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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 8h

I am leaping and bounding with jealousy!

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9h

I am seething with jealousy. SEETHING.

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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 9h

No.

Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 9h

The indictments of President Donald Trump’s political foes after he publicly called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his perceived enemies raise a chilling question: If the Justice Department is little more than a president’s lapdog, is anyone in America ultimately safe from his clutches?

Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 9h

NEW REPORT from me tonight:

Trump’s Behavior Could End Up Helping Those He Is Targeting

A former prosecutor who fielded claims of vindictive and selective prosecution by Jan. 6 rioters weighs in on what the DOJ is doing today.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps...

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lifeofcheryl.bsky.social @lifeofcheryl.bsky.social · 9h

Spot on.

Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 1d

I just wanna say on days like today.

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 11h

Completely agree - the energy of these is fantastic

I have my own thoughts on their effectiveness - but I've only seen good things during them, made friends, had great conversations, listened to good music and danced

Don't miss it

Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social · 12h

If you’ve never been to a big protest like No Kings before: It feels great to be part of a big gathering of people who want to change things. It sparks joy, and resolve for the long fight ahead. Sometimes there are dance parties. You could be the one who starts the dance party! Just show up!

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 14h

If you can show up on October 18, you should. The country is shifting. The battleship is turning. And while, yes, usually mass street protests don't do much, there are exceptions.

And sometimes those exceptions go down in history.

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 11h

They have to given something of value that would hurt the Republicans as a show of good faith

This would help if they had spent the last 10 years showing Republicans are liars instead of presenting them as good-faith partners that they weren't...

Dems are bad at this

angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 11h

If Dems were that on the ball we wouldn't be in this situation.

Jenny DeMilo @jennydemilo.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 13h

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 11h

Working with someone who is untrustworthy and has power requires that they give up some sort of power, and do it before hand, as evidence of good faith - otherwise you're being played.

Democrats need something real to make them come to the table

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 12h

So this is the difficulty. Not just how do we get to a deal, but how do we get to a deal we trust will be honored when Johnson is here *promising* to let Trump impound and take back whatever he wants from what they pass?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 12h

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 11h

WTF - is someone hating on Frog, Unicorn and the others?
The are GODS! Watching them I immediately thought, "this is the way". I have bought my own costume and it will be here in time for the 18th.
If someone on your feed is hating - may be time for some trimming!

Death "Antifa’s girlfriend" Car @lovebethandrobots.bsky.social · 11h

Hey...uh..I just want to say that if if you're one of those edgelord "Leftists" who's critiquing people dressing up and dancing in protest, Imma need you all to go fuck yourselves in the face. These people are out there, putting their money where their mouths are and 🧵

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 13h

A post I was reading brought up the issue, again, that it takes 10 times as long to debunk misinformation than to spew it out.

This is true. But we level the playing field by having consequences for people who are liars.

Liars are a problem, but people who keep talking to liars are also a problem

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 14h

“They’ve given it to somebody who’s completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism.”

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqualified by the government of President Nicolás Maduro,...

www.democracynow.org

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 14h

I think sometimes we are all Sherman.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14h

they are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest and I simply do not think it is going to work

see you all there

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

My wife's dog loves me. Don't know why, she gives it treats and buys it stuff ... Drives her nuts

angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty sure that's every right winger's dream - I'll do the racisms but I want a pony

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 1d

A tearful Kim Robinson reports that God showed her that Charlie Kirk was rewarded with a horse ranch in Heaven and she saw "Charlie riding on a horse, with Jesus."

angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

The also rarely go to school beyond the 6th grade - maybe we should close public schools?
They also suffer as a community from Ellis-van Creveld syndrome - maybe Tylenol protects us?

As soon as you leave logic, rationality and science you are in a no-man's land of faith, ideology and chaos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "You're talking about the Pennsylvania Dutch, or you were talking about the Amish, where they don't take any of this stuff and they have virtually no autism."

angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

Long time basher, first time poster
I think my criticism would be more accurate if I restrained it to the Editorial and political sections, as well as whoever decides front page layout.
I understand that their scope of reporting, world wide, is unparalleled, and very worthy of support.

Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 1d

A few of us have to subscribe in order to supply gift articles to the bashers.

Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 1d

I know people like to bash the New York Times, but it's so much better than the new Washington Post that, you know, it's probably worth supporting.

angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

Wish Dem Leadership and Consulting class agreed with you - but they are invested, both emotionally, socially and financially with the status quo

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

Legacy media is such a fucking joke.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Following MTG's lengthy CNN sitdown interview, Wolf Blitzer tells her:

"You‘re a courageous politician, but more important, a loving mother. Thanks very much for coming in. We hope you‘ll come back here in the Situation Room."

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

And Dems have spent decades reinforcing the idea that this presentation is accurate

It has never been accurate, it has always been slanted towards Republicans, and yet Dems continued repress this truth in order for the access they've been granted

This deal with the devil has gotten us here

angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

Talk about a Manchurian Candidate...

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

What responsibility do hosts have not to allow liars as guests?

Would be great if they opened the session saying, "We were going to have the Speaker of the House, but he's a big fat liar, so instead we're talking to Sally who washes dogs for a living - she's not a trash human being..."

Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 1d

We are all this C-SPAN host.

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

Doesn't mean much to me coming from a Pope who's organization is one of the richest in the world

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 1d

JD Vance: Nuh uh.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

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angryinch.bsky.social @angryinch.bsky.social · 1d

Trump told everyone he would deploy the military to blue cities to fight the enemy within
He told the generals, they were silent
He ordered deployment and the military is now working against citizens under the command of the generals

Who are the morons who are looking to elections to save us?

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