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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 7h

The GOP are a disgrace and they do not fucking care. They don't give a shit about governing. They're just grifters.

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Rep. Hillary Scholten @scholten.house.gov · 7h

It’s now week three of a government shutdown. Republicans have gone nearly a month on a taxpayer-funded vacation without work. It’s a disgrace.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social are back in Washington to demand that Republicans get back to work.

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 7h

He's just an authoritarian asshole, we don't have a real government anymore.

Thanks for helping give it away, you assholes.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 7h

For the “we just need to make it to the midterms” types

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 7h

It's called an EXIT PLAN

Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 7h

Come on, is America gonna let them live here after they fuck us over completely?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

There are so many obvious constitutional violations in this story. It is enraging.
There is no war, there is no foreign invasion, there is nothing that justify it. This is a choice to create a military presence that will brutalize residents of cities that do not support the President.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 8h

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

chicago.suntimes.com

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blights u @bitesu.kawaii.social · 15h

i think it's kind of really gross that healthcare is tied not just to your employment but that there's a whole cottage industry of petit bourgeois who are exempt from supplying their employees with adequate wages and health care

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 8h

Israel has become what they once abhorred

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 15h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 8h

Five of Earth’s vital systems are close to a point of irreversible change, warns a new report released by a global network of scientists ahead of the upcoming U.N. climate change conference in Brazil.

Five crucial Earth systems near a tipping point: Report

Five of Earth’s vital systems are close to a point of irreversible change, warns a new report released by a global network of scientists ahead of the upcoming U.N. climate change conference in…

news.mongabay.com

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 8h

I don't care what he had or didn't it's still obscene

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 8h

it's obscene

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 8h

“If you get hit by a car travelling at 50km/h, you’ve only got a 1.5-in-10 chance of surviving. If it’s going 30km/h you’ve got a nine-in-10 chance.”

“But it was not enough to put up a sign that says 30km/h…there also needed to be design changes to slow down traffic.”

Speed is always a factor.

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-10 chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it is a nine-in-10 chance

www.theguardian.com

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 8h

absolutely. They showed us who they are.

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 8h

My idea is when you press the button and the light changes the tire shredders go up...

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 11h

The fact that the "Beg Button" exists in so many cities is messed up.

For the privilege of crossing the street, pedestrians are required to press a button, wait, and then scurry across while cars + trucks give them a few seconds of grace.

Here's one I'd press in a second...

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 9d

10/6/25
As seen this evening, from the Brooklyn-Queens Express Way: NY ❤️ZOHRAN!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

"In unison."

Amen.

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 rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 9h

First responders and reservoir managers in California are flying blind during storm season because Donald Trump thought it was a good idea to take a chainsaw to federal forecasting services.

We're doing all we can to fill those gaps and protect communities from winter floods.

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 9h

Please, he'll hurt his own voters more than anyone else.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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