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Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) @gene4va.bsky.social · 2h

A shutdown isn’t just a DC drama. It means federal workers are left in limbo, paychecks for military families go unsent, and seniors wait longer for services.

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The Typist 🇪🇺 @thetypist.bsky.social · 2h

Extremely important thread if you care about the democratic future of the US.⬇️

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Arkancrow @arkancrow.bsky.social · 9h

Another strange death....

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Jean-Luc Brunel: Epstein associate found dead in Paris prison cell

Model agent Jean-Luc Brunel was being investigated for rape and supplying girls to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19h

The uncensored version of this book revealed Jeffrey Epstein's long relationship with Melania, his introduction of Melania to Trump, and Trump (and then Epstein) having intercourse with Melania in the back of a limo. bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7h

Wow:

Matt Gaetz says politicians at an AIPAC reception had to wear QR codes around their necks and go around and introduce themselves to potential donors. AIPAC members would scan the QR code to donate if they liked them.

If true, AIPAC is literally buying US politicians like groceries at a store.

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"At my first AIPAC reception, you had to wear a name badge with a QR code, talk to donors, and if they liked you, they scanned it to donate on the spot."
@mattgaetz on the surreal, humiliating world of AIPAC fundraisers.
[GAETZ interview video 1:40]
8:15 PM • 10/7/25 • 885K Views

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Siren Syndicate @sirensyndicate.bsky.social · 2h

The problem with people leaving TikTok is that they make money. For some people it’s a lot but for some they are living in a car or trying to get out of TX. The last algorithm change was the worst bc fake accounts duplicated others en masse. I pay attention but I got duped until I saw the “tell”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, indeed — what is Mike Johnson's
Grindr handle?

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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 2h

The Epstein files will tell us more about Donald Trump than "The Art of the Deal" ever did.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 21h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Lois Cusick @bellalfc.bsky.social · 20h

Bondi is such a bitch. Several podcasters called out that she had notes that she was reading to insult each Senator. She is incompetent and corrupt at her job so all she could do is insult the Senators. She needs to be removed from the DOJ.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3h

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 3h

Social media giants are preying on kids—fueling an unprecedented mental health crisis. As governor,Mikie Sherrill will take on Big Tech billionaires, crack down on toxic algorithms, and put NJ kids’ safety ahead of corporate profits.
#VoteNJ

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2h

"This guy is a convicted felon. I mean think about that – who's threatening to jail me... This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

Gov. JB Pritzker

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 5h

Michael Louis Pfleger is an American Catholic priest and social activist located in Chicago. Since 1981, he has been pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church, a Black parish in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

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Sharon 🫶🏻💙🇺🇸🦋🍿 @sharonsf.bsky.social · 3h

BINGO…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 3h

Hard to overstate just how badly Mike Johnson has been botching GOP messaging on every conceivable issue over the last few weeks.

Whether it’s the shutdown, ACA tax credits, Epstein files, Trump/Vought, Grijalva’s swearing in, keeping the House on vacation, etc.

He just keeps making things worse.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 7h

Jimmy Kimmel put together an amazing compilation of Donald Trump saying all the words from the birthday letter he wrote to his best friend Jeffrey Epstein

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 5h

Let us try this.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Pritzker: "I think it's important to recognize that the Trump administration does not seem to respect any laws in the United States. They just do what they want to do and they'll keep doing it unless someone stops them. Here in Illinois we're stopping them."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

If you live in a red state, you’re getting screwed the hardest by Trump and Republicans.

📌 The top 10 states facing the highest projected premium increases are all Republican led.
#TrumpShutUSDown

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h

Nobody in the blue states asked for your “help,” Greg.

Tweet from Greg Abbott showing members of the Texas National Guard boarding a large military cargo plane on a runway at sunrise. Text reads:
“The elite Texas National Guard.
Ever ready.
Deploying now.”

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