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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

What a serious loss for Americans, journalism, accountability, and press freedom.

"For the first time, the public is left without the eyes and ears of an independent press corps inside the Pentagon." pen.org/press-releas...

Pentagon’s Rules Changes for Reporters Marks a Dark Day for U.S. Press Freedom

PEN America said today the decision to shut out journalists from covering the Pentagon over their refusal to sign new restrictive credentialing rules represents a “staggering retreat” from long held v...

pen.org

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9h

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d

⚡️Zelensky appoints head of newly created military administration as Odesa mayor says he's still in charge.

The move came a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped the tainted Odesa Mayor Trukhanov of Ukrainian citizenship, effectively pushing him out of office.

Zelensky appoints head of newly created military administration as Odesa mayor says he's still in charge

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Serhii Lysak, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast governor, as the head of the newly formed Odesa Military Administration on Oct. 15, according to a decree published on the pr...

kyivindependent.com

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eugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 13h

🇺🇦 Zelensky 🇺🇦
Our thoughts today are with President Zelensky who must sit in the golden oval office and nod his head to the babbling of Trump.

Zelensky will do whatever is necessary to help the Ukrainian people.

May Ukraine get what it needs to end this awful war.

President Zelensky

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h

On Thursday, Judge Sarah Ellis ordered that the guy in charge of ICE Chicago, Russell Hott, show up for a hearing on Monday bc ICE is violating so many parts of an order she issued last week.

On Friday, DHS decided Hott was no longer overseeing Chicago.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

2 Defendants’ counsel have been advised that Mr. Hott’s final day as Field Office Director ERO
for the ICE ERO Chicago Field Office is October 17, 2025. Mr. Hott will no longer be assigned
to the Chicago area of responsibility.

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Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 1d

Mitch McConnell fell in the Capitol hallway because we need term and age limits

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HERbron James 🐐 @meekayelah.bsky.social · 16h

Every day I hate more and more that we have to pay the price for other people’s ignorance.

The current state of the country could’ve been avoided.

And there’s multiple groups to blame.

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 11h

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Nancy Leigh @nancyleigh.bsky.social · 10h

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Nancy Leigh @nancyleigh.bsky.social · 10h

See no evil, Speak lots of evil...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 11h

As governor, I know @mikiesherrill.bsky.social will deliver for New Jersey. She has the experience and plans to drive down costs – and the integrity, grit, and commitment to service to be the kind of leader we need right now.

Make a plan to vote today at mikiesherrill.com.

Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 18h

I'm honored to have President @barackobama.bsky.social on Team Mikie.

This movement is about delivering something better for New Jersey — lower costs, more opportunity for our kids, and a government that's truly accountable to the people.

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

DOJ could not even get a misdemeanor conviction on a woman they accused of assaulting an ICE agent. It’s completely embarrassing. That’s what happens when you turn an agency into a retribution machine and people push back.

www.huffpost.com/entry/sidney...

Jeanine Pirro Strikes Out Yet Again In Federal Court

Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro failed to secure a felony indictment against the woman three times, then lost a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge. Ouch.

www.huffpost.com

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10h

Who thinks the entire GOP has betrayed America?

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 1d

There are now over 1,500 measles cases in the US — the highest number in decades.

RFK Jr.’s misinformation and lies about vaccines are going to get people killed.

www.kuow.org/stories/u-s-...

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

www.kuow.org

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

Meiselas: Turmoil grips the U.S. military as Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Naval forces in Latin America, resigns, reportedly over opposition to Trump regime–ordered war crimes off the coast of Venezuela, as the regime engages in extrajudicial killings under the guise of "anti-drug operations."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Padilla: It’s not just undocumented folks who are being detained and arrested. It’s legal immigrants—even US citizens. We know of at least 170 US citizens who have been caught up in these raids and put in detention centers.

It’s the intended effect of this administration to stoke fear and terror

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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 1d

VA GOP Jason Miyares and Winsome Sears are
silent as Nazis cheer Hitler, call for opponents to the gas chamber, spew racist slurs, and endorse rape. they have not returned their donations. This is what GOP Party” looks like. #NeverAgain #Resist
therickwilson.substack.com/p/meet-the-m...

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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s be clear -

Antifa = Anti-fascist.

This administration wants to silence anyone who won’t kiss the boots of their orange buffoon. Masked agents, unmarked vans, kidnapping protesters — that’s not law and order, that’s fascism. #Resist #NeverAgain

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

DC — racial profiling, violating rights, insane waste of resources.. this video really has it all. Where are the “gOVerNmeNt wAstE” small government folks?

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DPz0rll...

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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 12h

🚨 Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey — a 37-year Navy veteran — has abruptly resigned after reportedly objecting to Trump & Hegseth’s orders to strike boats in the Caribbean Sea. A decorated officer forced out for defending sanity & duty. Stand up to the DOD’s DEI-hating drunk clown‼️ #Resist #NeverAgain

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Antifa Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 1d

Wandered all around Ward 1 tonight. 🧊 ⌚️

A beautiful mural on the side of a building of large plants and flowers, including cacti, and a dark-haired girl looking out a window and watering the plants with a watering can.

A sign posted up on a tree by 16th St that says, “ICE Abducted Someone Here.”

A banner in front of a building that says, “FREE DC.” The banner is faded and worn.

A red “Free DC” lawn sign in front of someone’s house in Ward 1. If you look carefully to the left, you can see a cat. The cat thinks ICE is a modern day Gestapo.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10h

Universities need to stay strong

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Nancy Leigh @nancyleigh.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe find a better doctor.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

Not great that fishermen fear being randomly murdered by the U.S. government.

Or that the U.S. President jokes about it.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Venezuelan fishermen in fear after US strikes on boats in the Caribbean

At least 27 people have been killed in US strikes on alleged "narco-boats" in the Caribbean.

www.bbc.com

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