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Cynthia Hope Laub @bloomlove.bsky.social · 1m

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2h

Justice JACKSON standing up for voting rights. 🔥

Louisiana: Plaintiffs said 'we want another majority-black district.'

Jackson: No. They said 'we aren't receiving equal electoral opportunity because our votes are being diluted.'

Louisiana: Same thing.

Jackson: No, it’s not.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

PROOF Letitia James is innocent, and ICE blatantly defies a court order and it's captured ON VIDEO. Check out the latest here: www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

LIVE: Trump Case Against NY AG IMPLODES INSTANTLY with NEW PROOF

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 25m

The plan to force taxpayers to cover emergency medical costs for non-citizens is a law called EMTALA: signed into law by the infamous democrat Ronald Reagan.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Cynthia Hope Laub @bloomlove.bsky.social · 12m

GOOD

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 4h

Here are some details from an assault case that was up for preliminary hearing today. The feds moved Tuesday to dismiss the charges w/out prejudice.

Presiding Magistrate Judge Heather McShain agreed to grant the motion without a hearing. So unclear if we'll get any explanation.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1h

Some of the brightest former CIA, FBI, and NSA minds are about to deliver a blunt assessment of the threat we face. I’ve had Steven Cash (He was awarded the CIA’s Medal of Merit for his work on a sensitive project) @steadystatevets.bsky.social on my podcast...he’s the real deal. Stay tuned.

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 3h

Tomorrow, we release the Steady State’s assessment of American democracy—written by former national security officials using the same tools once used to evaluate authoritarian regimes abroad. The conclusion is clear: We are facing an existential threat of growing autocracy here in the US.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1h

More images from what was just reported in Politico (www.politico.com/news/2025/10...)

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING

“The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.”

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 5h

Section 2 of the 15th Amendment explicitly delegates to Congress the right to decide how to enforce Black voting rights. That's what the text says. And that's the original intent of the framers.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

JD Vance said today on the TPUSA podcast that these guys were “just a bunch of kids in a chat room.” bsky.app/profile/blue...

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 4h

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 4h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 5h

C-SPAN might be about to solve the shutdown, or at least get Johnson and Jeffries to talk to each other.

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Ariana Figueroa @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social · 3h

Congressional Hispanic Caucus protests GOP delay swearing in Rep.-elect Grijalva www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...

Congressional Hispanic Caucus protests GOP delay swearing in Rep.-elect Grijalva

WASHINGTON — Outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won her election last month and will become Arizona’s first elected Latina, said the House speaker's delay in swearing...

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Joelle✨Moxie Design Studios @hellomoxie.com · 2h

Hey, look what's coming October 26th to @mswmedia.com. @themartinpod.bsky.social's site is launched and will be growing in the coming days. If you're a Martin Sheen fan, be sure to check out the new podcast produced by his lovely daughter, Renee Estevez. themartinsheenpodcast.com

the Martin Sheen podcast - Come listen to what’s next for Martin Sheen.

Martin Sheen brings hosts a weekly special podcast sharing never-before-heard stories of his life, exploring hope, love and what it is to be human.

themartinsheenpodcast.com

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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 3h

NEWS: Federal Judge Susan Illston begins hearing on labor unions lawsuit against Trump administration mass layoffs during the shutdown, saying she's inclined to grant a temporary restraining order.

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Cynthia Hope Laub @bloomlove.bsky.social · 2h

Awesome

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 4h

"Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with local entrepreneurs to create a literary salon in the landmarked Bed Stuy building."

Y'all know I was born for a time where one could discuss the prose of James Baldwin and then messy gossip

www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...

Bookstore to Open in Former Macon Hardware Digs

Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with Bed-Vyne's owners to create a literary salon in the Bed Stuy building.

www.brownstoner.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

They arrested a giraffe.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h

PA voters will cast their ballots in one of the most consequential elections of the year: the state Supreme Court race. With three Democratic justices up for retention, the outcome of this contest could flip control of a court that decides election laws. https://bit.ly/3JeB3Ax

Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9h

The secret power of a people’s movement is that it’s random.

It’s neighbors protecting immigrants from ICE. It’s millions canceling Disney+. It’s a man throwing a sandwich. It’s inflatable frogs dancing.

Dictators struggle to fight a movement, because they can’t do what they want most—control us.

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