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Bathsheba in Blue
@bathshebablue.bsky.social
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Here mostly for politics. Lifelong #Democrat. Slava Ukraine! Refugee from the bird site. Thought they were sweet bluebirds then they turned into shrieking flying monkeys wearing Nazi helmets.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1h
Democrats are fighting back against Trump and MAGA’s authoritarian book bans. Today, Senator Brian Schatz and I are introducing a resolution to protect the right to read at schools, libraries and universities across the country.
Raskin and Schatz Defend the American Freedom to Read and Call to End Nearly 23,000 MAGA Book Bans in the Nation’s Schools
Raskin and Schatz Defend the American Freedom to Read and Call to End Nearly 23,000 MAGA Book Bans in the Nation’s Schools
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h
NEW: South Carolina already bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, but some conservatives have decided that’s not enough. State GOP lawmakers are now pushing for a new bill that could criminalize sharing abortion information, @susanrinkunas.com writes.
New Attack on Free Speech: South Carolina GOP Wants to Criminalize Sharing Abortion Info
Read more here.
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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 1h
Suspend Habeus Corpus? That hardworking Roman prison guard? He didn't do anything wrong except for that time he released Biggus Dickus instead of Brian.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 1h
Russia and India have begun their joint military exercises, Indra 2025, in northwestern India.
Russia and India launch joint military drills
Russia and India have begun their joint military exercises, Indra 2025, in northwestern India, Reuters reported on Oct. 7.
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 58m
also, just gonna throw this one out there -- I think they put makeup on Katie's face to make her black eye look worse
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1h
hell yeah White House round table with people who think I should go to jail for saying they suck
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa
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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 56m
📣 SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE STANDING UP FOR DEMOCRACY & HEALTHCARE.

Help them flip the Senate blue by donating TODAY!

Reminder: Donations to "TBD" races go to the eventual Democratic nominee. #Blue26

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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 52m
The Russians tried to hide in houses, basements, and even among ruins, hoping to avoid detection but Ukrainian soldiers turned their shelters into rubble

Pilots of the r9 unit from the 2nd battalion of the 47th Brigade identified and skillfully destroyed their hideouts with FPV drones
📹 Mahura
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 52m
“.. GOP congressional leaders are resisting standalone military pay legislation, fearing it will take pressure off Democrats.”

@politico.com #Shutdown
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1h
Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.
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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 52m
Another infantile straw man argument. One more time - if NM DIDN’T pass this bill, Trump would still giving billionaires tax breaks. There is no connection whatsoever

Fuck off.
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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 55m
So happy for you and all New Mexicans!
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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h
New Mexicans didn’t vote those assholes in. They went for Harris.

Guess you’re just triggered by the idea of Dem leaders deserving praise, and are speaking nonsense.
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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h
What a silly reductive argument.

If the Dem Gov and legislature hadn’t done this, no more billionaires would be taxed.

Also, NM is a blue state that went for Harris. So they don’t deserve your antipathy.
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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 2h
Republicans cut $137 billion from rural health care. Now, they want credit for “fixing” the problem they created because they put a $50 billion Band-Aid on it.

They’re the arsonist and the firefighter.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h
I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h
Step 5 of the plan:

Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h
We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get into it outside a news conference at the Capitol

(video via Rachel Schilke)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h
NEW: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year.

The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.

With @opb.org
Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2h
Trump thought threats he couldn’t follow through on would be enough
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7h
The Shutdown, Zombie Politics and How Trump Stumbled Into Not Being All-Powerful talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Shutdown, Zombie Politics and How Trump Stumbled Into Not Being All-Powerful
It’s always a complicated matter to say who is “winning” a shutdown...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3h
Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h
"El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who attended the meeting, said Chicago-born Pope Leo was visibly moved after being handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of arrest and separation under Trump’s enforcement policies..."

www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-ram...
Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops
The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 3h
House Republicans are responsible for:

- The largest cut to Medicaid in American history
- An unprecedented health care crisis
- An ongoing government shutdown

It’s time they get serious about fixing the mess they’ve made.
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Politico @politico.com · 4h
IRS has furloughed nearly half of its workforce, shuttering most operations.

After a five-day reprieve following the shutdown, employees are being notified of widespread service stoppages. But implementation of GOP tax cuts is slated to continue.
IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations
After a five-day reprieve following the initial government shutdown, employees are being notified of widespread service stoppages. But implementation of GOP tax cuts will continue.
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