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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 6h

Snipers on the roof‼️ The military on the streets‼️ ICE wearing face masks‼️ America, the land of the unfree, home of the weak‼️ Under siege‼️ #cdnpoli

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Cartoon by @christopherweyant1.bsky.social.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 14h

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23h

INBOX: The Chicago News Guild joined others in suing ICE for attacking journalists at the Broadview facility.

“Our members have a right, protected by the First Amendment, to do their jobs and report the news. They should not be targeted, injured or arrested for doing their jobs.”

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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 6h

#PortlandsBurning but probably only in the eye of extreme right wing social media grifters. Oh, and #IceIceBarbie. Oh, and #IlDouche but only because he's still watching TV from 2020, apparently.

Mayor Wilson Responds Following Meeting with Secretary Noem: 'Portland continues to manage public safety professionally and responsibly'

Discussions centered on federal enforcement actions and their impact on Portland communities

www.portland.gov

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 13h

Orlando Florida yesterday.

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 19h

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fernandolongo.bsky.social @fernandolongo.bsky.social · 5h

So Pam Bondi is an absolute bastard??? #usa

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 16h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

Brutal.

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fernandolongo.bsky.social @fernandolongo.bsky.social · 5h

DANGER #usa DANGER

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 19h

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

fernandolongo.bsky.social @fernandolongo.bsky.social · 5h

#usa gov has become criminal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Christopher Mootham @chrismootham.bsky.social · 9h

ALL SOLDIERS WHO FIRE ON AMERICAN CITIZENS ON UNITED STATES SOIL ARE TRAITORS TO THEIR OATH TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. PERIOD.

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fernandolongo.bsky.social @fernandolongo.bsky.social · 5h

So Mike Johnson is an absolute piss-weak wanker?? #usa???

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21h

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

fernandolongo.bsky.social @fernandolongo.bsky.social · 5h

@washingtonpost.com is a pack of carnts? Seems so - #usa pls confirm

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎 @bpermaculture.bsky.social · 1d

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

Kash was begging for a Community Note

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 6h

"They poison our democracies" | Οn Big Tech, populism and the future of The Left www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlwt...

"They poison our democracies" | Yanis Varoufakis on Big Tech, populism and the future of The Left

YouTube video by BBC Newsnight

www.youtube.com

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14h

Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol

Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law

It hasn’t been hung

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 12h

This minister was shot directly in the head.

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