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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4h

Fat Satan: “In Portland, the dinosaurs and furries are eating the dogs — they’re eating the cats.”

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 36m

"A rival petition began circulating Sunday, calling on the Rutgers chapter of TPUSA to be disbanded, accusing it of inciting violence. As of today, that petition had several hundred more signatures than the petition calling for Dr. Bray’s firing..."

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Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

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onion person @junlper.beer · 4h

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

Christian minister attacked by ICE agents. Waiting for the outrage from MAGA. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

www.independent.co.uk

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 4h

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s “plan” to lower drug prices? Let his son cash in.

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Mother Nature Strikes Back! @nmblondewino.bsky.social · 3h

Their obstructionist muscle is so well developed over decades....they cannot govern.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

“.. I think they are absolutely struggling to figure out how they are going to get out of this.”

@politico.com #Shutdown
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4h

Instead of preparing answers about how she could help better America, Pam Bondi broke out the glue stick to paste together these weak roasts for reference. That’s embarrassing.

Fascist Regina George with the spirit of a chihuahua

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The Last Of A Dying Breed @lastofdyingbreed.bsky.social · 3h

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 7h

OH COME ON

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

SORTOR: I took this flag from the man that was burning it in the street

TRUMP: Do you know who he is?

SORTOR: Oh yeah

TRUMP: So why don't you give it to Pam. Give it to the attorney general and we'll start prosecutions

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

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Here’s the video again: www.instagram.com/reel/DPi9m_2...

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Mother Nature Strikes Back! @nmblondewino.bsky.social · 3h

Every Dem senator voted for rubio's confirmation.

Fools!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Mother Nature Strikes Back! @nmblondewino.bsky.social · 4h

Democracy dies at SCOTUS.

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Supreme Court likely to let candidates more freely challenge state election laws

Majority of Supreme Court signaled that it would allow candidates for federal office to challenge state elections laws without having to prove harm.

abcnews.go.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h

Temporary Restraining Order to be granted tomorrow in the Chicago case filed by journalists, pastors, and others hit with riot control munitions by ICE!

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 7h

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

As I look around at America outside my window, here’s what I know:

Just as with Germany, a few decades from now, people will gather in classrooms all around the world to view these days and this nation.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-americ...

The Americans the World Will Remember

Fifty years from now, we will be judged for who we choose to be in these moments

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Mother Nature Strikes Back! @nmblondewino.bsky.social · 23h

How we need to arm ourselves now with helmets, masks, respirators, googles...anything to shield us from our own army.

It is a sad day in America and a shock to so many.

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Rev. Mother Cathryn Platine @cathrynplatine.bsky.social · 23h

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Mother Nature Strikes Back! @nmblondewino.bsky.social · 23h

And the doctors take a hit and their staff gets laid off.

In Texas? Doctors moving out-of-state from draconian ob/gyn enforcement. The laws ruining health care. The result is devastating for the medical world.

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Karolina Muchova Fan Club @irvineghost20.bsky.social · 1d

Broadview protester here. I've been disgusted that it hasn't gotten more attention. Please tell your followers to give him a follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rev.davidblack

And please cover this now that it is finally getting attention, @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @chicagotribune.com!

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vhannahh.bsky.social @vhannahh.bsky.social · 23h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This is out of hand. These agents are there to cause trouble and violence, not to keep people safe. These are the scenes that play out in war torn, destitute countries - not America.

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 1d

Vote YES! Come on California. You got this.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

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Diane @peridotorchid.bsky.social · 23h

Ironic isn't it?

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23h

The guy we are saving with $20B bailout

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