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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 21h

“Federal employees are guaranteed back pay at the end of any shutdown by law without question or exception. This is clearly...stated in the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, which Congress passed nearly unanimously in 2019." - @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08) bluevirginia.us/2025/10/virg...

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Statement on Federal Employees Back Pay

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 23m

6/6 Federal workers want a CR that protects healthcare for millions of Americans, stops illegal impoundment of Congressionally appropriated funds, protects civil rights that DHS and ICE are destroying, and protects the federal workers from illegal firings. Read more
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Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach

Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 23m

🧵 1/6 If you needed further convincing that the Washington Post is a MAGA mouthpiece, their ed board is trying to convince Democrats to sacrifice healthcare for millions of Americans by passing MAGA's continuing resolution. I won't post a link and give them hits, but here are responses to excerpts.

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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.

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

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

#WarRavagedPortland

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 2h

Prediction. One or more will happen:
1) Israel refuses to release Marwan Barghouti because doing so will kick-start real negotiations to a two-state solution.
2) Hamas doesn't demand his release, because it marginalizes them and restores the PA.
3) Trump seeks nothing, doesn't know who the guy is.

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teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 4h

A popular non-establishment guy is running ... she's only jumping in now because some donors realized they don't want this independent guy in the Senate.

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This Maine oysterman thinks Democrats are doing ‘jack’ about fascism. So he’s running for US Senate

Graham Platner’s viral X post and unusual campaign launch video are bringing attention to his effort to unseat Susan Collins

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 18h

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 12h

This is a legitimately amazing video from @schumer.senate.gov

Please watch.

Thank you, Chuck Schumer!

youtube.com/shorts/Bl01O...

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New Popular Front ❌👑 @ouaisouaisdubuffet.bsky.social · 1d

No notes.

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teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 4h

The Establishment is losing their grip.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Sen. Kennedy with another set of probing questions about Epstein 👇

KENNEDY: Have you interviewed Secretary Lutnick?

BONDI: No senator

K: Do you plan to?

B: If he wants to talk to the FBI--

K: Don't you think you ought to talk to him after this interview? Maybe we ought to get Lutnick in here

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 20h

Josh Hawley and Yale Law School, ladies and gentlemen.

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aliciablackgirl.bsky.social @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 8h

Sounds like the rich take away from taxpayers and then blame immigrants.

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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 8h

Important new study by the @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social team in @nature.com finding that "the richest 20% of nations, with 15% of the global population, contribute more than 40% of annual ecological overshoot" doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 21h

Why didn't Democratic Senators ask Pam Bondi why she didn't prosecute Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida's Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 at the very time he was running his child sex ring in Florida?!!

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 15h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 10h

Unbelievable, the video is horrendous.

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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teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 5h

that's where she has her attack notes: bsky.app/profile/deni...

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 17h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 23h

The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”

Lawmakers demand information about potential use of Paragon spyware by ICE

The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech."

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 15h

Pam Bondi is so transparent, you can see right through her

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 17h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

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