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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 14h

Trump is isolating the American people from the rest of the world.

He is alienating most other countries all at once, uniting the world against us.

We are stuck here with him & he is stuck here with us.
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US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time | CNN

Once a ticket to visa-free travel across the world, the US passport’s potency has dwindled in recent times. And now, for the first time, it’s completely fallen off the leaderboard of nationalities ran...

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 15h

That young Republican group chat reminds me of every single police group chat that’s ever been leaked.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 13h

"He's got no plan... so he'll go talk about trans athletes..."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 13h

"The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 13h

If you talk like a fascist, then you're a fascist. I don't care if you think "no one" is listening.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 14h

There is NO line.

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Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn’t Cross the Line

The House speaker has yet to see any issue with ICE’s behavior in Chicago.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."

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Doug Holst @doug-holst.bsky.social · 12h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

They'll rebound in about a week or two.

This is the present and future of the GOP.

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

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gravelmath.bsky.social @gravelmath.bsky.social · 16h

Trump Is the only person to benefit from CKs death.

Where are the Epstein files?

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gravelmath.bsky.social @gravelmath.bsky.social · 16h

Say no to dictators in the U.S.

Where are the Epstein files?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

POLITICO: “Leaders of Young Republican groups worried if their Telegram chat got leaked, but kept typing… referred to Black people as monkeys, mused about putting political opponents in gas chambers... lauded Republicans they believed support slavery…” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 19h

Why do I have a feeling these guys were deep in incel circles before they crossed over into Republican politics 🤔

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20h

“They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.”

Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 4d

A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.

New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar

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Dr Walsh @laurelwalsh.bsky.social · 19h

Disgusting behavior and our sons are watching this in admiration

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

First the Trump regime fired 1,300 CDC workers. Then it rehired about half of them.

Those who remain fired include key officials working on injury and violence prevention and crucial health statistics.

This hurts federal workers and puts us all at risk in a public health emergency.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 19h

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

I remember when Joe Biden traveled to 8 cities for 14 appearances in 9 days after the June debate and then did a 90 minute UN brief but the media still relentlessly hounded him. Where's that media? At a Jake Tapper book talk?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump had a lot of travel the last two days and he looked it today (Getty)

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Lucia Orth @luciaorth.bsky.social · 19h

"If your first amendment rights are threatened, and you don't show up because you're afraid, then you already don't have first amendment rights."

Ezra Levin

#Maddow
See you Saturday, October 18, for No Kings demonstration.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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gravelmath.bsky.social @gravelmath.bsky.social · 16h

The only person benefitting from CKs death is Trump. Where are the Epstein files?

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 18h

The entire first two months of the Biden administration were taken up by obsessive complaining about how he wouldn't do press conferences & wasn't taking policy questions (bsky.app/profile/mcop...).

This? Gone tomorrow. Totally different set of standards applied to two totally different parties.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "I don't take questions from ABC fake news after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the vice president of the United States."

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 18h

This is the party Trump has created.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 18h

“‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat *** Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.”

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Judy Thompson 💙💙💙👊👊👊🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @judythompson210.bsky.social · 18h

Read "ICE agents stalking Catholics as they go to Mass in Chicago causing residents to form a human chain" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6olPKmyY/S...

ICE agents stalking Catholics as they go to Mass in Chicago causing residents to form a human chain (The Mirror US Online)

Residents of Chicago's Rogers Park community report Immigration and Customs agents 'casing' a Catholic Church over the last week. One neighbor, named Julie, ...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

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