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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1h

Governors across 15 states are forming a new public-health alliance to take on disease threats, saying funding cuts and policy changes by the Trump administration are putting their citizens at risk

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1h

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Ukrainian War daily updates.

Ukraine Invasion Day 1,332: RU forces conducted a glide bomb strike against a hospital in Kharkiv

Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 13 to 14. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 96 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and oth...

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 2h

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This sinister truth lies behind Trump's campaign of ICE brutality

For the Trump regime, the brutality is the point. It’s the means to the end of a violent, single-party state that they’re openly proclaiming, even though our media insists on turning away from it.Back...

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 2h

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

LA to declare state of emergency over Ice raids to assist affected families

Move will allow county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants amid immigration crackdown in city

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 2h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standing

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 2h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 12h

ALWAYS donate DIRECTLY to the Democratic candidate(s) you wish to support. NEVER to the DNC, DCCC, etc.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 13h

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Russian stuff blowing up: Huge casualties blunt Russia's armored assault at Pokrovsk

Russia’s armored assaults on Pokrovsk have so far ended in disaster. The latest assault involved one tank and 17 infantry fighting vehicles. The tank, 12 of the IFVs and about 100 Russian soldiers wer...

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h

Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.
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Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.

dissentinbloom.substack.com

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Master Resister @mingchiu.bsky.social · 14h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Free Spirit | Broken Heart @sunny72.bsky.social · 14h

“terms of deal in place more than a year ago”👇

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h

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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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 15h

This is the way!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

Patel wanted him to investigate the “burn bags” of Russia documents he claims to have seen. A totally normal thing.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 14h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 15h

💯💯💯

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theonlyjunedoe @theonlyjunedoe.bsky.social · 18h

Finally got out.

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18h

Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.

Cruel.

I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.

Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody

Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...

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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 1d

The gun-worshipping “patriots” are silent now that the boots are on the street.

They swore they’d rise if tyranny came, yet here they aren’t.

It’s an inflatable frog out there proving courage doesn’t need bullets, just backbone. Freedom’s not flags or rifles, it’s who dares to face power unarmed.

A man in a large inflatable frog costume stands defiantly facing a line of heavily armed riot police at night. Behind the officers, journalists and onlookers record the standoff. The image is overlaid with a quote from Tom Morello that reads: “Fascinating that all those ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ posers and their AR-15s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit.”

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 14h

Me, for one! Canceled them last year!

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h

For context, Democracy Docket first launched a paid membership 18 months ago and already has more than 50,000 paid members (and nearly 500,000 free subscribers).

Yes, the 100k number is only WaPo's print subscribers, but it is still a shocking decline given the interest in democracy and elections.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...