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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 5h

Christina nationalist Tina Descovich, a Christian Nationalist with a major 9th Commandment problem, attacks @buckscountybeacon.com for the sin of accurately quoting Moms for Liberty weirdos. Every community should have a Bucks County Beacon. Support them if you can.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 6h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 9h

Megan O'Matz and Jennifer Smith Richards of ProPublica are out with a story today on the far right's devastating attacks on public education. I talked to Megan for the story. It is absolutely heartbreaking. www.propublica.org/article/educ...

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 12h

Good morning.

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 1d

Kavanaugh Stop

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

When US citizen Leo Garcia Venegas tried to prove his identity by showing federal agents his REAL ID, they dismissed it as a fake and kept him detained, releasing him only after they bothered to run his Social Security number.

Just a few weeks later, they detained him again:

Mass Deportation Is A Threat To Us All

Aided by the Supreme Court and the insidious "Kavanaugh stop," the administration's chaotic mass deportation operations are sweeping up Americans – including children and U.S. military veterans.

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 1d

using a walker. I telly you, these ICE guys are tough and fearless

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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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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 1d

our badass ICE agents fearlessly taking down an 84 year old couple.

The Hate Won’t Win. #IAmAmerica 🇺🇸 @pam327.bsky.social · 1d

This is despicable:

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh. I've been dealing with Moms for Liberty all day. Now this. I can't type fast enough.

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 2d

How are they working around the clock on health care when they're not even in town?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 2d

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Monday. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Saturday. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 5d

Years ago I had a chat with an older Jewish woman who as a child in Germany and had lived through Krisatllnacht. It sounded a lot like this. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 6d

www.masspoliticsprofs.org/2025/10/01/c... #maedu #mapoli #bospoli

Coalition of Billionaires Masquerades as Mass Reads Coalition

A Coalition of Billionaires masquerading as the Mass Reads Coalition is lobbying the legislature to pass a corporate coveted reading bill. It is mostly a familiar gaggle of privateering interest gr…

www.masspoliticsprofs.org

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 6d

Surprise! A Coalition of Billionaires Masquerading at Mass Reads Coalition is lobbying for the Science of Reading bill. www.masspoliticsprofs.org/2025/10/01/c... #mapoli #maedu #bospoli

Coalition of Billionaires Masquerades as Mass Reads Coalition

A Coalition of Billionaires masquerading as the Mass Reads Coalition is lobbying the legislature to pass a corporate coveted reading bill. It is mostly a familiar gaggle of privateering interest gr…

www.masspoliticsprofs.org

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 7d

Surprise! A Coalition of Billionaires Masquerading at Mass Reads Coalition is lobbying for the Science of Reading bill. www.masspoliticsprofs.org/2025/10/01/c... #maedu #mapoli

Coalition of Billionaires Masquerades as Mass Reads Coalition

A Coalition of Billionaires masquerading as the Mass Reads Coalition is lobbying the legislature to pass a corporate coveted reading bill. It is mostly a familiar gaggle of privateering interest gr…

www.masspoliticsprofs.org

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 7d

It's time for @kamalaharris.com to shine but she begins her book tour under the shadow of a government shutdown. Read my new column in The Hill at
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social

thehill.com

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 7d

"It appears that Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he's copying tactics of Vladimir Putin. Sending troops into cities, thinking that that's some sort of proving ground for war.. is just, frankly, inane and I'm concerned for his health"

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as "training grounds"

After President Trump suggested Chicago should be used as "training grounds for our military," Gov Pritzker said the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove the president from office, saying "there...

www.cbsnews.com

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 7d

Take a look at this scorching report in the Times by Minho Kim www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Wednesday. Don't let the Republicans shutting down the government distract you from demanding Trump RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 8d

Wow. New York Times reporter Minho Kim scorches the Trump-Hegseth dog and pony show. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Generals and Admirals

www.nytimes.com

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 8d

"They put her in hand shackles and in leg shackles, and around the waist as well, like she's some hardened criminal. She had tears streaming down her face, and she told me one of the ICE agents pulled out his cell phone, laughing, and took a selfie."

Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting

A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.

www.cbsnews.com

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 9d

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 9d

"We were somewhere in the desert just outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold." --
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9d

Pritzker: “In any other country…If federal agents marched down busy streets harassing civilians and demanding their papers, what would we say? I don’t think we’d have any trouble calling it what it is: Authoritarianism.”

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