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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

The company brought Junior in right after the election as part owner. They just won the largest drone motor contract awarded by the Pentagon.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

When idiot Ron Schneider was born in 1963, the infant mortality rate was 29/1,000. It is now close to 5/1,000. So, no, children were NOT healthier when he was a kid. And he was, clearly, dropped on his head.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 11h

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3h

He has to at least experience the inside of a jail cell for committing Contempt via—of all things—Assault.

If he is not locked up briefly (24 hours) he is not going to understand the severity of his conduct, nor will anyone in his entire organization.

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 4h

A Chicago federal judge on Friday demanded that CBP commander Greg Bovino appear next week in her courtroom after he was accused of openly violating one of her orders.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...

Chicago Federal Judge Hauls Bovino in to Court

A Chicago federal judge on Friday demanded that CBP commander and federal...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7h

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.

When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 7h

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 9h

The sad truth for Fat Senile Satan.

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Post-Left Watch @postleftwatch.bsky.social · 2d

Someone tell me why everyone's falling on their swords for the Blackwater Redditor with the SS tattoo in a primary with a bunch of other candidates that's months away

Krystal Ball and Zaid Jilani defending Graham Platner's tattoo. Jilani calls it a "psyop"

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 7d

As is so often the case, Trump admin statements in court are the polar opposite of what they say publicly.

PUBLICLY, Trump & Vought say they’re firing federal workers because of the shutdown.

IN COURT, they said the firings have nothing to do with the shutdown.

Rachel Borra, the department's chief human capital officer, said in the Friday filing that the department has stopped work on reductions in force.
"Interior had intended on imminently abolishing positions in 68 competitive areas that include plaintiff bargaining unit employees," she said.
"Among those streamlining efforts, Interior has been working on potential RIF plans since early this year," Borra wrote. "These planning efforts were begun long before the current lapse in appropriations and had nothing to do with the lapse in appropriations."

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9h

and just as a reminder, no matter the uniform:

If they're racially profiling, kidnapping, assaulting or killing people, they're a piece of shit.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13h

The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.

“Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets,” with photos of how they’re uniformed and equipped

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a trillion dollar increase in two months.

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Eosine911_Canadian @eosine911.bsky.social · 2d

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Eosine911_Canadian @eosine911.bsky.social · 2d

There are more problems than his tattoos. He is not the brightest bulb.
Quote: In other posts from 2013 reviewed by NBC News, Platner also minimized challenges faced by military members in reporting sexual assault and encouraged people not to use substances in order to avoid being raped.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9h

Murder. Cold-blooded murder of innocents.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

BREAKING: Hegseth says that another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people.

Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 11h

10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.

6 people dead this time.

Not a single arrest made.

Not an ounce recovered.

Not a shred of evidence provided.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9h

Russia has built a secret surveillance net for tracking NATO submarines in the Arctic using Western technology, according to the Russian Secrets reporting project.

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ur-tired-ur-poor.bsky.social @ur-tired-ur-poor.bsky.social · 10h

This guy's plan was to do another one of those run as a Dem then switch to GOP once elected.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on Dems!

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still in Pittsburgh @pdpittsburgh.bsky.social · 10h

www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/21/p...

Graham Platner knew his tattoo of a Nazi symbol was a problem weeks ago, former staffer says

The campaign denied that, calling it “a lie from a disgruntled former employee.”

www.bangordailynews.com

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 11h

Trump's pardon of a foreign billionaire convicted of money laundering to Hamas terrorists and to Iran is not exactly America first.

It also hurts the crypto industry's image.

Will more tech leaders speak out like Joe Lonsdale?

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justice4ever.bsky.social @justice4ever.bsky.social · 9h

No he wasn't! Obama did not appoint him, nor did he go through any senate confirmation back in 2012 when he worked for the justice department as a government attorney.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

After trying to bribe Kilmer Abrego Garcia into pleading guilty by telling him they’d send him to Costa Rica if he did and to Africa if he didn’t, the Trump admin is now refusing to acknowledge that he agreed to be deported to Costa Rica — but won’t plead guilty.

Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 10h

Update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: While the judge deliberates on whether to release him, DOJ says the US identified a country that will take him: Liberia. Abrego Garcia's lawyers prev had said he was willing to go to Costa Rica and that officials there were amenable; no mention of that buff.ly/sAR7n1Y

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 10h

This is exactly how the Turkey's Erdoğan dictatorship succeeded in remaking all mainstream media into regime media.

Not mainly by overt censorship. Mostly by making it clear that media firms clearly communicating the truth about regime actions would be targeted by selective/perverted 'regulation'.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

Another disturbing example of how Trump silences dissent: "the chief content officer for our parent company... stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Opinion | I Quit My Job in the Face of Pro-Trump Censorship

A veteran journalist says his bosses were afraid of crossing the administration.

www.politico.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 12h

Can't wait to see them try to blame this one on Biden.

"New data released Friday showed inflation heated up in September to a pace not seen since January, according to the first data set to be released during the shutdown."

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

Shutdown-delayed report showed hotter inflation in September

Inflation data shows inflation ticking up, offering this month’s only official glimpse of the economy amid the shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 10h

the imagery of the White House looking like it got hit with a car bomb is stunning. But corporations with business before the administration paying for the president's home renovation should be a huge scandal too. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Big Tech helped bankroll the East Wing destruction

Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration. They all cut checks for the ballroom.

www.motherjones.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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justice4ever.bsky.social @justice4ever.bsky.social · 10h

Finish pillaging our country.