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John

@griffjc.bsky.social

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Pro Democracy. I am struggling to understand where I fit in this current dystopian reality. Is up really down and good really bad? Pro Constitution, pro human rights, pro income equality Anti MAGA, anti fascism, anti racism

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Nick @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

Textbook Putin Hit

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 1d

And she does it every damn day! #politics #fascism

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Western Lens @planzing.bsky.social · 19h

October Sky…

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17h

The sheriff in Mobile, Alabama reportedly has a Halloween “display” featuring skeletons dressed like ICE agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros and serapes. www.al.com/news/2025/10...

Alabama sheriff under fire for Halloween display with ‘ICE’ agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros

The controversial display shows ICE agent skeletons chasing figures in sombreros, which the sheriff's wife defends as "tongue-in-cheek" while citing her own Cuban heritage.

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 17h

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 19h

It's all slipping away.. #fascism

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

has anybody ever been more obviously full of shit than Pam Bondi is at the end of this 20 second clip?

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 18h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Kash was begging for a Community Note

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Mitra @mitra200.bsky.social · 1d

It's Dragon Tuesday!

#DragonTuesday #aiart #aiartcommunity #midjourney

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 18h

MAGA is big mad at Zach Bryan for not being a fan of fascism.

They’re mad at Bad Bunny because they don’t know where Puerto Rico is.

Now I really want Bunny to invite Zach to perform with him at the Super Bowl.

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Allen Dell @urgeoverkill.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣🤣👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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🦋Cindy 🌊 💙 @blindbaby73.bsky.social · 17h

substack.com/@scottdegrof...

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

A summary of the current GOP plan on the shutdown:

1.) We are actually the stewards of healthcare (ignore your premiums, plez)

2.) If the democraps don't open government, we'll ruin our own voters lives.

3.) *vague heavy breathing sounds from Stephen Miller's office*

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 18h

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20h

Utah GOP passed a congressional map, in response to a court ruling forcing them, that makes 2 of the state's 4 ruby red districts much tighter — though neither of them leans blue as the spirit of the ruling asked for.

One should be quite competitive next year, the other in a (very) blue wave.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h

Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month.

Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.