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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 15h

The Portland frog has spawned a movement
#Frogtifa
Have you seen all the homage to the frog all over social media? These are just a few.

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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 15h

10/11/2025- Translation Dictionary www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 15h

Trump is using DOJ as “own personal vendetta force”: House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to respond to Trump's escalating retribution campaign.

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 4d

Voting equipment has been vulnerable, security failures hidden, thus endangering democracy & violating the trust of every voter.
These actions undermined election integrity and endangered our constitutional rights.
Join the Common Cause Class Action Lawsuit
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Class Action Lawsuit - The Common Coalition

The Common Coalition Class Action LawsuitJoin us in holding powerful corporations accountable for compromising our elections, and you can be part of it. For decades, voting equipment companies and tes...

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 7d

this is the way.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Are you ready for it? 🚨

It's "Life of a Showgirl" Release day, and Swifties: there’s something special just for you 🧡

If you're ready to get bad blood out of Tennessee politics, support Jerri Green for Governor greenforgovernor.com/shop.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 7d

I heard Trump tout in 12 different videos that we’ve taken in $17T in his first 8 months. Either he’s the worst business man ever, he’s been lying about money every time his lips move, or this shutdown was never about funding. No need to answer, it’s all three.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 7d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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tiffhoppe.swifties.social @tiffhoppe.swifties.social · 11d

@dailybeanspod.com

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 11d

This is the most inept administration to let the government shut down. Is it because then there will not be a vote to release the Epstein files? This regime is holding us hostage and Mike Johnson is enabling it to the detriment of Americans! We deserve better than this! #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

CHALKBEAT: “Tennessee educators are asking state lawmakers to dial back or alter state testing schedules and requirements… They described scheduling upheaval, teachers stretched thin, and kids stressed to the point of physical discomfort…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 11d

I was lucky enough to attend a Planned Parenthood event last night and folks, it is *critically* important we keep the organization afloat.

Federal money *never* went towards abortions, it helped fund cancer screenings, STI detection, reproductive health, and so much more.

PP is a vital resource.

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · Aug 5

New: Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast will shutter its two Louisiana clinics and exit the state.

The clinics have never provided abortions—the state wouldn't grant licenses—and affiliate's Texas clinics haven't offered abortion since 2022, so "defund" bill doesn't affect PPGC. @nolanews.bsky.social

Planned Parenthood to close in Louisiana after more than 40 years. See details.

"This is not a decision we wanted to make," said Melaney Linton, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, adding that "political warfare" on the nonprofit by its opponents forced the cl...

www.nola.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d

I’m at the New Yorkers Against ICE rally in Foley Square with hundreds of others.

Earlier today ICE agents threw a grieving wife of a detainee to the ground inside 26 Federal Plaza, just steps from here.

Elected officials @bradlander.bsky.social, @jumaane.bsky.social and others are speaking.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15d

The big news tonight is two-fold — Trump's "domestic terrorism" memorandum and James Comey's reported indictment — and both are signs that Trump's authoritarianism is here. Now.

Both situations, though, show how weak Trump actually is.

That will be coming tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 15d

A government shutdown doesn’t equal layoffs. But the Trump administration is using shutdown planning to push “reductions in force” of questionable legality across federal agencies. 🧵⬇️

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 16d

I’ll take my change in pennies before I accept a bill with his face.

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 18d

Honestly, I usually just watch it the next day from his YouTube page.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 18d

🚨🚨🚨The POTUS designated ANTIFA a domestic terrorist organization yesterday. I found some images that illustrate “ANTIFA” as my grandfather taught me. 📷 credit Pinterest

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 18d

It’s not airing on my Chattanooga Sinclair affiliate.

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 18d

She said she supports the democratic candidate.
So it wasn’t gushing.
It doesn’t have to be.

We don’t need to fall in love with the candidate.

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 18d

Is it specifically Tylenol, or all acetaminophen?

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18d

I'm catching up on all the deranged and dangerous things Dr. Trump said about Tylenol, autism, and health...and...do you all now believe me when I've been saying for years MAGA is a pro-death cult?

Joining @drericding.bsky.social to give you actual evidence based advice.

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The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali | Substack

A political, cultural, and intellectual playground for the rest of us with writer Wajahat Ali. Click to read The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscriber...

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 18d

I recall an interview close to the election in which he told three Faux reporters he would definitely not tell the DoJ or the AG what cases to pursue.

Promised made

Promises broken

😡

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The Siren (@thesirennetwork)

Donald Trump recently posted a message to Truth Social in which he directs Pam Bondi, his Attorney General, to begin prosecuting his political enemies.

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Leta has thoughts..... 🇺🇸💔 🇺🇦💙 @variedstates.bsky.social · 23d

From the expert

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 24d

Democrat Xp Lee wins Minnesota House special election to replace Melissa Hortman

Democrat wins special election for seat held by slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman

The race comes three months after Hortman and her husband were killed in what Minnesota authorities described as a “politically motivated assassination."

www.nbcnews.com

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