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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 45m

Portland: “Let’s DANCE!”
Best middle finger ever!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 47m

Pro Tip: Don’t fly - drive 🚙

Reuters @reuters.com · 1h

Airlines brace for third day of flight delays as shutdown persists reut.rs/4oaCkYj

Airlines brace for third day of flight delays as shutdown persists

Major U.S. airlines are bracing for a third straight day of delays on Wednesday as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration faces higher-than-normal staffing issues for air traffic controllers as the stalemate over funding the government continues.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 49m

The guy who led a violent insurrection on our Capitol and is currently staging a coup on our country is prosecuting James Comey and wants the Mayor of Chicago locked up. #TraitorTrump

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2h

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 53m

Christofascist family values👇🏼

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 17h

WOW. JUST WOW

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 55m

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Tim Murphy on X: "Join me in supporting Justin Pearson via @actblue https://t.co/MgRws095AW" / X

Join me in supporting Justin Pearson via @actblue https://t.co/MgRws095AW

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 1h

They need to white out the “Hon.” on her nameplate. There is no honor in her. None.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 1h

Remarkable how none of the Regime members “have time” to look at anything that they should know inside out - if they were doing their freaking jobs!

Some play dumb - for others it comes naturally.

Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 1h

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Like him or detest him, we are all James Comey now.👇🏼

Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to lying to Congress five years ago. Comey is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday in a Justice Department criminal case accusing him...

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 11h

Calling the Orkin pest control guy for a house full of rattlesnakes doesn’t cut it anymore.👇🏼

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16h

“I wish I could be the guy who says, ‘everyone calm down; things have been just as bad before, and we got through it.’ But I can’t be that reasonable-sounding moderate floating above it all. Things are very bad. People should be far more alarmed than they are.”

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The Emerging Shape of American Politics

Dynamism v. Reaction / Open v. Closed

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 11h

It’s a Antifa mob!! 😂🤣
I ❤️Portland

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 12h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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OSINTRadar @osintr.bsky.social · 11h

🇺🇦Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunner in the country's western direction destroyed a Russian Shahed-type kamikaze drone with a shoulder-fired FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense system.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 11h

Cool! 😎 💥

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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 11h

Plenary. Plenary. Plenary.

I said it three times; @cnn.com must post it.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 12h

Whew. Breathe.

www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 11h

ICYMI - Trump fired FBI Director Comey in an effort to silence the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

This act was the first of Trump’s long history of obstructing justice. He then invited his Russian cohorts to the Oval Office to celebrate.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 11h

The regime has a threefold policy: keep the less fortunate sick, dumb and hungry. Eugenic cleansing so to speak.

Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 11h

If Trump screws *any* federal workers, the entire federal government workforce should walk.

Since the GOP wants this shutdown, then give them a freaking shutdown for the ages. Then let them figure it out!

Something needs to happen to bring this debacle to a head.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

COHEN: “Federal workers earned that pay, and the law makes it clear they’re entitled to it.”

US Rep. Steve Cohen rips into Trump for threatening to withhold back pay from federal employees who are working through the #republicanshutdown

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

COHEN: “Federal workers earned that pay, and the law makes it clear they’re entitled to it.”

US Rep. Steve Cohen rips into Trump for threatening to withhold back pay from federal employees who are working through the #republicanshutdown

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 13h

I've seen the internet in an uproar today over Dolly & waited for further information. Here it is-

Dolly Parton's sister just posted on her Facebook to clear up any misunderstanding regarding her earlier post. She was just trying to be a loving sister to Dolly, who has been a bit under the weather.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 12h

A red storm coming?

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 22h

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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Suanne Laqueur @suannelqr.bsky.social · 15h

You pray for Dolly like you brush your teeth.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 16h

Portland is so peaceful Republicans had to go all the way to South America to find photos from years ago for their bad memes.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 1d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 12h

What Joe said👇🏼

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12h

Donald Trump is trying to create a police state. In this country. In America. Fuck that. Trump is trying to turn America into a police state. Most Americans will not accept that. Most Americans will not live in a police state. No fucking way.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 16h

This is the exact same Black Hawk used in Chicago (703JP). It's an upgraded unit configured for medevac/rescue, so it has the "HH-60L" designation as opposed to "UH-60L"; even though it's not a PAVE (HH) variant like the USAF uses. It does however have the upgraded engines with more lift capacity.

Blackhawk Pilot Shares Experiences Patrolling The Border

YouTube video by Daily Caller

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