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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 2h

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Please don't deport this man & his family to Afghanistan 💔

He has earned asylum & should become an American citizen like his two small children

#SaveH
#CruelAsylumCases

#OV1

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 2h

Jack is right.
For every day that the shutdown continues, Dems should add another demand.
Trump won’t let the Rs negotiate. He’s deliberately trying to break our congress and make them irrelevant.
Trump needs to be impeached.
Oh-and release the Epstein Files!
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 3h

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Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 2h

And, the next losers will be Republicans in the midterms.

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 3h

22 million people are set to lose their insurance credits by the end of the year if the GOP bill takes effect.
The people most of which are from red states, will not get insurance credits that keep their ACA healthcare premiums low.
#TrumShutDiwn
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire? — The Washington Post

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

apple.news

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 17h

#1Planet1Chance

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Amarie @humanwolf.bsky.social · 17h

Some very important #ClimateEducation
#1Planet1Chance
PLEASE CARE ABOUT CLIMATE
#BlueEarth
#ResistanceEarth
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🌵🌞 @daysonrick.bsky.social · 20h

Two videos that everyone should watch
1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ52...

Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

YouTube video by Bühler Group

www.youtube.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19h

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents?

Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 17h

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WaPo, NYT, CNN, Fox are all included. OAN was NOT, at least not initially

Hegseth did NOT answer all related questions at the Pentagon briefing & walked out

#OV1

#FreedomOfThePress #Journalism101
#DemocracyNotAutocracy
#InformThePublic

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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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 20h

Greene told the White House to “F#*% Off” after being told not to sign onto a discharge petition to release the Epstein files. Greene is one of 4 Republicans to sign which will cause the release as soon as Grijalva is seated.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV
upolitics.com/news/rep-mar...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Told White House Official To 'F- Off' After Being Ordered Not To Support Legislation Demanding Epstein Files Release - uPolitics

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) shared that she told a Trump official to “f— off” after he told her not to back a bipartisan legislation ordering the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. In l...

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 20h

Good! We don’t need to be bailing out Argentina to support Trump’s wealthy banker friend! What happened to putting America first, huh Trump?!
Thank you @gallego.senate.gov!
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+R...

Press Release: Senators Ruben Gallego, Elizabeth Warren, and Others Introduce Legislation to Halt Financial Assistance to Argentina | Stock News

Senators introduce legislation to halt U.S. funding for Argentina amid economic concerns related to

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Merete Von DOE 🇩🇰 @meretevondoe.bsky.social · 20h

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That's terrible!
Other news media have mentioned it, however:
bsky.app/profile/smi....

stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 22h

NPR/Alaska Public Media: alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

AP: apnews.com/article/alas...

CNN: www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...

Fox Weather: www.foxweather.com/weather-news...

ABC: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

CBS: www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...

The Weather Channel: weather.com/news/weather...

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Lisa S Marie @frequentbuyer1.bsky.social · 21h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...

Dozens rescued, several still missing after monster storm brings violent wind gusts and record storm surge to western Alaska | CNN

Rescuers in western Alaska are working to find missing residents and help those displaced after what once was Typhoon Halong tore through coastal communities, unleashing record-breaking storm surge an...

www.cnn.com

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Amarie @humanwolf.bsky.social · 21h

#TrumpsLatestDisaster
#GopDeathCult

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 21h

😱 this is horrible

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Lisa LaRue @lisalarue.bsky.social · 21h

Not warned, no news coverage. It never happened according to the GOP….

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 21h

Were they even warned prior to? With NOAA gutted, and the NWS flying blind I imagine no. This administration has blood on its hands

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 21h

Natural disaster in western Alaska

Please share

The news shows & papers aren't!

#Alaska
#NaturalDisaster

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks my friend. I have been looking for more. I am glad that you are sharing!

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 22h

Donald Trump outperformed expectations in down-ballot races with margins never before seen—while Kamala Harris simultaneously underperformed in those exact same areas.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 22h

The Outcome

Data that makes no statistical sense. A clean sweep in all seven swing states.

The fall of the Blue Wall. Eighty-eight counties flipped red—not one flipped blue.

Every victory landed just below the threshold to trigger an automatic recount.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 22h

September 2024: Eaton and Musk Make It Official

Then came the final breadcrumb.
Thiel formally partnered with Elon Musk.

But buried in the partnership documents was this line:

“Exploring integration with Starlink"

Some election sites used Starlink.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 22h

BallotProof: The Front-End for Destroying Democracy

BallotProof software was co-created by Ethan Shaotran, a longtime employee of Elon Musk and current DOGE employee.

BallotProof won a Musk contest to create fake scanned ballot images that could be used for Election Fraud.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 22h

May 2024, Palantir’s role changed to include:
- AI-driven oversight of connected infrastructure
- And—most critically—“secure erasure of digital footprints”

Palantir didn’t change the votes. It helped ensure you’d never prove it if someone else did.

Palantir owned by Thiel who backed JD Vance.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 22h

ES&S’s Electionware suite runs on Windows OS, which automatically trusts connected UPS hardware.

If Eaton pushed an update to those UPS units, it could gain root-level access to the host tabulation environment without ever modifying certified election software.

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