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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 2h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 12m

"These reckless actions are disrupting and destroying the lives of everyday working people who are constantly being used as bargaining chips."

Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown

“People are scared," asks one federal worker. “Is WIRED hiring?” jokes another.

www.wired.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3h

The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.

That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 2h

Well we realize that DL Demon Queen Mike Johnson isn't concerned about the:
- release of the Epstein files;
- colleagues that engage in domestic violence;
- American people hurt by the shutdown;
- truth-telling.

About Cory Mills:

🧾 www.mediaite.com/crime/restra...

📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11m

One of the things people will be protesting this Saturday at No Kings is Scott Bessent sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina while Trump plays golf and Congress says nothing.

That isn’t “hating America.”

That is America First.

Republicans want bailouts for oligarchs.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28m

Reporting on and from the Pentagon is not a perk for journalists; it's how a free people knows what is being done with their tax dollars and in their names. www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

www.thebulwark.com

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 2h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 2h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 47m

Thank you 🥹 she’s truly an angel

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 2h

This is Sophie — she’s 3yo, loves naps, cheese, and being chased by other dogs ❤️

A photo of a pug and her owner sitting on a bench

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 2h

BREAKING NEWS: Today is National Pug Day so please post photos of your pug(s)

National Pug Day
HAPPY NATIONAL PUG DAY!
PUGTOBER
NATIONAL PUG DAY
Celebrated annually on October 15th, National Pug Day is a tribute to the ancient and beloved dog breed.
Pet lifestyle expert Colleen Paige established the day in 2012 to celebrate pugs and encourage adoption from shelters and rescues. Ways to celebrate include:

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 3h

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 5h

for @slate.com I wrote about Joe Arpaio's view on the SCOTUS shadow docket decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, the case in which Kavanaugh said it was okay to racially profile people.
“I was vindicated by the Supreme Court of all this shit.”
slate.com/news-and-pol...

He Was the Most Notorious Sheriff in America. He Says the Supreme Court Vindicated Him.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 4h

John Cornyn, who is up for reelection, thinks the people of Texas are blind to the Republican government shutdown

Maybe he needs an earful from his constituents

Could airport delays stop the two-week long shutdown? Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., is doubtful. "I haven't seen anything that breaks the stalemate," he told Semafor, adding: "This whole thing is stupid." After the House's stopgap bill failed again Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune switched up tactics, setting up a vote later this week on a defense-only funding bill. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin wants Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson to meet with Democratic leaders and President Donald Trump: "It's time for us to sit down and resolve this." There's no sign of such a meeting yet - and some senators say the hutdown isn't breaking through back home.
Most of my constituency back in Texas doesn't know the government is shut down, except for delays in air traffic," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told Semafor. "It's obviously a battle of wills."
- Burgess Everett

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 4h

This is what leadership looks like 👇

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I'm not afraid. Come and get me, Donald.

I will stand up for the law and the Constitution. That’s what we do in the State of Illinois.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

🚨 Leaked messages from Young Republicans show members joking about gas chambers, rape, and slavery — even saying “I love Hitler.”

They called Black people “monkeys” and “the watermelon people.”

This isn’t the fringe. It’s the next generation of GOP leadership.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.

They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.

They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

This is, yet again, another time the United States strikes and kills without showing the public any evidence

Trump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1d

Even the soulless Supreme Court thinks Alex Jones is a piece of shit. He better pay the Sandy Hook families for causing so much pain.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Mugger Jack, (Lucky) @muggerjack.bsky.social · 1d

I think zip tying a child's hands behind them is enough to suggest they are being inhumane.

Let's start the investigation there.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 1d

criminal

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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