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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 15h

If these MAGA influencers really thought Trump was popular, they’d organize a counter-protest to No Kings. Show us up by getting more than 8 million people to rally for their favorite president next weekend. But they won’t—because deep down, they know they’ve hitched themselves to a sinking ship.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15h

Everyone realize that the reason the government is "shut down" is that the Republicans failed to pass a budget by Sept 30th, as they are required to do by law, and the government just ran out of money?

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15h

By law the Republicans were required to have a budget for the new fiscal year in place on September 30th.

Anyone seen the budget? Are they are here in DC working on one?

Don't we think media, commentators should be asking Rs where their budget is? Do they intend to actually create one?

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 17h

Businesses choose what jobs they take. ACECO chose to take this one. They can choose not to. 2/
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White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Ben Meiselas calls on those with standing to act: seek an injunction to halt Trump’s White House ballroom. Argue fraud—Trump claimed he’d pay and not alter the structure—and use the damage to the East Wing as the emergency basis. Demand discovery now.

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J6 Plaque @thejan6plaque.bsky.social · 13h

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes

Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson is in the top 5 of all time most articulate intelligent SOUNDING liars.
-Swear in Rep-Elect Grijalva
-Have the vote on releasing the Epstein files
-Hang up the January 6th plaque
Admit trump lost the 2020 election
-Bring back congress open the government so people can get paid

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 16h

Call the demo company and let them know what you think. They are on LinkedIn and Yelp, too. Taking this job was a choice.

capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 17h

Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

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ACLU @aclu.org · 19h

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 20h

I helped organize March for Our Lives NYC-gratis

I helped immigrants at JFK during the Muslim ban-pro bono

I drove to South Carolina in 2020 and Erie, PA in 2024 to do election protection work-for free

Like millions of others,I don’t get paid by George Soros-or anyone else

I do it for my country

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Ernst: "I think it is extremely important that we look at who is funding these protests. We have to get to the bottom of this. It could be the usual suspect -- George Soros."

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 14h

He gave $40B to a foreign dictator, millions for Noem’s jets, he’s trashing the White House for a ballroom and we’re just trying to survive. There should’ve been more than 7 million in the streets on No Kings Day. Come at me but you know I’m right.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 13h

How does tearing down the White House to build a ballroom help the American people?

Explain it to me like I’m 5.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 12h

Lindsey Halligan has a broadcast journalism degree from Regis University in Denver. I am confident they covered how "off the record" works.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 16h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 12h

If ANYONE ELSE ON THE PLANET did to our White House what Donald Trump just did to our White House, Republicans would be losing their motherfucking minds.

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Dr. Merri 🐸 @merri24.bsky.social · 13h

When will the majority of people in the United States wake up? Most people are still asleep.
Good God this is a nightmare.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 12h

Rachel seems particularly partial to the pun signs.

What were your favorites from Saturday?

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 12h

This is THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE
Not diCtator Drump...

It's so infuriating as Millions of Americans are suffering
As millions of Americans will lose their Healthcare
As he refuses to negotiate on the shutdown

$250 million let that sink in for his gaudy ballroom

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judejudels.bsky.social @judejudels.bsky.social · 11h

Yes Patti it is the peoples house. I'm so sad to see this happening to this beautiful building. If it has to happen, I hope it looks like a circus tent so it can house all of the clowns that enable the orange turd.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 22h

Earlier this year I revealed that my investigators had uncovered a massive Epstein file at the Treasury Department containing bank records. They found over 4700 wire transfers totaling $1.1 BILLION in and out of his JP Morgan Chase accounts alone.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

Dear Americans,

Hi, it’s God.

Thou shalt not allow Nazis to takeover thy government.

Come on. You fought a whole war over this.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

Robert De Niro: “[Donald Trump] has no empathy. ... It’s something deeply psychological in him. He wants to hurt people, he wants to hurt this country.”

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 23h

So many of the quotes from this Republican press conference on the No Kings Day protests are unhinged. They are absolutely panicking. What are they doing?

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 23h

I see MAGA has moved on from “it’s sad that these protesters weren’t watching college football on Saturday” to “the No Kings Day protest was an attack on Jesus Christ—the KING OF KINGS.”

These people are ridiculous.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 22h

Hard core truth from @andyostroy.bsky.social.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 22h

www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...
And WE IN ARIZONA DEMAND that ADELITA GRIJALVA gets to be SWORN IN
Call Speaker Johnson as I am at 202 225 2777

'Absolutely Ridiculous': GOP Rep calls on Speaker Johnson to bring back House amid shutdown

Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley of California joins The Weekend: Primetime to talk about on why he's actively calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring back the House of Representatives amid the government...

www.msnbc.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Everyone makes it about Trump and Epstein, but it’s about this whole ring of men. That’s what makes me upset, because we know they were there. We saw them. We know there were royalty, princes, very powerful people in academia and tech, and we saw them at parties.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 22h

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