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frankenpaper @frankenpaper.bsky.social · 2h

Vance isn't saying 'don't do bad things', he's really saying 'just don't leave evidence'.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 4h

This stupid f*ck. These are the emergent leaders of the Republican Party. Every fucken Republican should be condemning them and the group should be disbanded. They are all the same. Every one of them.

I give you the comment of J. D. Vance, the Vice President of the United States re: the vile chats of the Young Republicans.
"Kids do stupid things, especially young boys."
Chat:
Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber.
wner ao we oning ut
Also ... we are officially under consideration for a Trump endorsement. ©
Great. I love Hitler
you're giving nationals to much credit and expecting the Jew to be honest
Stay in the closet f--t
I'm ready to watch people burn now
Are you g takes?
If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr
I'd go to the zoo if I wanted to watch monkey play ball
When do we start bullying dude?
It was rape
Boom - they're dead
Kick the b--h And everyone that
endorsed but then votes for us is going to the gas chamber.
He also hates the
They love the watermelon people
Y00000000

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 4h

Brown rejects the compact!

President Paxson’s letter references the views of stakeholders - & I know as an alum how activated the Brown community was while the school considered its response - an important reminder of how much organizing matters

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4h

I think two things are true:

1. young republicans were always terrible and racist

2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 4h

"It's important that none of us grow numb to it.... or accept this as normal"

A sobering warning from Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA)

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PA Gov. Josh Shapiro warns: "It's important none of us grow numb to it, or accept this as normal"

YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up outside the Supreme Court today to stand up for voting rights!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is re-escalating his trade war with China with new port fees and a 100% tariff on rare earth minerals.

Reminder that "other countries" won't pay for the tariffs — you will. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=k8gcK2rt8DsexKPa

The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs

Robert Reich

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I won Georgia three times. But they say twice. I won it big the second time but we had criminals that didn't allow- I hope they're gonna go into that. I hope they go into the votes which are being stored in Fulton County and take a real look at those votes, because I won it the 2nd time too"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump suggests he may get even more involved in prosecuting his political foes: "What we're doing is nothing. I don't have to leave it up to them. But I choose to at this moment at least."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.

Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

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ACLU @aclu.org · 7h

We're taking to the streets this Saturday at hundreds of protests nationwide to reject the Trump administration's attacks on our rights.

Find a No Kings protest near you at nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=a...

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

PURE CORRUPTION: The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

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U.S. House Committee on Financial Services - Democrats @ushousefsc.bsky.social · 3h

Ranking Member @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social' statement after President Donald Trump ordered the mass firing of #HUD employees in the midst of the Trump-Republican gov shutdown—which Republicans initiated because of their refusal to negotiate w/Democrats to protect health care. | tinyurl.com/bddz8fku

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

How many House seats is SCOTUS gonna hand over to Trump?

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

❤️ if you stand against fascism

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.

Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

Even Fox thinks he’s gone too far.

Tweet by Sam Stein: “Looks like Hegseth’s old employer, Fox News, has refused to sign his press requirements.” The image below is a joint statement from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FOX News Media, and NBC News, explaining their refusal to agree to the Pentagon’s new journalist requirements that threaten core journalistic protections.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.

The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.

The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

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U.S. House Committee on Financial Services - Democrats @ushousefsc.bsky.social · 6h

THIS IS NOT NORMAL

While American families are:
🚨 Losing health care
🚨 Struggling to make mortgage payments/rent
🚨 NOT getting paid/getting laid off
🚨 Paying higher prices

Republicans, who control the House, the Senate, and the White House are...

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 6h

Look at this chart.

These are the massive healthcare costs facing rural families in Elise Stefanik’s district in Upstate NY.

If Republicans refuse to address the healthcare crisis they’ve created, it will be millions of American families in their districts who suffer the most.

A graphic shows the $1396.96 increase per month in health insurance premiums from 2025 to 2026 for the Excellus Bronze Secure Plus 3 Expanded Plan.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6h

God doesn’t need any “saving” by the like of you, Eric.

Tweet by Aaron Rupar showing a quote from Eric Trump on “The Benny Show.” Eric Trump says: “We’re saving Christianity. We’ve saving God. We’ve saving the family unit. We’re saving this nation... You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell... We have a return to people going to church.” Below is a screenshot from the show with Benny Johnson and Eric Trump speaking side by side.

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