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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

You can watch the Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa debate tonight at 7 PM ET here: www.nbcnewyork.com/watch/

Watch New York news and weather for free, 24/7 on NBC 4

New York News, Local News, Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Breaking News

www.nbcnewyork.com

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

One child going hungry in America is one too many – this used to be a value we could all agree upon.

The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans need to do their damn job and start delivering for the American people.

Enough is enough.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

Washington Post v. Democracy Docket on today's Bolton news.

I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong.

Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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yolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 1h

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 41m

It’s not just who’s on the ballot, but what’s on the ballot.

The broken politics of the past or a future we can afford.

It’s debate time. Let’s go.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 48m

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

🚨 Charles Pierce on the GOP gutting the VRA: “It dies at the hands of people who profane 🇺🇸’s best instincts by seeking to return to its worst impulses.”

Ensuring minorities having voice is only seen as a threat by those who want to silence it. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3h

This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 3h

We waited 20 years for John Bolton to be punished for telling lies about Iraq.

Instead, he gets punished for telling the truth about Trump.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2h

AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Bernie Sanders
200000
Number of Donations
150000
100000
50000
Elizabeth Warren
60000
40000
20000
01
25
50
Donor Age
75

Hakeem Jeffries
40000
30000
20000
10000
Nancy Pelosi
100000
Number of
Donations
75000
50000
25000
Suzan DelBene
2000
1500
1000
500
25
50
75
Donor Age

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2h

John Bolton has been indicted

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Trump is bailing out Argentina with $40 billion while leaving American farmers twisting in the wind. At this point, it’s obvious he doesn’t want them to succeed.

I’m calling it now: this is going to turn into a land grab for pennies on the dollar.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2h

If the Commander of Southern Command is stepping down less than a year into his tenure, I’m guessing we’re about to find out the intelligence picture on these “narco-terrorist” vessels that we’re blowing out of the water isn’t as solid as it’s being portrayed.

Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 3h

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: Bolton has been hit with 18 felony charges for retention and transmission of national defense information under the espionage act. You can read the indictment here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2h

One of my “progressive” opponents took thousands of dollars from a gas executive. Call me crazy, but so-called “progressives” shouldn’t be taking money from the fossil fuel industry.

That’s why I’m not taking any money from fossil fuel executives, and asking my opponents to make the same pledge.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

On top of detaining U.S. citizens, ICE is now fining legal residents for not carrying their papers.

It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about cruelty.

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a

www.chicagotribune.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Clear and petty tyrant behavior on full display

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 2h

I am planning on going to No Kings gathering this weekend in central Texas. And since I was terminated by MSNBC a few weeks ago, can someone let me know where to pick up paycheck that GOP keeps talking about. I have asked many folks going to No Kings, and none are getting paid.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2h

Expect Trump to deploy outside agitators this Saturday who will throw bricks and try to incite violence.

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

“Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.“

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1h

I have read the Bolton indictment. I am thoroughly unimpressed by these allegations. If this manages to make it to trial and a conviction, DOJ just opened a Pandora’s Box for future Administrations to go all out after all senior officials’ handwritten notes every time there is a change in power.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1h

I like it.

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 1h

Karoline Leavitt is a complete disgrace.

Her violent and unhinged rhetoric is going to get someone killed.

These extremists are sick people.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

Everyone sing along!

🎶Don’t cry for us, Argentina.
We’re like Canada, only much meaner.
And we gave up healthcare,
For your peso to be finer,
So you could steal our soybean exports.
That went to China.🎶

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