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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

COHEN: “Federal workers earned that pay, and the law makes it clear they’re entitled to it.”

US Rep. Steve Cohen rips into Trump for threatening to withhold back pay from federal employees who are working through the #republicanshutdown

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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 20h

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
An Israeli MP called the Australians “liars”

Who to believe 🤔

Australians released from Israeli detention after alleged beatings

Seven Australian activists arrested while trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza have been deported to Jordan, the ABC understands.

www.abc.net.au

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 1d

Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/refo...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

If we look at 20th-century China and Germany as examples, it actually takes a few decades to recover from the type of self-harm that the US is currently inflicting on itself.

And he called US President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape American science and health policy -- including mass firings to government scientists and steep slashes to research budgets -- an "immensely serious problem."

"This will cripple much of United States science research," he told AFP, adding that he knew people who have taken enormous funding hits.

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues," Clarke said. "Assuming that the present administration finally comes to an end, it may take a decade to get back to where we were, say, half a year ago."

"It's a huge problem" that's "entirely beyond any understanding of anyone who is a scientist," he said.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin to Bondi: "Although you've been a registered foreign agent for Qatar, you didn't recuse yourself from signing off on Trump's solicitation of a free jet from the royal family, even though this gift was clearly illegal. Connections to Bondi seem to yield more favorable outcomes for defendants."

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 21h

ATTN TN-07

TODAY YOU VOTE!

LFG!

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 21h

In California, 660,000 could be priced out of health care coverage if the ACA premiums aren’t extended.

That means parents in Oceanside, small business owners in Carlsbad, seniors in Solana Beach, and families in Encinitas will lose their health care.

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furbabies.bsky.social @furbabies.bsky.social · 20h

After yelling and obfuscating to senators for hours, Dick Durbin hit her with this one: "Eventually you are going to have to answer for your conduct in this. You won't do it today, but eventually you will." Suddenly, she went SILENT.🔥 She knows.

You're phucked, Pam....just sayin'

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Murray: "If House Republicans were here, I'd make sure they understood over 3/4 of the families on the exchanges actually live in R states. And I'd make sure they understand the 10 states where families will face biggest average premium increase hikes when the ACA credits expire are all R states."

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Mccallan @mccallan.bsky.social · 11h

Drump probably calls him Wittle Stevie”!

DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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Justin Lentini @jlentini09.bsky.social · 12h

NOW WE SEE WHY WHY STEPHEN MILLER IS SO ANGRY...

SHORT MAN SYNDROME..

HE'S OVER COMPENSATING FOR ALL HIS( small pee pee) SHORT COMINGS.

OH, THAT'S DONNY'S PRIVATE MASSEUSE..IMAGINE WHY MELANOMA IS ALWAYS SO PISSY.

MILLER TRYING HIS BEST MOVES AND FAILING LIKE A 13 YR OLD AT HIS BARMITZVAH.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that we still don’t know what happened to the 1,000 immigrants who went missing from Alligator Alcatraz.

Their families and attorneys can’t locate them.

They’ve been disappeared.

People are still being sent to that horrible place without any due process.

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 23h

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 12h

The ICE stories in this Reddit thread should shake every American, regardless of party, to their core. We no longer have a Constitution. This is fascism, pure and simple.

From the AskReddit community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskReddit community

www.reddit.com

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Mccallan @mccallan.bsky.social · 12h

This bitch be on the wrong side of everything 😳

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 13h

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 15h

WATCH as Trump's gestapo tackle a civilian in Chicago.

When Democrats take back the House, ALL of ICE illegal actions need to be investigated!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

According to hacked emails obtained by @dropsitenews.com, 'journalist' Douglas Murray was allegedly writing secret draft speeches for the Israeli ambassador to the UN while also pretending to be an independent 'journalist'.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 1d

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Mccallan @mccallan.bsky.social · 13h

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“ Sen Gallego

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

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