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Greg Burke @gregoryburke.bsky.social · 17h

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown newrepublic.com/post/201618/... via @newrepublic.com

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1d

AOC “I am the people I work for.”

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1d

This should outrage everyone. Mark Bray, Rutgers professor and antifascist expert, was doxxed and death-threatened by the far right. Even trying to flee to Spain, their travel was sabotaged. The U.S. is no longer safe for scholars—but thanks to support, he and his family are finally in the air, safe

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Millions of us absolutely do see what's happening to the USA.

"We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends."

newrepublic.com/post/201625/...

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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wawatay.bsky.social @wawatay.bsky.social · 34m

Trump does all the best quid pro quo, biggly I add.

ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 1h

Trump previously called Qatar a terrorist country. It's amazing what big gifts can do with a megalomaniac.
#ProudBlue

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50501 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 📎 @50501horrycounty.bsky.social · 3d

When the time comes, a more relevant Congress should write & pass a “Funds Restoration” bill to clawback pay of Members & 47-appointees who undermined our Constitution through their (in)action.

Nor should they accrue retirement and healthcare benefits funded by taxes from Jan 2024 forward.

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wawatay.bsky.social @wawatay.bsky.social · 48m

Quid pro quo much?

Boboloca @boboloca.bsky.social · 1h

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 2h

Military Members Rush to Texas Food Banks as Trump Shutdown Halts Paychecks:
'Are We Great Yet?'
So much for thanking them for their service

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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 1h

The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 1d

💪🌾 Next endorsement: Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate (Michigan).

Public-health leader and populist voice ready to take on the establishment and rebuild trust in government that actually cares🫡

🍐Read why he’s the real deal; then share, donate, or get involved.

👉 thelibertypear.com/2025/10/08/e...

Endorsement: Abdul El‑Sayed for U.S. Senate (Michigan)

Endorsement #3 in the series — backing a pro‑worker, affordability‑first campaign that rejects big‑money politics.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 5h

There is no leader of Antifa.
There is no girlfriend of the leader of Antifa.

They are creating imaginary people so they can justify going after real people.

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Blue In A Red State @bluenredstate.bsky.social · 2h

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Tye Dye Terrapin @tyedyedterrapin.bsky.social · 1d

When in the ENTIRE HISTORY of the UNITED STATES do you recall American SINGERS and SONGWRITERS being CENSORED because they sing about the ICE GESTAPO? I wish EVERY musician would write lyrics against this REGIME.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Ronnie H 🇺🇸 @ronicats.bsky.social · 2d

Release the Epstein files!

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 6h

Nothing to see here! 🤦🏼

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 1h

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 2h

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 1h

They told you the real threat was the guy sweating on your roof in July, or the woman wiping your grandma’s chin for 10 bucks an hour. And you bought it.

You waved the flag chanted “USA!” while they took your healthcare, kid’s lunch, destroyed your farms to give billions to billionaires.

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Nicole Quinn @thegoldstonegirl.bsky.social · 7h

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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 1h

The party of Family Values

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1h

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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suerussellwrites @suerussellwrites.bsky.social · 1h

Funny, that -- as the late great Dudley Moore would say. And he would have meant suspicious, not ha-ha. First the Trump plane saga, now this...

Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 6h

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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 1h

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