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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h

A record 29% — nearly a third! — of all new cars purchased in California during July, August, and September were zero-emission vehicles.

DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

Things to do in the future:

1. Putting them all on trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague

2. Totally reforming entire government to root out corruption and abuse of power so this bullshit never happens again

3. At some point you’d imagine, brunch

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

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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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 10h

From Odesa to Athens, Ukraine’s spirit took the stage. 120 artists from the Odesa National Opera performed Giselle at the Herodion beneath the Acropolis.

Even as war ravages their homeland, Ukrainians continue to dance, write, act, and create. Art endures even in darkness.

Photo: MFA of Ukraine

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 13h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

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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Christine Jardine @cajardinemp.bsky.social · 1d

Suicide takes more than 700 lives a year in Scotland. It’s the biggest killer of men under 40. Prince William’s honesty last week mattered - showing vulnerability can save lives. Let’s keep breaking the stigma. My thoughts: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

How Prince William's raw emotion talking to widow about husband's suicide can help break the stigma

Prince William has shown he has the personality and commitment to make a real contribution towards greater social awareness about suicide and its prevention

www.scotsman.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h

Solidarity is the only way

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23h

Nearly all employees within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) were dismissed in Friday’s reduction-in-force, leaving only a few senior officials and administrative staff.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d

Zelensky at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: “Russia has once again failed to carry out Putin’s order to capture Donbas. They’ve delayed this senseless goal time and again. In summer, they told the US and others it would be done by October or November. Instead, our forces are moving forward.”

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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 21h

This @stanfordaaup.bsky.social is so necessary in this moment of attack on higher ed: "This compact is better understood as an attempt to subordinate some of the country’s most important civil society institutions to the executive branch of the federal government." stanforddaily.com/2025/10/12/f...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

All facts

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

How fashy do you have to be for the Washington Post to refuse to sign your pre-clearance policy? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.

…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.

…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.

The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 17h

This is the way.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 19h

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

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Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20h

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

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