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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 18h

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 5d

It’s actually far worse

We’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would see the entire government shut down AND billionaires get tax breaks rather than allow Americans to afford their healthcare OR even be able to get medical treatment because their policies are causing hospitals to close

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Buttigieg: You’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would rather see the entire government shut down than allow Americans to afford their healthcare.

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 4d

😏👇🏼

Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 5d

Same guy who declared bankruptcy 6 times shut down the U.S. government 4 times in 5 years of being President. They wanted him to run the government like his businesses and that’s exactly what he’s doing.

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 5d

Love you 🙏🏽♥️

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 5d

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 5d

“The only thing that journalists like Guevara threaten is the government’s chokehold on information it doesn’t want the public to know,” FPF's @seth-stern.bsky.social said.

Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody | CNN Business

Mario Guevara was arrested while reporting from a “No Kings Day” protest in June and was deported on Friday — a major blow to press freedoms, say groups including the ACLU.

www.cnn.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: “We need access to markets (rather than a bailout), including China…”

But Trump’s trade war is killing them

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 5d

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Amy Oddo✌🏻💙☀️ @amyoddo.bsky.social · 12d

Pammy Jo has got to go!
#CabinetOfCriminals

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 7d

I swear, he’s an automatron - find him up and he tells the most ridiculous, easily disapproval lies. I mean, why do you think they want to destroy the department of public education?

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 7d

Our country is facing a health care crisis the Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress created with their unprecedented, reckless cuts to Medicaid and their refusal to extend the premium tax credits that make health insurance affordable for tens of millions of moms and families.

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 7d

‼️ #GOPShutdown - because Democrats won’t let Republicans increase the cost of healthcare by 75%, slashing, Medicare and Medicaid and eliminating affordable Care Act subsidies. Let’s be clear.

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 7d

www.marketwatch.com/story/adp-sa...
Private sector cut 32K last month
Worst since the pandemic

Now the shutdown
Possible 750K federal workers furloughed

ADP says businesses cut jobs for third time in four months as labor market takes turn for worse

Privately run businesses eliminated jobs in September for the third time in four months, ADP said, in another sign of hiccups in the labor market that alarmed the Federal Reserve enough to cut interes...

www.marketwatch.com

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 7d

a-HEM 🧐

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 7d

a man wearing glasses says so embarrasing in a crowd of people

ALT: a man wearing glasses says so embarrasing in a crowd of people

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7d

Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 7d

Good for the goose … get this?? ⚠️⛔️‼️

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GM & TY @raykwong.bsky.social 🦋
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Jules1212💜🌎☀️ @jules1212.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you Beth🌮
Happy TT
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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 8d

The Democratic bill addresses the Republican healthcare crisis by reversing catastrophic healthcare cuts and permanently extending ACA tax credits.

Meanwhile, Republicans would rather shut the government down than keep healthcare affordable.
#DonaldTrumpsShutdown

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8d

Unacceptable…except to Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem and Tom Homan who all want to see more of this behavior from ICE, not less.

A news post by Camilo Montoya-Galvez on X, timestamped 10 hours ago, reports that an ICE officer, previously relieved of duties after being filmed pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City, has been returned to duty, according to two U.S. officials. The post includes a blurred image showing the incident, with the officer appearing to push a woman against a wall while other individuals, including law enforcement, are present in the background. The Department of Homeland Security had called the officer's conduct "unacceptable" three days prior.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!

Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 8d

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇺🇸🚒🧯

Chicago Will Win @confunctionist.bsky.social · 8d

Family Taken By Feds Downtown Separated In Detention Centers

#RepublicansSeparatingFamilies
#FamilyValuesMyAss

#BoycottRepublicanBusiness since they financed this idiocy blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/30/f...

Family Taken By Feds Downtown Separated In Detention Centers: 'They're Locking Up Children'

The mother and two young children who were arrested Sunday in Millennium Park are being held at O'Hare Airport, while the father is in Broadview. A neighbor was able to bring the family some supplies ...

blockclubchicago.org

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John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social · 8d

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TizzyEnt @tizzyent.bsky.social · 9d

Uh-oh Mike.

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