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Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 8h

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20h

Jamie Raskin is Correct, and Fighting Chump's Regime.......

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 14h

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy.

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Ex Fetterman staffer

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

Politico @politico.com · 9h

Top Silicon Valley Democrat Ron Conway resigned from Marc Benioff's foundation, citing the Salesforce CEO's National Guard remarks.

Top Silicon Valley Democrat breaks with Marc Benioff as rift deepens

Venture capitalist Ron Conway said Benioff’s recent calls for National Guard troops in San Francisco left him barely recognizing the person he has so long admired.

www.politico.com

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13h

He's not opening the government because he doesn't want those secret files revealed. It's not complicated.

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

SMITE!!!

Racist Tyrants Are Freaking Out Before ‘No Kings’ Day

“No Kings equals no paychecks.”

www.thegodpodcast.com

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 9h

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13h

We're 16 days into Trump and the Republican Party shutting down the federal government because Democrats refuse to throw sick Americans under the bus.

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 10h

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 10h

Congressman Dwight Evans @repdwightevans.bsky.social · 10h

Why wait? What else does the speaker have to do right now?

The House isn't voting, as he’s keeping House Republicans on a 27-day paid vacation. And he’s not swearing in Rep.-elect Grijalva because he apparently wants to duck a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

Speaker Johnson Bobs and Weaves On C-SPAN Debate With Jeffries — Says He Won’t Show Up Until After Shutdown

On Wednesday, C-SPAN announced that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) had both publicly accepted an invitation to make a joint appearance on its Ceasefire pr...

www.mediaite.com

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 2d

Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 2d

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 2d

laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 2d

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 2d

Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 3d

Who's fault is it?

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 2d

Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 3d

Medicare for All isn't just a healthcare guarantee, it's a small business empowerment program.

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 3d

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

youtu.be

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Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 3d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 3d

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

"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

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 4d

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 4d

There's no "regular politics" anymore because you can no longer maintain the idea that we all agree on common goals but we only differ about the means of getting there or whatever. The guys in charge now are plainly amoral, sadistic nihilists. They delight in it! You can't civilly disagree with that

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 4d

What's the biggest inside indicator of Trump's poor health? JD Vance's behavior.

Vance knows that Trump's prognosis is poor. He believes this is going to give him the presidency before 2028. No American VP has ever behaved this way. His level of arrogance is off the charts.

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 4d

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 4d

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

My corgi Clyde has selected his outfit for #NoKings Day.

nokings.org

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 5d

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5d

Unprecedented corruption

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 5d

Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 5d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

Daniel @dandig39.bsky.social · 5d

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.