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AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info · 7h

Don’t quote me on the numbers but it looks DFAS (Defense Finance Accounting Service) fucked up the pay and leave of somewhere around ~180K Air Force employees. If you are an “exempt” employee, you probably didn’t get paid for Oct 1-3, nor did you accrue any leave for the entire pay period.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

Here's a strategy @jennbudd.bsky.social revealed to me in our conversation on The Left Hook which will be up in a bit.

Chicago law enforcement needs to hold ICE agents accountable for unlawful use of force against residents.

This is perfectly legal.

Let's see MAGA go against the Blue.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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uuann.bsky.social @uuann.bsky.social · 7h

#SwearHerIn

Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 9h

"Johnson could swear [Dem Rep-elect Adelita] Grijalva in during a pro forma session. But he refuses to do so .. Johnson swore in MAGA GOP Reps Jimmy Patronis & Randy Fine during a pro forma session, so the speaker should have no problems extending the same courtesy .."
punchbowl.news/article/hous...

When will Johnson swear Grijalva in?

OK, we’ll bite. Why isn’t Speaker Mike Johnson swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.)?

punchbowl.news

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Anna Hickey @annahickey.bsky.social · 10h

I recorded a @lawfaremedia.org podcast with @nickkristof.bsky.social about what the end of USAID means for the people who had relied on it and it's heartbreaking. The wholesale destruction of the agency by this administration will have consequences for decades to come. youtu.be/HfxfXuHBz6c?...

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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 1d

Ballot drop-off locations are now open. You don’t have to wait until November to vote!

If you’re voting by mail, we recommend returning your ballot before October 31st to ensure it is postmarked by Election Day, November 4, 2025.

Bottom line: VOTE EARLY!

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sorry. Only the Trump administration is allowed to dox judges and Democrats

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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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 1d

Do all the loyalists and sycophants to Trump not remember he is NOT loyal?

Do they remember…
-Generals Milley, Mattis, Kelly, McMaster and Flynn?
- lawyers Michael Cohen and Jenna Ellis?
- some “amusing” sycophants like Anthony Scaramucci
- eyerollers like John Bolton and Chris Christie

Analysis: Military leaders who served under Trump sound the alarm about him winning a second presidency | CNN Politics

Former President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US military should be used to deal with “the enemy from within” on Election Day has reignited concerns about what he might ask US forces to do if he...

www.cnn.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

And no. You do NOT need to RSVP for a No Kings protest.

Hell, we’d prefer if you didn’t register - or at least make a burner account if you want to help give organizers a crowd size estimate (for like, food and water).

If anyone is telling you have to register, they’re wrong. You do NOT have to.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh. I keep telling you guys, this is not our guy. He's great at trolling, but ultimately he always finds a way to let us down.

I say this as someone who has voted for him in every state wide election, and would, of course, vote for him if he won the nomination. But I hope he isn't our nominee.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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uuann.bsky.social @uuann.bsky.social · 1d

#SwearHerIn

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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uuann.bsky.social @uuann.bsky.social · 1d

Just today saw a bill introduced to stop congress’ pay during shutdowns. It’ll fail, I’m sure, but at least we tried.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 1d

This is a scare tactic.

But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.

We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.

Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 1d

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is right. You don't just delete laws. And drawing sharpie marks over it doesn't legitimize claims.
#FEDSTRONG

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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uuann.bsky.social @uuann.bsky.social · 1d

The performative arrogance of an insecure white man…..

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50501 Sacramento @50501sacramento.bsky.social · 1d

Repost @
Rhode Island Action Alliance.

We must protect our BIPOC community members!

#communityfirst #protectbipoclives #donttrustthecops

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uuann.bsky.social @uuann.bsky.social · 1d

#Sacramento

50501 Sacramento @50501sacramento.bsky.social · 1d

Tuesday, 10/7
4 PM-6 PM
Madison & I-80

Wednesday, 10/8
9 AM-11 AM
Madison & I-80
&
4 PM-6 PM
O Street & I-5

Sunday, 10/12
9 AM-11 AM
Madison & I-80

Join us! RSVP here: [email protected]

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.bsky.social · 1d

H.R.5676 - To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employees during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (Introduced 10/03/2025)

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

www.congress.gov

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Projection.

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

You need to fix this @cnn.com.

Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Someone looking at all this with a cold eye might say that Miller and Hegseth are seeking control over the power ministries before a Vance ally invokes the 25th Amendment.

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uuann.bsky.social @uuann.bsky.social · 1d

#Epstein

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kuvin: So, we know the FBI has it. We have to assume they reviewed it—and that some agent, or multiple agents, have created internal memos identifying who appears on those videos. And that’s what we need: the internal FBI memos showing who they’ve identified on the recordings.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.

Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

You may have the right to get a denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here’s how experts suggest you do it.

www.propublica.org

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 1d

"There’s another reason Dems should stand strong: Republicans have shown they don’t negotiate in good faith or follow through on their commitments. They’ve used their majorities in Congress to branch to tear up bipartisan agreements, cancel appropriated funds, and attempt to turn Trump into a king."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

New in PN: Dems are winning the shutdown

"If Republicans are on board with Trump’s effort to become a dictator, there’s not much point in negotiating. You might as well force them to own their priorities, including hugely increasing healthcare costs, then use it against them on the campaign trail."

Democrats are winning the shutdown

Republicans, meanwhile, are bumbling and stumbling.

www.publicnotice.co

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 1d

When the real police show up and do *their* job, the fake police get scared and leave.

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