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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 7h

Literally a vindictive act.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 7h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 8h

Right on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 8h

I'm still mad about The Apprentice being canceled. Will be for years.

Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 13h

See also: Star Wars.

🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 15h

They say they want new things in fantasy, then authors from marginalized groups do new things, but they don't like that, they want the new thing to be like the old thing except new.

What they really want is a book to rewind time and make them young again, something no book or anything else can do.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 8h

Yesssssssss

Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 15h

If you’re laser focused on defeating “Antifa,” it’s clear to everybody that you’re “fa”.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 8h

This is some Anne Frank $#!+

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 13h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 8h

A 66 year old residential school survivor was invited to be the first to start tearing down the remains of his former residential school near Tofino, B.C. this week. He says he was scared to return but ultimately it helped heal his soul www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Survivors hope for healing as former residential school near Tofino is demolished | CBC News

The last remaining buildings of the Christie Residential School on Meares Island near Tofino, B.C., were demolished in a ceremony Thursday, attended by survivors who said they hoped the destruction of...

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Patrick Dorsey @fenianb.bsky.social · 10h

Walking the walk.
www.cbc.ca/arts/q/dropk...

Dropkick Murphys are a proud pro-union, anti-authoritarian band — and they don’t care if that loses them fans | CBC Arts

For nearly 30 years, Dropkick Murphys have been the loud, proud voice of the working class. Frontman Ken Casey joins Q’s Tom Power to talk about the band’s new album, For the People, and why he refuse...

www.cbc.ca

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 8h

(Ignore the trolls.)

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10h

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.social · 1d

. @katmabu.bsky.social
promises to do a 24 hr livestream if her campaign reaches $100k in donations. If you want an unapologetically pro-democracy Congress, please consider donating. If you want to see her stream for 24 hours, please donate to the stream specific url.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 9h

Also, I use Plex so I won't get adverts. 2/2

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 9h

BKFC Ice Wars is all "Turns out, you haven’t seen it all.
It’s not hockey. It’s not MMA. It’s something . . . colder. Once you’ve seen bare-knuckle fighting on ice, you’ll never look at combat sports the same again."

And I'm like: Um I Am Canadian this will not even faze me. 1/

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 9h

Whyyyyyy do people who theoretically trust each other 'like family' need to monitor each other in case of pr0n?

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 12h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 10h

This.

Mass firings only harm the people.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 13h

Ridiculous. $300 a week? Assuming the standard of $25 per hour, that's less than a day and a half of care.

#UCP does not have your best interests at heart. This strike is their fault.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta offers strike assistance of up to $300 per week for students with complex care needs | CBC News

The Alberta government said it will provide as much as $300 per five-day school week for families with children who have Family Support for Children with Disabilities agreements and are enrolled in sc...

www.cbc.ca

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 17h

@cupwsttp.bsky.social workers should be allowed to strike properly.

montrealgazette.com/news/canada-...

Canada Post mail delivery to resume as workers shift to rotating strikes

President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers the decision will keep mail moving while continuing the union’s struggle.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 18h

How is it defamation when it's accurate and true?

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18h

Ciattarelli is Trump in New Jersey clothing. This is ridiculous.

VOTE SHERRILL.

patch.com/new-jersey/n...

Ciattarelli Says He Will Sue Sherrill For Defamation After NJ Governor Debate

Jack Ciattarelli says he is suing Mikie Sherrill over comments she made at the gubernatorial debate in New Jersey. Here's what she said.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 18h

The Regime is so. fvkcing. harmful.

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 18h

Dude didn't even qualify, actions aside: the cut off for nominations is January.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19h

Breaking: Trump has officially lost the Nobel Peace Prize.

Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 19h

Good.

My fear now becomes that ICE will maliciously comply and use actual, deliberately lethal stuff.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23h

A federal judge has ordered that ICE cannot use rubber bullets or other “less lethal ammo” directly on protesters at the Broadview ICE facility.

Good.

Now arrest and charge the agents who shot the priest in the head and the woman in her car.

Stop letting them get away with it.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 19h

Well, they lie about everything else. Why would they be truthful about this?

NPR @npr.org · 19h

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 19h

I’m live now on CSPAN!

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 19h

To be fair, that's good news all the time.

Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 1d

Shit is so bad that the best American news of the week is that Dolly Parton didn't die.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

There’s no evidence to suggest Tylenol causes autism.

There’s no evidence to suggest early circumcision causes autism.

There’s no evidence to suggest we’re in an “autism epidemic”.

There is evidence to suggest that RFK Jr is a eugenicist who’s a menace to society and public health.

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the Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 19h

Hm.

Reuters @reuters.com · 23h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize