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tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Bonk You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 35m

take all the time you need ❤️🫂

tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Bonk You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 1h

I have your account page bookmarked on my iPad and check it every evening. 🐈

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 17h

On the night of October 9-10, russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv's energy infrastructure, causing widespread power outages across the capital and disruptions to the city’s water supply.

Help protect Ukrainian cities:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

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tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Bonk You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 1h

Cool!

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SimonB 🇳🇿🤝🇺🇦🌻🚜🍉🐆🚚🚁 @simonboxer.bsky.social · 2h

These are also the heroes of Ukraine - utility workers, railway workers, distribution workers, etc - people who keep Ukraine functioning and strong.

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4h

An employee of the Chernihiv regional energy company was killed and several colleagues were injured by a Russian drone strike today.

These civilian workers were targeted while in their vehicles, risking their lives to provide essential services.

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Robert Hernandez @webjournalist.bsky.social · 9h

It’s tradition that when you see the frogs, you show them respect 🫡

(Someone should do the Creed cut with the footage)

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14h

Day 1324 of my 3 day war. I asked my generals how we will deal with Tomahawk missiles if we can’t even stop Ukrainian drones. They looked nervously at the window.

I remain a master strategist.

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Ukraine Rally DC @ukrainerallydc.bsky.social · 2h

Join us in Lafeyette Park this Saturday and Sunday from 5-7pm.
🇺🇸🇺🇦
Call your members of Congress and demand the USA resumes military aid to Ukraine.
#CrimeaIsUkraine

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tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Bonk You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 3h

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 4h

That the networks don't have a live feed from Portland running in the corner is journalistic malpractice.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Bonk You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 4h

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4h

An employee of the Chernihiv regional energy company was killed and several colleagues were injured by a Russian drone strike today.

These civilian workers were targeted while in their vehicles, risking their lives to provide essential services.

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tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Bonk You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 4h

#NAFO #fellas #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #donatetoukraine #FiverFriday #UkrainianView 👀 Fundraiser for items for the frontline soldiers, perfect for Fiver Friday!
👀👀 ONLY NEEDS $364 TO UNLOCK $500 MATCHING !!! Please share and donate if you can, details in the thread chain below 👇

Oleg Veretskiy @veretskiy.bsky.social · 5h

MATCH UPDATE:
On second day after announcing the $500 MATCH offer, another $35 came in. So at this point,situation looks like this:

$136 / $500
$364 left to unlock doubling.

Dear Friends,
Please join in with reposts and donations ❤️‍🩹🙏

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Oleg Veretskiy @veretskiy.bsky.social · 1d

MATCH UPD:
1st day = $101
I'm sincerely grateful for every donation and every share of our collection.
Please don't stop, time is running out, 🇺🇦 guys on frontlines really need our help:

$101 / $500

Please, b00st, rep0st and d0nate if you can 🙏

🅿️🅿️:
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The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 10h

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

CNN does a segment on Trump's health issues, including photos of his drooping face and discolored hand

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

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Judith Janssen @verotsjka.bsky.social · 5h

It is still #fiverfriday ...can u spare a fiver for Ukraine? Or boost...

DePassage 🥖🇫🇷 🤝 💙💛 🗽 @sudetsoleil.bsky.social · 12h

💙C'est #FiverFriday - 𝗴𝗼 💛

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#NAFO ⤵️1/2

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 9h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump announces he's putting a bajillion percent tariff on China

It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them. This affects ALL Countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan devised by them years ago. It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations.

Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position, and speaking only for the U.S.A., and not other Nations who were similarly threatened, starting November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying. Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software.

It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: At the Charlie Kirk memorial, President Trump said 'I hate my opponent.' Would you encourage the president to not say things like that since someone crazy could act on it?

BONDI: The president said nothing about violence. Absolutely nothing. And that was in response to amazing Erika Kirk.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

this is an absolutely insane news conference for the Attorney General of the United States to be participating in.

(note how Benny Johnson describes the Annunciation shooting as an act of political violence, which is a lie)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Pam Bondi held a news conference today with right-wing influencer Benny Johnson to highlight a threat made against him

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