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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 6h

Do not build a ball room! #releaseEpsteinfiles

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 6h

Trump will host billionaire donors tonight for his $200 million White House ballroom.

This comes on the 15th day of the government shutdown.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 6h

When we agree with MTG we know we are in the upside down!

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 6h

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Republicans are doing nothing. The House is not in session which I think is inexcusable. Mike Johnson should be calling us back because we should be working

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Vincent4Congress @vincent4congress.bsky.social · 6h

URGENT:
Do not attend the protest scheduled at Chapin Park in Myrtle Beach on the 18th. It is NOT legitimate. I need you to spread this immediately!!

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Beaufort County Democratic Party @beaufortcountydems.bsky.social · 6h

#BCDPCommunity #nokings www.mobilize.us/beaufortcoun...

NO KINGS - Bluffton, SC · Beaufort County Democratic Party

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Lynn Teague @lynnteague.bsky.social · 6h

Justice Kavanaugh this morning in the Louisiana case asked if there should be a time limit on racial considerations in redistricting. If the answer is ever to be yes, it will have to be after young partisan allies of the Justice (yes, he is partisan) stop sending horrible racist misogynist texts.

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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 6h

Least shocking news ever.

Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat 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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SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center @appleseedsc.bsky.social · 6h

In the second video of the Legislative Process series from the Pro Truth SC Coalition, SC Appleseed's Education Policy Attorney Jennifer Rainville breaks down how a bill becomes law in SC. She goes through the life of a bill and how you can get involved in the process.

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Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry @chshumanists.bsky.social · 5h

It's Freethought Month! What IS freethought, anyway? #Freethought #Atheism #Secular #Humanism #FreethoughtMonth

Giles Corey and the Salem Witch Trials (feat. Joel McHale) - Drunk History

During the Salem Witch Trials, Giles Corey is convicted and sentenced to a gruesome death.About Drunk History: Based on the popular web series, Drunk History...

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Madelyne @madelynerants.bsky.social · 5h

The ACLU is fighting back against illegal gerrymandering in red States. Please help by signing on to this action:

www.aclu.org/vraa

Defend our voting rights

While the fight for fair redistricting goes to SCOTUS this term, Congress has a part to play, too. Call on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect our voting rights.

www.aclu.org

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@KayeKoonce.bsky.social. @kayekoonce.bsky.social · 12h

That hat!🤣🤣🤣

KittyAKAJody @kittywestmeow.bsky.social · 19h

"Cosplay Karen" aka “Puppy Killer” Noem can whine about this shutdown being the Democrats' fault, but we know the truth. Republicans control Congress ＆ they let this happen to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files.

PS Proud of all the airports refusing to air her propaganda video!!

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At Our Table Podcast @atourtable.bsky.social · 9h

The longer justice waits, the easier it is to rewrite what happened. @ericswalwell.bsky.social on why speed matters. #AtOurTable

Check out the rest of the episode here: youtu.be/dXHg-Pl6dOA

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Lynn Teague @lynnteague.bsky.social · 9h

I continue to see media comments that Chief Justice Roberts is afraid to buck the Trump administration. Instead, the evidence is that Roberts is on board with the whole plan for an authoritarian executive shored up by extreme right wing evangelical and Opus Dei-style fundamentalism.

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Lynn Teague @lynnteague.bsky.social · 9h

South Carolinians: Did you see the announcement that Google is investing billions in SC? Well, your General Assembly refused to protect you from skyrocketing utility bills to subsidize this and other super wealthy corporations. This must change before residential & small business users are bankrupt.

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Indivisible Charleston Chapter @chsindivisible.bsky.social · 8h

Join the @chsdems.bsky.social on Friday for a free sign making workshop. What a great way to prepare for Saturday!

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 8h

Show up! #NoKings

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Indivisible Upstate SC @iusc.bsky.social · 7h

Don’t forget our sign making party tonight! Signups are in the previous post!

indivisibleupstatesc.org/2025/09/no-k...

No Kings 2 on October 18: All Roads Lead to Columbia | Indivisible Upstate SC

Why travel 2+ hours instead of rallying nearby in Upstate SC? Because scattered crowds make noise, but tens of thousands standing together in peace and solidarity make HISTORY.

indivisibleupstatesc.org

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Lynn Teague @lynnteague.bsky.social · 7h

There is an intensive effort by members of the national administration to label everything in opposition to their positions, including No Kings rallies, as left wing extremism. It is not extreme to oppose morphing the presidency into a monarchy, unless all the founders of our nation were extremists.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

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

www.washingtonpost.com

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 8h

Who is paying the biggest share of Trump’s tariffs so far?

Not other countries. Not businesses.

The American people.

As new tariffs take effect, US consumers footing more than half the burden: Report

With new tariffs taking effect Tuesday, Goldman Sachs finds American consumers are paying for more than half of the cost of the levies imposed by President Donald Trump.

abcnews.go.com

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 7h

Democrats voted seven times for a bill that would reopen the government, pay troops and federal workers, and prevent HealthCare.gov premiums from skyrocketing.

Every Republican voted against it each time.

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JFA @jabbott28.bsky.social · 10h

At one of those schools, Global Academy of South Carolina, only 17 percent of students have the required immunizations, according to a separate state report. The other public school had only 85% immunized against measles.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 18h

#ReleaseEpsteinFiles

apnews.com/article/trum...

House Republicans seek testimony from ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are requesting that Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel, appear for an interview.

apnews.com

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Keeper of the Flame @rosieogrady53.bsky.social · 1d

S O U T H 🇺🇸 C A R O L I N A

Madelyne @madelynerants.bsky.social · 1d

#SouthCarolina!

➡️You have several elections coming up!

🗳️State House 88 primary,

🗳️State House 21 Primary,

🗳️State Senate 12 primary and

🗳️Furman Town Council special election

➡️Do your research and get voting!

State Senate district 12 primary and fermantown council special election

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 18h

🧵 about a Florida man who “happens” to be an elected official. Imagine that. Oh, also appears to be cis whyte hetero Xtian male. Color me shocked.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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