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NetworkforDemocracy @simple-truth.bsky.social · 6h

That racist, fascist leaked group chat? The youngest participant was 24.

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 3h

Arizona Attorney General threatens to sue Speaker Johnson over Grijalva swearing-in www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

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Dave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 1d

"If Trump gets dementia, how will we know?"
Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word
True Blue

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3h

The military show of force coincides with No Kings rallies and marches across the state on Saturday

More on that from LA Times

www.latimes.com/california/s...

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · 5h

Chief Justice Roberts must be impeached

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 3h

In fact, the “Young Republicans”group extends to age 40

There is NOTHING Republicans won’t try to gaslight us about

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 11h

At Joe Biden's direction, his negotiation team made it a priority to have them released first. Does Laura want to thank him now or later?

Social media post:
Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer
All of the female hostages are dead.
Where is the outrage?
Savages
4:20 AM · Oct 14, 2025 - 629K Views

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ToWhom ItMayConcern @grbbngtheshovel.bsky.social · 1h

Don't even say that. He will get the idea!

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Reuters @reuters.com · 3h

Less than a day after federal agents deployed tear gas during a chaotic incident on Chicago’s Southeast Side, community members and volunteers from Centro de Trabajadores Unidos (United Workers’ Center) took to the streets to distribute “Know Your Rights” materials.

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 4h

As reported, dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon today, rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work.

Hey, White House press pool members, find your goddamned spines and do the same. Shame on you if you don't.

Image: Journalists garrying thier belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in their access badges.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 3h

ARE TRUMP'S "KINETIC STRIKES" on Venezuelan Sardine Fishermen a test to see if he can get away with "Kinetic Strikes" on Americans here?

Trump labeled the boats DTOs. He labeled "Antifa" DTOs. Coincidence?

GET THE NEW THURSDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/52ft224y

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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 3h

This is a protest guide for No Kings. Just updated it to include information about potential agitators and how to keep it peaceful. It's very important not to let violence erupt: psychopete1.substack.com/p/this-one-matters-a-no-kings-protest

This One Matters: A "No Kings" Protest Guide

For Oct 18 and beyond ...

psychopete1.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act isn’t new, but it’s getting louder and from all directions!

We had years of warnings.
He told us what he’d do. Project 2025 laid it out, but too many shrugged.

How much is “enough” for everyone to start getting loud with one voice before it’s too late?

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Blue Woman Voting 📎 @bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social · 10h

The problem we have are the lying 6 on SCOTUS.

THEY are all in on fascism.
THEY approved racial profiling by these unidentified thugs.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 3h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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Bluebird @lc-mel.bsky.social · 18h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.

The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.

It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!

Reuters @reuters.com · 13h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

ICE has arrested a mother of a three-year-old for playing her clarinet outside an ICE facility in Portland, as reported by her husband.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3h

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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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 3h

The Supreme Court greenlit Trump’s political prosecutions—even the ones that are illegal www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Supreme Court greenlit Trump’s political prosecutions—even the ones that are illegal

Thanks, John Roberts.

www.motherjones.com

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ToWhom ItMayConcern @grbbngtheshovel.bsky.social · 1h

So, lying.
They are lying.
They are making propaganda.
To push the "legitimacy" of his militarization of our cities and violent stoppage of our Constitutional right to protest our government.

SAY IT.

Before you can't.

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Oeishik 🐸 @oeishik.bsky.social · 5h

Translation: Donald Trump's regime is distorting reality & planning on interrupting & sabotaging peaceful nationwide protests. There. Fixed it. youtu.be/wwQBTGgI-Oc

No Kings, No Tyrants, No Fascists

YouTube video by Law & Society

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2d

It has been 20 DAYS since Adelita Grijalva overwhelmingly won Congressional District AZ CD7
Speaker Johnson ENOUGH
WE in Arizona are outraged that her District is not being represented
House Democrats send letter demanding she sworn in by Friday (source aolnews.com)

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