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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 11h

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Report by the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Oleg Ivashchenko.

The sanctions of the world really limit Russia's ability to continue and expand this war, and the stronger the sanctions pressure, the sooner we will be able to guarantee reliable security.

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annejonesmn.bsky.social @annejonesmn.bsky.social · 20h

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com Now cover Graham Platner, running for U.S. Senate in Maine. Not recruited by Chuck Schumer. Running against the status quo and for working people. #GrahamPlatnerForMaine

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 6d

TONIGHT: @pocan.house.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Promotional graphic for MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI)

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 6d

TONIGHT: @whitehouse.senate.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Promotional graphic for MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 5d

TONIGHT: @repcasar.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Promotional graphic for MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D-TX)

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 5d

Lindsey Halligan at Comey's arraignment:

"The only two words that she spoke today were her name — and she got that wrong."

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com , with a sharper eye on court transcripts than anyone in the business. Worth revisiting with today's news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMz...

Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how during James Comey’s arraignment, the judge knew he was “watching a legal Trump clown show” while the “humiliated inexperienced lawyer” Lindsey Halligan sat by…

www.youtube.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

The evidence-based conclusion is that impeachment cannot work because of a design failure. This might be a fatal flaw.

Is This What ‘Late-Stage Democracy’ Looks Like?

What if the Constitution *is* a suicide pact?

www.thebulwark.com

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

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

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

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Jeff Turner 🦋🌈🦋🌈@loveneverhate @loveneverhate.bsky.social · 1d

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: James Comey is filing a motion to dismiss his case based on United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, being appointed illegally.

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Blue In A Red State @bluenredstate.bsky.social · 1d

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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · 1d

Groundbreaking research released today measures the health impacts that Woodside's Scarborough Gas Project will cause. It shows the harm to our health and the health of our environment.

We cannot pretend that greenhouse gas emissions from any one fossil fuel project don't count.

For the first time, scientists can show the impact of gas project emissions

Fossil fuel companies and governments argue it's not possible to link climate impacts to specific projects, but Australian researchers have done the numbers.

www.abc.net.au

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23h

The president’s attacks on Big Law—and his clear use of presidential power for personal retaliation—might have done what nothing else could: make highly paid attorneys stand up for their beliefs.

Trump's unconstitutionality has inadvertently encouraged lawyerly values. trib.al/hSehnhc

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 3d

Federal workers can’t stand to see what’s happening in our country right now.

I spoke to federal workers in New Jersey who told me to hold the line against the lawlessness of this administration, and to continue the fight for people whose lives are on the line.

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Christina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 3d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 3d

America's Farmers Are Getting What They Voted For

"You can't fix stupid"

open.substack.com/pub/thehalfw...

America's Farmers Are Getting What They Voted For

And some other serious thoughts from a satirist.

open.substack.com

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Chico Escuela @blaqdocdown.bsky.social · 3d

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Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible and sad for California

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We are a Nation At Risk - #DefundICE #RemoveRFKJr 🐸🦄🗽 @kdjs-1.bsky.social · 2d

www.newsweek.com/us-recession...

US recession chances hinge on California, New York, economist warns

Despite strong GDP figures, some economists remain wary about America's economic outlook.

www.newsweek.com

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stitchbitchrepeat.bsky.social @stitchbitchrepeat.bsky.social · 3d

I'm devastated.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon.

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