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Mike Fordham @michaelafordham.bsky.social · 1d

A… cleansing???

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4d

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal agents shoot woman on Southwest Side, battle protesters for hours

The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, an account that has yet to be verified...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social · 7d

EMERGENCY MEDICAID REIMBURSES HOSPITALS FOR CARE TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE BY LAW HOSPITALS CANNOT TURN AWAY ANYONE IN AN EMERGENCY.
RONALD REGAN SIGNED THIS INTO LAW.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 10d

You could give this man an existential crisis by showing him the bottom half of a muppet

Mister.Nobody @ytregaws.bsky.social · 10d

LOL

"I spoke to the governor, she was very nice. But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...

www.kgw.com/article/news...

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

www.kgw.com

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H. Austin Whitver @majikmouse.bsky.social · 11d

We Want Vandy!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23d

Top Trump officials used Charlie Kirk’s death to threaten liberal groups, making unsubstantiated claims about a “domestic terror” movement.

White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups

Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.

nyti.ms

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 26d

REPORTER: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk.
How are you holding up, sir?

TRUMP: THE NEW BALLROOM IS GONNA BE A BEAUTY!!

This fucking guy, man.

REPORTER: Mr. President, my condolences to you, Sir. My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. [unintelligible]
How are you holding up over the last day and a half, Sir?

TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there, you see all the trucks? They've just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get, as you know, for about 150 years. And it's gonna be a beauty. Absolutely magnificent construction. We just started, so it'll get done very nicely.
And it will be one of the best anywhere in the world, actually.

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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 27d

We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.

But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.

www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...

‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts

Armed with a revolver, the 16-year-old shooter systematically reloaded and fired as he wandered the school, trying to find new targets, police say.

www.denverpost.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27d

NBC News: "Is it your understanding that [Charlie Kirk's shooter] may be close by or still in Utah?"

The commissioner of Utah’s Department of Public Safety: "We have no idea"

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 28d

NEW:

"War is here"

With no suspect in custody and no known motive, far-right influencers, right-wing commentators, extremists, militia leaders, conspiracists, and Republican lawmakers all responded to the assassination of #CharlieKirk by blaming the left.

www.wired.com/story/far-ri...

‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence

Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

www.wired.com

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Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 28d

It was only last month that a guy mad about covid vaccines fired 500 rounds into the CDC building in Atlanta, btw

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Sep 8

Can’t quite put my finger on why, but somehow the actual doodle makes it so much worse and more disgusting.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 8

Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · Aug 27

National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.

Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Mike Fordham @michaelafordham.bsky.social · Aug 21

We should celebrate progress! Like the end of slavery and the surrender of the confederacy!!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 18

Brian Glenn: President Zelenskyy, you look fabulous in that suit

Zelenskyy: You are in the same suit. I changed, you did not.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Aug 15

US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Jul 10

“.. Noem didn’t authorize FEMA’s deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday, more than 72 hours after the flooding began, multiple sources told CNN.”

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Jul 6

Sometimes calls for prayer are sincere and sometimes they are an argument: a claim that this is God’s fault and our choices and policies have nothing to do with it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 6

Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · Jul 4

this is actually how it feels living here these days

NPR @npr.org · Jul 4

Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges Americans to use fireworks responsibly. It does this by blowing up a bunch of mannequins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

This July 4, Don't Be Like These Dummies: How Not To Set Off Fireworks

Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges Americans to use fireworks responsibly. It does this by blowing up a bunch of mannequins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

n.pr

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Big Natural Resources @dagnificent.bsky.social · Jul 4

NO KINGS!

NO DICTATORS!

DEATH TO FASCISM!

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Mike Fordham @michaelafordham.bsky.social · Jul 4

We could not exist in a more polar opposite reality

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sorry Timmy, we had to take your Medicaid away to give it to the Gestapo 🫰😔

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