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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 6h

Dangerous, an embarrassment, an insult to all the dedicated professionals who have worked at the DoJ.

Edward A. Rowe @edwardarowe1.bsky.social · 6h

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 6h

Republicans who do not demand accountability are complicit. (Of course, they worship an orange-tinted idol who has engaged in serial sexual assault.)

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 19h

Federal agents broke down a Delaware woman's door, injured her children, detained her for weeks and threatened to send her back to her native country in Central America to which her abusive ex-husband had already been deported, a report claimed Monday. bit.ly/4hf68ko

ICE threatens to reunite woman with abusive ex she helped cops arrest

Federal agents broke down a Delaware woman's door, injured her children, detained her for weeks and threatened to send her back to her native country in Central America to which her abusive ex-husband...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 20h

Actually 116....

John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 20h

Republicans, starting w/ Reagan and Gingrich, were at the foundation of this problem by repeating the lie that the government was the problem, if not the enemy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 20h

So almost as many Republican-appointed judges say that the Court is acting inappropriately as those endorsing the Court's actions....

John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 20h

There needs to be a much more fulsome interpretation of the Hatch Act. (Thomas Jefferson began his administration endorsing the idea that officials could not use their office to promote partisan issues.)

John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 23h

This is the result of anti-science idiocy promoted by people like RFK w/ Trump's help (because of a corrupt bargain where RFK supported Trump's election). Children will suffer; some will die.

Greed Apocalypse @juanmunoz.bsky.social · 1d

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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country | Flipboard

NPR - Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country. The U.S. has now confirmed 1,563 case...

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 1d

Friendly reminder: "I was just following orders" didn't protect those who faced the Nuremberg trials who had once dragged crying women and children from their homes from the consequences of their actions.

#Pinks

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 23h

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 23h

This has happened repeatedly. The incompetence is breath-taking. It is also costing taxpayers millions of dollars as the efficacy of important agencies is compromised.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump White House: where loyalty and cruelty get you the job, but idiocy and sheer incompetence let you keep it.

A tweet by user “sam” responding to Sam Stein. Sam writes: “the incompetence of it all is just stunning. this administration is locked in a perpetual battle between stupid and evil.” The quoted tweet from Sam Stein reads: “Can confirm. Some CDC experts who were RIFed on Friday have already had their firings rescinded by the administration.”

John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 1d

Continue to protest AND stay peaceful. They are showing their true colors -- Brownshirts.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 1d

Moved after saying Trump was uninvolved (in spite of extensive evidence), regulations prohibit her from minimum security prison, her lawyer said it was a quid pro quo,... but DoJ says transfer mere coincidence. If you believe that, you'll believe anything. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Mystery meetings and lockdowns: Maxwell’s arrival at Texas prison unsettled inmates

Maxwell had a mysterious meeting in the prison’s chapel that prevented other inmates from getting their outdoor time, per the report

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 1d

Congress should be investigating these types of allegations and, if found true, punishing those abusing their power.

CHBstills @chbstills.bsky.social · 1d

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver | Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then,... | www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 1d

Someone needs to do a serious, academic statistical analysis: It appears that MAGA supporters are dramatically more likely to be child sex abusers. Since Trump is a rapist and pedophile, this makes sense, but we could use a serious analysis.

💙🦋💙MichaelWestby💙🦋💙 @tazinib1.bsky.social · 1d

Shocking!!!

Said no-fucking-body

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Donn @bluewa1961.bsky.social · 1d

OCTOBER 18TH! Find an event near you at nokings.org.

We must participate in numbers the failing media CANNOT ignore. Millions upon millions of Americans in the street. #NoKings

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John Ragosta @johnaragosta.bsky.social · 1d

This has happened repeatedly. The incompetence of this Administration is mind-boggling. These errors, though, cost taxpayers millions of dollars and undermine the efficacy of critical institutions.

Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 1d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/h...
Hundreds of staff fired from CDC late Friday have been reinstated.

Layoff notices sent late Friday night to around 1,300 workers at the CDC, approximately 700 were reinstated on Saturday, while about 600 remain laid off, according to the union.