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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Inland over I-5…Good thing we won’t be having a Santa Ana this weekend. 🤦‍♀️

www.latimes.com/california/s...

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Inland over I-5.. 🤦‍♀️

www.latimes.com/california/s...

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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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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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 7h

Yep

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 7h

Speaking as someone who has to hear frequent live fire exercises that reverberate all over North County, this is unbelievable, not to mention dangerous. There will also be many No Kings protests going up and down the coast. 😡

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 7h

This really pisses me off! 😡

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

Governor Newsom's press office responds:

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

A must watch! 🤣

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 12h

He truly is an absolute idiot.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 12h

Who’s going to bail us out when this regime flatlines the dollar?!

Politico @politico.com · 14h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his department is working on a partnership with the private sector and other entities to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 14h

Vance and Hegseth visiting Camp Pendleton in San Diego County on No Kings. 👀

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/14/v...

Vice President Vance to observe amphibious landing exercises at Camp Pendleton on Saturday

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan also are supposed to make remarks tied to the event.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

One of my all time childhood faves…

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

www.youtube.com

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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 2d

A cartoon by Barry Blitt.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 1d

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

In other words…the ones that benefit the rich.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

It’s about time.

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Color me surprised.😳

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Melania will be devastated.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

It’ll be interesting to see where Fox lands. They are GOP state television with the lion’s share of the ratings.

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