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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein…took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch – scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Zak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 7h

They literally lie about everything

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16h

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B-52 Bombers Just Flew For Hours Off Venezuela's Coast

The B-52 sorties are a major show of force aimed at Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro as U.S. forces further step up operations in the Caribbean.

www.twz.com

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Snarkymuse @snarkymuse.bsky.social · 1d

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10h

Rachel Is Absolutely 💯 Correct !

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 3d

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵 Yesterday, was the 53rd anniversary of a race riot that took place on the USS Kitty Hawk on Oct 12, 1972. Would you believe me if I told you it started over a sandwich?

Yep.

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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Race riot at sea — 1972 Kitty Hawk incident fueled fleet-wide unrest

It was not a good time for the carrier Kitty Hawk as it steamed across the South China Sea toward Vietnam in October 1972. The ship already had been deployed for eight months, and was on track to spen...

www.navytimes.com

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 23h

Virginia Giuffre, In Her Own Words: How a 16 yo’s Life Unraveled at MarALago www.vanityfair.com/news/story/v... it’s unimaginable that it’s been ~6 months without Virginia. Hearing her voice here (with Amy Wallace) is an unflinching reminder she & we all deserve better—& 😭👏she’s still demanding it!

Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s Memoir Reveals How Ghislaine Maxwell Found the Teen at Mar-a-Lago and Sent Her to Jeffrey Epstein

Before she died by suicide earlier this year, Virginia Roberts Giuffre wrote Nobody’s Girl, a devastating memoir of her abuse, including at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. This excerpt is her account of...

www.vanityfair.com

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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John N Gretchen III @jng3jng3.bsky.social · 13h

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NEW * Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes Diana Ross -4K- {Stereo} 1964

YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19h

Solidarity is the only way

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 22h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

Typhoon-devastated Alaska facing hardships more severe than most Americans will ever comprehend

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Typhoon-devastated Alaska facing hardships more severe than most Americans will ever comprehend

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John N Gretchen III @jng3jng3.bsky.social · 1d

Demonstrations of reality will not get through to them. A mirror might help.

John N Gretchen III @jng3jng3.bsky.social · 1d

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Gene Simmons , Haunted House , 1964 Vinyl 45 RPM

YouTube video by Toni Davey

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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LOGICALDOG💙 @logicaldog.bsky.social · 2d

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2d

“Cases such as that of Leonardo García Venegas, a US citizen who has just filed a lawsuit against ICE for detaining him not once but twice in Baldwin, Alabama. The agents argued that Venegas’ REAL ID was fake.”

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2d

“America’s Voice highlighted some 15 cases of citizens who have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), some violently, despite having identification,” writes Maribel Hastings: www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Citizenship Is No Protection Against Trump's Deportation Machine | Common Dreams

It seems that those who do not fit the racial profile of a "true" American, even if they are citizens of this country, are also considered "enemy within," judging by the way they trample on their righ...

www.commondreams.org

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, color me shocked.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 2d

The questions remain. Why did White House border czar Tom Homan accept a bag with $50,000 cash? Who was it from? What was promised in exchange? Why did the DOJ close the investigation? How does bribery and corruption make America great? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pressed on Tom Homan controversy, JD Vance and Pam Bondi struggle to answer

The attorney general and the vice president confronted straightforward questions about the scandal surrounding the border czar. Both Republicans struggled.

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John N Gretchen III @jng3jng3.bsky.social · 2d

Are you Canadian? You seem nice.

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John N Gretchen III @jng3jng3.bsky.social · 2d

little on little

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 3d

Kamala May Have Won.
Indications Of Elections Fraud

The missing votes uncovered in Smart Elections’ legal case in Rockland County, New York, are just the tip of the iceberg—an iceberg that extends across the swing states and into Texas.

She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.

How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

thiswillhold.substack.com

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