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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 13m

Ted, you need to ease up on the Koolaid, dude. You’re really sounding like a total ass.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 2h

Former college debater Ted Cruz performs some logical gymnastics on Fox News:

1. Define protests like No Kings as “riots”

2. Legally add “rioting” to the offenses covered by RICO

3. And voila! Our first amendment right to assemble with fellow citizens is now subject to punishment as racketeering

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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 15m

One no longer needs to be especially literate to be a spokesperson- this administration seems to celebrate fantasy, and lousy syntax.

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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 21m

Shouldn’t that have been “fell to the floor” if he was in a hallway? I guess they needed it to sound more dramatic. I wonder what kind of floor wax the Capitol uses…

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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 40m

Do you think little Mikey is getting worried that the rest of us do not like Nazis?

Johnson condemns leaked Young Republicans group chat messages as Senate fails to pass funding bill for tenth time – live www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Johnson condemns leaked Young Republicans group chat messages as Senate fails to pass funding bill for tenth time – live

House speaker says he didn’t know the Young Republicans chat members as Senate rejects House-passed funding bill 51-45 as shutdown reaches 16th day

www.theguardian.com

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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 37m

He probably doesn’t think anyone will notice that he’s changed his story…

lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 38m

Typewriter? Electric or manual?

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 4h

😂🤣😂🤣This magat is the 🍊🤡’s pea in the🫛 &
the way Big Gretch is so unbothered, it’s giving ‘Mom’s ignoring a toddler’s tantrum over a lollipop’

🔊on

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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 40m

YIKES!!!

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 45m

Keep 'em coming... and do more than just "consider"

Politico @politico.com · 1h

San Francisco’s top cop said she’d consider charges against federal agents using excessive force as Trump threatens to send in the National Guard.

San Francisco DA says she ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring charges against federal agents

Her remarks came after Trump said he may send the National Guard to San Francisco.

www.politico.com

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 51m

Saving lives should be a higher priority #ProLifeMyAss #ClimateCrisis

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Sean Duffy: "We are gonna save billions of dollars by getting rid of the fuel economy standards that are set way too high, that no combustion engine can meet, costing each car to the tune of thousands of dollars for the end consumer. We're in the process of getting rid of those rules."

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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 48m

What a friggin’ asswipe. You know people have no soul, when money & power completely overshadow the lives & health of even their own children & grandchildren.

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Patty Shenker @pattys06.bsky.social · 3h

The Nazi Playbook 🖕🏻🖕🏼🖕🏽🖕🏾

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Jeffrey AKA The Hairless Hippie @mojochefjeff.bsky.social · 3h

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It's kind of ironic that the man who is protecting the pedophiles, and holding the government hostage, while destroying our economy is calling anyone else a terrorist. Maybe someone needs to explain the 1st amendment to the fake "Christian"

Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’

GOP panic rises as millions prepare to turn out on Saturday

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

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
U.S. Code
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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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Vet_Grandma AKA Madam Defarge @madamedefarge2a.bsky.social · 16h

Another reason to mask up on Saturday. COVID is on the rise and many people can no longer get their booster. Now measles.

Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 23h

This is bad! And with the mess that is the Department of Health now, sadly i dont see an end to it anytime soon… 😔
#Pinks 🌸
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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country — NPR

In South Carolina, more than 130 schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

apple.news

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Billy Bob @billybob5.bsky.social · 14h

Ugh

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Sara 🇨🇦 @insearchofzen.bsky.social · 14h

As it should be 🐘💚

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 20h

As Umani's youngest grandchild, little Zigi is growing up in a cocoon of love. He is so beloved, in fact, that the older orphan girls are in a constant battle of wits to be chief nanny. Ultimately, it means Zigi benefits from an entire herd of devoted carers ensuring his safety and happiness.

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Don @donshifs.bsky.social · 18h

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you your Vice President in all his Nazi glory.

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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you, Trump, for your ridiculous tariffs and our tanking economy!

Republicans are running scared of a #BlueWave in 2026!

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lolonurse @lolonurse.bsky.social · 17h

OMG!! Reason is alive in OK!

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 17h

“Oklahoma’s new public schools superintendent announced Wednesday he is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to place Bibles in classrooms and incorporate the book into lesson plans for students.”

apnews.com/article/okla...

New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.

apnews.com

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Julie J @j1j2.bsky.social · 18h

Saugerties, New York
NO KINGS SAUGERTIES
Saturday, October 18

TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 29d

#NoCrowns
#NOKINGS
#NewYork
Saugerties New York
NO KINGS SAUGERTIES
Saturday, October 18
12 – 1pm EDT
Market Street & Main Street
Saugerties, NY 12477
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NO KINGS SAUGERTIES · Mobilize

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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