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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5h

Goddamn Kathy this video is 🔥get their asses.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1h

More journalists should do this.

If the fascists won’t answer a question, stop letting them talk.

Don’t let them spin lies and propaganda.

If Trump won’t take questions from outlets he doesn’t “like”…
The White House press corps should stand together & walk out.

Just like the Pentagon.

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 12h

This is also a disability justice issue.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15h

Report examining the employment history data of more than 3m finance & tech workers at companies that rolled out office mandates found that turnover among women is almost three times as high as that of their male co-workers, and that women are more likely to take a lower position if they leave

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 18h

Guess where we are?
@daorcey.bsky.social

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 59m

New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain and fatigue.

It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 58m

Disability is one of the only minority groups you can join at any time.

Everyone thinks they will be the exception.

It won’t happen to them. They will “try harder” and overcome.

They think we’re failing.

It is not a moral failing and very few people will be the exception.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1h

More journalists should do this.

If the fascists won’t answer a question, stop letting them talk.

Don’t let them spin lies and propaganda.

If Trump won’t take questions from outlets he doesn’t “like”…
The White House press corps should stand together & walk out.

Just like the Pentagon.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1h

“What you did with Stephanopoulus to the Vice President? I don’t take questions from ABC fake news”

The thing they did was called journalism.

Vance was asked a fair question about whether Tom Homan took $50k.

He changed the topic & started lying.

Stephanopoulus called him out & cut him off.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1h

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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Kiraculous the Cyborg🏳️‍⚧️ @kiraculous.net · 5h

i'd much rather my taxes suppprt those listed than be used to buy bombs to kill Black and brown children around the globe.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Laika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · 5h

i would rather my taxes go to the sciences and services than the fucking military to waste trillions on developing a next new jet that will probably never see combat before we get to the next generation of jets.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4h

The fall of Roe has made pregnancy unsafe in America…
Even if you live in a blue state.

They want to control our bodies, and if we die because of it? That’s considered an acceptable loss.

Avoid period tracker apps. Don’t discuss your cycle or pregnancy online. Discretion could save you.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4h

“Please someone listen to me, I don’t want to die”

These are the words of a woman named Harmonie who had an ectopic pregnancy

Her obgyn refused to help, citing a
1% chance the fetus could survive

She lives in a blue state & still couldn’t access the life saving care she needed

Illinois Woman Denied Treatment for Ectopic Pregnancy

10.14.25

open.substack.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

He’s not even referring to them as people anymore … just “narcoterrorists”.

He’s dehumanizing those aboard the Venezuelan boats to distract from the fact that the regime are murdering people in international waters.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 14h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 5h

yes, sir!

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

In September Judge William G. Young ruled that non citizens have first amendment rights and the Trump regime can’t deport them because they don’t like their speech.

Today six immigrants had their visas revoked over social media posts about Charlie Kirk.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk

State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist

www.theguardian.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

Adelita Grijalva won her special election Sept 23rd.

Speaker Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in.

Why? She’s the deciding vote to discharge the Epstein petition.

She marched with the Democratic Women’s Caucus to demand she be allowed to govern.

Arizona AG also threatening a lawsuit.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

Debbie Brockman of WGN in Chicago has hired an attorney and plans to fight back against her unlawful arrest and detention by ICE.

Freedom of the press is under attack.

Tackling and arresting journalists is another step towards state run media.

Bring on the lawsuits.

WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal avenues’ after ICE detention

Debbie Brockman and her legal team “adamantly deny” allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action.

www.chicagotribune.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15h

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

Thousands of hateful chats between Young Republicans have been unearthed by Politico.

If you’ve been paying attention these last few years, none of them will surprise you.

These people have been telling us exactly who they are, and too many people refuse to believe it.

Believe it. Then fight back

‘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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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

It’s totally normal and not at all a sign of fascist propaganda to force staff to watch a video like this.

To threaten them if they don’t watch it or if they mock it.

RIP free speech.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h

I’m sure this will help the “male loneliness epidemic”.

ChatGPT will end up giving young men a completely unrealistic idea of what sexting is… which will just drive them to be more angry and bitter that women don’t want to date them.

This is an appallingly terrible idea.

The Verge @theverge.com · 16h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h

Repeat Covid infections increase your risk of Long Covid.

We are in a mass disabling event that too many people are choosing to ignore.

Every infection is a dice roll with disability, and many (children included) are being infected once a year or more.

Mask up, clean the air, get boosted!

Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID

The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.

time.com

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