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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 6h

IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE

My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 14h

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 20h

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 12h

ICYMI: Here's my exploration of Amsterdam's history through board games

Amsterdam in History and Board Games

One of the great cities of Europe celebrates its 750th birthday this year – Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, famous for tolerance, trade, and tulips. While the earliest settlements in the reg…

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 16h

Looking forward to when the next #NoKings protest in Portland looks like this

A photorealistic computer-generated image of Kermit the Frog leading a large crowd of protestors through a city street. The protesters are all muppets of various colors. Kermit is holding up an American flag in his right hand.

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 12h

It's easy to get an increase in those numbers when you're classifying throwing a sandwich at somebody an "assault." Even then, there's no way it's 1000%

NPR @npr.org · 20h

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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Lady G @jagrafton.bsky.social · 1d

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17h

Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 14h

This is why I always say that accuracy is important. There's so much terrible shit that this government does, there's no reason to make up (or be wrong about) shit that is also terrible.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 16h

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 18h

Show-off. :P

I had a bit of trouble with today's...

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 18h

Damn, I needed this...

Matt Thrower @mattthr.bsky.social · 19h

I haven't laughed at anything this hard since the egg-swallowing man.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19h

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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 1d

That looks intriguing!

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 1d

Is there some kind of mind worm that actually makes usually idiotic people actually say something I agree with?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

I give shit to Jeffries (and Schumer) when they suck, so it’s also important to recognize when they’re doing it right.

This is doing it right. More of this, indeed. *Everyone* involved in the corruption of this administration MUST face consequences for their actions.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 1d

I get (and agree with) the point, but I wish this joke would die a horrible death...

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 1d

Book Review - The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson

Book Review – The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson

I've been reading Rick Atkinson's military history books for years and years, partially because it has taken him years and years to get them out! The World War II Liberation trilogy was simply sensational, and took 11 years to actually get finished. Now, Atkinson is taking on the American Revolution. The first book, The British Are Coming, came out in 2019 and covered the first 3 years of the war, from 1775 to 1777.

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 1d

After 2 months, I've finally updated my Boardgame Geek geeklist with my more recent reviews at Dude Take Your Turn. I'm up to 194! boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/226...

Dude! Take Your Turn! - Game Reviews From My Boardgame Site

These are games that I have reviewed on my blog, [url=https://dudetakeyourturnblog.wordpress.com/]Dude! Take Your Turn[/url]! There are other articles there as well, both game news that I find intere...

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 1d

I feel this immensely

Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 1d

"Sorry, I wasn't clear" I type, though I was very clear and you need to learn how to read your emails properly.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats should just start insisting that they saw very real videos of people rioting at Mar-a-Lago -- overturning golf carts, setting fire to the brunch buffet, stabbing busboys with carving knives, whatever -- and calling on Trump to send the Illinois National Guard there to restore order.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 2d

I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 9th 2025) in less than 9 minutes
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One small error on a tricky one! I’m so proud

Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!

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A K (Bone Coloring, Silian Rail Font) @aklingus.bsky.social · 7d

Shout out to GMT Games for publishing a whole ass game about post-WWII development in the Bronx

The front of the box for board game Cross Bronx Expressway

The back of the box for GMT Games’ Cross Bronx Expressway

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