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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 17h

Yeesh.

Graham Platner knew his tattoo was ‘problematic’ weeks ago, former staffer says.

The campaign denied that, calling it “a lie from a disgruntled former employee.”

Graham Platner knew his tattoo of a Nazi symbol was a problem weeks ago, former staffer says

The campaign denied that, calling it “a lie from a disgruntled former employee.”

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

When I took these images of the East Wing, I knew it would be some time before I ever got to see them in person again. I never imagined no one would ever be able to see them in person again. 😞

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 3h

New York is potentially able to undo the Trump commutation of Santos. It passed law just for this situation after Trump pardoned Manafort.

newrepublic.com/article/2019...

The Good News: Scummy George Santos Isn’t Out of the Woods Just Yet

Trump’s commutation of his sentence was a disgrace. But under a new law, New York State can still pursue justice here.

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Axios @axios.com · 4h

An annual big-sample survey from PRRI finds that two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction.

Even among Republicans, a significant share — nearly 30% — gave Trump low marks on the economy and how the government is functioning.

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track on economy, immigration and more: poll

Even a significant share of Republicans — nearly 30% — give Trump low marks on the economy and how the government is functioning.

www.axios.com

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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 5h

I’m still going!

We need to say HELL NO to Trump trampling on our Constitution.

Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 16h

I’m holding the floor to say HELL NO to Trump’s attacks on our Constitution and our communities.

www.youtube.com/live/H1VL5Po...

LIVE: Senator Merkley holds floor to 'protest Trump’s threats to Democracy'

YouTube video by MSNBC

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 17h

Truth.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 14h

Tonight, I'm proud to stand with @merkley.senate.gov as he shines a bright light on the dangers that we face and the fragile moment our democracy is in.

Thank you, Senator Merkley, for your words and your fight tonight.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins.

By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 18h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Axios @axios.com · 18h

Former CIA Director John Brennan was referred to the Justice Department today by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, who accused him of lying to Congress about the Steele dossier.

House GOP refers Obama's CIA chief Brennan to DOJ for allegedly lying to Congress

House Republicans are joining Trump's efforts to charge political rivals.

www.axios.com

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 23h

I don't have to leave the state to find firefighters who have endorsed my campaign.

I'm proud to stand with New Jersey firefighters, dispatchers, and EMTs.

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 23h

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u... Stealing from America in broad daylight. How does this end the #RepublicanShutdown ? How does it help Americans pay their bills? Pay for groceries? Educate their children? #TrumpCorruption

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 23h

Government Shutdown. Health care costs rising. But hey, at least the President’s getting a new ballroom in Washington?

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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · 1d

NYT: President Trump offers unprecedented second pardon to Hakeem Jeffries challenger

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A Jan. 6 rioter who breached the Senate floor — and was subsequently pardoned by Trump — was arrested Sunday for threatening to assassinate Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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amy1140.bsky.social @amy1140.bsky.social · 1d

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is a duck. Thats how logic works.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 1d

See the issue is that Trump ran on releasing on the Epstein files, and Bondi said she had them sitting on her desk ready to go, and then Elon Musk tweeted that Trump was in them and they were suddenly deemed a hoax and Ghislaine was moved to a spa prison, so you can understand the fresh intrigue

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.

Washington Post: White House begins destroying East wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 1d

A member of Jack's "inner circle" was caught on video spreading antisemitic and homophobic hate. Rather than condemn that language, Jack praised him. This kind of behavior has no place in New Jersey.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

Motherfucker is shitting on people and tearing the White House down hoping we’ll forget about the Epstein files.

Bitch, we didn’t forget.

Tick tock.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

One insurance denial for Teressa’s husband stated, “your newborn does not meet the criteria for coverage.”

“This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope

After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...

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