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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 15h

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October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 1d

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October 13, 2025

Last Tuesday, President Donald J.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 2d

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DATE October 13, 2025
Contact: Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP),
[email protected] | 816-931-4177
Governor Kehoe Refuses to Adhere to his Pro-Life Beliefs,
Allowing an Innocent Prison Pastor’s Execution to Move Forward

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Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 3d

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

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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saltymermaidtales.bsky.social @saltymermaidtales.bsky.social · 2d

Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 3d

For real.

If you were loud for Jimmy Kimmel, crank it up for Letitia James.
Authoritarian bullies count on silence to get away with it; make some noise and have her back!

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 2d

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October 12, 2025

On October 9, President Donald J.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 3d

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Mortgages

Mortgages are a type of property loan that financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions, can offer when a prospective buyer decides against paying a property’s full cost in cash. The lender

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 4d

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October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 4d

How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...

How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 5d

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 5d

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 5d

The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

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NetworkforDemocracy @simple-truth.bsky.social · 5d

I'll just leave this here. It's long past my bedtime.

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Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · 5d

Christy Noem:
"I was talking to some marshals who have been partnering with ICE. they said that they had detained a cannibal, & put him on a plane to take him home, & while they had him in his seat, he started to eat himself. & they had to get him off & get him medical attention.”
She's crazy! Wow!😟

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Hether Beck @hethbeck.bsky.social · 5d

WTF is drunkydrunk up to here?

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 5d

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Woody Guthrie song for Fascists.

Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 5d

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Great article, very well-written, important topic.

He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?

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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 5d

NYC Emergency Rally:
Hands Off Letitia James

This indictment is nothing more than a politically motivated attack by Trump to intimidate a Black woman who dares to hold him accountable—NY will fight back:

📅 Friday, October 10th
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Foley Square

Learn more:
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SOLIDARITY RALLY
HANDS OFF
TISH JAMES
FRIDAY (10/10)
FOLEY SQUARE AT 5:30

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 5d

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October 9, 2025

Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
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The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 5d

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Texas prisoner Robert Roberson's execution halted by state's highest criminal court

Roberson would be the first person in the nation put to death for a "shaken baby" diagnosis. A "Dateline" podcast included new interviews and evidence in the sprawling case.

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