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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 3h

Release the Epstein Files.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 3h

List of some #NoKings peaceful protests Oct. 18th.

www.newsweek.com/map-list-no-...

Map and list of "No Kings" protests against Trump on October 18

At least 2,500 events are scheduled to take place on Saturday across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., organizers say.

www.newsweek.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

Right. Everyone on video for online meetings ensures that items visible to the others on line are somehow "vandalized" or highlighted by "foul play." Makes sense in a world of fantasy and cosplay where lies are truth and truth (they think) is what they say it is.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6h

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

Cool stuff. #Words

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 8h

Uhhhh, given that the government is shut down and the yearly appropriations have expired, does anyone know where the funds for the Argentina bailout are coming from?

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

These markets are now gone. Bailouts will not revive them.

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

#NoKings Ever.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

Add Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch.

Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

Yes. Immediately. And wholeheartedly.

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

Anyone giving cover to this believes in the content 100%.

Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 5h

Worth reading. "Vile" comes close but still falls short of describing how hateful these people are. #YoungRepublicans

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked

Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats

www.theguardian.com

Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 8h

#YoungRepublicans

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US Capitol police investigating flag with swastika in Republican representative’s office – report

Authorities reportedly looking into modified flag displayed on cubicle wall of House member Dave Taylor’s staff

www.theguardian.com

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Carmen Harris🇿🇦 @carmenharris.bsky.social · 1d

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 8h

SCOTUS has invented law and policy over the last three years with impunity and no repercussions. Where in the hell is Congress.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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mdsteelerfan.bsky.social @mdsteelerfan.bsky.social · 10h

Love Robert Reich and agree with all he covered here. Also, one way to look at it is there are 13 appellate courts in U.S. right now, therefore we should have at least 13 justices sitting on SCOTUS. Expand and enforce term limits with no ambiguity.

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 9h

Only "the best" Nazi lovers. #TheYoungRepublicans

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 13h

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 9h

Exhibit A in the false imprisonment action.

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/ MOSA / @mosaisms.bsky.social · 10h

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Bill's Rad Vermont @billsradvermont.bsky.social · 10h

One of these kids is a state senator in Vermont. We would like it very much for him to resign.

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Morganne MacDonald @macmorganne.bsky.social · 10h

Not "crazy" kid stuff. Dangerous & unacceptable. JD excusing this & dismissing it as "kids" stuff, is disgusting. It makes JD unfit to lead.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 10h

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.