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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 4h

Democrats introduce a bill today to make WIC funding mandatory, which would ensure benefits are no longer in jeopardy during government shutdowns
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Democrats launch bid to fund nutrition program for low-income women and kids amid shutdown

Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to introduce bill to shore up the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

What depresses me about this reporting is that it will lead to no introspection and very little accountability. We have just moved past any sort of world in which shame matters, or decency matters.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

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

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 1h

Johnson has canceled every day of work since Sept 19.

Johnson continues to get paid while military families miss their paychecks.

Johnson doesn't care whether you'll be able to afford your health care in 2 months.

Graphic with text: A 60-year-old couple in Speaker Johnson's district would see their premiums jump $2,284 per month.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1h

yup

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 2h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

Trump is no longer even pretending to have any kind of argument that his murdering of people in the Caribbean Sea has any kind of statutory validity. Just straight up declaring that he has quasi-unlimited power to execute people based on (nominal) suspicion.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1h

A KATU News photographer captured the incident.

Federal agent pulls gun on car heading into the Portland ICE facility

A KATU News photographer captured the incident.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Seneca Project @senecaproject.us · 5h

❌ NO KINGS ❌
Every generation faces a moment that defines who we are.
This is ours.
Join us & make history.
On October 18, stand up for democracy.
#NoKings Ever.

Find a protest near you: nokings.org

@indivisible.org

youtu.be/W-mqjXuH0Nw?...

STAND UP

YouTube video by The Seneca Project

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 21h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 5h

To get an idea of what side they'll be on: As part of its deal with Dominion, Liberty officials asked Dominion to settle defamation lawsuits against Trump allies who attacked the company over the 2020 election results.
Subscribe for updates.
Read more: www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 1d

The secret to effective nonviolent resistance | Jamila Raqib

YouTube video by TED

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

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h

Join Amphifa today!

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

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

Find a frog gathering near you this Saturday, October 18

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Nokings.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18h

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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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6h

JUST IN: Judge Smith says the Trump administration is violating his order prohibiting FEMA from conditioning grants to states on their willingness to assist with immigration enforcement.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 6h

The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide

Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

zeteo.com/p/plestia-al...

The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide

Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

zeteo.com

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Euronews @euronews.com · 6h

The development comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

Venezuela to shut Norway embassy after Nobel win for opposition leader

The development comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

l.euronews.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h

The Supreme Court will hear a case TOMORROW that could gut a central voting rights protection that safeguards against racial gerrymandering.

We’ll be covering it live at 10 AM ET. Follow us on Bluesky @democracydocket.com for real-time updates.
https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 15h

"How to Stand Up to a Dictator" author @mariaressa.bsky.social explains how social media companies used the Philippines as a testing ground for mass manipulation before employing their tactics in the U.S.

via @thedailyshow.com

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lizzieeddy.bsky.social @lizzieeddy.bsky.social · 6h

“It’s now becoming just a casual and routine thing for Republicans to say, okay, well if you’re going to oppose Donald Trump, well we’re gonna send in the military. That seems like an ominous development that really shows what’s happening with this party and the Trump era.”

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 7h

Jesse Watters tried to make a protester he dubbed "Antifa Kermit" look menacing. I added the words of Secretary of Homeland Security describing Antifa along with some footage of Antifa protesters from an ABC affiliate Local 10 News. The music is royalty free.🎶🪩💃🕺

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 16h

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 6h

With suits challenging National Guard federalization and deployment in US cities pending in several courts, former Acting Asst. AG for National Security Mary McCord examines why deference to the president is no longer due in cases like these:
www.justsecurity.org/122485/when-...

When Deference is No Longer Due

Reasons for historical deference to the executive branch's judgement in matters of national security have been severely undermined.

www.justsecurity.org

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 1d

📣 RE-UP/SHARE: *do not stop talking about this*.

Brave survivors fight to get the #Epstein / #Maxwell files released.

Pious Mike Johnson doesn't want the House to hold a vote, even after meeting w/survivors! He's a #PedoProtector.

📺 60 Min Australia Epstein Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

This is Antifa. Which, I guess, makes Republicans Profa.

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