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BadRobotLinda @lms2025.bsky.social · 19h

Hey MAGA Christians. Eric Trump said they were “saving God”. So evidently your God is so weak it needs saved by a cheating, greedy con man and his grifting family.

Got it!!
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 18h

In America, we don't have kings OR dictators.

On October 18th, from small towns to city streets, at 2700+ events, we will show the world WE DO NOT BACK DOWN!

Together, we’ll make clear to the 47 regime: American democracy is not done!

No Thrones. No Crowns. #NoKings social.demcast.com/s/nan0hPKV

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my2twh.bsky.social @my2twh.bsky.social · 4h

Doesn’t Saudi Arabia own the largest body of water in Arizona?

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Malachy Discontent @malachydiscontent.bsky.social · 5h

A company’s opaque plan to build a huge datacenter outside Tucson, Arizona has roiled the desert city over the past few months, the latest US community to push back as tech companies aggressively seek to build out infrastructure for cloud computing and to power the AI boom.

‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a huge datacenter

Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?

www.theguardian.com

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 6h

Johnson’s comment about the upcoming No Kings Protest in DC

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 18h

NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · AFT
#NoKings

https://www.mobilize.us/aft/event/857499/

NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · AFT

**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. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants an...

www.mobilize.us

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 5h

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 6h

#NoKings

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 6h

I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 6h

You must read this account because it will make you understand how evil Ghislene Maxwell & how heinous it is for Trump to even consider pardoning this monster. Kudos to the late Virginia Giuffre for her bravery and battle to redeem her young and vulnerable self 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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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 5h

House Republicans are saying that they are doing all of this work, but they are twiddling their thumbs and refusing to negotiate.

I have never seen people who hate working this much. They need to pick up the phone.

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Son of Sandor @sonofsandor.bsky.social · 5h

A group of neighbors in Hillsboro confronted two vans filled with federal agents on Monday. ICE responded and said to direct questions to CBP. It did not confirm or deny whether its officers were involved in this confrontation. At this time, CBP has not responded. www.kptv.com/2025/10/16/v...

Video shows Hillsboro neighbors confronting federal agents

A group of neighbors in northeast Hillsboro confronted two vans filled with federal agents on Monday, as shown in a video posted to social media.

www.kptv.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7h

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid," JD Vance. We checked.

By scanning public records and media reports, Mother Jones determined the ages of eight of the 11 participants in the abhorrent leaked texts from young Republicans that Politico covered on Tuesday: They appear to range from 24 to 35.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 7h

Love this!

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 15h

She wasn't "arrested", she was assaulted, kidnapped, & is being unlawfully imprisoned for playing music during a peaceful protest.

The chump administration is openly trampling the rights of Americans to instill fear & silence dissent.

#Pinks

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 15h

ICYMI😏

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merritt @merrittk.com · 10h

hello twitter users who are just joining us! we're happy to have you on bluesky. you're just in time for "wet wet wednesdays" where we all share the sauces, gravies, and marinades we're working on

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

AOC: When one party wants the votes of another party. You negotiate, you come to a compromise and you pass a bill. That is schoolhouse rock. And that is how things should be

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 18h

Oh. My. God. 🤬

Mr. McCan’t know shit.
Get him away from our kids.
And check on his wife.

kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 19h

The teacher speaking is Mr. McCant at Lovejoy High School in Clayton County, Georgia.

Is this what is being taught to students? It's no wonder people are feeling stressed, but it's the left indoctrinating people. 🙄

Would this be considered grooming?

#ProudBlue
Video credit: queenbigdawgg/Tiktok

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

meidasnews.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Bessent’s friends have huge investments in Argentina.

Elon Musk does too.

Bessent is sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina with more to come.

There is zero oversight. Congress not involved.

One unelected man is sending a fortune to Argentina and nobody will stop him,

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