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Elizabeth Alice Croydon @misslizzy.bsky.social · 2h

#AntifaSocialGardeningClub

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

Jordy created a simple website where visitors are invited fo contribute $35 to "provide an infiatable costumes forTrue American.

Pardon the inflation pun

"This whole thing has blown up a lot."

www.operationinflation.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Cuomo saying he’s the only one who can stand up to Trump is like Trump saying he’s the only one who can stand up to Putin

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

COLLINS: For people who see that moment with your dad and the Indonesian president & say, 'there's supposed to be this wall between the president and his business,' what does say when a world leader clearly think he's still involved with the family business?

ERIC TRUMP: I think there's a huge wall

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 4h

Kristi Noem defends ICE arrest of police officer

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve come to understand that a lot of it comes from deceiving senior citizens

open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

Spam PACs Raise Money by Deceiving Seniors

One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666

open.substack.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 6h

I can almost guarantee you that there will be right wing agitators posing as Antifa to discredit the protests. Stay safe and keep your cameras on.

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#WARNING🔥
@SpeakerJohnson
and Trump are trying to frame No Kings protests as a “hate America rally.” Trump’s cabinet are claiming peaceful marchers are “antifa terrorists” and “pro-Hamas.” Prepare for infiltration of paid actors to instigate violence ‼️#FalseFlag #umbrellaman

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6h

If the Commander of Southern Command is stepping down less than a year into his tenure, I’m guessing we’re about to find out the intelligence picture on these “narco-terrorist” vessels that we’re blowing out of the water isn’t as solid as it’s being portrayed.

Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 7h

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

BREAKING: Immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other actions against protesters, a judge rules.

'Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

JD Vance said today on the TPUSA podcast that these guys were “just a bunch of kids in a chat room.” bsky.app/profile/blue...

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 1d

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 1d

Senator Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy warned us NOT TO APPOINT John Roberts to the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama made a strong case as well.
youtu.be/JTAXLprF7sc?...

Sen. Ted Kennedy’s statement on Judge John Roberts' qualifications during his 2005 Conf Hearing

YouTube video by PDFlynn

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thewakan.bsky.social @thewakan.bsky.social · 14h

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keepamericafree.bsky.social @keepamericafree.bsky.social · 14h

These aren’t kids. They’re adults who aspire to leadership positions. Therefore if they do something a that betrays their deeply help personal bias, it is extremely relevant.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Q: “Most hospitals + people who will lose insurance are in rural areas. If Trump & Republicans are so intent on sticking it to their own voters, why not let them?”

@aoc.bsky.social : “That’s the difference between us & Trump. I don’t care if you voted for me, I want you to have health care.”

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 15h

Free From ICE!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has mostly focused cuts on what he calls "Democrat programs" - but even when he lays off employees in places like Homeland Security, it is about settling scores. So, CISA is cut, including the unit that focuses on cyber attacks on infrastructure. Why? donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

DHS is conservative, but the unit targeted was the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. This was the unit that said that the the 2020 election was not, contrary to Trump’s claims, subject to foreign vote manipulation. Since that time Trump has put the unit in his crosshairs, and is even investigating its former head, his own appointee, Chris Krebs.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 1d

Agent lobs a gas canister into a residential neighborhood in Illinois for no discernible reason, gassing dozens of neighbors including a baby. The comfort with which they deploy weapons of war is unreal.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

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Tim 💙💙💙 @kattykit65.bsky.social · 2d

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YakHappy @yakhappy.bsky.social · 2d

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Axios @axios.com · 2d

Trump slammed Time magazine's cover photo of him, in which he said "they 'disappeared' my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one."

Trump slams Time magazine photo as "Worst of All Time"

Trump said Time's photo "disappeared" his hair.

www.axios.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“What’s the benefit for 🇺🇸 in sending $20 BILLION to Argentina?”🤔

Trump says he just really likes their philosophy and will only send the $20 Billion if his pal Milei wins.

Imagine not being able to see this blatant corruption for what it is. (While our farmers struggle)

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

“The photo is probably the worst in history. They ‘removed’ my hair and added something floating above my head — like a tiny crown. Very strange! I’ve never liked photos taken from below, but this one is just terrible and should be withdrawn,” Trump wrote

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