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Scott
@ecscott.bsky.social
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Retired Physics prof. Craft beer enthusiast, coffee addict, Prog rock fan and Wisconsinite. Unabashed liberal, despiser of all things Trump.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16h
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 12h
My god these guys are such fucking idiots. How the hell did they ever get elected?
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 17h
Trump and the Republicans are denying you healthcare while they supply Kristi Noem with two luxury Gulfstream private jets for $172,000,000.

Facts.
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 16h
Yup.
gtconway.bsky.social George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h
not much to argue about on this one, I guess
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h
NYPD announces that zero arrests were made at the massive No Kings protests today after Republicans spent days claiming the protestors are violent terrorists.
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 17h
Because the Truth is irrelevant to today’s GOP, they’ll lie, cheat, whatever is necessary to push their agenda.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21h
No Kings, San Diego H/T @paleofuture.bsky.social
Overhead photo from a high rise vantage point of crowds for No Kings protest in San Diego.
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Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 20h
No Kings-Los Angeles, CA
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 22h
Fuckin criminal.
nicolefoy.bsky.social Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 1d
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.
White words on a black background read: 50+ Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino. ~130 Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers. ~20 Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 22h
Eau Claire Wisconsin.
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 22h
Excellent turn out for No Kings in Eau Claire WI!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d
In Connecticut, the health care advocate office — whose services are free — has been able to resolve or overturn insurance denials in the patient’s favor about 80% of the time.

Check to see if your state has a similar consumer assistance program:
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d
If you’ve never been to a protest like “No Kings” and worry it will be a downer or a bore, I’m here to tell you it’s fun and inspiring. It will make you feel better about people, and we need that after seeing all those MAGA thugs and liars on the news. You are not alone. Get your ass out there!
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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d
This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days.

They have worked 12 days in 3 months.

Epstein Shutdown.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2d
When Ceasefire Finally Arrived Here in Gaza, What Poured Out of Me Was Grief
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When Ceasefire Finally Arrived Here in Gaza, What Poured Out of Me Was Grief
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luckytran.com
Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d
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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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d
The Founders counted on Congress being interested in protecting its own powers vis a vis the executive. They certainly didn't foresee a speaker like Mike Johnson. 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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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 3d
Nope. Most Repubs are dumb as a pile of rocks.
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Scott @ecscott.bsky.social · 3d
Such bullshit.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d
We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d
I’m pretty sure they don’t even let you *run* for Congress as a Republican unless you’ve got at least one (1) restraining order from a former girlfriend half your age.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d
Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”
Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills
A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.
www.orlandosentinel.com
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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 4d
A 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts was detained by local police on Thursday. When his mother arrived to pick him up, she learned that her son had instead been taken into ICE custody and later transferred to a juvenile facility in Virginia, more than 500 miles away.
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