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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 12h

“Pam Bondi is a fool”: @democracydocket.com founder @marcelias.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to unpack AG Pam Bondi’s grilling in the Senate and its implications for the Justice Department.

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 13h

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social took to the Senate floor to blast what he calls the GOP’s plan “to destroy American democracy and create a new set of rules that will allow Trump and his allies to rule forever.” He joins The Weeknight to warn of an ongoing authoritarian takeover.

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 13h

Trump aides have "given up on democracy": @chrismurphyct.bsky.social discusses why Trump’s inner circle sees the left not just as political opponents, but as an existential threat to their power.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

Important point

Christopher D. Brown Ph.D. @cdbrow1.bsky.social · 2d

My 2 cents is the distributed sovereignty of the American system will probably be our saving grace. We are 50 States joined to create one national government - not One National Government that created 50 States. States have a lot of power to muck up the works.

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 3d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 4d

Venezuela is ~1500 miles from the US. These boats have a range of 20-40% that distance.

Call this what it is: wanton killing, unsupported by law and unjustified by any principles of just war.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

The inept Trump administration is too stupid to stop creating evidence that can be used to show the court that the indictment of James Comey was not because he was guilty of any crime, but so the vengeful Donald Trump could humiliate him and make him suffer.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

Gosh, you just hate to see colleagues get so upset at each other like this.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

"‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments"

Trump's commerce secretary called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever' & his colleagues are now super mad at him.

Another scoop from Zeteo's newest reporter @swin24.bsky.social:

Howard Lutnick Enrages Trump Officials With Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blackmail’ Remarks

The Trump administration claims Jeffrey Epstein didn’t blackmail anyone. His commerce secretary just called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever.’

zeteo.com

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 4d

Our Founders rebelled against what happened in that apartment complex 2 nights ago in Chicago. Their rebellion led to our founding. Our Founders would be reaching for their muskets right now.

But most Americans today? Bored, distracted, can’t be bothered, big weekend coming up.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d

"Is it the attacks on free speech? Is it the attempt to co-opt the military? Is it going after the legal community?"

"I don't really see any of it separately....This is a disease that metastasizes in all directions."

@gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 4d

An FBI agent is “relieved of duty” (fired?) for refusing to facilitate an unnecessary humiliation of a defendant.

Reminder that as a defendant, Trump was afforded *every* possible courtesy (like allowing him to turn himself in). www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

This tinpot tyrant thinks he can act as judge and jury, handing out anticipatory prison sentences for people who might engage in clearly constitutional behavior (as ruled by the Supreme Court).

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 4d

So Mike Johnson just told members of the House to stay home until 10/14.

He *really* doesn’t want to swear in Grijalva and face that vote on the Epstein files.

This *also* means the government will be shut down for another ten days at least.

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SUPPORT LGBTQ+REFUGEES🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🫂 IN SUDAN🌈 @elfasudan.bsky.social · 4d

Hello world🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️it's a new month, there is a lot of starvation in the camp due to lack of food and adequate water, we call up organizations and individuals for immediate help so that we can get some food for relief and water, we are a big number in camp, consider donating❤️‍🩹

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Casey Desantis’s charity that got $10 million redirected from a Medicaid fraud settlement the state entered into directly into its bank account rather than the FL treasury.

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Gregory P. Wilson @newguardsrising.bsky.social · 5d

Government shutdowns regardless of party are bad for everyone and only hurt our economy and the perception of the US overseas. The President must demonstrate leadership and Congress needs to come together now.
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/orl-pol...

ORL Policy Statement on Government Shutdowns

Closing the U.S. Government even temporarily due to the inability of the Congress and Administration to adequately fund the federal government during any given time period is bad public policy and fis...

www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

This, 💯%. And it's not merely messaging—it's just simple, discernible fact. The best messaging is messaging that reminds people of what is true and known to be true.

The entire 2024 presidential campaign should have been about this.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5d

Very Trump-era story.
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

www.nytimes.com

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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 5d

“Public officials have become drunk on their power and arrogance. The higher they sit on the ship of fools the crazier they seem to have gotten — and the more dishonest they become.”

steveschmidt.substack.com/p/a-rotting-...

A rotting and desiccating mess

Hakeem Jeffries has found himself in a position of power and influence in a moment of grave national crisis.

steveschmidt.substack.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 5d

At a more personal level, lemme say...

"To the public servants who really work so hard and wake up with a sense of mission and purpose, I just want to say: I see you. And I'm grateful for you."

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Gregory P. Wilson @newguardsrising.bsky.social · 5d

Government shutdowns are bad and avoidable. This Republican administration is doing nothing constructive to end it and using it as an excuse to fire federal workers is wrong and illegal. Trump’s authoritarianism must be stopped now by Congress.
www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post/orl-pol...

ORL Policy Statement on Government Shutdowns

Closing the U.S. Government even temporarily due to the inability of the Congress and Administration to adequately fund the federal government during any given time period is bad public policy and fis...

www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

@timmiller.bsky.social: “The Commerce Secretary is really stupid…He's just being dumb enough to say the obvious truth, which is that 'my fellow cabinet members and the President of the United States, who I work for, are covering up something related to this sex trafficking ring.'”

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