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Whislerat @whislerat.bsky.social · 19m

Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 7h

Great question!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27m

Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social sounds the alarm about the Republican attack on the voting rights act

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 5h

Before it was illegally destroyed by Musk and co., USAID had a budget of $35 billion (in 2024)

Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 7h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1h

LA Times now confirming our earlier reporting: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Dismantling the VRA is their plan. An all out attack on black/brown representation that would give Republicans a hammer-lock on power.

A potentially 20-plus house seat shift. Pay attention.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 9h

When confronted with racist, violent GOP texts complete with gas chamber jokes Vance didn’t condemn them. He minimized them and attacked a Democrat instead. Vance is despicable with extremely poor judgement!

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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JD Vance tries to downplay leak of disgusting Young Republican chats — MSNBC

For the vice president to suggest it’s “pearl clutching” to condemn those who were part of a racist group chat says a great deal about his judgment.

apple.news

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Collins: Speaker Johnson that Republicans are actually the party that wants to fix health care by addressing issues with it, as he says they did in the one big beautiful bill.

Sanders: Did he really say that? They're trying to fix health care by throwing 15 million people off of it?

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Sausalito Hippe @sausalitohippie.bsky.social · 23h

They're going to try to beat us, gas us, and push us over the edge this weekend…
Do not fall for it - immediately sit down, move if they ask you, but do not engage!
LETS GOOOOO!! 👏🇺🇸💙🙌

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 14h

Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 15h

They are now saying the quiet parts out loud. We can not accept their unconstitutional and immoral behaviors. Show up at your local No Kings Day on 10/18. Bring a friend who is new to protesting! Let’s make our collective voices heard! Www.nokings.org

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Ray @rayharry.bsky.social · 1d

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 13h

Moses Mike Johnson is about to be sued for refusing to swear in Arizonas duly elected congresswoman, Adelita Grijalva who won her district by a 40% margin!

#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #MosesMike #AdelitaGrijalva

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MAGA Mike GETS SUED as SHUTDOWN STUNT goes WRONG

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · 4h

I hope it’s as big as THE WOMENS MARCH of 2017. Make it so!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

“.. Journalists from the undersigned defense trade publications will not sign this new policy.”

Military Times
Defense News
Aviation Week
Breaking Defense
Defense Daily
Defense One
Inside Defense
USNI News.

@militarytimes.bsky.social
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 4h

Mamdani is able to go into the belly of the beast and politely take control of the interview. Exactly what we need.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 8h

Zohran Mamdani gives message directly to Trump during his Fox interview:

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 6h

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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 4h

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Alida @near333.bsky.social · 4h

Except apparently they just now doubled it to $40 billion. Dear God.

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 1d

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 17h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

that they left em masse, at least, seems like a good sign

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 6h

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.

@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: 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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

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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JJ @jjfroggy.bsky.social · 4h

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Pentagon’s New Press Rules Backfire Immediately as Media Outlets Unite and Refuse to Sign

In a rare show of unity, news organizations across the political spectrum are pushing back against a new restrictive press policy instituted by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

substack.com

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