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L i l y @everlily24.bsky.social · 7m

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 10m

“Ms. Grijalva no longer needs a House resolution to be sworn into office. With the House in possession of the certificate of election, it is now a simple ministerial duty to administer the oath of office.”

Major Epstein Files Update

Grijalva's election has officially been certified. Mayes is threatening to sue. Johnson refuses to take any action to swear her in.

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 12h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

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A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 12m

Let’s be clear: Poverty is a lack of cash, not character.

Progressives Don’t Want David Brooks in Our Movement Anyway

The toxic attitudes of Brooks and others toward poor people are the problem. Direct cash works because it fundamentally trusts people to meet their own needs.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11h

The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 6h

#RepublicanShutdown2025

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 9h

Tish James' speech was AMAZING. This is just a taste of what she said, what a dynamic speaker!! Check out her full speech.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 8h

🧵 about a Florida man who “happens” to be an elected official. Imagine that. Oh, also appears to be cis whyte hetero Xtian male. Color me shocked.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 1d

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Stefan 🥼 @stefank1117.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson says naked bike riders in Portland are “the most threatening thing” he has ever seen.

You know what’s more threatening, Mike?

Naked fascism.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 This is happening everywhere you go depending on where you live and your social media presence. Just assume nothing you say, text, look up, or read on your phone is private. Don’t take your phone to a protest without a faraday bag. Use a dumb device to record video. 1/2

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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 12h

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Janet Eagle @janeteagle.bsky.social · 6h

Me too...

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 6h

Everybody. Everybody. Let’s get it started. Let’s get it started in here. Saturday 10/18. Show up #NoKingsMarchNationwide

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The Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started

YouTube video by BlackEyedPeasVEVO

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

These are the faces of men who think racism, rape, and gas chambers are punchlines.

The fact that these are actual GOP officials, not trolls in a reply section, says everything about the rot inside their movement.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 8h

I phone banked tonight for 1.5 hours - very positive experience - you can sign up to phone bank here #YesOnProp50

"Want to join me for this Grassroots Democrats HQ event?" mobilize.us/s/Ksqxww

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 8h

The Young Republicans worship the same ideologies as the old Republicans. We should only be surprised that this leaked, not that it was happening in the first place.

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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 6h

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Martin Sheen TEARS INTO TRUMP!

YouTube video by Really American

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Judy Thompson 💙💙💙👊👊👊🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @judythompson210.bsky.social · 15h

Read "ICE agents stalking Catholics as they go to Mass in Chicago causing residents to form a human chain" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6olPKmyY/S...

ICE agents stalking Catholics as they go to Mass in Chicago causing residents to form a human chain (The Mirror US Online)

Residents of Chicago's Rogers Park community report Immigration and Customs agents 'casing' a Catholic Church over the last week. One neighbor, named Julie, ...

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Ailani 🌺 Brown Eye Girl @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social · 1d

👇🏼 Okay, so we gotta do dis, right? Him, VP, his entire cabinet, his federal judges. Everyone can be removed with impeach & conviction. Bribery, treason w high crimes & mistermendeers. How? We need to contact our repres, our senat, & we push for all of them to be removed. We have to do this!