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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Johnson Has 48 Hours To Swear In Adelita Grijalva Or Arizona Is Suing Him

Arizona AG Kris Mayes has sent Speaker Mike Johnson a demand letter, giving him two days to inform her when he is swearing in Adelita Grijalva, or he will be sued.

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, my sweet lord. Trump, it’s best to shut up.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 1h

Yes.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 10h

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SeattleSanta @seattlesanta.bsky.social · 21h

MAGAt youth pastor who performed at CPAC, has recently been charged with 60 indictments stemming from Child/Sex Abuse. 29 of these charges were ADDED by the judge after witness testimony.
More proof that MAGAts are in a KKKult and that Christian Nationalists are tools of Satan.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 21h

Cody Balmer agreed to a plea deal that will see him serve 25 to 50 years in prison.

Arsonist Pleads Guilty In Attack On Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Residence

Cody Balmer agreed to a plea deal that will see him serve 25 to 50 years in prison.

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 13h

We have a 79-year-old failed casino owner making decisions for 350 million lives, bankrupting everything he touches.

He created this disastrous situation with China and won’t take responsibility.👇

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 1h

And what a destructive waste they left us .

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 10h

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 1h

It is Horrifying.
GOP?
SCOTUS?
You all good?

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 13h

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

Attorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.

Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol car

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 22h

Private equity acquisition of hospitals have led to an increase in deaths among emergency department patients receiving Medicare, according to a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

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C Ó Gallachóir @cgallaher.bsky.social · 17h

Alex Jones' last (I hope) hail Mary pass has failed. Time to go back to bankruptcy court and start selling his assets so the families get their due (which will never be enough).

US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones appeal in Sandy Hook shooting case

The right-wing conspiracy theorist has not yet paid any of the more than $1b in damages he owes Sandy Hook families.

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 2h

Who knew?

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Nan @nancapetown.bsky.social · 4h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 9h

She marched to Mike Johnson’s office and will be the 218th vote to finally release the Epstein files

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 2h

Only the best.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

OOPSIE DAISY. The entire republican party is just a gaggle of sex pests.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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H. K. Swearingen @newnavigate.bsky.social · 2h

Mayday mayday.

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 19h

INCORRECT HEADLINE: Reporters refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

CORRECT HEADLINE: Pentagon launches sweeping effort to censor the news, kicks out major media outlets

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Maria Town @mariatown.bsky.social · 10h

The government shutdown shows no signs of ending soon. Social Security & Medicaid benefits will keep going out, but, people could be w/o other benefits, like SNAP & WIC very soon. AAPD created a resource that explains what’s at stake if the shutdown doesn’t end soon. www.aapd.com/explainer-wh...

Explainer: What the Government Shutdown Means for SNAP, WIC, and Disability Programs - AAPD

On Wednesday, October 1, at 12:01 AM, part of the federal government shut down because Congress could not agree on a funding plan. As of now, the government has been shut down for two weeks. Congress...

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CaliBlue @caliblue.bsky.social · 11h

Attorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol car

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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