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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 2h

The GOP Can’t Escape Its Growing Failures and Scandals

An unraveling Pete Kegseth, a GOP government shutdown, the Epstein Files, and absurdly racist Telegram messages --- MAGA's fascist machine has fissures, and the majority must exploit them.

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The GOP Can’t Escape Its Growing Failures and Scandals

An unraveling Pete Kegseth, a GOP government shutdown, the Epstein Files, and absurdly racist Telegram messages --- MAGA's fascist machine has fissures and the majority must exploit them.

thelefthook.substack.com

Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 2h

Trump has targeted political foes for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.

But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.

(Published September)
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Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

Nasty

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

If you can’t sell your soybeans because of Trump’s tariffs after Argentina stepped in and took your customers, you can take solace that the guy you voted for also just gave $20 billion of your tax dollars to the country that is bankrupting you.

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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 @vero1986.bsky.social · 3h

Did Joe finally wake up. You're late Joe.
When you’re just arresting people in front of their kids and just normal, regular people who have been here for 20 years, anybody who has a heart can’t go along with that. “That can’t be the only way to do this.”
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Nicolle Wallace Says Trump Will Retaliate After Losing Joe Rogan, MTG’s ICE Deportation Support: ‘It’s Gonna Get Worse’ | Video

Both Rogan and Rep. Greene argue that there must be a "smarter plan" to address immigration and border control in the U.S. than this

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 3h

Former Fox & Friends weekend co-host and defense secretary Pete Hegseth learned a sharp lesson in choosing his words more carefully.

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The Real Enemy Within @therealenemywithin.bsky.social · 3h

$20 billion to Argentina while our soldiers are not getting paid and the govt is shut down. What the fuck happened to “America First?” Trump can’t even explain why he did it. I have one question. Why are my tax dollars being spent like this? What the fuck is he doing?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3h

The Reconstruction Amendments were adopted to end slavery and provide Black people with equal rights, including the right to vote.

To use those same amendments as weapons of white supremacy today is not just legally incorrect—it is a tragedy.

Voting rights are on the Supreme Court’s chopping block

Tuesday's case pits fanciful claims of racial harmony against the reality of ongoing discrimination.

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is obsessed with crime, both real and fictitious, and he wants us to get used to seeing the military on the streets in order to lay the groundwork to not accept the 2026 Congressional election results and use the Insurrection Act to ignore the will of the voters.

#MangoMussolini

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 3h

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State Department adviser charged with illegally retaining classified records

A senior adviser at the State Department and expert on Indian and South Affairs is accused by the Justice Department of printing out classified documents and storing more than 1,000 pages of highly se...

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 3h

Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser
The restraining order against Mills comes amid a swirl of controversies this year for the second-term Republican.

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

Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser

The restraining order against Mills comes amid a swirl of controversies this year for the second-term Republican.

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 3h

The White House said additional mass layoffs of federal workers are coming as the federal government shutdown, now 14 days old, drags on.

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'Batten down the hatches'. Trump White House warns of more layoffs during shutdown

The White House said more mass layoffs of federal workers are coming, on top of the 4,000 fired last week, as the government shutdown continues.

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 3h

The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

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US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 3h

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Evening Roundup, October 14

Featuring Lynn Sweet, Olivia Julianna, Rushab Sanghvi & Jennifer Rubin, Tianna Mays & Pooja Chaudhuri, Meredith Blake & "The Contrarian Pod."

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 4h

Citizens groups are formally accusing Donald Trump of treason for his waging war against the American people.

SARAH JONES & JASON EASLEY

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Trump Accused Of Treason For Waging War Against Americans

Citizens groups are formally accusing Donald Trump of treason for his waging war against the American people.

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 6h

Trump's Vindictive Prosecutions Are
Ratcheting Up
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Trump's Vindictive Prosecutions Are Ratcheting Up

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 6h

These six are steering the ship out of fascist territory and back into the hands of the people.
Thank you to AOC, Newsom, Buttigieg, Pritzker, Crockett, and Sanders for their bold, principled leadership.
-Aaron C

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 6h

Former special counsel Jack Smith speaks out about Trump investigation.
"I get very concerned when I see how easy it is to demonize these people for political ends."

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 6h

It's very true!

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MI-Forest @mi-forest.bsky.social · 6h

A quote my son happened upon - I don't know who said it:

"The underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth."

#AI #GenerativeAI #EliminateMostAI #REGULATEallAI

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 6h

Brazenly corrupt Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the high court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent, saying decided cases are not the gospel suggesting some may have been based on something somebody dreamt up and others went along with.
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Justice Clarence Thomas says legal precedents are not 'the gospel'

Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent. It is not "the gospel," he says.

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Trev @tjaye.bsky.social · 6h

25th Amendment please. The dude is off his fucking rocker.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 6h

(The number in green is Trump's approval rating.)

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

Remember, as we all learned during the Biden administration because Trump could not stop saying so, any time any element of the Federal Executive Branch is in communication with a private company it's a massive government conspiracy and the most contemptible fascist censorship scheme in U.S. history

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