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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h

Because they now worship a strongman in the White House, my former political party has utterly abandoned their long held belief in states’ rights. Add that to the extensive & always growing list of principles Republicans have jettisoned these past ten years.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3h

It's almost as if a movement that began with lusty chants of "lock her up" in regard to the opposition party's candidate for President in 2016...combined with a refusal to honor the results of the election...has morphed into a cult of unaccountable, authoritarian power.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 5h

It's really hard to understand.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

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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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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 18h

Jimmy has a good point! @jimmykimmel.com

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 21h

CNN: “Nashville’s air traffic approach control will go dark for five hours tonight due to short staffing—the second FAA facility in as many days to shut down over shortages.”

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19h

I know invoking Latin terms can be a bit esoteric, and "dementia" is fine and accurate, but I think there's real merit in zeroing in on the relevant legal concept: he is non compos mentis. Not just that he's a batty old man, he is debilitated in a concrete legal sense, fit for conservatorship.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 19h

Trump is like the kid in “The Sixth Sense” except instead of seeing dead people everywhere, he sees national emergencies. But it’s not because he’s a hysteric. It’s part of the plan to be our king. My latest www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-the-...

This Is the Real Reason Trump's a Disaster Merchant

Declare anyone you like a national security threat. In fact, declare everything a threat to national security that only can be addressed by Draconian measures.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 22h

The administration is clearly taking Russell Vought's "federal workers should be in trauma" belief as its starting point.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

A new White House memo says that furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay.

This is clearly against the law, which guarantees furloughed federal employees back pay for the duration of a government shutdown.

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 1d

It's a damn shame, too. @djrothkopf.bsky.social

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: “We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 1d

the black robed domestic terrorists are in session again to steal some more rights from us

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 1d

The gov keeps it real. @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

What's important is to understand the cumulative effect of it all. To not just see today's outrage.

See the silencing of Kimmel, the arrest of Comey, the harassment of Soros, the troops in our cities, the seizure of spending power, as all part of a plan to end our democracy.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

How long will she keep her job?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking MSNBC:

A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James — resisting intense pressure from Trump, according to two people familiar with her discussions. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Top prosecutor is rejecting Trump pressure to charge New York AG

A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.

www.msnbc.com

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Dan Przygoda @dprzygoda.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents are reportedly creeping around high schools in Chicago. And because they are wearing masks, often not wearing uniforms and using unmarked vehicles this means that ANYONE could show up dressed like this and disappear kids off the streets. This is especially dangerous

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 2d

Good.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

This was literally already asked.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

REPORTER: Will Trump rule out offering Ghislaine Maxwell clemency?

LEAVITT: It's not something I've heard discussed

(That's not a yes!)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks coming into the United States from other Countries will be Tariffed at the Rate of 25%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of attention has been paid to overseas aid cut by the Trump administration, but this brilliant piece of visual data journalism illustrates the devastating cuts to food banks here at home: 94 million pounds of food that were never delivered projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 2d

We do have our work cut out for us.

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 2d

To say the least...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com

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