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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 20d

Donald Trump isn’t an authoritarian. He’s a mobster or, more accurately, he is emulating the mobsters he interacted with in New York. He is using the power of the federal government to extort, pressure and coerce institutions and individuals to do what he wants. It’s governance by threat.

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Anthony's Spinning Circles here too! @circlesspinning.bsky.social · 18h

Good night,💤

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 4h

America is being terrorized by a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and financial fraudster. We don’t have to put up with this.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "I respect the Canadian people and Canada's sovereignty... When POTUS bullies Canada, threatens to make them the 51st state, belittles them, undermines their sovereignty, that undermines the interests of our farmers and the people who work in our factories."

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 5h

This is unconscionable.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is right, there is a war on Christians. He's the one doing it.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

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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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 5h

Hang tough, Governor. America is with you!

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 6h

Perfect response!

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 5h

We can't become desensitized to this.

The President of the United States is baselessly calling for the jailing of two Dem leaders on the same day a former FBI Director was arraigned for an indictment the president personally directed. This is un-American authoritarian insanity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!

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BlueCrew community 💙💙 @libertyovergov.bsky.social · 1d

A shocking incident is raising alarms: ICE agents were reportedly on rooftops “shooting rubber bullets” at peaceful protesters who were simply “standing there flipping them off.”

This blatant abuse of power demands accountability. #BlueCrew #ICE #CivilRights #ProtestRights #UseOfForce

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 7h

Repellent as he is, give him credit for looking past Trump.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Ted Cruz Wants to Make It Easier to Sue the Government for Censorship

The senator said he hopes the reaction to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension might help his new bill find bipartisan support.

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 8h

Republicans in Congress could put an end to this insanity today. But they refuse to. And it is on their heads.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Calls For Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor To Be Jailed

www.huffpost.com

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 8h

This bastard is completely out of his fucking mind. Even a few Republicans in Congress must see this. Remove him now! #25AmendmentNow

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Trump Issues Deranged Call to Jail Blue State Governor and Mayor

The president accused the pair of failing to protect ICE agents, without providing evidence.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 11h

Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE.

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I'm talking about- Stephen Miller doesn't sound like a confident authoritarian but a hysteric shouting about inanities
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @aselrod.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net
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Stephen Miller’s Posts Are Getting UNHINGED

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 11h

If you had any doubt that Fox News is a MAGA propaganda outlet…

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 12h

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Physics laureates — all 3 @uofcalifornia.bsky.social professors.

Home to groundbreaking physicists, including 2 immigrants leading the world in innovation & possibility, California is proud to dream big & deliver even bigger.

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an...

www.nobelprize.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 23h

The Civil War never ended.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

The sheriff in Mobile, Alabama reportedly has a Halloween “display” featuring skeletons dressed like ICE agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros and serapes. www.al.com/news/2025/10...

Alabama sheriff under fire for Halloween display with ‘ICE’ agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros

The controversial display shows ICE agent skeletons chasing figures in sombreros, which the sheriff's wife defends as "tongue-in-cheek" while citing her own Cuban heritage.

www.al.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.

We should be standing as one against the idea that Donald Trump can call up the National Guard against our will.

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 1d

The blue states should immediately impound all federal taxes bound for Washington. The red states will collapse.

VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 1d

He smirked.