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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 3h

“Operation Inflation” is offering free inflatable costumes to Portland ICE protesters.

Bravo and Brava!👩🏻‍🍳💋

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 5h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Natrice Rese 🇨🇦 @natrese.bsky.social · 3h

Loving the standing up of many different types of educational facilities!!!! elbowsUp!

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

nyti.ms

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3h

🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

The secret power of a people’s movement is that it’s random.

It’s neighbors protecting immigrants from ICE. It’s millions canceling Disney+. It’s a man throwing a sandwich. It’s inflatable frogs dancing.

Dictators struggle to fight a movement, because they can’t do what they want most—control us.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3h

Nearly all members of Pentagon Press Corps handed over their badges and walked out today, in protest to Hegseth's directive to criminalize
'national security' reporting

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 8h

Swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva. Now!

Ask Mike Johnson why he fears 218.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9h

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday that he would not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva until Democrats relent and end the government shutdown.

Grijalva, speaking alongside Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, on Wednesday, said the delay “is not procedural. It’s intentional.” 🧵

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Therese Peffer @peffertherese.bsky.social · 5h

Prof. Moran Cerf will share new findings demonstrating how large language models (LLMs) can generate personalized persuasive messages at scale.

What are the opportunities and potential risks of deploying AI-driven persuasion in areas such as climate communication?

Click on bit.ly/4o3PmqE to join!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 1d

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

Haji Wright scored both goals for the USMNT in their victory vs. Australia.

Cristian Roldan, a midfielder rising rapidly up the USMNT depth chart, assisted both goals from midfield.

Read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Was Mike Johnson and House Republican leadership trying to double participation in No Kings on Saturday or did they just stumble and bumble their way into doing that?

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning everyone
So thankful the Israeli hostages are released

But today
We also have HOSTAGES right here in America

The Epstein Survivors being held hostage by Trump, Johnson, and Republicans

Swear in Adelita Grijalva
Release the Epstein Files
#EpsteinFiles

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U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @usmnt.ussoccer.com · 1d

RIGHT FOOT. WRIGHT FINISH!

#USMNT x VW

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie Kirk was not a saint. First amendment rights are given to all who live here no matter their status!

Live 5 News @live5news.com · 1d

State Department revokes visas from people who allegedly ‘celebrated’ Charlie Kirk’s murder #usnews

State Department revokes visas from people who allegedly ‘celebrated’ Charlie Kirk’s murder

The U.S. State Department says it has revoked visas from people over Charlie Kirk's death remarks.

www.live5news.com

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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! Thank you!

The United States is grateful
for your support through this difficult time in all of our lives.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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blueinmo1957.bsky.social @blueinmo1957.bsky.social · 1d

@timemagazine.bsky.social Are you brain dead? #Trump met with Netanyahu at Mar A Largo before the election not to broker Biden deal till after the election. Which BTW is what #Reagan did with Iran telling them to keep our people till after the election. And BTW Trump used Biden's deal.

So FU.

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Behold the National Neckgina.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how MAGA told us Javier Milei would fix Argentina's economy with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing out Argentina with billions.

Remember how MAGA told us Donald Trump would save US farmers with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing them out with billions also.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 14 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

ICYMI. . . FOR ME THIS CLIP IS WORTHY OF SHOWING AGAIN & AGAIN

THE IMPORTANCE OF CALIFORNIA VOTING YES ON PROP 50

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
PLEASE LISTEN
CALIFORNIANS GET EVERYONE TO VOTE
YES ON PROP 50

WE THANK YOU !!!

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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