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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4h

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.

Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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“Don’t mistake kindness for weakness” @mupx2.bsky.social · 1h

And the worst part about that statement is they know it and don’t do enough to stop it.

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 2h

In the wake of Saturday's massive "No Kings" protests, Ezra Levin tells Jen Psaki about the launch of the "No Kings Alliance" as a next step in focusing the power of the movement.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12h

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅

#Ugh🤢✅

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RogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸 @rogueresistknitter.bsky.social · 11h

I knew it!! The felon didn't get proper approval for the construction of the ballroom.

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Trump directs demolition on part of White House for ballroom despite lacking construction approval

At President Donald Trump’s direction, crews on Monday started tearing down part of the White House’s East Wing to build a new ballroom Trump has championed.

apnews.com

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“Don’t mistake kindness for weakness” @mupx2.bsky.social · 2h

Way to go Republicans - you are not only responsible for shutting down the country, murdering people in international waters, the militarization of US cities, but also the destruction of America’s history.

Is this making America great?

JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 2h

Holy fucking shit!! The East Wing is gone. It’s fucking gone.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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“Don’t mistake kindness for weakness” @mupx2.bsky.social · 2h

Well, that ended well 🤨

www.magellantv.com/articles/naz...

Nazi Architecture: Hitler’s Grandiose Plans for Imperial Berlin - Articles by MagellanTV

Megalomania, a hallmark of Hitler's Nazi regime, is on view nowhere more spectacularly than in Hitler's plans for enormous architectural shrines to himself.

www.magellantv.com

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 2h

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then The Lyin’ King is a mastering it!

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alim123.bsky.social @alim123.bsky.social · 3h

@jimacosta.bsky.social

youtu.be/YewQ7A3Lrg8?...

Trump Demolishing White House East Wing - OMG What is He Doing?!

YouTube video by Jim Acosta

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Angry Blue Man @angryblueman.bsky.social · 4h

Another pastor who raged over pride flags arrested for grooming a teen girl.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/past...

Pastor who raged about kids seeing Pride flags arrested for child abuse - LGBTQ Nation

Silas H. Shelton has been accused of abusing his religious authority to groom a teenage girl.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Kristi Noem is now under Congressional investigation…

Rep. Garcia, and Senator Blumenthal, are demanding records from her for detaining 170 American citizens without warrants, charge, or lawyers. 👏

HELL YES.
It about fucking time! 😎✨

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 6h

The White House heard the complaints

Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”

And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday

New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social

White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach

More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,

www.washingtonpost.com

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 4h

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1967: As many as 100,000 protesters participate in the March on the Pentagon, a massive anti-Vietnam War demonstration that began at the Lincoln Memorial and ended in a confrontation with soldiers at the Pentagon. /1

Members of the military police keep back protesters during their sit-in at the Mall Entrance to the Pentagon. Photo credit: U.S. Army / NARA.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 5h

ICE agents greeted by a hero on arrival in New York this evening.

Make statues of this.

A woman in what looks like business attire with a black handbag over her shoulder stands in front of an armed vehicle flipping the bird with both hands. Unfortunately a friend sent this to me, I don’t know who the hero woman is or the photographer

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 3h

“Once my colleague pulled out his camera, the agent put away the gun," Huynh told the Sun-Times Tuesday night. "[But] if they can do this in broad daylight to an elected official, and point a gun at someone, imagine what’s happening behind closed doors.”

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

ICE fired shots again, hitting a civilian and a U.S. marshal. DHS, once again, is claiming the man rammed ICE with his car. Let’s see how long before that version of events unravels. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Shooting by ICE officer in Los Angeles wounds motorist, U.S. marshal

Federal authorities said the driver had threatened officers with a vehicle while trying to flee an arrest.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

Labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, says the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is "ethnic cleansing" aimed at all people of color.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/20/dolores_huerta

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“Don’t mistake kindness for weakness” @mupx2.bsky.social · 2h

The number of people these two men have murdered to stay out of jail is already staggering.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 5h

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🌊Scott the Process🌊 @scotttheprocess.bsky.social · 3h

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 6h

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel by Trump, withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed where he claimed he was a Nazi.

Trump hires the “best people”.

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