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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4h

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2h

DEVELOPING: Convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and financial fraudster calls for the imprisonment of Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor because they will not help him turn their home into a war zone.

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norbizness @norbizness.bsky.social · 2h

17 guardsmen died in what basically amounted to a private security service for rich West/South Texas patrons and he can still be re-elected until the heat death of the universe at this rate.

17 Guardsmen have died on Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission, soldiers speak out | Houston Public Media

Since Abbott's Operation Lone Star began in 2021, at least 17 Texas National Guardsman have died from a multitude of causes, including a drowning in an attempt to save migrants, negligent discharge of...

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Kevin Young Propagandist @jfloyd314.bsky.social · 1h

This shutdown is utterly unique in US political history in that it essentially stems entirely from the House majority's total inability to do anything but run in circles trying to satisfy the whims of an unstable, incompetent, self-obsessed president. It doesn't obey normal political rules.

Travis Mason-Bushman @snarkranger.bsky.social · 1h

Mike Johnson furiously backpedaling on the back pay thing is a pretty good indication that nobody in the GOP has the slightest clue how to deal with the shutdown.

Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 1h

Speaker Johnson appears to say furloughed federal workers should get back pay under 2019 law

"It has always been the case. It is tradition and I think it is statutory law that federal employees be paid. And that’s my position."

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1h

If I'm hearing the Speaker and Republican leadership right in this press conference they are now saying they will keep the House in recess for the fourth week in a row as troops and federal workers start missing their paychecks

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 4h

Must-read story: These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department. @megomatz.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6h

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 10h

In a nutshell.

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Save Mother Earth 💙🇺🇸 @trailblazerlady.bsky.social · 4h

Mr. Secretary of State aka “Little Marco” should consult the scriptures he would so earnestly post as Senator. Start with the red letters of the Gospel (Jesus’ words). The part in Matthew where he talks about hypocrites comes to mind. Jesus also says that you can’t serve two masters.
#MarcoRubio

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Julia Dilliard💙🐴🇺🇦#Resist. DM's are blocked. @juliadilliard.bsky.social · 7h

Disgusting. Musk & Stephen Miller are directly responsible for shuttering USAID and the deaths of 13 million men, women, and children. Rubio is 100% complicit with his lies.

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Afra Kroon 🇳🇱 @afrakroon.bsky.social · 8h

Bron: NPR share.google/VKIGbtCXfuW5...

Marco Rubio said no one has died due to U.S. aid cuts. This mom disagrees

Mariam Mohammed says her younger son died when she could not get treatment for him at a U.S.-funded clinic that had temporarily closed. Researchers say there are many thousands of cases like his.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks Pam Bondi for clarification.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

I’m shocked.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12h

You can’t talk seriously about gun violence in Chicago without talking about where the guns come from. www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 16h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16h

Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?

I talked to him yesterday.

He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Lise 🇺🇦 @elee9.bsky.social · 14h

Evidentially Blumenthal struck a nerve. Well done, Senator. youtu.be/3PmElmjebIc

WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal questions Attorney General Pam Bondi on indicting Comey, grand jury reform

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump posts that Sen. Blumenthal “should be allowed to speak no longer”

Sanctimonious Richard “Da Nang Dick” Blumenthal, perhaps the biggest “joke” in the United States Senate, is at it again! “Dick” lied until the midpoint of his political career, convincing everyone, in particular the Fake News Media, that he was a great “War Hero” who lived on the precipice of death in the jungles of Vietnam. He would talk about his life in the military in almost every speech, in particular the death defying dangers he faced in his many years “fight for freedom” while in Vietnam. He stated that “the battles were violent and long, but there was no going back” - And then it happened, Blumenthal was found out to be a FRAUD. The soldiers in his so-called “platoon” came forward and said that they had no idea who this guy was. He was revealed, broke down and admitted, tears flowing from his eyes, that he LIED, a Whopper, one that lasted 20 year. This guy shouldn’t even be in the U.S. Senate. It should be investigated, and Justice should be sought. Right now there is a Congressman sitting in prison for lying about his past during a campaign. Well, those lies were nothing compared to those of Richard “Da Nang Dick” Blumenthal, perhaps the greatest phony in the history of the United States Senate. He should be allowed to speak no longer!

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AC Roosevelt @acroosevelt.bsky.social · 13h

Voice of the People! Dr. S. Rothschild a member of Friday's peaceful protest against ICE abuses writes "Don't believe the lies spewed by the president...Even more important don't believe that this won't affect you. Trump...wants to use the...US military against citizens...who...vote against him".

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

⚡️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 16h

Democrats should not hold another vote on anything until she is sworn in.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s video of the incident

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