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Chief Pro-Democracy Schadenfreude ❌👑 @retcw3.bsky.social · 6h

Pam Bondi is going to murder—without evidence—everyone suspected of being Anti-Fascist?
Tell us more, Polythene Pam…

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

“Just like we did with the cartels” is soft pedalling

They bombed multiple boats in international waters

They killed everyone on board

Why? Because they said they had drugs. They said they were terrorists. They’ve never shown any proof

Now they’re saying they will do the same thing to Americans

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

“Just like we did with the cartels” is soft pedalling

They bombed multiple boats in international waters

They killed everyone on board

Why? Because they said they had drugs. They said they were terrorists. They’ve never shown any proof

Now they’re saying they will do the same thing to Americans

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Tamera - West Coast Dems @tamera-westcoast.bsky.social · 10h

It is trump who needs to be locked up. #LocktrumpUp #Pedogate #Traitortrump #ICEOutOfTheUS #AbolishICE

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 11h

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Marti @dogleaps.bsky.social · 6h

This is not why Santos was prosecuted. Straight out lie or dementia?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on George Santos: "We have a young congressman that's right now in jail for lying about where he went to college and other things. It was frankly not good. It was pretty bad. But it was nothing compared to Blumenthal."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 11h

Trans rights are civil rights. If you aren't willing to die on the hill of trans rights, then you aren't willing to die on the hill of Black rights. Of Jewish rights. Of disabled rights. Of gay rights. Of anyone's rights. Human rights.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 13h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Bruno @boweaver11.bsky.social · 6h

open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Fox News Wants Meidas Eliminated…

By Ben Meiselas

open.substack.com

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illuminatusprime.bsky.social @illuminatusprime.bsky.social · 6h

Help build community and resist at the same time!

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6h

Join me and Demi Palecek this Sunday at @raygunsite.com for a sign-making event in Andersonville on October 12, just before No Kings Day!

We'll provide crafting supplies, food, and drinks—just bring your favorite tagline to make some posters with us!

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Chief Pro-Democracy Schadenfreude ❌👑 @retcw3.bsky.social · 6h

So, now that the (illegal) militia has arrived in Chicago, we can say…

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💿🥂 The Mayor of Funkytown 🥂💿 @mayoroffunkytown.bsky.social · 6h

New York and California should send their National Guard to Texas, just to fuck with them.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 8h

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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X2Y @xtwoy.bsky.social · 8d

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey donated $1 billion, 28% of his net worth, to fight COVID-19, fund education, and pilot UBI programs.

What’s even more surprising is that he put it in a public LLC so everybody could see exactly where the money went.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 7h

This is fascinating. I would bet trump doesn’t care if we see photos of him with topless girls - but he certainly does not want us to see them laughing at him and pointing.

Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve seen the pictures of Trump with Epstein’s girls. Here’s what’s in them - @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 2d

💥 Russian air defense missile struck a Russian residential apartment building in Stary Oskol, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

"The Federal Protective Service reports — which are prepared each day for law enforcement partners — offered no indication of a dangerous escalation of tensions, or unusual levels of protest activity that would prompt the level of alarm expressed by Trump..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

www.nytimes.com

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Bobbie Philipsborn @bobbielovesmickey.bsky.social · 13h

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James Baum @toyman81.bsky.social · 1d

I have so much respect for both of these people. And they knew and always understood the dangers of a second Trump presidency!

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Full show:

Substack: www.thebulwark.com/s/george-con...

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_UE...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5laf50E...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Part of what frustrates me is how much people just didn't listen to the things that he said he was going to do."

"He was telling us he would do these things....he's a sick man."

ICYMI, @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in the latest episode of George Conway Explains It All:

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and I start with this clip of me from 2024 on Jimmy Kimmel Live and we talk about how Trump told us for years what he was going to do to the country now.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Part of what frustrates me is how much people just didn't listen to the things that he said he was going to do."

"He was telling us he would do these things....he's a sick man."

ICYMI, @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in the latest episode of George Conway Explains It All:

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14h

The U.S. armed forces may soon face the choice of whether to refuse illegal and unconstitutional orders, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. What will they do? https://theatln.tc/MnJ75n1c

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13h

Benjamin Franklin and his son William were each other’s closest confidant. The American Revolution tore them apart, Stacy Schiff writes.

Why Did Benjamin Franklin’s Son Remain Loyal to the British?

One of the most influential and ardent Patriots couldn’t persuade his son to join the Revolution.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

Thousands of African Americans fought for the British during the Revolution—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement. Andrew Lawler on the journey of the Black Loyalists:

The Black Loyalists

Thousands of African Americans fought for the British—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 18h

I yearn to rave with the Portland massive

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 22h

It's a whole block party vibe over here.

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