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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 2h

You’re telling me Gym Jordan is trying to cover for a pedophile!

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2h

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins left Rep. Jim Jordan flustered after grilling him over delays in swearing in a new Democratic lawmaker whose signature could force a vote on the release of the Epstein files.

Republican Crumbles After Being Backed Into Corner Over Epstein

Jim Jordan was pressed about why a new Democratic representative has yet to be sworn in after she vowed to support a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 2h

The thing is, and its not political, she's an evil person

Epsteinaminophen jefe @jefe.bsky.social · 10h

Candace Owens Says Charlie Kirk ‘Came to Me’ in a Dream and Told Me ‘He Was Betrayed’ www.mediaite.com/politics/can...

Candace Owens Says Charlie Kirk ‘Came to Me’ in a Dream and Told Me ‘He Was Betrayed’

Political commentator Candace Owens claimed on Tuesday that the late Charlie Kirk visited her in a dream over the weekend and told her "he was betrayed."

www.mediaite.com

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 16h

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 16h

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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Bennett Tomlin @bft.wtf · 15h

It’s going to be really hard to convince myself to forgive the many people who supported a racist rapist pedophile who had already attempted a coup

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 10h

Hard to memorize anything if you’re wasted all the time.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 10h

This hits pretty good! Keep this kind of energy up!

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 13h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 10h

Good stuff Chuck good stuff.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 11h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10h

Like, where has *this* Chuck Schumer been all this time?

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 21h

Honestly I just can't stand how these people want to burn everything down and then pull the "How dare you?" card when called on it. Crybullies, all of them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 15h

The road to anti fascism lies in big boy solidarity and if it takes fucked up Chicago food to make it happen then we roll

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 15h

These guys are so vulnerable to defecting to Chicago

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 15h

Why are they sending extras from the “Da Bears” sketch to Illinois? These guys are straight out of Chicagoland central casting.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

Pete Hegseth is furiously screaming "I SAID NO FATTIES!"

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Hirono: "I have to conclude that, since no wrongdoing was determined, that Homan kept the money. And I hope he will put that on his tax returns as income."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 16h

Uh, excuse me isn't that like one of your main jobs?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 19h

I realize that states primarily control education, but that doesn't mean we still shouldn't try to do something about it, even if it's on a state-by-state basis.

Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 19h

Related to this I think we need to either ban or much more heavily regulate homeschooling.

ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 20h

the belief that a parent's religion exempts a child from human rights protections is the single toxic root of all conservatism. regardless of if you're LGBT or not, ending the idea that parents have the right to indoctrinate their children is essential to preserving your human rights

Nick @boylan.xyz · 20h

Supreme Court poised to rule that religious beliefs allow for child abuse over the states interest in preventing child abuse.

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 20h

Cowards, you don't know the content you’re missing.

Inside Carolina @insidecarolina.bsky.social · 21h

UNC, Hulu Not Moving Forward With Season Documentary

North Carolina announced in August that it would do a season-long documentary to showcase the team.

dlvr.it

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 20h

declaring that being religious allows you to have access to your own set of facts is a poison pill for societal tolerance of religion

GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 20h

Among the grossest traits of SCOTUS (and modern religions) is the complete rejection of psychology as a legitimate profession where it clashes with religion. A lot of them simply believe you can persuade people not to be gay, a thing that's never worked.

Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 20h

NYT: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 21h

well, that ought to put it to bed, great work everyone

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20h

She’s a seditious, treasonous usurper of America’s tradition of impartial justice and rule of law, and one day she should pay a terrible price for her betrayal of the Constitution and the oath she swore

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

PADILLA: Do you believe govt officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not, yes or no?

BONDI: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump

PADILLA: I asked a simple yes or no question

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