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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

TN-07: Matt Van Epps vs. Aftyn Behn —

GOP Van Epps: Copy-and-paste culture war agenda, Supports Trump’s farm-killing tariffs

DEM Behn: Feed kids, fix roads & fund hospitals to lower costs for families

Election Day is Dec. 2 #TN07 www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

CNN fact-checks Trump $17 Trillion whopper 🤥

www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

🧑‍🌾 WATCH: Republican nominee in the TN-7 special election Matt Van Epps backs Trump’s trade war — even as it crushes Tennessee farmers 🤔

(Rep. Aftyn Behn (D) is his opponent, and opposes the tariffs)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

True bravery!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 HEY NYC — This clip alone is completely disqualifying. Absolutely humiliating stuff from @andrewcuomo, refusing to condemn Trump for going after NY AG Tish James.

A vote for him is very clearly a vote for Trump.

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yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 4h

Another reminder that every single Republican in Congress supports & enables this insanity.
Republicans in Congress are actively collaborating w/ the fascists. Republicans in Congress are actively enabling the lunacy of their Pedophile-in-Chief.

You can tell by their cowardly sycophantic silence.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

Before targeting Trump foes, Pulte practiced on his own family, per @
Brian Slodysko and Chris Megerian. He accused his grandfather’s widow of insider trading, was tied to a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian" and called another relative "a fat slob." apnews.com/article/trum...

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

apnews.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

A Pulitzer for investigative journalism should be awarded to any reporter who can identify a major official in the Trump administration who is *not* a certifiable wacko

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

Before targeting Trump foes, Pulte practiced on his own family, per @
Brian Slodysko and Chris Megerian. He accused his grandfather’s widow of insider trading, was tied to a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian" and called another relative "a fat slob." apnews.com/article/trum...

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

apnews.com

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

Why is President Trump targeting Portland? Likely because he watched a misleading Fox News report that included video of 2020 riots and presented it as happening now. We asked our intrepid photographer to brave the war zone, and here's what he captured: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | Leave Us Alone

www.nytimes.com

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yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 4h

So Acting Pres. Stephen Miller is running the country while JD lies & Trump spouts senility.
Meanwhile, Hegseth is building a military base for Qatar (in Idaho), & Puppy Killer Barbie & her ICE thugs are attacking religious leaders.

The Trump/GOP Regime.

Every Republican in Congress approves.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 5h

It's almost like they're trying to tell us something...

ht: @magacultslayer.bsky.social

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 4h

Republicans can't and won't govern.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5h

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 7h

RFK,Jr. just laid off 1,000 employees of HSS. A deliberate act to further decimate the nation's CDC, which serves to investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses, and collect data.

Expect sickness & deaths.

#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 4h

Guess it takes brain damage from a stroke to act like a Republican.

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yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 5h

It's hard to keep up with the fascist Trump/GOP Regime, but every Republican in Congress supports and enables this nightmare
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

NEWS: Trump Fires Nearly Entire Special Education Office Meant to Protect Disabled Students

Trump fires nearly entire special education office meant to protect disabled students, Trump moves closer to invoking insurrection act, Trump claims watergate was a hoax, and more

open.substack.com

yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 5h

Usha must be so proud of him.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 9h

JD Vance says the fact that Biden and Obama haven't been prosecuted (yet) is proof that Trump's DOJ isn't targeting its opponents.
Vance's soul left his body long ago. He's just a robot spewing disinformation at this point.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

WELKER: Is the DOJ acting on orders from the president to prosecute his political opponents?

JD VANCE: No ... You know who we haven't prosecuted? Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton ... he's allowed to have opinions about law enforcement

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