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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 7h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h

Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.

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Margaret Judge @margej826.bsky.social · 2h

‼️🔥PLEASE, PLEASE READ AND REPOST🔥‼️

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

Author’s note: This went out to paid subscribers about two hours ago. After I published it, I went outside to finish a chore I had started earlier. The thought, “You need to send this one out to everyone,” was persistent. That’s why I’m sharing it now with all subscribers.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: 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

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funnybunnykitty.bsky.social @funnybunnykitty.bsky.social · 2h

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I walked by a 2 guys in the grocery store. As one browsed the the meat section, he remarked to the other guy & said...
"I think I am a vegetarian now."

One of them had a "Make America Great Again" hat on.

"ON DAY ONE I AM GOING TO LOWER THE GROCERIES."

#VoteBlue Save Us.

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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 13h

🚨NEW🚨 A couple made millions from an anti-choking device that sucked objects out of throats, claiming it was FDA-approved.

Turns out the FDA had told them to stop selling it.

While a bunch of similar devices were on Amazon up until this week when I flagged them.

www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

Amazon Sellers Made Millions From Banned Anti-Choking Tech, FDA Says

Amazon has now removed the Dechoker and rival unapproved suction devices marketed at parents to save children from choking.

www.forbes.com

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gretchen @boxofmillipedes.bsky.social · 19h

perusing some of my grandpa's old files that my mom had, and finding some cool shit

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 4h

"It's important that none of us grow numb to it.... or accept this as normal"

A sobering warning from Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA)

youtu.be/uW27-2_57XM

PA Gov. Josh Shapiro warns: "It's important none of us grow numb to it, or accept this as normal"

YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3h

If you’re tired of seeing your tax dollars go to Argentina while Trump tariffs kill your local businesses and make everything more expensive

…or worried you’ll get snatched off the streets by ICE because you’re not the “right” skin color, despite being here legally

(1/3)

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PMC Vanguardist @tylerboschert.bsky.social · 3h

The fact that it was the leathery undulations of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., specifically, that Olivia Nuzzi submitted herself to *is* relevant.

He is straightforwardly a eugenicist! Probably the most powerful eugenicist in American history! Sleeping with a eugenicist makes me question your judgment!

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Alyssa MacKenzie 💜 @alyssamackenzie.bsky.social · 3h

REFUSE to let this government tell American citizens that resisting fascism is terrorism.

This is AMERICA. And you live here.

RESIST.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 6h

You. Do. Not. Want. To. Miss. This. You do not.

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 6h

www.tiktok.com/@thesteadyst...

This is an update ahead of the release of our assessment tomorrow. Stay tuned for more, and in the meantime, follow us on Instagram: @thesteadystate1 X: @steadystate2025 Bluesky: @steadystatevets Subs...

TikTok video by thesteadystate

www.tiktok.com

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Conrad Benner @streetsdept.bsky.social · 1d

Go Birds! Go Vote! As Philly D.A. Larry Krasner says, you've only got until October 20th to register for this crucial November 4th election that will decide the PA Supreme Court and our rights. Not to mention, you want to vote in next year's Midterms too.

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Ellen Zucker @ellens2cents.bsky.social · 2h

Come out to #NoKings and maintain your cool!

How Protests Work and Why Saturday Matters
open.substack.com/pub/barbaraf...

How Protests Work and Why Saturday Matters

This Saturday, Americans in all 50 states will gather for the No-Kings protests - a nationwide reminder that in our democracy power ultimately rests with the people not the President.

open.substack.com

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TCamp @tcampb.bsky.social · 1d

Heard on ABC news that our government says that supposedly some Mexican cartel is going after ICE agents. Where is the proof? Journalists need to check anything and everything that the government says. Once again, the government is using false pretense to make their mission seem real (it's a sham).

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Margaret Judge @margej826.bsky.social · 2h

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🎶🎶LOVE THE DIVINE MISS M‼️🎶🎶

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

Must watch!

Bette Midler 🫶

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

Must watch!

Bette Midler 🫶

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

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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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 8h

Every time something like the GOP chat leak occurs I hear smart people arguing that shame could be a useful tactic. But shame only works if the bad actors think their actions are bad. Hypocrisy, shame, these Victorian-ish norms are just that, norms, guardrails, and they don't work against fascism.

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Bill 📎 @williamsternitzky.bsky.social · 2h

www.wsaw.com/2025/10/15/w...

Wausau Ethics Board says Mayor violated code over ballot box removal

The Wausau Ethics Board is expected to make its final decision Wednesday on whether Mayor Doug Diny violated the city’s ethics code when he removed a ballot drop box from outside City Hall last year.

www.wsaw.com

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Erika D. Smith @erika-d-smith.bsky.social · 23h

The Los Angeles model…

“In the last several weeks, Chicagoans have formed volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents, posting alerts on Facebook and in Signal group chats when agents are seen.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

www.nytimes.com

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Darth Tugmutton @sheeparecheaper.bsky.social · 1d

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diana52.bsky.social @diana52.bsky.social · 2h

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

NEWS: JD Vance Defends Racist ‘Hitler Chats’ and Swastika Discovered in Republican Member's Office

Vance defended Young Republicans caught sharing pro-Hitler messages, Swastika discovered in Republican member's office, Trump doesn't want Stephen Miller sharing his real views, and more

open.substack.com

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