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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 2d

This is what anyone talking to any of these liars should do!

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KnightHawk♿💙 @knighthawk899.bsky.social · 1d

It's time to squeeze this big fat sack of shit for every penny

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Judge denies Sandy Hook families' deal for a new auction of Alex Jones' Infowars

The ruling by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston further complicates how and when Jones' bankruptcy case will be resolved and when the families he defamed will be paid.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

The vice president of the United States is a clownish dipshit, Exhibit 64,532

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JerseyGirlDefiant @catmom10.bsky.social · 1d

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Diane Keaton's Incredible Life and Loves: PEOPLE Cover Pays Tribute to Hollywood Icon After Her Death at 79

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress who died Oct. 11 at age 79, stood out in Hollywood with her unfiltered wit and quirky charm—and had zero interest in being anything but herself. PEOPLE honors t...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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JerseyGirlDefiant @catmom10.bsky.social · 1d

Tropical Storm Lorenzo churns over open water in the Atlantic Ocean
Source: The Independent

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JerseyGirlDefiant @catmom10.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump is now working to secure one party rule--just like Mussolini and Hitler did

History is screaming at us!

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@GalaxyFarrahWay @galaxyfarrahway.bsky.social · 2d

What an absolutely gorgeous photo of Diane Keaton.

JerseyGirlDefiant @catmom10.bsky.social · 4d

Rest in peace Diane

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 2d

New Jersey!! Your opportunity to vote Nov 4th for your next Governor requires that you are registered to vote by tomorrow.

If you are already registered - CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION.

Promotional graphic encouraging voter registration in New Jersey. At the top, bold black text reads “vote.nj.gov.” Below, two illustrated raised hands—one larger, one smaller—symbolize civic participation. Beneath the hands, two yellow rectangular signs with bold black text say “CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION” and “REGISTER TO VOTE NOW!” The design uses high contrast and simple imagery to promote action and engagement.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

A friend once tried this with his father. "I know what he meant," his father growled.

But if the media only gives snippets and then treats them like they're normal comments, it makes it easier for people to be in denial.

mikeilikemike.bsky.social @mikeilikemike.bsky.social · 2d

That’s where the sane washing begins. I’d be curious to run an experiment on this. Have people listen to a Trump speech and give them a test on what he said. I’d be willing to bet the tested audience, even those on the left, would deliver results that are more coherent than what he actually said.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

I think my anti-Trump cred is pretty firm, but this is not consonant with the facts. I can both credit his team for this one thing and still insist he has to be stopped as a threat to democracy.

Jim Fleming @cinemajim.bsky.social · 2d

I'll never give him credit for anything. This is about Gaza-Lago. He couldn't negotiate his way out of a shallow bath.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

He gets credit for it. I don't think it outweighs his menace to our democracy, but his team helped make it happen. (Well, Bibi attacking Qatar helped - a lot.)
More on Trump's role here, from my @theatlantic.com colleagues:

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d

I appreciate @punchbowlnews.bsky.social noting something that's objectively true and necessary context, but routinely elided over:

The House GOP is not away because of the shutdown, but to avoid taking a vote on releasing info about a notorious pedophile because that info implicates Trump.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

👀 “The Ghost House”: Eye opening report from @punchbowlnews.bsky.social this am on how Mike Johnson has turned the House into a joke under Republican rule. He has turned House Republican leaders into Trump White House’s poodles (if you catch my drift) covering up for #EpsteinFiles.

$“The Ghost House. Speaker Mike Johnson and top House GOP leaders have kept members home since Sept. 19. While the complaints are growing louder inside House GOP ranks over the issue, Johnson insists Republicans have done their job and there’s no reason for them to be here. House GOP lawmakers passed a “clean” CR that would keep federal agencies open until Nov. 21. Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked that measure, which led to this shutdown. Democrats are demanding a vote on their own proposal to permanently extend expiring Obamacare premium credits, a rollback in massive Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the end of unilateral spending rescissions. Yet the House’s absence makes it easier for the shutdown to continue. Part of what ends shutdowns is anxiety building among the rank-and-file. Members are home, so there’s limited pressure on House GOP leaders to do anything. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of Democrats have been in D.C. throughout the shutdown. More importantly, Johnson has emerged as the “face” of the shutdown for House Republicans. He’s doing daily press conferences and more media interviews, putting himself in the center of the fracas. A C-SPAN caller begging Johnson to bring the House back last week went viral. So did Johnson’s hallway confrontation with Arizona Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly over Johnson’s refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, a move that has infuriated Democrats.”$

OBBB and done. The reality is that since the OBBB passed on July 3, the House has been checked out. A virtual non-entity for more than three months. And this is the off-year, when Congress is supposed to be busy.
Since July 3, the House has only been in session for 20 days (out of more than 100 calendar days.) Even accounting for the normal August break — which began early because of the Epstein mess – the House has been AWOL.
There have been just over 90 floor votes during this period. A lot of these were amendment votes or votes on non-controversial suspension bills. Several were partisan FY2026 spending bills that have no chance of passage. All in all, very little of substance has been taken up. But as Johnson will remind you, the House did pass a CR.
The only period comparable to this in recent decades was in 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi used proxy voting to buttress the Democratic leadership’s power. Republicans yelled loudly about that at the time, even filing an unsuccessful lawsuit to stop it. But a similar thing is happening in reverse now.
If you see it, don’t say it. House Republicans have done virtually no oversight on the Trump administration, rolling over on a number of issues that their predecessors would have screamed loudly about. It’s true that House Democrats did little or nothing to rein in President Joe Biden when they controlled the House. But Trump has gone far beyond Biden in using executive authority. “Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an ‘iron fist,’” the Wall Street Journal reported.
For an institution that has complained for years about the need to claw back power from the executive branch, it’s a sad state of affairs. And it shows no sign of ending soon.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2d

What in the actual hell? Literally atrocious.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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JerseyGirlDefiant @catmom10.bsky.social · 2d

Because they are the January 6th rioters who!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Thugs. And we're paying for them.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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Jennifer Senior @jennifersenior.bsky.social · 2d

King of the bespoke resistance vid doing a no-king resistance vid.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning and Happy Sunday to everyone who correctly remembers that contrary to trump's post, Joe Biden was NOT the President on January 6, 2021 -- trump was.

His delusional episodes are increasing, it's time for the 25th Amendment.

HE IS UNFIT TO SERVE.

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 2d

Is trump staging Antifa attacks to justify martial law? My Substack exposé uncovers the right’s sinister plan to hijack democracy by 2026.

Read now to see through the lies. brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/trumps-ant...