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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 2h

But didn't the felon-in-chief just tell the American people yesterday that "grocery prices are down"? 🙄

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

@wsj.com
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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 3h

Ah, let them be surprised! Idiots.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 3h

Seriously, @axios.com? What peace deals exactly do you think HE has "hashed out"? And since he is the one dictating the #gop to stay shutdown, how is that "navigating" anything? If anything, your builder Don is destroying democracy. Wrecking Ball Don is more like it. 🙄

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 4h

A "faithful colleague." So the Speaker doesn't think violence against women is serious and believes that #gop fidelity is more important than decency, integrity, and doing right by ones constituency. These people must be run out of town. And shunned.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 4h

But hey, who cares about American kids with special needs? Not the #gop.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11h

One of the biggest issues in democratic politics is how the consultants everyone hires sees voters as just a cash machine and they pummel them with messages asking for money instead of activating them for politics. It rightfully makes people extremely cynical.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 10h

Did any reporter, just one even, am him who in Hamas he spoke to? And where is the read out of that conversation? #trumpLIES

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 10h

#NY21

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

They’re freaking out!!!

Trump’s cabinet secretaries falsely claim Dems are keeping the government closed because of the “No Kings” mass protests, and Mike Johnson calls it the “hate America rally.”

The truth is: we love America, but we hate tyrants. That’s why we’re doing this.

See you Saturday.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 10h

This isn't the country I want to live in any more. This administration is beyond corrupt. Thankful that there are some people left with integrity and the strength to say no.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 23h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 12h

Who’s the terrorist here?

Photo by @chicago.suntimes.com Anthony Vazquez

Photograph of a young man in Chicago who looks like a teenager, holding up his hands and crouching slightly in front of a militarized agent in full tactical gear who is pointing an assault rifle at his face.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Full of Contempt @m-theory3.bsky.social · 1d

This is the nation that we are now. This nation is unbelievably sick.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 21h

C'mon @dscc.bsky.social do better- won't contribute to you until you learn.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

NO. It's fundamentally inappropriate for the @dscc.bsky.social to form a fundraising committee with Janet Mills. What happened to staying OUT of the primaries?

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23h

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt. No one wants a genocidaire.

Erdogan opposed Netanyahu's attendance at summit, Turkish official confirms

A senior official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt.

apnews.com

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Amen, sister!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 1d

The ‘Peace President’ killed six more people off the coast of Venezuela this morning. We have no evidence other than his word that they were a threat to anyone, anywhere and also release the Epstein files. Thank you for your attention in this matter!

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1d

The President’s authorities under Article II are limited to responding to an armed attack/the threat of one and do not apply here.

These continued strikes — 27 killed to date — risk getting the U.S. into a full fledged war.

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Who can stop this insanity??

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Kelly Himsl Arthur @kellyarthur.bsky.social · 1d

I just can't with these people.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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