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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 1h

The supremely corrupt court has become an enemy of “we the people”

Supreme Court leans toward further weakening landmark Voting Rights Act www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Supreme Court leans toward further weakening landmark Voting Rights Act

The conservative majority seems willing to raise the bar on plaintiffs seeking to challenge legislative district maps for violating the 1965 law aimed at protecting minority voters.

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 9h

Peaceful Portland. "Sometimes kindness is the most radical thing you can do."
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What We Really Found at Portland’s ICE Facility

It wasn’t chaos. It was courage and community.

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 21h

"Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year."
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Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 8h

Republicans don’t care about the good of the country or what the citizens of the country want.

All they care about is their rapacious blind power grab.

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

Analysis: The GOP’s redistricting gambit is not ‘the will of the people’ | CNN Politics

Republicans are ratcheting up their extraordinary efforts to tip the scales of the 2026 midterm elections by redistricting new GOP-leaning US House seats in the middle of the decade.

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 8h

Trump has no clue.

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China, Betting It Can Win a Trade War, Is Playing Hardball With Trump — The Wall Street Journal

Chinese leader Xi Jinping thinks president will fold before launching new tariffs that would roil markets

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 8h

Trump will do this here. We must stop his destruction of our democracy. Trump is following Putin’s playbook

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Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia — The Washington Post

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11h

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11h

“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

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

Color me shocked.

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Ken Eissner @keeissner.bsky.social · 1d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.

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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 1d

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 9h

This is America Last policies

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 9h

When, if ever, will the ignorant maga crowd understand that trump and the republicans view them as disposable?

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen @shaheen.senate.gov · 1d

Who benefits from ACA enhanced premium tax credits? Tens of millions of Americans from coast to coast.

If Congress doesn’t act soon, health care costs are going to surge for the folks who can least afford it.

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 23h

No reputable news organization signed the new Pentagon press policy.

Jefferson once wrote that our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, "and that cannot be limited without being lost."

Frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Vicki Jared @vjared.bsky.social · 1d

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 9h

Trump’s Gestapo

PeterBMeme @peterbmeme.bsky.social · 9h

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 19h

The world behind pig butchering SCAM FARMS scams : Planet Money

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The secret world behind those scammy text messages : Planet Money

You might have seen these texts before. The scam starts innocently enough. Maybe it's a "Long time no see" or "Hello" or "How are you." For investigative reporter Zeke Faux it was – "Hi David, I'm Vic...

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 19h

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Americans are losing millions to scammers at crypto ATMs. Here’s how companies profit

Companies often fail to refund money to victims and aggressively fight police to claw back scam money seized from machines.

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 20h

Well, Montana- this is the idiot you voted for instead of Jon Tester. youtu.be/j1YyW6ZuNhA

MAGA senator stunned into silence after being confronted by Trump Cabinet member's words

YouTube video by Robert Davis

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Lisa 🍉🦘 @makingmeals.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a fan of Kermit this is great.

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

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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lowbot.bsky.social @lowbot.bsky.social · 20h

Pulling the rug out from underneath the farmers is not an appropriate way to shape policy. In trump world everyone is disposable, depending on how inflated his ego is at the moment. How hard could it be to have a conversation and lay out a coherent plan. Yeah, It’s trump so not possible.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Farmers grow what they grow because of farm policy.

We don’t need all the soy and corn that we grow, but those are the commodities that receive subsidies and markets.

If we want something better, if we want to heal the Earth and grow food, now is the time to do it.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

The biggest threat in Portland is getting caught in the the middle of an inflatable frog–unicorn dance-off.

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