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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

I asked Border Patrol why they used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics, highlighted this morning by @paleofuture.bsky.social. You're not gonna believe this but they did not answer my questions: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Border Patrol won’t say why it used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics

The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.

www.motherjones.com

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crazycanloon.bsky.social @crazycanloon.bsky.social · 20h

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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 21h

Democratic backsliding example 1004....

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 21h

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 1d

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5h

Epic Freudian slip

"We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology" -Mike Johnson

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 22h

This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 20h

"a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority"

The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

nyti.ms

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · Sep 14

People are homeless because they can’t afford rent.

Because capitalism wrings out every piece of productivity from people while just barely maintaining their survival so they can continue to work.

Because suffering on the streets is a threat to make you go clock in.

It’s not a personal failure.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22h

The "anti-woke" backlash was always about white collar labor competition from nonwhites, not hr bullshit. bsky.app/profile/phil...

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Let’s Tango @letstango.bsky.social · 5d

WTAF. Where is the media?

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours.

Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

Cartoon by wolvertoon.com.

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 23h

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 4h

"Bless her heart. She's a representative elect. She doesn't know how it works around here,"

If you're from the South, you know what Bless Your Heart means. 🤬

Johnson Patronizes Rep.-Elect When Cornered on Epstein Vote

The speaker belittled Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva after she accused him of stalling her swearing-in to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

www.thedailybeast.com

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cashmerecoco.bsky.social @cashmerecoco.bsky.social · 7d

Any deal with Trump is worthless.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

Europeans getting another lesson in how Trump always moves the goal posts.

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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cashmerecoco.bsky.social @cashmerecoco.bsky.social · 7d

Canadian dick

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cashmerecoco.bsky.social @cashmerecoco.bsky.social · 7d

Pollievre isn’t fooling the smart intelligence officials in Canada.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Talk about indoctrination…

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crazycanloon.bsky.social @crazycanloon.bsky.social · 20h

BOYCOTT ALL VEHICLES BUILT BY STELLANTIS for selling out to Trump !!!!!!!!

Stellantis says it will invest $13B to expand its U.S. operations, adding more than 5,000 jobs

The announcement comes as the Canadian auto industry continues to grapple with U.S. imposed tariffs

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Stellantis says it will invest $13B to expand its U.S. operations, adding more than 5,000 jobs | CBC News

Stellantis says it will invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States, a move that the automaker says will increase its U.S. vehicle production ...

www.cbc.ca

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 7d

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 9h

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Clive McCarthy 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇫🇷 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇮🇸 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 🇱🇻 🇩🇪 @clivemccarthy.bsky.social · 4d

Explosions erupted overnight in the Smolensk aviation plant in Russia, a facility used to produce Kh‑59 missiles. Ukraine long-range strikes inside Russia include oil-processing facilities, railway logistics, military-industrial sites, and military infrastructure euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/12/e...

Explosions rock Smolensk aviation plant that builds Kh‑59 missiles — videos show smoke rising near the site - Euromaidan Press

Last night, locals captured a smoke plume rising near the Kh‑59-producing plant just after air defense fire was seen.

euromaidanpress.com

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 4h

These two Nazi incels are the tip of the iceberg of the fascist and hateful ideology that now permeates the Republican Party: The utter vileness of Young Republicans, Peter Giunta and William Hendrix, is testament to what the GOP has become under the leadership of Trump. 😳👇

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Mariah 🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋 @mariahbrown.bsky.social · 1d

🖕🤭

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