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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 34m

VIRGINIA CALLER: “As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you… I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.” #TrumpShutdown

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

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 58m

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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Dana, Stands With Chicago and Portland. 🥊🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @danadoesdemocracy.bsky.social · 22m

Idiotic Propaganda by this NY Rag!

a warning sign that says warning this is war propaganda you 're the target

ALT: a warning sign that says warning this is war propaganda you 're the target

media.tenor.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 39m

Healthcare premiums are about to double across America.

Georgia 📈 +$2,064
Idaho 📈 +$1,472
Maryland📈 +$1,089
Nevada📈 +$1,425
New York📈 +$1,111
Virginia📈 +$1,342

In these same states, billionaires are set to get six-figure tax breaks.

THIS is what the shutdown is about.

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Senseidai2547 @senseidai.bsky.social · 3h

If Convicted Felon Donald Trump is even considered for the Nobel Peace Prize, it will lose all meaning. He's sending the National Guard to American cities that don't want them. He's blowing up Venezuelan boats on the assumption that they're carrying drugs. /1

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump wants a Nobel Prize. He’ll learn Friday if his campaign paid off.

President Donald Trump’s long quest for a Nobel Peace Prize has sparked an unusual global scramble.

www.washingtonpost.com

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

n.pr

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1h

ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.”

Jen Psaki last night…

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 11h

More, from Willamette Week www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Milwaukie Man Says ICE Abducted and Held Him for Hours Despite His Proving Citizenship

The case may be the first incidence of a documented Oregonian and U.S. citizen being swept up by ICE in an immigration raid.

www.wweek.com

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 15h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2h

Holy shit! In Chicago last night, thousands of residents took to the street to protest fascist authoritarian Trump, the National Guard, and Nazi ICE Gestapo's attempted coup of their city. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 17h

Trump’s “plan” to lower drug prices? Let his son cash in.

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 2h

It’s SHAMEFUL to watch US Senators vote NO on the War Powers resolution & give this administration a blank check to bomb whoever the hell they want. The current conduct in the Caribbean is unconstitutional and unacceptable!

Time and time again, these cowards bend the knee.

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Dana, Stands With Chicago and Portland. 🥊🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @danadoesdemocracy.bsky.social · 2h

Lying, Liar who Lies. 🤥👇

a woman is holding a red sign that says lie

ALT: a woman is holding a red sign that says lie

media.tenor.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Thune is gambling on the idea that the median voter does not have even the most basic knowledge of the bill that Trump and the Republican Party just passed, which made reducing access to health care a core means to pay for tax cuts.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

I guess I should also add that a key difference between the Trump investigation and the Comey indictment is that *Trump did something obviously and significantly wrong*. Like, if you can't grok that distinction as important, I don't know what to say.