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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 1d

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

It's a no-brainer that her appointment is invalid. So the question becomes, is the indictment (on she was the only lawyer signatory) invalid as a result—and, if so, is it too late for the Trump DOJ to remedy that problem, given that the statute of limitations ran on Sept. 30.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

James Comey formally notifies the court of his intent to try to disqualify Trump’s lawyer Lindsey Halligan as unlawfully appointed.

The motion cites rulings DQ-ing two other Trump top prosecutors: Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba.

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 1d

In the 2024 general election, 66% of voters in Glenn County voted for Trump.

Only 31% voted for Sen. Schiff—yet he continues to fight for them.

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1d

This is the face of the health care crisis in America.

It’s what I’m fighting to change.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Little Washita 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇪🇺 @littlewashita.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent, clear-eyed writing.

Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 2d

medium.com/the-analysis...

Why Farmers Still Back the Man Who Broke Their Market

Loyalty, identity, and the politics that keep voters tethered to policies that harm them.

medium.com

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Lucia Orth @luciaorth.bsky.social · 1d

"If your first amendment rights are threatened, and you don't show up because you're afraid, then you already don't have first amendment rights."

Ezra Levin

#Maddow
See you Saturday, October 18, for No Kings demonstration.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 2d

Three people I’m most grateful to have in the fight for democracy:

@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social

Their courage, clarity, and historical insight remind me why the fight is worth it — and why I must keep going.🕯️📚🇺🇸

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

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 2d

War torn Portland.
I am

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jeremiah77002.bsky.social @jeremiah77002.bsky.social · 2d

I'm more so disgusted w/ people in an industry so reliant on export markets voted three times for a person who'd singularly destroy that US market share. They're his base. They could make him to stop but won't. They are willfully blind to their and America's self interest.

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 2d

medium.com/the-analysis...

Why Farmers Still Back the Man Who Broke Their Market

Loyalty, identity, and the politics that keep voters tethered to policies that harm them.

medium.com

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 2d

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 2d

medium.com/the-analysis...

Why Farmers Still Back the Man Who Broke Their Market

Loyalty, identity, and the politics that keep voters tethered to policies that harm them.

medium.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

"Courage is resistance to fear."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 2d

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Trump’s Portland Provocation

A federal judge blocks the President’s attempt to manufacture chaos — and, for now, reasserts the limits of executive power.

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 3d

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Three Outrages, One Truth: Trump’s America Is Built on Corruption

Three seemingly separate stories reveal the same reality: a government repurposed to serve one man’s personal and political interests.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6d

Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to head the Office of Special Counsel is reportedly the talk of the Department of Homeland Security over a sexual harassment complaint earlier this year.

Gossip Swirls About Controversial Trump Pick After Incident

Paul Ingrassia has denied any wrongdoing.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6d

$20 BILLION.

Remember that we’re being lied to whenever we’re told that we can’t afford something that helps American families.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 6d

Horrifically creepy and emblematic of this rape-coded administration, but also a govt employee staying at the fuckin ritz on a business trip shows you how much the DC world has changed since the DOJ muffin scandal of 2011.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 10d

It's time to say:

What. An. Idiot.

I am being polite.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Aden Parsons @adenparsons.com · 6d

THIS IS NOT NORMAL! WTF 😵‍💫

Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 6d

Trump appears to be openly considering ordering the construction of an imperial monument to his vanity as the gateway to this republic's most solemn national gravesite.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6d

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 7d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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