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debz222.bsky.social @debz222.bsky.social · 2h

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Are Fox’s ‘Antifa Insider’ and ‘Gang Member’ the SAME GUY? (w/ Jack Cocchiarella)

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 5h

pursuant to the Special Elections Treaty of Gadsden, Alabama, I think Democrats have a shot at their first Georgia statewide executive office in twenty years

The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 6h

Very unusually, *Georgia* will hold statewide races this fall—a pair of elections for the 5-member Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities. The panel is all-GOP right now, but Republicans are worried about losing, reports @bluestein.bsky.social at the @ajc.com.

Georgia Republicans are on edge as Democrats target 2 Public Service Commission seats

Republicans are leaning hard into the red-meat playbook to defend two little-known Public Service Commission members they fear could lose next month.

www.ajc.com

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 2h

Dear South Park dudes, I feel like maybe the tiny dictator dick should get a face and I know just the guy…

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 2h

Them being this freaked out about a nationwide peaceful protest is real clear indicator that even they know they’ve jumped the shark with the American ppl. It’s a test, they wanna see if they can rule us by fear. We are gonna ace it folks.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

Fox Propaganda is desperately spinning the "No Kings" events in fearful anticipation of their success.

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 2h

They’ve had over a months vacation on our dime while their thugs attack our communities, also on our dime. Really starting to understand why the American revolution started with revolt against paying taxes to an oppressor in a real visceral way…

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Today, House Republicans will take their 70th day off with pay in the last 82 days.

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 2h

This is really why they defunded PBS.

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 3h

Time to call up that alumni office…

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 4h

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

www.bloomberg.com

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KittyAKAJody @kittywestmeow.bsky.social · 8h

#Centinela #TeslaTakedown from Sunday. Messaging is broader but we still hate that fucking dick. Without him and his millions to the campaign and other shit, we would not be in this place! @teslatakedown.com @teslatdcentinela.bsky.social @teslatakedownla.bsky.social
#BoycottTesla
#YesOn50
#NoKinga

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 14h

Find your local No Kings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 4h

Even tho they frequently irritate me (some ppl yell at tv, I yell at public radio), I do ❤️ NPR and am proud of my tote bag lol

NPR @npr.org · 4h

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you for standing strong 💪

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 4h

Physical stand up comedy! I imagine it as v Three Stooges

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 4h

And the policing tactics have been taken to scale. Turns out we are all anti-fascist , which is all we were trying to tell anyone then too. It was, fundamentally, a democracy movt. One of is slogans/largest coalitions was “Our World Is Not For Sale.”

Because it isn’t. And neither is our country. ✊

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 4h

Hemingway wasn’t even a good writer 🤷🏻‍♀️

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 14h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 5h

Just another absurdist entry in the absurdathon we are all trapped in

🎃ℝ𝕆ℂ𝕂𝕐 𝕄𝕆𝕌ℕ𝕋𝔸𝕀ℕ 𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎𝕊🎃 @rockymountviews.bsky.social · 7h

It is pretty amazing that Trump is getting praised by the media for the release of the hostages in Israel, meanwhile his own government is taking hundreds of people hostage every day here in the USA.

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Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 5h

“A lot of crime these days is driven by poverty and those issues can't be solved by throwing more money at cops, unless the goal is criminalizing poor people.”

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 8h

For my newsletter today, I wrote about the American police state and how Democrats are going to have to kill it if they have any hope of rebuilding from the authoritarian Trump regime. www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Kill Their Inner Cops

Who needs the National Guard when your state troopers are perfectly willing to crack protester skulls all on their own? Listen, Illinois governor JB Pritzker is not perfect, but he's my guy. Or at le...

www.burnsnotice.com

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 5h

Agree. And currently he’s holding our entire government hostage for him.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening." Wouldn't you know who one of them is!

New from @saletan.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 5h

Picking the wrong ppl to fight with is why we can’t have nice things. Sigh.

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 5h

Tell it to MTG lol

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 5h

Vance says ACA tax credits fuel fraud

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Vance says ACA tax credits fuel fraud

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8h

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h

When Mike Johnson or another national leader repeatedly claims they haven’t seen relevant things in the news, an appropriate reporter reaction would be “Holy cow, how do you not know?!? How can you do your job without knowing what’s happening? What are you doing to fix your ‘not knowing’ problem?”

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 9h

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 5h

If we’ve learned anything it’s that most ppl take the money, wherever it’s coming from

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 10h

I can assure you that the one thing a New York City cop is not gonna do about a mayor they don’t like is just quit. They might turn their backs on him, they will absolutely crush candies with greater abandon, but absent some real concrete better offer they’re not giving up that pension voluntarily.

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 5h

Was just here to say this lol

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 9h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 6h

In the past week, a White pastor was shot in the face with a pepper ball and a White reporter was handcuffed and detained by federal officers.

Congratulations, America.

Everybody's Black & Brown now.

🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
#NoKings

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