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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 8h

Fox News analyst (👀) Jack Keane on new Pentagon press policy: “They want to spoon feed information to the journalists, and that will be their story. That's not journalism.”

Fox News analyst Jack Keane on new Pentagon press policy: "They want to spoon feed information to the journalists, and that will be their story. That's not journalism."

www.mediamatters.org

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 2h

Pentagon beat reporters have been handing in their press passes all day long today. It is one of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year.

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 1d

The President is announcing more extrajudicial killings today.

A reminder that the administration has provided no limiting principles and these killings are completely untethered from the law (there was no "armed attack," there's no "armed conflict," and these aren't "unlawful combatants").

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 5h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 2h

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Trump won't rule out Ghislaine Maxwell pardon

President Donald Trump faces backlash after refusing to rule out pardoning trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.

knewz.com

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Grumpy Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 @brian770.bsky.social · 12h

I cannot wait to when he starts with flat earth. Its coming!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Some straight talk out of Waller. Less and less sugar-coating as we go on.

#NFP 👀

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Billy Bob @billybob5.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 3h

"One way to tell if you're living in an autocracy is by asking this question: Do people feel free to express their dissent? All around me, I see civic leaders not saying what’s really on their mind. And over time, self-censorship can lead to internal spiritual and moral collapse."

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 2h

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Black Louisianans Finally Got a Fair Map. It May Be Gone Soon.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision could further chip away at the Voting Rights Act — and have major implications for racial representation.

capitalbnews.org

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3h

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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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jjduling.bsky.social @jjduling.bsky.social · 2h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal

The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday as the government shutdown enters its third week.

www.nbcnews.com

jjduling.bsky.social @jjduling.bsky.social · 3h

www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...

Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department

Meta said in a statement that the group “was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.”

www.nbcnews.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 5h

Zohran Mamdani is constantly talked about on Fox News, almost always negatively. (A SnapStream search shows more than 500 mentions of Mamdani in the past two weeks.) Today, HE'LL be the one doing the talking on Fox. Details in today's Reliable Sources: cnn.it/4nYaaAa

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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jjduling.bsky.social @jjduling.bsky.social · 3h

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Deborah Weeks @deborah-10.bsky.social · 7h

The fake assassination attempt only got two innocent people killed in a publicity stunt for a worthless piece of trash.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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jjduling.bsky.social @jjduling.bsky.social · 3h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Supreme Court leans toward further weakening landmark Voting Rights Act

The conservative majority seems willing to raise the bar on plaintiffs seeking to challenge legislative district maps for violating the 1965 law aimed at protecting minority voters.

www.nbcnews.com

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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 5h

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