The current sitting president (who may or may not be aware of that fact) just told you that Joe Biden was president on January,06, 2021. Harmless slip up? Absolutely not.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 16h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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B.J. Sweeney EPSTEIN @trone0.bsky.social · 15h

No

momofanangel.bsky.social @momofanangel.bsky.social · 15h

Sure you did

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Crashmodem @crashmodem.bsky.social · 15h

My take is that running an old, rich, white, establishment woman against another old, rich, white, establishment woman doesn't provide enough contrast to excite voters.

Not being misogynist, but probably a little ageist- Mills is already 77 years old, so probably only a single-termer if she wins.

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Lynn Spann Bowditch @bowreader.bsky.social · 16h

There's a raging debate? Who are the ragers? Hoping to see Graham tomorrow in Augusta; maybe this will come up?

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eulabella.bsky.social @eulabella.bsky.social · 15h

Gov. Mills could better use her time and prestige by backing Platner and help solidify the chance of a victory over Collins. 8months is a speck on the "public perception" scale

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 16h

My take on the raging debate over Mills vs. Platner is that it's a bit early for people to be at each other's throats over a primary election that's eight months away and has ranked-choice voting.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 16h

I watched Famous Last Words featuring Dr. Jane Goodall. She spoke about her mother who always encouraged her as a girl interested in science and never expected her to fit into expectations for women. Imagine what we can do for girls if we didn’t put them in boxes and standards.

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B.J. Sweeney EPSTEIN @trone0.bsky.social · 15h

Good. 🎶

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

MEMPHIS — Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social rallies after just announcing his run for Congress: “We need new energy to meet this moment… a moment unlike anything we have ever seen before.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Reporters: stop using the deferential term "detaining" when talking about ICE goons' abduction of innocent people from US streets. You proper term would indeed by "abduction", but if you want to pretend neutrality you could use "capture", which at least says nothing about the captors' motives.

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Mr. Newberger @jeremynewberger.bsky.social · 15h

Time to sing the blues about Trump.

Mr. Newberger's latest drop, MAN HE BE ROTTEN, is watchable now:
youtu.be/eazcCsTwjIw
Created with @hailuoai.bsky.social

Will be on Mr. Newberger's forthcoming album AI BLUES. Coming soon to all the platforms.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

BREAM: Open enrollments starts in November. People are already getting notices about what they may pay. I mean, that's gotta be resolved.

MIKE JOHNSON: Yes, and they're eating up the clock in the month of October

(Johnson canceled the House in August to avoid taking votes on Epstein)

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Eileen @eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 19h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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beefunwellington.bsky.social @beefunwellington.bsky.social · 15h

I like him, & your point.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 15h

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