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Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 47m

I hope John Roberts and his traitors on the bench are really proud of the monster they gave birth to that is literally tearing our country apart for amusement.

I wish the worst on those traitorous pricks.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1h

BREAKING The National Trust for Historic Preservation urged the Trump administration to halt demolition of the White House East Wing for a new 90,000-sq-ft ballroom, arguing it would overwhelm the historic design. The White House maintains the addition is necessary.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...

Historic preservation group urges pause on East Wing demolition as Trump pushes ahead with his ballroom | CNN Politics

One of the nation’s premier historic preservation groups on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to pause demolition of the White House East Wing, which excavators began tearing into this week to ma...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 9h

Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.

U.S. marshal and undocumented immigrant shot during ICE stop in Los Angeles, officials say

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5h

Federal Judge Jeffrey Cummings has found that ICE agents violated the terms of a consent decree by detaining people without proper warrants. He ruled that as of this week ICE must wear body cams at all times and can face arrest and contempt proceedings if they conduct unlawful, warrantless arrests.

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 4h

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Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 4h

Wilder, Idaho?! A town of about 1,600 in the middle of nowhere in a solid conservative state and it's getting ICE raids?

Wow. ICE must not be getting even close to the numbers that they want to be hitting basically Nowhere, Idaho.

Do Texas next, ICE.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

The man who doesn’t read and can’t handle a briefing furloughed the people guarding America’s most dangerous weapons.

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Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 13h

Confused old man is telling us that drug prices are going up 500%.

Someone change his diaper already.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be coming down 500 percent."

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h

NEW: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has issued a new statement declaring that Chicago "communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants."

Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Standing with Immigrants
Oct. 21, 2025
My dear brothers and sisters, today I speak to you as your shepherd, but also as a fellow pilgrim who shares the pain of many of our immigrant communities. Families are being torn apart. Children are left in fear, and communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants.
We stand with a mother who crosses borders to feed her children. We stand with the father who labors in silence to build a better future. We stand with the young person who dreams of safety and a better future. Our parishes and schools will not turn away those who seek comfort, and we will not be silent when dignity is denied in the enforcement of the law, it is essential that we respect the dignity of every human being.
Now I want to say something directly to those immigrants without documents. Most of you have been here for years. You have worked hard. You have raised families. You have contributed to this nation. You have earned our respect. As the Archbishop of Chicago, I will insist that you be treated with dignity. Americans should not forget that we all come from immigrant families.
You are our brothers and sisters. We stand with you.
God bless you all.

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 1d

No image has ever spoken so succinctly about the current situation in the US.

The white house, a gaping wound in the east wing. It looks like a ruin or a mound of garbage

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Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 13h

He's a true conservative in that he lies like he breathes. A real reporter would ask the House Johnson if he can stop lying long enough to ask for forgiveness on Sundays. I mean, if you're going to wear your Christianity for all to see then you shouldn't be surprised for being called out as a liar.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 1d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 21h

Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

CBS Mornings anchor Gayle King posts about being seated next to Fox News host Jesse Watters on a cross country flight.

Selfie taken inside an airplane cabin. Gayle King smiles brightly at the camera, wearing a cream sweater and straight light-brown hair with bangs. Sitting beside her is Fox News host Jesse Watters, smiling, wearing glasses, a navy baseball cap, and a tan jacket over a blue-and-white striped shirt. Behind them, the cabin divider curtain and the back of another seat are visible.

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gayleking: Two TV people from competing networks walk onto a plane and to the surprise of them both, they’re seated right next to each other for over four hours. How did it go? Speaking for @jessewatters here: A good time was had by all! Hi, Jesse… saving your number!

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Scott D @srdegroff.bsky.social · 2d

Well, seems as though Russia is getting their ass kicked. Fuck trump.

Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 2d

No, it's worse than that. Putin controls the White House and the Republican party.

America is not to be counted on as an ally for the time being. You've been warned.

Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 2d

Short answer is yes

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

So weird how this keeps happening. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 1d

Go nut a pig, witch.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Ernst: "I think it is extremely important that we look at who is funding these protests. We have to get to the bottom of this. It could be the usual suspect -- George Soros."

Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 1d

They will not assimilate into Trumpistan.

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🌵Tucson Proud🌵
No Compact for the University of Arizona. ✊🏼

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Matt Van Candy Corn 🎃🦇 @mattvanhorn.com · 1d

When Donald Trump Razed the Bonwit Teller Building, He Promised the Met Its Art Deco Friezes. A New Book Details How He Pulverized Them Instead | Artnet News

Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Hasan: The great irony is of course that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant. The grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.

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Odie Hugh Manatee @odiehughmanatee.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing matters to Trump except Trump. The rest of us are along for the ride off of the cliff.

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Ken Stone @kenstonemedia.bsky.social · 1d

Basement of courthouse horror stories: “One immigrant got her period during the meeting in which she was detained, and was forced to wear that same underwear for days.”
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...

Asylum-seekers now held for days – in a downtown San Diego basement

Migrants held in makeshift conditions in basement offices say they slept in the cold, used the restroom without privacy and went without medical attention.

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