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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 58m

Trump's planning a surge of more thugs into American cities. It wouldn't surprise me if he sent them out to more places ahead of the No Kings protests, thinking there won't be enough time for courts to react.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1h

Is that like a Susan Collins level of concern...? 🤔

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1h

A normal president would never admit that they've authorized covert CIA actions in another country because it puts agents at risk. Secondarily, he's openly admitting an attempted coup.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Why did you authorize the CIA to go into Venezuela?

TRUMP: They have emptied their prisons into the US. Prisoners from mental institutions, insane asylums ...

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1h

Revenge thoughts ping around in his head and then he pivots to talking about the border. This is not a well person.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump on Biden and Jack Smith: "I think it was the worst weaponization of a political opponent in the history of the world ... Deranged Jack Smith in my opinion is a criminal. I hope they're gonna look into Weissmann too ... Lisa Monaco should be looked at very strongly."

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 2h

Good. This is how you do it.

Deeddra 📎🇺🇸🔵 @deeddra.bsky.social · 2h

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

apnews.com/article/pent...

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...

apnews.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 3h

As CIA coups usually do.

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 3h

Some of those "kids" are the same age as Vance. One is an elected state representative. Some have been fired by Republicans as a result of their "edgy" messages. This shitposting apologist dishonours the dignity of his office every single day.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 4h

The least surprising news of the day. Trump’s planning a coup in Venezuela.

www.newsweek.com/trump-cia-co...

Trump admin makes plans for lethal strikes, CIA action in Venezuela—report

Trump secretly authorized CIA covert ops in Venezuela to target Maduro amid military buildup in Caribbean.

www.newsweek.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 4h

The US government and Scott Bessent's billionaire buddies are buying Argentina's government - but only if Milei wins - so they can have complete control over its policies.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 4h

He's shocked. SHOCKED.

Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 5h

Netanyahu had his court hearing cut short because he's sick (there's always an excuse) and now he's being accused of putting weak, released hostages that he met with in danger.

www.timesofisrael.com/trial-hearin...

Trial hearing ends early for ill Netanyahu, who’s accused of exposing freed hostages to disease

PM's office says he has bronchitis that 'poses no danger' to others; Hostages Forum doctor says his Tues. hospital visit endangered newly released captives who have compromised immune systems

www.timesofisrael.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 5h

Humiliation will not be tolerated in Trump's America. 🦒

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 6h

lolol

Nudie people in broad daylight?! 😳

www.kgw.com/article/news...

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Portland's naked bike riders 'most threatening thing' he's seen yet

The U.S. House Speaker's comment appeared to be a quip, but he said it while dismissing claims that federal officers are using excessive force.

www.kgw.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 7h

Why cut staff in an essential service that's facing turmoil? I'm sure they could DOGE somewhere else.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19h

“Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it has started the “elimination” of approximately 100 filled and 300 vacant positions…

In a statement, AHS said some of the positions include roles in IT, human resources, and communications.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

AHS lays off about 100 employees in corporate services

AHS says it has started the “elimination” of approximately 100 filled and 300 vacant positions, mainly impacting corporate services.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 7h

Happy #WhiskersWednesday!

#cats

Close-up side view of Himalayan cat Binx

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 21h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not familiar with the NL PC party.

Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 The PCs have won in Newfoundland.

#cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Progressive Conservatives end decade of Liberal rule in N.L., CBC News projects | CBC

www.cbc.ca

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

Calgary's Funky Fibre Fest is happening this Saturday, October 18th. 🧶

fibreshindig.com

#yyc #knitting #crochet #Calgary #Alberta

Fibre Shindig

Saturday 18 October, 2025

10am to 4pm

GENESIS Centre

7555 Falconridge Blvd. NE, Calgary, Alberta T3J OC9

Yarn, fibre, knitting, crochet, Fibre Artists and more.

Adults $5 at the door Door prizes all day

www.fibreshindig.com

Calgary's Funky Fibre Fest

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

Big win for the "America First" crowd, right?

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

What? They asked him about Tom Homan's bag of cash, and that made Vance look like a pathetic shit weasel? Aww. ❄️

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

This is who they are. It's what they've been for generations.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

He's just going to keep murdering people in international waters, and nobody is doing anything about it.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/p...

Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela | CNN Politics

The US military conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

www.cnn.com

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

Zip tying children is perfectly acceptable to Mike Johnson.

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