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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

California is proud to congratulate FIVE California university-affiliated scholars among this year's Nobel laureates.

From quantum computing to clean energy and medical breakthroughs, these trailblazers reflect the strength, innovation, and creativity that define our state.

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Michele Bell @pismoshel.bsky.social · 4h

Lol 🤭

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

2/ Democrats aren't going to vote for a budget that throws millions off health care and funds Trump's growing totalitarianism. At least I'm not.

Why work so hard to get to the Senate if you don't use your power to fight for what you believe in? Especially at a time like this.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 5h

Government shutdown prompts illegal BASE jumping surge in Yosemite

thehill.com

Government shutdown prompts illegal BASE jumping surge in Yosemite

twp.ai

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Dr. Theresa Chapple @drtheresachapple.bsky.social · 14h

My house is shaking as ICE helicopters hover above our heads.
Chicago is under siege.
Helps us fight back. Tell Congress to stop mass deportations.

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WIRED @wired.com · 6h

The billionaire investor campaigned for Kamala Harris, but thinks tech execs have a “moral imperative” to play nice with the president. Why? It’s good business. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump

The billionaire investor campaigned for Kamala Harris, but thinks tech execs have a “moral imperative” to play nice with the president. Why? It’s good business.

www.wired.com

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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 19h

I’ve seen this movie before — and I didn’t like the ending. NC Republicans gerrymandered me out of my seat and cost Democrats control of Congress.

Now they’re coming for Don Davis. They couldn’t beat him at the ballot box, so they’re going to cheat. That’s not democracy — it’s rigging the system.

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rosiesdigs.bsky.social @rosiesdigs.bsky.social · 5h

Same thing with the immigration bill.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 6h

How Low Can Chump Go ? Zero
Empathy, He Just Funds Himself
And His Donors.......

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the fucking shoe @thefuckingshoe.bsky.social · 14h

YES

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 5h

“Supporters have said the bill is needed to make sure children are not left without care if federal immigration officials detain a parent.”

KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 5h

California expands who qualifies as a child caretaker under new law

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill that has garnered national attention since it “revise the definition of a relative” to allow more people beyond immediate family members to qualify as…

ktla.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 7h

This is exactly right: it's real violence, but a performance at the same time

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 6h

The people behind the inflated protests are performing a monumental service to democracy & peace in the US. The Regime wants riots, but these animal characters are not only an effective protest, grabbing attention & mocking ICE, they seem to reduce the risk of violent protests. It's perfect.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 15h

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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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6h

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 15h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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KatOtis! @kat-otis.bsky.social · 6h

I can't stand him, but Krispy Kreme speaks the truth.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 15h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Nikki @varivergirl.bsky.social · 6h

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Andry Rajoelina: Madagascar president hiding in 'safe place' as he warns of coup attempt

Andry Rajoelina is said to have fled the country by French military jet but his whereabouts are unknown.

www.bbc.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 19h

This is the way.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.

“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social

Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Republicans have been saying some genuinely ridiculous and dangerous things about #NoKings.

@eggerdc.bsky.social breaks it down in Morning Shots.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 21h

One of the writers best explaining Trumpism right now is not a full-time writer, but @donmoyn.bsky.social, an academic and professor. The Times should give him a column. But for now, you can read his great stuff via his newsletter. Another sharp piece here.

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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