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Nicky Schwenzer
@nickyschwenzer.bsky.social
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Construction Consultant • Lifelong Democrat • 🇺🇸🫂🇪🇺🫂🇺🇦 London/Miami 🏍️🐶🍫🩵🏄🍷🏞️🎶🏎️ “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. It's not the length of life, but the depth.”
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · Jan 10
“Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every bit, every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut. This is why I say to us all: we must hold the line.”

• @mariaressa.bsky.social •

#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 15m
“This guy is an officer, who also wears a civilian hat, who is also representing the secretary, who also is in the secretary’s front office, who also still has a private law firm,” one person said. “It’s like, who is he representing here?” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth’s legal fixer at the center of Pentagon’s new media restrictions
Tim Parlatore represented Hegseth when he faced sexual assault allegations, and he also counts alleged mobsters and President Donald Trump as former clients.
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 17m
Please read or listen to Robert Hubbell’s newsletter!
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Our job: Invite disaffected Trump voters to join Team Democracy
October 15, 2025
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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 25m
OK, it's good to tag their fashion with the word "fascism." Let this be an lesson to American journalists to see and label fascism in everything the Trumpists do....
The not-so secret language of fascist fashion
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The not-so secret language of fascist fashion
Today’s rightwingers want their message to go mainstream, so it’s coming to a store near you
www.theguardian.com
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 26m
More than 6,000 flights are being delayed every day, nearly twice the historical average for October.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 28m
The government shutdown is strangling aviation
The government shutdown is strangling aviation
Staffing levels were already low before the shutdown.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h
Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1h
Yes on 50!

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Obama stars in ad backing Newsom’s redistricting measure
He accuses Republicans of “trying to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election.”
www.politico.com
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 1h
Grampa didn't like the photo Time chose 🎻

Though this particular version seems spot on to me 🤷🏼‍♀️
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 37m
The folks at Fox News continue to promote the false narrative that Trump ordered 10,000 National Guard troops BEFORE the January 6th riots. His then Acting Sec. of Defense testified under oath that Trump made no such request. I included his testimony. RECEIPTS!
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 2h
Can I just point out that the “Young Republicans” who have had their vile racist and misogynist chat group leaked are not “young” - they are 18-40 year olds! As a 44 year old, I can attest to the fact 40 is not young! These ADULTS are revolting - MAGAesque.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1h
I'm standing with @ofnhp.bsky.social members and every healthcare worker fighting for the care our communities count on. Join me: ofnhp.aft.org/we-are-kaiser #OneVoiceOneFightOneFuture
We are Kaiser: Fighting for the Care Our Patients Deserve
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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 1h
10 months in and…
Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Are Trying to Adapt. Shoppers say they are cutting back on purchases, stockpiling certain foods or exploring more-affordable stores. www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Are Trying to Adapt.
Shoppers say they are cutting back on purchases, stockpiling certain foods or exploring more-affordable stores.
www.wsj.com
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Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social · 1h
"What are you guys doing Saturday? "
#NoKings 🇺🇸

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 1h
Friends, as you know, the repressions in Georgia have become absolutely wild this past week.

In order to push through the stalemate situation that costs more and more innocents, and to consolidate a victorious push, we all need basic financial resources. 1/3

📷 Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d
Do you agree that russia must not get away with the war crimes it has committed in Ukraine? #MakeRussiaPay
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 7h
🧵I’m on the road for another 2 weeks, but everyone needs to pay attention to the Supreme Court tomorrow (Wednesday)

The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.
The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop
On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.
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Stefan 🥼 @stefank1117.bsky.social · 8h
Mike Johnson says naked bike riders in Portland are “the most threatening thing” he has ever seen.

You know what’s more threatening, Mike?

Naked fascism.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 7h
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Trump admin. staffer reportedly in an 'I love Hitler' chat hasn't been fired by Trump yet youtu.be/EDtPJYciGHk?...
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder: Speaker Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h
Remember when you tried to tell us “the younger generations don’t think that way.” And “the young people will save us.” There are a lot of great, humane, decent, bright young people out there. But there are also a lot of these young people. And they’re not going anywhere.
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 17h
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h
ICE agents interfered with—and even threatened to “shoot and arrest”—emergency personnel rescuing an injured protester last week in Portland.

The agent “pointed his finger at me in a threatening manner,” the driver recalled, “and began viciously yelling in my face.

newrepublic.com/post/201774/...
ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester
Federal agents swarmed an ambulance crew to prevent them from taking an injured protester to the hospital.
newrepublic.com
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 9h
Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h
AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7h
Keep track of this kind of thing, Canada. You can choose to never buy these products, and others that turn their back on our country by bending the knee to Trump, again.

The REAL #ElbowsUp is us.
Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News
Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario, rai...
www.cbc.ca
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 8h
Hey Mikey, do your job.

Swear in Adelita Grijalva and release the damn Epstein files!

Thanks to the always brilliant Kris.and.Dave IG
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 10h
Cosplay Kristi Noem is furious that Seattle-Tacoma and Portland airports won’t play her taxpayer-funded blame-Democrats video. Imagine thinking airport security lines should double as campaign rallies. Sorry Kristi, democracy doesn’t take propaganda orders.
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