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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 3h

Sure he is🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

VARNEY: Some Iowa farmers are frustrated because Trump is putting $20b into Argentina to bail them out. They're worried that the administration is focused on foreign financial aid at the expense of American farmers.

BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

VARNEY: Some Iowa farmers are frustrated because Trump is putting $20b into Argentina to bail them out. They're worried that the administration is focused on foreign financial aid at the expense of American farmers.

BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 3h

Mine too. Can the Post Office get it's shit together?!

We're tired of waiting!

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 4h

Not only has my check from Soros been lost in the mail for nearly a decade but now I come to find out I never got my official umbrella and laser 🤬 what the hell

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 3h

Scary part....she votes.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“That’s state-funded. Not federal.”
“You’re right.”

@chadkultgen.bsky.social’s MAGA mom slowly realizes Republicans have been lying to her that Dems are fighting for undocumented people to be covered by federal insurance, which is not allowed by federal law.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“You’re making everyone here uncomfortable.”

“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆

More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h

The Supreme Court is on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act's equal opportunity protections for minority voters — 12 years after they first rolled back its safeguards against voter suppression.

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 3h

Project. Project. Project.

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 4h

Tucker Carlson Says Congress Members Are Having Orgies Like Never Before

The conservative political commentator argued that the lives of Congress members are "getting weirder."

www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker...

Tucker Carlson Says Congress Members Are Having Orgies Like Never Before

The conservative political commentator argued that the lives of Congress members are "getting weirder."

www.huffpost.com

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 3h

Making Air Filthy Again!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Sean Duffy: "We are gonna save billions of dollars by getting rid of the fuel economy standards that are set way too high, that no combustion engine can meet, costing each car to the tune of thousands of dollars for the end consumer. We're in the process of getting rid of those rules."

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Allie-gata #Resists @alliegata.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Scientists Develop Sugar-Coated Nanoparticle That Blocks COVID-19 Virus From Binding to Human Cells Reduces Infection by ~99% in Lab Experiments

No paywall

Synthetic sugar-coated nanoparticle blocks Covid-19 from infecting human cells

Groundbreaking research led by a Swansea University academic has revealed a synthetic glycosystem - a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle - that can block Covid-19 from infecting human cells, reducing i...

www.news-medical.net

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 3h

So says the guy who kept 50K.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 4h

Sound up! 🔊🔊🔊

Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 1d

An antifa commander strategically positions his tank to do battle with Trump's Nazi ICE Gestapo in war ravaged Portland. 😂🤣👇

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Big Daddy @calvinbrooksblue.bsky.social · 4h

When someone tells you who they are believe them. MAGA is the new KLAN amp.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Kansas Young Republicans disbanded after leak of hateful, racist messages

One group chat member, who has since been fired as a spokesperson for AG Kris Kobach, reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times.

amp.kansascity.com

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Allie-gata #Resists @alliegata.bsky.social · 3h

I had to steal this

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 3h

My friends are starting to close in on the goal for their hay drive. If just a fraction of you guys buy an $8 bale you can shut me up about this! LOTS of small donations add up! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 3h

The finish line for our hay drive is in sight now - can you help us get there? The weather is turning cold so fast and we'd love to know that everyone will be fed and cozy this winter. ❄️ donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

2025 Hay Drive | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)

Hay, grain and supplements are the #1 expense at MMFS. It's part of the foundation of the farm's daily activities. As you may imagine, we go through a LOT of it, and it's not cheap - costing $8 per ba...

donorbox.org

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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 9h

Some of those involved referred to Black people as monkeys, opponents in gas chambers, and spoke of raping enemies.

The board of directors of the Young Republicans National Federation has said it is "appalled by the vile and inexcusable language revealed in the Politico article."

Full list of Young Republicans involved in offensive chats

Politico obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges over seven months among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

www.newsweek.com

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 7h

Wired used to be a good place for tech news. Not anymore.

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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 9h

The Senate voted last week on a war powers resolution that would have barred the Trump administration from conducting the strikes unless Congress specifically authorized them. The resolution didn't pass.

They were too cowardly to pass it. Chicken. No balls. Craven. Spineless. Lily- livered.

Venezuela's Maduro orders new military exercises after U.S. military blows up another alleged drug boat in Caribbean

President Trump said six "narcoterrorists" were killed in the latest strike, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since September to at least 27.

www.cbsnews.com

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DaAngryPacifist / Anti-pedophile / Anti-Nazi / Pro-Democracy @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 9h

RepubliKKKans identified in exposed racist chats....

If this is the master race of the humans, moving forward I will identify as a land dolphin.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h

Trump confirmed he has green-lit CIA covert operations in Venezuela, and that ground attacks might be next.

Trump approves CIA operations in Venezuela: What we know, and what’s next

Trump confirmed he has green-lit CIA covert operations in Venezuela, and that ground attacks might be next.

bit.ly

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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Derrick @derrick666.bsky.social · 7h

Motherfuckers!

garci32 @garci32.bsky.social · 8h

'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration centre can stay open, appeals court rules
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Youngest Child Raised Up in the Wild @thecrazybear.bsky.social · 8h

Welp soft secession here we come

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15h

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

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 8h

Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary contest, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation.

www.axios.com/2025/10/16/j...

Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster

www.axios.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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DaAngryPacifist / Anti-pedophile / Anti-Nazi / Pro-Democracy @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 8h

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