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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 10h

Her political career is over.

I knew Katie Porter wasn't shit when she pulled that angry church lady move in Congress where she was reading a book while someone else was speaking. Lying on Maxine Waters was another huge strike against her.

Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 12h

💀😭😂😂😂😂

I keep trying to tell people that California does not want Porter as our governor. We didn’t want her as our senator either.

Once again…BW warned y‘all about her when she lied on Aunty Maxine🤷🏾‍♀️

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

The former member of Congress, who is now running for California governor, also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”

www.politico.com

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 10h

I had forgotten about this Katie Porter incident.

ocindependent.com/2022/09/rep-...

Rep. Katie Porter Under Fire For Calling Irvine Police "A Disgrace" - OC Independent

Representative Katie Porter is under fire for angrily denouncing Irvine’s police force as a “disgrace” and declaring she would “never trust them again.” In a series of texts Porter sent to Irvine Mayo...

ocindependent.com

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 12h

I feel like this should be bigger news❗️❗️❗️

www.axios.com/2025/10/07/t...

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Ella - or PJ if you like #VoteYesOnCAProp50 @ellaorpj.bsky.social · 12h

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Stay strong Froggie and stay strong Portland.

Aster Vérité @aster-verite.bsky.social · 17h

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Froggie vs. ICE: The asymmetrical symbol of a failing authoritarian state.

You’ve seen the video.
An inflatable frog at a Portland protest.
Unarmed. Unbothered. Unapologetically absurd.
And ICE panics.

They fire pepper spray up a frog caricature's ass.

The frog wins.

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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 1d

This photo from Portland by @reuters.com's Carlos Barria 👌

A demonstrator dressed in an inflatable frog costume stands infront of law enforcement officers during a protest outside of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 12h

Penguin losing its mind over bubbles...

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

#bluesky #animals #wildlife #nature

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 14h

Stay strong, Chicago

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 15h

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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Abbbarn @abbybarn.bsky.social · 13h

So a HOA President is Harassing a Black Family After 5-Year-Old Touches her tree😑. Make it make sense.
Racist are out of control yall! She is spending money to stop a child! And video him to harass him! Wth

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icookfood2023.bsky.social @icookfood2023.bsky.social · 13h

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But did you Skeet? @thepassionittwists.bsky.social · 15h

"strongly worded letter"
You mean the groundwork for subpoenas, investigations hearings and court cases when Dems regain the majority?

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 15h

For those of you defending Katie Porter…

You know who she reminded me of? Trump.

She stopped herself from saying this, but she almost said I shouldn’t have to answer this question because I’m better than everyone else. Instead, she said “because I’m me” How do you defend that?
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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 15h

I understand what it’s like to struggle to make ends meet – to have to put groceries back at the checkout line because you can't afford them. With the price of groceries rising, tackling affordability is at the cornerstone of my campaign. rollcall.com/2025/10/08/w...

2026 could be breakout year for blue-collar Democratic women - Roll Call

As Democrats try to win back working-class voters, female candidates are campaigning around economic populism and their blue-collar roots.

rollcall.com

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 15h

Got some work assignments for folk who say they’re now “purple” and renouncing voting for Trump…

Do these things then get back to us..

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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 18h

Jeffries: “Republicans acted with great urgency to swear in two right-wing members of congress to do in the American people… What is the delay with respect to Representative-elect. Grijalva? Anything to do with Republicans continuing effort to hide the Epstein files? Inquiring minds want to know.”

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Democrats @democrats.org · 17h

House Republicans just adjourned their pro forma session.

This is the fifth time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 17h

Nice!

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 16h

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 16h

Thread!

Brosephus @brosephus.bsky.social · 23h

Wanna know why this isn't breaking news or being broadcast from coast to coast? Police violence in urban settings is as commonplace as the sun rising in the east every morning.

Every urban uprising (riot) since the 60s has been sparked by police violence against residents.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Democrats @democrats.org · 16h

Earlier this year, two Republicans were sworn in less than 24 hours after their elections.

It’s been 16 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her race.

Mike Johnson, swear her in.