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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 8h

Well the farmers should be concerned because they won't get their bailout money until the gov't is back to work. And let's see how many Customs workers actually show up at their jobs since they're not being paid to do so. Hard to ship stuff if nothing's coming in.

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 9h

Tennesseans will see a 320% increase. Someone paying $73/month will now pay $233/month. How does anyone on a fixed income come up with an additional $160?

Breezy Artworks @grrrin.bsky.social · 12h

He is just as big a liar as Pam Bondi.

And he’s actively protecting pedophiles in a monstrous coverup.

Where do you live? Not here?
Your insurance premiums will only double?
Aren’t you lucky!!

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

The Pentagon has to provide The New York Times information about Elon Musk’s security clearances, a federal judge ruled Wednesday—and the billionaire’s own posting habits helped decide the case. trib.al/7voNtjk

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 11h

They probably didn't present that.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Republicans are fighting to ensure that Americans in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and a raft of other red states pay DOUBLE what they paid before for healthcare.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Nazi Noem set up a sniper unit on a rooftoop in Chicago overlooking ICE protestors below.

She visited it this weekend.

Trump and his thugs are going to gun down US citizens.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 19h

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h

Otto and Elise Hampel were Berliners who, in the early 1940s, used postcards to urge resistance against the Nazi regime.

They were arrested, convicted and beheaded.

(Their story is the basis for "Every Man Dies Alone," a brilliant novel.)

www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...

Armed investigators visit man who sent postcard critical of Florida CFO Ingoglia

The politically active couple expected a knock on their door because of their criticism of Trump and DeSantis, but not over a seemingly innocuous postcard.

www.sun-sentinel.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h

Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Mike Johnson is holding Congress out of session for two reasons: number one, so that way there are no negotiations; and number two, to cover for all the pedophiles on Epstein's list...They're covering for pedophiles and dropping your healthcare coverage."

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 17h

Number of days since Donald Trump and the GOP shut down the government so they can protect the rich and powerful pedophiles within their ranks: 8

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

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Shannon (she/her) @ravenlenore.bsky.social · 1d

History repeats itself… something something

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 16h

Oh, so replacing my 20-year-old water heater is what’s driving inflation now? Right — not the failed policies of this administration. Maybe start pointing fingers in the right direction.

DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 16h

Huh

Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 17h

"The invitation to the 'Future of Pharmaceuticals' summit prompted consternation among some drug-company representatives, who worried that the gathering signaled that the White House wants them to work with the little-known BlinkRx because of its ties to the president’s family"

Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.

The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.

www.wsj.com

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1d

As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 16h

Let me get this straight, the SC thinks it's OK for parents to torture their child if they're gay or trans bc they believe it's something that can be beaten out of the child but the same SC said parents aren't able to get the gender affirming care their child needs because it may harm the child?

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 16h

As it should.

DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 16h

She's not flipping out of some altruistic sense, she's flipping because she's getting media attention and because Trump has dropped her like a hot potato. She's angling for Speaker.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

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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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 19h

Here is why MTG is for extending the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) for ACA marketplace plans.

In her district, GA14

there are 78,000 on ACA plans
74,000 receiving subsidies
the average increase in premiums would be 85%
for a 60-yr-old on a silver plan: 246%
www.kff.org/affordable-c...

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 16h

This group?
www.fb.org/news-release...

Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump’s Commitment to Farmworkers

www.fb.org