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loreleimaid.bsky.social @loreleimaid.bsky.social · 20h

I took part in a small town protest today in very very red rural Missouri. Initially, a few days ago 43 people were "going". Turned out to be 640 of us in a tiny town square! I was beyond exhilarated.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21h

Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21h

Nancy Lucía López @cybergata.bsky.social · 23h

No Kings Downtown Albuquerque, Oct. 18, 2025. Video courtesy VisionBroadcast Media LLC. I love my city. #Albuquerque #NewMexico

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d

Humor is kryptonite to Trump, so let's have fun tomorrow!

March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social

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EarnedMySpurs🐸 @plannedtheride.bsky.social · 2d

You know who hates America, Mike? Your friends.
The ones who beat cops w/ flagpoles and sticks.
Crushed them in doorways, using their taser against them.
Put their grubby feet up on lawmakers' desks.
Rubbed their shit on the walls of the Capitol.
We won't be doing any of that. We DO love America.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

Sydney Reid acquitted.

This was a case where someone filming was assaulted, and then arrested and charged with felony assault.

The grand jury no billed that, so they took her to trial on a misdemeanor charge. There were a bunch of discovery problems.

And now this.

Kudos to the FPDS!

A verdict form for Sydney Lori Reid. She was found Not Guilty.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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loreleimaid.bsky.social @loreleimaid.bsky.social · 3d

Good catch! lol

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Dave Dubya @rantingdubya.bsky.social · 4d

Yup.

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loreleimaid.bsky.social @loreleimaid.bsky.social · 3d

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 4d

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

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loreleimaid.bsky.social @loreleimaid.bsky.social · 3d

We're in a very bad place folks.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

A dark batch of headlines tonight.

@wsj.com @nytimes.com @axios.com @politico.com

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 5d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

Today, Trump a new all-time low in favorables.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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loreleimaid.bsky.social @loreleimaid.bsky.social · 5d

This is not good news. Wish it was.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

High resolution images from satellite and from eddy-resolving ocean circulation models point to an ongoing decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation, a key ocean current for our climate.

RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

RealClimate: The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may eve...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

That is different from what the admin said. They claimed it was coming out of DOD R&D funds. Tariff money cannot be touched by the Trump Regime without congressional approval.

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 7d

Safety first
Bring your cones

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d

The talk about sabotaging US military assistance to Ukraine made me think instantly of the horrendous and unexplained explosion at a Tennessee munitions plant that appears to have killed 19 Americans. But there's no evidence yet to tie this to Russian saboteurs.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

I mean…😂

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loreleimaid.bsky.social @loreleimaid.bsky.social · 8d

I so much want this to not be true. Marco Rubio/Mike Waltz nominated her for the prize???

brendao.bsky.social @brendao.bsky.social · 9d

She does like him...and #MarcoRubio and #MikeWaltz nominated her for the award.

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 8d

"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear."

Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 9d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment