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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1h

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23m

The U.S. and the Philippines are the only two countries with a for-profit bail industry, says civil rights lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social. The insistence that people in pre-trial detention pay to get out of jail leads to "millions of coerced guilty pleas" by poor people each year, he says.

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 18m

My conversation with Jen Psaki on Jack Smith congressional testimony

www.msnbc.com/the-briefing...

Jack Smith calls Trump's bluff; turns the tables with open hearing request

Donald Trump's lackeys in Congress are trying to support his effort to exact revenge on the public servants who tried to hold him to account. Former special counsel Jack Smith is a prominent name on T...

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20m

“My only surprise is he didn’t sell off the naming rights, so it could be the Donald J. Trump Coinbase DraftKings Ticketmaster Ballroom at the White House.” prospect.org/2025/10/24/g...

Goodbye, White House. Hello, Trump House. - The American Prospect

It turns out that the notion of American exceptionalism actually makes the country more vulnerable to an authoritarian takeover. But it’s not too late to stop Trump’s attempt to consolidate a dictator...

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 24m

women are about 78% of the healthcare workforce in america. i know people know this but it’s always worthwhile to state it outright. not only is it gendered to underpay healthcare workers but men who get “caught up” in it are undervalued for doing female-coded work. same with teachers.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 39m

It will never not bother me how often when you’re talking to someone — in life, for work, w/e — who is struggling that that person works in healthcare. Nurses, orderlies, home health aids, people who draw blood, etc

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 3h

There always a fucking tweet.

This doozy back from June 2020.

Would really love it if someone in our fed govt would go rogue and arrest him based on his own EO.

***still dreaming of seeing him in a jail cell…

🧵…

Screenshot of tweet made by Donald J. Trump blue ☑️ ... 6/23/20
“I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran's Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent.....”

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 1h

Spending tax dollars on $175M private jets, $1B to renovate a private jet, $150M on golf trips, & other wasteful spending while Americans face going without food due to SNAP benefits not going out in Nov is a gop policy choice.

#Pinks

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 53m

SCOTUS Has Given Trump Favorable Rulings in 90 Percent of Cases, Report Finds

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SCOTUS Has Given Trump Favorable Rulings in 90 Percent of Cases, Report Finds

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 50m

Top Border Patrol official accused of violating judge’s use-of-force order by throwing tear gas at Chicago protesters www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/u...

Top Border Patrol official accused of violating judge’s use-of-force order by throwing tear gas at Chicago protesters | CNN

US Border Patrol leader Gregory Bovino is accused of throwing at least one tear-gas canister into a crowd of protesters in a Chicago neighborhood Thursday in a potential violation of a federal judge’s...

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 16h

If Republicans in Congress are too terrified to let Jack Smith testify, then Gavin Newsom should get the California legislature to do it

He’s already made public statements and issued a public report, so it shouldn’t be a problem

You can just imagine Trump’s social media explosion if this happens

D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 17h

🇺🇸 I don't want to overstate this, but any testimony from Jack Smith into Trump's attack on America would be a bombshell that would rock this country.
It is vital we know what led to Jan. 6, and Trump's part in it.
One way or the other, this MUST come out, and I salute Smith for coming forward.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 9h

Truth and this was from 2020! 🎯🎯🎯

I'VE STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S SANITY.

HE'S NOT SANE.

AND THE REALIZATION OF HIS ILLNESS
DOESN'T FILL ME WITH ANGER, BUT WITH PROFOUND SADNESS.

WHAT I NOW WORRY ABOUT IS THE SANITY OF ANYONE WHO CAN STILL SUPPORT THIS DEEPLY TROUBLED MAN TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY.

~ Bryan Cranston 4-25-2020

Graphic by:
The Trump Resistance Movement

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 13h

🚨BREAKING: Former special counsel Jack Smith is calling Republicans' bluff, turning the tables Thursday by requesting to testify publicly in open hearings before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

Doubtful Chuck Grassley would allow such public testimony that would hurt the Führer.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

If Mr. Art of the Deal really wanted to end the shutdown and cared about federal workers, programs and services, he would be negotiating instead of building a ballroom.

And if he’s too busy with the ballroom, he could allow Thune to do it since Mike Johnson is a useless fool.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

I have a young relative who lost her job and is currently looking for another. She had a zoom interview for a position, and I overheard part of it. The employer asked her if she had kids, how old they are, and about their daycare.

Those questions lead to discrimination…obviously.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 15h

Boom! We just passed 2,000! Let's keep it going!

Tell Congress: Urge Speaker Johnson to swear in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 19h

Not lowering costs for the American people?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 17h

The Roberts Court is now on the verge of erasing one of the key achievements of the Civil Rights Era.

And with it, diluting minority voting strength and doubling down on gerrymanders that could install a permanent Republican majority in Congress.

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Jersey Blue Dot @cskoorb.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a start!!

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20h

California billionaires would face a one-time 5% tax on their wealth through a ballot initiative that advocates say could bring in about $100 billion to cover state health-care costs.

California Billionaires Face Proposed 5% Tax on Soaring Wealth

California billionaires would face a one-time 5% tax on their wealth through a ballot initiative that advocates say could bring in about $100 billion to cover state health-care costs.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 17h

Republicans control the House.
Republicans control the Senate.
Republicans control the White House.

This is their shutdown.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

Their idea of “can’t afford it.”

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 17h

Elon Musk is on track to receiving a $1 TRILLION pay plan.

If this plan is approved, he'd make almost $100 BILLION annually.

That's 1.6 MILLION times the median American salary.

We're urging Tesla shareholders to vote against this new pay package.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 17h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

No Education Department? No Problem, Trump’s Education Secretary Says.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

Spotify is running ICE advertisements and refuses to address it. Might be because their founder is basically another Elon Musk.

It’s time to cancel your subscription, and we made it easy for you—just go to BoycottSpotify.com.

Drop ICE ADS NOW!

No ICE Ads on our
Streaming Platforms

boycottspotify.com

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 18h

Trump may have destroyed American history by razing the East Wing, but at least these corporations and rich people get to buy access to the president.

All The Donors Financing Trump’s Ballroom As He Demolishes The White House

Trump may have destroyed American history by razing the East Wing, but at least these corporations and rich people get to buy access to the president.

www.huffpost.com

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