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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

Not an expert but pretty sure this isn’t how ceasefires are supposed to work.

Israel says it will return to ceasefire hours after carrying out strikes on Gaza - live updates

Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violations, as hospital sources in Gaza say death toll reaches 44 and IDF says two soldiers killed.

www.bbc.com

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 1h

Lol asshats

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 1h

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/politics/shell-interstate-5-marines-california.html

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 1h

grateful for the rain but damn my arthritis today

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SAINT JAVELIN @saintjavelin.bsky.social · 4h

In Pokrovsk, russians are shooting civilians.

The first photo shows man carrying a wounded woman in his arms because her legs had been shot through. She had apparently crawled along the street before he found her.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 7h

Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 5d

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 4h

Ya think? 😂

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4h

Then, another group pilgrimage to DC?

EU should’ve ensured there’s no meeting in Hungary.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

NEWS: The Gaza "ceasefire" is collapsing before our eyes as both sides accuse each other of violations. There have been major Israeli military strikes across Gaza today. Yet, MAGA Mike is going on TV and calling for Trump to get a Nobel Peace Prize.

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 4h

"Trump’s belligerent repetition of Putin’s rhetoric...."

But Sir those are US military bases in the Pacific...throws maps to the floor...

I'm sure Vance and Hegseths newest AI video will fix it.

Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 4h

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Arturo Dominguez 🇨🇺🇺🇸 @extremearturo.bsky.social · 10h

This is an international disaster. They targeted a disabled fishing boat in Colombian territorial waters and killed fishermen.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 5h

🇪🇺🛳️ The EU is seeking to boost the bloc's powers to board vessels in Russia's shadow fleet for inspections, - POLITICO.

Draft declaration proposes "possible bilateral agreements between the flag states and EU on boardings for inspections." The objective is to finalize by the end of November.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 4h

💯💯💯

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

We The People ✊

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

Can you blame them?

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Judges don’t trust DOJ anymore

www.politico.com

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 6h

America is already great!
And will remain so,despite this administration.

!!!!

The White House @whitehouse-47.bsky.social · 7h

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!

MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 6h

Columbia is an Allie.
If Trump disturbs this...
China?

"Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA): The U.S. designated Colombia as a Major Non-NATO Ally in 2022, a status that strengthens military cooperation and makes it eligible for greater access to U.S. military technology and financing."

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 6h

Please sign and share if you can

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. 38d.gs/rezg

Sign the petition: Save our National Parks

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 6h

Another lethal strike, this time allegedly against a vessel affiliated with the ELN.

And no, the ELN is not like al Qaeda.

The ELN has not attacked the United States like AQ did on 9/11.

And Congress has not authorized the use of force.

On October 17th, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a Designated Terrorist Organization, that was operating in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.

The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics. There were three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel during the strike—which was conducted in international waters. All three terrorists were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed in this strike.

These cartels are the Al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere, using violence, murder and terrorism to impose their will, threaten our national security and poison our people. The United States military will treat these organizations like the terrorists they are—they will be hunted, and killed, just like Al Qaeda.

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 6h

Bi-partisan agreement to limit Trumps war against Venezuela.

thehill.com/homenews/sen...

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 10h

This AI video shows Trump in a Military Jet and was posted after Vance and Hegseth posted the fake crowning AI video.

Both of these vile videos were posted on the Marines birthday and celebration.

Curious...how many Marines were in that massive protests? Or family members?

MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 10h

Trump and his family and his administration posted an AI video of him shitting on Americans(literally)..and they think it's funny.
I have a suspicion it didn't land the way they hoped.
It will change people's minds about this administration.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 11h

Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10h

Not a small thing that Trump is destroying our alliances in the Western Hemisphere because of a wildly illegal and reckless “launch missiles at small boats” strategy that will do nothing meaningful to stop drugs from coming into our country because the drugs come by land.

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 10h

I never expected anything different. Not sure why everyone fell for that again. 😂
It was weird to watch.

Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 10h

Right on sceduale, the Trump administration is back to being an enemy of Ukraine and Europe.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 17h

🥴🤡Trump envoy Witkoff pressed the Ukrainian delegation on handing over Donetsk region to Russia during a meeting on Friday, - WP.

He used the Kremlin's key argument that the region is predominantly Russian-speaking.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 20h

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 10h

This may be an excellent read,but I can't pay for it...
Make it free please

MayFlower2matters @mayflower2matters.bsky.social · 10h

Trump and his family and his administration posted an AI video of him shitting on Americans(literally)..and they think it's funny.
I have a suspicion it didn't land the way they hoped.
It will change people's minds about this administration.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 11h

Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid

Trump posts AI video of himself bombing protesters with brown liquid

www.independent.co.uk

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