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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 54m

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 54m

Yes, we have the power of the purse

beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 55m

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2h

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The MAJORITY of RED STATES gets the most subsidies from the Affordable Care Act

What a nightmare they're in for
People will lose their Healthcare
Premiums will skyrocket

And only DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING FOR US
24 Million people
#TrumpShutUsDown

Who Gets Healthcare Subsidies Under the Affordable Care Act

The ACA marketplace health plans now cover more than 24 million people, many of them reliant on enhanced subsidies to keep costs down.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18h

Hard to watch images from war ravaged Portland where capybara, frogs, unicorns and pink dinosaurs are dancing in the middle of the night outside the ICE facility.

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MrBeanThePug65 @mrbeanthepug65.bsky.social · 1h

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‘I Thought the Camera Was Frozen’: Gavin Newsom’s Savage Takedown of Trump ‘Nodding Off’ Mid-Sentence Has Viewers Saying He’s Officially Lost It - NewsBreak

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is turning up the heat on Donald Trump again — and his latest jab has fans convinced he was mocking the […] ‘I Thought the Ca

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 14h

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 1h

Beware Trump's Ceasefire Deal Absent Meaningful UN Action to Halt Israel's Genocide www.commondreams.org/opinion/ceas...

Beware Trump's Ceasefire Deal Absent Meaningful UN Action to Halt Israel's Genocide | Common Dreams

Without concrete global efforts to hold Israel to account, Trump’s new occupation plan for Gaza offers little hope for the future to the besieged, starved, bombed people of Gaza.

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 1h

Toxic white men are taking over but I found a simple way to fight back

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Toxic white men are taking over but I found a simple way to fight back

White, toxic masculinity has become a plague on America, and it’s about time white guys started speaking out about it, and putting it down.The time to look away and ignore it as if it isn’t plainly in...

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 5h

Were You Happy? www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

Were You Happy?

“Were you happy?” Yes, we were until you came along. We had it worked out and were living comfortably. Now the question comes a bit too late. What we had before is gone, and we can’t simply return to ...

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Charlie💙GOP Fascist B**tards Destroy Lives @parforthecourse1.bsky.social · 5h

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-short...

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 5h

Stephen Miller Accused of Spreading “Authoritarian Propaganda” After Judge Ruling truthout.org/articles/ste...

Stephen Miller Accused of Spreading “Authoritarian Propaganda” After Judge Ruling

Federal Judge Karin Immergut blocked Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to Portland, citing lack of evidence.

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 5h

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ 'Fossil Fuel Insiders' to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ 'Fossil Fuel Insiders' to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles | Common Dreams

One of them described her job as offering “concierge, white-glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies seeking permits from regulators.

www.commondreams.org

beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 5h

Bondi's 'sneering contempt' for Senate proves Trump admin now in 'mask-off phase': analyst

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Bondi's 'sneering contempt' for Senate proves Trump admin now in 'mask-off phase': analyst

When U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, October 7, she behaved in a way that, according to many legal analysts on MSNBC and CNN, would have bee...

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 5h

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Melania Trump takes a page from her husband's playbook

First lady Melania Trump has followed suit with her husband and is putting legal heat on those who say things she doesn’t like.� HarperCollins UK issued an apology to the first lady Tuesday after ...

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 16h

'This is not a drill': Trump buried for bragging that he 'took the freedom of speech away'

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'This is not a drill': Trump buried for bragging that he 'took the freedom of speech away'

President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration took action against people who burned the American flag, adding, “We took the freedom of speech away.”While speaking at a roundtable held to di...

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 21h

If You’re Thinking of Snagging a Prime Day Deal, Stop and Read This First truthout.org/articles/if-...

If You’re Thinking of Snagging an Amazon Prime Day Deal, Stop and Read This First

Amazon’s emissions are rapidly rising, and its Prime Day deliveries play a significant role in stoking climate change.

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 21h

Crazy Town: Episode 111. Burned by Billionaires, with Chuck Collins www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

Crazy Town: Episode 111. Burned by Billionaires, with Chuck Collins

Chuck Collins returns to Crazy Town to offer insights from his new book, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 21h

Trump Administration is on Track to Cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the End of 2025 - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/02/t...

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 21h

Trump Is Turning the US Into the Planet's Rogue Nation www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Trump Is Turning the US Into the Planet's Rogue Nation | Common Dreams

Globally, fossil fuel emissions for producing electricity plateaued—even fell slightly—over the first half of the year. It’s an epochal moment for the planet, but US emissions still rose.

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beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social · 21h

'Name these people': Lawmaker cornered over claim GOP fears 'Epstein bomb is about to drop'

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'Name these people': Lawmaker cornered over claim GOP fears 'Epstein bomb is about to drop'

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)'s Tuesday morning social media post teasing a big bombshell related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has sent the internet into a frenzy."It’s coming to an end guy...

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Jen bh @lil-whip.bsky.social · 1d

hahahaha hey #stayreadycrew and @brat2381.bsky.social y'all will get an absolute kick out of this thread

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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