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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: Have you identified programs to eliminate during the shutdown?

TRUMP: Oh sure. Sure. We have a lot of things that we're gonna eliminate and permanently eliminate.

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Jesse Blue Hayes @secularjesse.bsky.social · 23h

#atheism

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 23h

ICE gassed Chicago police.

ICE GASSED Chicago Police — Feds Lose Control

Tear gas meant for protesters blew back on CPD — exposing federal chaos in Chicago’s streets.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

Notice her non-answer.

This is explosive. Should be explosive. The US AG who said she had the Epstein files on her desk cannot say whether or not the FBI has pix of Trump with half-naked women, which one witness who knew Epstein has said he has seen.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Michael Banach @m1db.bsky.social · 1d

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

When it comes to redrawing maps that expand Republican power, Adam Kincaid is your artist. His most recent work? Texas’ mid-decade gerrymander that could secure five more GOP seats in Congress. And today, he’ll defend it in court.

Meet Adam Kincaid: The Hidden Hand Behind the Texas GOP’s Redistricting Power Grab

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Soul Ink 🌬💨 @lucyinthehemlock.bsky.social · 1d

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

“I never thought federal officers could behave this way. I really didn’t,” she said. “I always thought people must be provoking them or something, that they would never do this unprovoked. Obviously, I was wrong.”

84 year old wife of Vietnam vet given concussion by ICE at peaceful demonstration.

Chainmailed Heart @chainmailedheart.bsky.social · 1d

Not a paywall; click on the x to close.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his own personal vendetta machine. And Pam Bondi has been happy to go along for the ride.

We're witnessing the most egregious politicization of the DOJ in recent memory — and I lived through the Nixon years.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Melissa @meljanel.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

HIRONO: Did you approve closing the Homan bribery investigation?

BONDI: The DOJ & FBI conducted a thorough review and found no credible evidence of wrongdoing. You were also on video outside the WH protesting w/a group called Casa where antifa members were. Does that mean you're a membr of antifa?

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Tracy @tracydeepbluesea44.bsky.social · 1d

Hey MAGA, when asked if he would pardon a notorious, convicted child sex trafficker, Trump said he'd "have to take a look at it."

The answer should always just be "no." Hope this helps.

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Mags @tootsiesays0001.bsky.social · 1d

Explosive claim around Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks MAGA civil war

www.rawstory.com/charlie-kirk...
GRAB THE POPCORN KIDS!!!

Explosive claim around Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks MAGA civil war

While the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk last month launched a flurry of conspiracy theories, an explosive new claim made Monday by one of Kirk’s former associates has sparked a civil w...

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Momma Scott 💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @farmmomma.bsky.social · 2d

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Will @willgarcia820.bsky.social · 2d

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WTF Seriously @stopbeingaderp.bsky.social · 2d

Does anyone know if Bluesky has anti-scraping measures in place? They NEED to make sure they do so trumps AI agents and bots aren't coming in here and taking our information to store in their dissidents database. Anything we can do to make it harder for them, we should be doing it.

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 2d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/e...
On October 1, the first day of shutdown, government collected $315 million from tariffs.

Total daily compensation of approximately 750,000 federal workers furloughed during the shutdown is roughly $400 million, according to CBO.

Why aren’t Tariffs keeping gov open?

Trump’s tariff revenue could help keep the government open. Why isn’t that happening? | CNN Business

Hundreds of thousands of federal government employees are being furloughed or working without pay during the ongoing government shutdown. Core functions, including many food and drug inspections, are ...

www.cnn.com

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SpringForward🌻☘️🥀🌺🦋 🇺🇦 🇨🇦💙 @springforward1.bsky.social · 2d

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Oregon AG Rayfield: The first thing that might’ve told you the federal government wasn’t doing so hot was when they started off some of their arguments by talking about Truth Social as their source of facts.

Actually got a comment from the judge: “Is this really how you’re going to move forward?”

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 2d

How bad are the Epstein files?
•Mike Johnson won’t schedule a vote to release files.
•Mike Johnson won’t swear-in a Rep from AZ to prevent a vote on the files.
•Senate voted against releasing the files.
•Trump says “case-closed” and calls it a hoax.

It’s “hide it at all costs” bad.

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch pay for this to brainwash Americans.

Remember: #TubiFundsFox

Thank you @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social

Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 2d

Last week Jesse Watters spoke to man named Eric who claimed he was formerly a member of antifa. Two years ago Watters interviewed Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member. Some folks thought the men looked similar. This is a side by side comparison. 🤷‍♀️

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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 2d

US President Trump announced new tariffs starting October 1, which include a 25% levy on imported heavy-duty trucks – a major hit for Mexico, the largest exporter of mid- and heavy-duty trucks to the U.S. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/t...

Trump slaps 25% tariffs on heavy truck imports, starting Oct. 1

The decision came as Trump took aim at a swath of imported goods with fresh tariffs, as part of the broader campaign to encourage domestic manufacturing.

www.cnbc.com

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Unpublished.ca @unpubmedia.bsky.social · 2d

Oh look, now they are sending out their goons to kill judges. MAGA are fascist. MAGA are terrorists. Trump must be removed from power and tried for treason. IMMEDIATELY. #uspoli #usnews

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen miller reply guy

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire and burned to the ground after she received death threats, following criticism by the Trump administration.

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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Ed @yirdaki.bsky.social · 2d

Shutdown
Trump has always ignored the Hatch Act. Now, he's using Government agencies to spread political disinformation. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

Shutdown

How the Trump Administration Weaponizes the Federal Government Shutdown

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