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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 5h

Pentagon beat reporters have been handing in their press passes all day long today. It is one of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year.

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 4h

At this press conference happening now, President Trump claims that "every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives," and "you can see it, the boats get hit and you see that fentanyl all over the ocean. It's like floating in bags. It's all over the place."

Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 4h

NOW: Trump, in response to a question about why the USCG hasn't stopped Venezuelan boats to confirm who's on it and what they're doing (rather than just striking them), said "They're world class speed boats" and "It never worked...when you did it in a politically correct manner"

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 5h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 23h

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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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

The vice president of the United States is a clownish dipshit, Exhibit 64,532

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

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12h

New poll finds that two-thirds of American Jews think Trump's campaign against higher education is not really about antisemitism: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

More U.S. Jews shield identity in public amid antisemitism fears, Post poll finds

A third of U.S. Jewish people say they don’t feel safe, and two-thirds report seeing antisemitic content online at least once a month, a Washington Post poll finds.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Lynn Roseberry, LL.M, Ph.D. @lynnroseberry.bsky.social · 12h

actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell Democratic Governors: Implement this anti-autocray plan NOW!

We, the people of the United States, are counting on you to do more. Thousands of Americans from all walks of life are taking courageous action in the face of this administration's autocratic behavio...

actionnetwork.org

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

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

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump-Vance Administration getting rid of biodefense personnel is, to state the blindingly obvious, a very bad choice.

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David Earl Williams III @dewforpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Arizona AG Kris Mayes warned Speaker Mike Johnson she’ll pursue legal action if he keeps blocking Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in, calling it unconstitutional. Continued stalling could trigger federal court intervention, forcing him to seat her and face legal scrutiny.

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Leaked messages from leaders of Young Republican groups obtained by Politico:

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

www.politico.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Young Republicans joke about rape and gas chambers, use slurs, and talk about how much they love Hitler.

This isn't an exaggeration. These are the current and future leaders of the Republican Party, all who have 10x the funding of Dem youth orgs.

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

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

these people know how extreme they are

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1d

Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear a Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, giving its conservative majority a chance to deal another blow to the landmark federal law enacted 60 years ago to prevent racial discrimination in voting reut.rs/48vm2EQ 1/6

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 1d

In Speaker Johnson’s district, people would see their health care premiums skyrocket $2,284 per month if Republicans refuse to protect health care.

Republicans are making their own constituents poorer and sicker.

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 1d

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Confirmed, the "Gaza peace deal" was the same deal offered to Netanyahu and the US repeatdly, but it was turned down by Israel because they wanted to gift Trump (Israeli asset) a perceived victory at the expense of the Israeli hostages and Gaza population.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

The shutdown isn’t collateral damage — it’s the strategy.
Halt funds, blame opponents, centralize control. It’s calculated.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

Trump reportedly will unveil, on Friday, a list of “Democrat programs” his administration plans to shut down permanently.

Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says he’ll cut “semi-communist programs.”
He didn’t name them — because the list includes things most Americans rely on.
Project 2025 in plain sight.

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