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

@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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JustBec @pickedthebear.bsky.social · 1d

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This needs to be amplified. They are planning to not pay furloughed workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

Someday these ICE thugs will be brought up on criminal charges and receive the justice they deserve.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 18h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. 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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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 6h

Every farmer who gets a bailout is a socialist.

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Christopher Mootham @chrismootham.bsky.social · 12h

ALL SOLDIERS WHO FIRE ON AMERICAN CITIZENS ON UNITED STATES SOIL ARE TRAITORS TO THEIR OATH TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. PERIOD.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 12h

In a nutshell.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

“Our country has never been hotter.” 🤡

@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/trump-tariffs

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 14h

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Speaker Mike Johnson’s press conference was cut off the air by MSNBC, after he once again lied about Obamacare subsidies. Host Ana set the record straight: “Just to make sure we don’t offer misleading information ... There is no access for undocumented immigrants to get Obamacare....”

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 7h

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Sylvia @smc569.bsky.social · 3h

Establishing an oligarchy while the magas are distracted buying flags and red hats.

Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom) @lesbrains.bsky.social · 16h

So much of this BS is happening so that they can steal. Power grab, cash grab, land grab, resource grab…

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 18h

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Make America Decent Again @disposableheroes.bsky.social · 3h

As it should be 👍

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

#WarRavagedPortland

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That Other Dude @theotherdude.bsky.social · 19h

Ken Paxton is a straight-up thief. A crook.

He stole a $1k Mountblanc pen from another attorney, and only returned it after video of him stealing the pen surfaced.

Also, he was indicted for federal securities fraud, and impeached for taking bribes.

www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

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Scott @thegopisfubar2024.bsky.social · 21h

John Pavlovitz on Pam Bondi:

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Sylvia @smc569.bsky.social · 3h

Remember when GOP Mich 2014 Gov Rick Snyder used his own personal emergency manager to override Flint’s elected officials and poisoned residents with contaminated water supply which left 12 dead and many children with lead poisoning? Typical republicans greed putting corporate profits over people.

Craig F @cfoh.bsky.social · 6h

This administration is totally fine with more Americans getting cancer from water contaminants if it means corporations and their wealthy friends might keep a penny or two more. Insane.

The #EPA is now the Exploitation & Profiteering Agency.

www.newsweek.com/epa-drinking...

EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

www.newsweek.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 7h

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 5h

asking people for permission to take their wallets would 'kill' the mugging industry, too

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Sylvia @smc569.bsky.social · 3h

What a dummy. Hilarious dude can’t figure out how to spell nazi! What a maga.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h

😂

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

Donald Trump is calling for the jailing of his political opponents in Chicago. His DOJ lackeys have already indicted a NJ Congresswoman for conducting ICE facility oversight and James Comey. John Bolton's house was raided.

We must treat these latest threats seriously and all stand up against them.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4d

Reupping, how it's more likely we'll find proof that Kash kommitted a krime in the Jim Comey prosecution than that Comey did.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/28/w...

Will Jim Comey's Prosecution Prove Kash Patel Lied to Senate Judiciary Committee? - emptywheel

Kash Patel may struggle to come up with some explanation for why he revisited details from a long-closed leak investigation focused on Dan Richman other than what he disclaimed under oath to the Senat...

www.emptywheel.net

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

JUST IN: Hundreds of ex-DOJ staffers demand oversight ahead of Pam Bondi hearing, amid widespread questions about the department's decisions to target Trump's political foes such as former FBI director James Comey.

Hundreds of ex-DOJ staffers accuse Pam Bondi of putting Trump over the constitution

The former staffers warn that the Justice Department is failing its mission in an open letter released Monday.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17h

What happens when prosecutions become political theater? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss reports that Trump’s DOJ planned a “perp walk” for former FBI Director Jim Comey on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/HETzAj

Vindictive Prosecution? Comey & Abrego Garcia

Listen now | Is there ever a legitimate reason to “perp walk” a high-profile criminal defendant like Jim Comey?

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