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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h

Bondi also wouldn’t answer whether she’d seen photos of Trump in the Epstein files around half naked girls, as a witness alleged they’d seen. She must resign.

Tweet from Acyn showing a quote exchange:
Padilla: “Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?”
Bondi: “I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.”
Padilla: “I asked a simple yes or no question.”
Below is a C-SPAN screenshot showing Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) speaking during a Justice Department oversight hearing. A lower third graphic shows a countdown to a government shutdown.

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 1d

How us, how sad

youtube.com/watch?v=JYqf...

Washington's Dream - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 1d

Oh gawd - I’d hate that too

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 1d

"Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," the late Robin Williams' daughter Zelda wrote on Instagram.

You can't libel the dead. But that doesn't mean you should deepfake them. | TechCrunch

"Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," the late Robin Williams' daughter Zelda wrote on Instagram.

techcrunch.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 1d

Geez let me know when she decides to make sense 🤪

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d

There it is

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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 2d

Newsom says he’s on the verge of quitting the National Govs Association: “should not be difficult … regardless of partisan affiliation, to agree that politicizing our states’ Natl Guard and deploying… over the objections of the home-state Governor,harms the interests of states”

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Question: what would the consequences be for red states if California and Illinois withdrew from the Governors Association?

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

I love them both but Travis and Patrick look like they’re running a traveling medicine show in the Great Depression

Travis Kelce, wearing a newsies hat and a shirt that seems to be pattered on a motels wallpaper, and Patrick Mahomes, wearing a red checkered vest made out of an Italian restaurants tablecloth

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn
) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Today would be a great day for slimy Mike Johnson to finally swear in Adelita Grijalva so her district can have representation in Congress for the first time in 7 months.

All this just so Pedo Protector Mike can hide the Epstein files from the American public.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 3d

I wonder how MAGA would feel if Oregon's National Guard sent several hundred troops to police the streets of Tallahassee, FL

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 3d

My dead hamster 🐹, Mr Nibbles, has a better shot than Ted Cruz

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

There are no small government traditional conservatives left in the Republican Party, so this seems like a huge waste of time. But huge wastes of time are Ted’s specialty.

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 3d

Pardon me?

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

NEWS: The United States Supreme Court has declined to review Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal convictions for sex trafficking

Supreme Court Denies Review of Ghislaine Maxwell's Conviction

Maxwell will remain behind bars for more than a decade, unless Trump pardons her

meidasnews.com

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 3d

They must be afraid she’ll screw things up, unlike a man 😏

Politico @politico.com · 3d

EXCLUSIVE: Americans remain wary of electing a female president, per a new poll.

Four in 10 Americans say they know someone who would not vote for a woman president.

Americans remain wary of electing a female president, new poll reveals

Four in 10 Americans say they know someone who would not vote for a woman president.

www.politico.com

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 3d

Until Trump pardons her

tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 3d

Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, keeping her 20-year sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s and Donald Trump's grooming and sexual abuse of girls intact.

Supreme Court Rejects Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal

The decision ends Maxwell’s effort to have her criminal conviction overturned.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly.

Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent, for now. Pressure on Trump to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell will amp up.

#Epstein

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 3d

What was the real message at Quantico?

Janine Davidson (former Undersecretary of the Navy and former Chair of Department of Defense Policy Board) discusses:

The domestic paradigm shift in President Trump's addressing Active Duty military leaders with National Guard Adjunct Generals excluded.

Trump’s Outline of a Domestic War

Former Undersecretary of Navy discusses import of President Trump's remarks to active duty military leaders at Quantico.

www.justsecurity.org

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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 3d

This is nothing new. He’s always been unhinged. That’s why idiots adore him.

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 3d

To say the least...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com

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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 3d

The Art of the Deal is Trump giving Argentina $20B so their government can exist long enough for China to make deals with Argentina farmers while America’s farmers lose their livelihoods because of Trump’s Tariffs.

So much winning you’ll be tired of all the winning.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 3d

Believe what he says, not what your bank account is screaming at you…

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CNN @cnn.com · 3d

Barbie Anderson is trying to conserve the milk her three young children drink in case she doesn’t get her WIC benefits on October 15 as scheduled.

Millions of moms and young kids could lose WIC food assistance within two weeks amid shutdown | CNN Politics

www.cnn.com

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Kristina🦋 @dunemythang.bsky.social · 3d

Gee. Wonder why.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19% this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

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