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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1h

See the 2 restaurants in Scotland named among the best in the UK for 'design-led' dining by the Good Food Guide 👇

2 'fabulous' Scottish restaurants named among the best for 'design-led' dining

www.thenational.scot

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 3h

Gladys and Olivia snoozing in the fall sun today. They came from a home where they were not given bedding to stay warm and now they enjoy snuggling in the deep hay together!

Photo of two large pigs, one brown and one black and white, snuggled together in a large pile of hay.

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Neil Before Zod @waytowichneil.bsky.social · 16h

I no longer believe that the words illegal/legal, moral/immoral, or ethical/unethical have any meaning in the United States.

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Rex The TV Terrier ™ And Spike! @rexthetvterrier.org · 1h

Goodnight everyone 💞. Dream of a better world ☮️. I know that's not easy right now. #Goodnighteveryone #KindnessMatters #WeMissYouRex #Dogsofbluesky #LoveYouRex #SweetDreamsSpike

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

⁨The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law.

I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.⁩

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Tortilla @hurricanetort.bsky.social · 14h

fownd a noo bocks to snugg in 💤💤💤

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@TXCat61 @txcat61.bsky.social · 1h

@chicagotribune.com Rep. Sylvester Turner DIED March 5th, 2025. TX 18 has not been represented since because Greg Abbott REFUSES to allow an election. This was Barbara Jordan's seat once upon a time. #Racism

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John @johnbull.wtf · 6h

Whoever bullied Stephen Miller and Mike Johnson in high school needs to make a public apology for putting this on us.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1h

Trump is playing golf and Republicans are on vacation while hard-working Americans are without pay.

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 1h

l.smartnews.com/p-6oQTj69O/d...

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa enters race for Texas governor (KXAN - Austin, TX)

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Representative Gina Hinojosa announced she is running to become the first Democratic governor in Texas in 30 years. The Rio Grande V...

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 2h

Voting rights are about giving “Black voters a fair shot – not even a fair share! – just a fair shot at electing representatives of their choice”: @janainelson.bsky.social, president and director-counsel of the @legaldefensefund.bsky.social, who defended voting rights before the Supreme Court today.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12h

Throwing all the bits and pieces of the worst discrimination jurisprudence never applied to voting rights at this - racial stereotyping (?); congruence & proportionality; has to be time-bound.

We have a Court that is game. Let’s try it!

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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

Dismantling the VRA is their plan. An all out attack on black/brown representation that would give Republicans a hammer-lock on power.

A potentially 20-plus house seat shift. Pay attention.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

It's all about racism and power.

This corrupt right-wing Supreme Court will gut the Voting Rights Act. It's been a dream of Roberts for decades.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Supreme Court Questions Role of Race in State Election Maps

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 23h

“Defense lawyers who have clients caught up in the case have expressed bafflement at what possible crime could have been committed…”

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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Amish Super Model @amishsupermodel.bsky.social · 4h

It makes me so sad to hear young women—teens—be afraid of their future in America.

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DOG-E doo doo @dog-e-doo-doo.bsky.social · 16h

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kenyettawrites.bsky.social @kenyettawrites.bsky.social · 1h

I feel the same way. They are thinking of other ways to punish us.

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Jana Warrior Angel @janabw81.bsky.social · 14h

I miss the days when I didn’t have to worry 24/7 what horrible thing our government was planning on doing to us next. 😖

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 13h

No person of color is surprised by this.

We've all overhead things like this we weren't supposed to. At work, school, social situations.

"The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening."

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Kahlief “The Best Adams” Adams @itskahlief.bsky.social · 2h

Once this voting rights act gets overturned, it’s gonna get real dark real quick.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3h

Didn’t have a chance to listen to @janainelson.bsky.social’s brilliant argument before the SCOTUS? You can listen here: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
Here’s a moment of her opening. Your welcome!

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10h

This is Rosie. She doesn't have a bad angle, but prefers this one because it makes her look tall. 12/10 (IG: whippyrosie)

a gray whippet puppy with white on her paws, tummy, and snoot and blue eyes sits in a living room with a gray couch behind her. she's giving us an innocent expression and the teensiest hint of a blep with her pink tongue. we're looking up at her from a low angle, so it seems as if she's towering over us.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3h

Whew!

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 12h

Louisiana v. Callais, in one sentence:

The only way to stop discrimination against Black voters is to stop discriminating against white voters in remedying the initial violation.

This case is about appeasing white voters, and nothing else.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 14h

My neighbors have filled the Little Free Libraries with whistles so we can warn each other about ICE. Chicago is not afraid.

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