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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 4h

Fucking scary place when #RWNJ #MTG is the voice of reason! Obviously reading the room #Midterm2026

#Resist #Trump #Lies and his #Lickspittles #Enablers

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More Republicans break party ranks: 'MTG was right'

WASHINGTON — In the unusual world of Congress during a shutdown, far-right firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has emerged as an unlikely ally of Democrats, seeking to save millions of Americ...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18h

Mabel & I hope all our fellow Californians vote YES on Prop. 50!

#FightFireWithFire

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 17h

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 8h

#Crisafulli & his #RWNJ Mates, don't give a fuck about Queenslanders, tying us to redundant technology at higher costs. Unforgivable, just to please their #FossilFuelMasters

#ClimateAction V #ClimateCrisis
#LNPLast
#auspol

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Queensland to burn coal for decades as LNP tears up Labor energy target

The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035, with a pledge to burn the fossil fuel until at least 2046 but probably longer...

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 15h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 9h

"Trump..may be responsible for the preventable deaths of millions of children..it isn’t..in the interests of the US to withdraw critically needed aid..But a $20b lifeline to..Argentina..A country that has defaulted 9 times on its sovereign debt? No problem!
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Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina

Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 9h

Perfect, more #RWNJ #Trump rubbish!
Exactly what our fractured country needs.

"But in the five months since the last election, a new group of conservative MPs within the National Right faction, with a distinctly Trumpian-populist flavour"

#auspol
#LNPLast

www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/fed...

Liberal Party factions: The split in the Right that is reshaping the political landscape

The splits within the Liberal Party have been on show since the May election. But they run deeper than most may realise.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

How many felons do you think are working for ICE at this point? I definitely think it's a a non-zero number. If they weren't a felon when they started, I suspect many of them are...now.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 1d

His ##Lickspittles #Enablers must be held to account.

"a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading," he added. "As one told me, 'this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want wants to defend a pedo-protector.'

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'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump

Republican lawmakers in the House are ready to abandon Donald Trump because of the fallout over files related to convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, according to one Dem in Congress.Rep. Eric Swal...

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 1d

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

It’s such a relief to know this admin is always working so hard to lower prices, create jobs, reduce the cost of healthcare, and make home ownership affordable.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 1d

#Resist #Trump #Lies and his #Lickspittles #Enablers

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 2d

#Resist #Trump #Lies and his #Lickspittles #Enablers

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow

Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

www.theguardian.com

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing to see here Folks move along now.

"40% of glaciers are doomed to melt because of global heating. If such heating increases by 2.7C, which the world is currently on track for, as many as 75% will disappear, causing sea level rise and mass displacement.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 4d

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 4d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 2d

#Resist #Trump #Lies and his #Lickspittles #Enablers

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

US attorney-general accused of using justice system to protect Trump

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi has faced heated questioning from senators over claims she's transforming the justice department into a "shield for the president and his political allies".

www.abc.net.au

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 3d

Good! As they should!

US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case

US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal

The British socialite is serving a 20-year prison sentence on sex-trafficking charges related to former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 3d

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