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Annabelle

@progressivepeke.bsky.social

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I’m a progressive Pekingese. I watch FSTV, enjoy pork, and hate nazis.

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Annabelle @progressivepeke.bsky.social · Jul 29

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jillsobule on X: "JD Vance is a C*nt_. The band Sugartits is back by popular demand! With Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis @kayhanley @mlewey . Lyric contributions from @bdmcartoons By the way the band name comes from that Mel Gibson drunk tirade when he was stopped by a female cop on a DUI https://t.co/05WxhrrX6M" / X

JD Vance is a C*nt_. The band Sugartits is back by popular demand! With Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis @kayhanley @mlewey . Lyric contributions from @bdmcartoons By the way the band name comes from that Mel Gibson drunk tirade when he was stopped by a female cop on a DUI https://t.co/05WxhrrX6M

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Donald Trump wants to get rid of the filibuster.

Did he just accidentally hand Democrats a huge opportunity?

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CHOAM Nomsky (thankful) @samthielman.com · 6h

Our first line of defense against tires

Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 6h

This has absolutely nothing to do with readiness

Still of Dept of Defense video posted to X showing Pete Hegseth and a marine flipping a tire.

Post text:

Early morning PT with the Secretary of War. This is what READINESS looks like.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 7h

The Oregon Department of Justice submitted multiple video exhibits showing federal officers using extreme force against nonviolent protesters outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Building. This is part of its effort to block the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Portland.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

The Justice Department told Congress this week that President Trump could lawfully continue his lethal military strikes on people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea. The move rests on the idea that a Vietnam-era law called the War Powers Resolution does not apply to airstrike campaigns.

War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says

The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into “hostilities” must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns.

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Politico @politico.com · 6h

COLUMN: Michael Schaffer wants you to meet Ron Dunmore.

Dunmore is a vet and an IT specialist who, because of the government shutdown, has to get his groceries from a food bank.

A Shutdown Reality Check, From 1 Federal Worker

This isn’t what Ron Dunmore signed up for.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

TOMORROW: Join @congressmanboyle.bsky.social to talk about the impact of the Trump Shutdown, and what we can do to lower costs and protect healthcare as families across the nation are seeing their healthcare premiums spike: groundworkcollaborative.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

WEBINAR
OVER THE HEALTHCARE CLIFF:
SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE US
NOV. 3 AT 3:30PM ET
Featuring Ranking Member Brendan Boyle (PA), House Budget Committee
(logos for Groundwork Action, Indivisible, Protect Our Care, Fair Share America, and People’s Action)

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Annabelle @progressivepeke.bsky.social · 6h

Celebrating a literal traitor. That tracks.

NPR @npr.org · 6h

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

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Annabelle @progressivepeke.bsky.social · 6h

Celebrating a literal traitor. That tracks.

NPR @npr.org · 6h

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

The kindness of strangers: a surfer whose face I never saw saved me from drowning in a rip

The water was past my knees, then it was past my chest, and then it dragged me under

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

We are seeing not just a merging of different parts of the armed forces; we are also seeing a deprofessionalization. Competent people are fired. Those willing to break the law are hired. Normal practices are abandoned as the new force becomes more responsive to the demand for quotas & brutalization.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10h

Experts warn this aggressive approach will likely fuel greater abuses of civil and human rights, heighten public anger and lead to more warrantless arrests, straying far from the previous stated focus on “the worst of the worst.” “Spectacle, not security.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/b...

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The Weekend on MSNBC @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social · 9h

“How can we call ourselves civilized if we allow our citizens to go hungry?” Small business owners Rebecca Coffin of Hailey’s Kitchen in Windham, ME and Josh White of Heretic Coffee in Portland, OR on providing free meals to community members losing SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Jeffries: "Why have House Republicans remained on a taxpayer funded vacation for the last 6 weeks? Of course they are unserious as it relates to reopening the government. Why has Trump spent more time on the golf course, including this weekend, than he has talking to Democrats on Capitol Hill?"

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

More Insta snaps from the let them eat cake ball at Mar a Lago

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 10h

He didn’t!

Trump played far more often in his first term (260+ in four years versus Obama’s 330+ over eight years) — and is playing *more often* this time around.

Term 1: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Term 2: www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

TAPPER: Obama's comments came within a day of Trump hosting a Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago while SNAP benefits are set to run out. Your response?

BESSENT: I believe President Obama played a record amount of golf of any president, so I'm not sure why he's out there throwing stones

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

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The Weekend on MSNBC @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social · 9h

“He’s been bootlicking this President since he’s got here...We don’t want a baby Trump here in New Jersey as our governor.” @replamonica.bsky.social on why she believes voters should not “trust” Republican Jack Ciattarelli as Election Day gets closer.

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Tara Setmayer @tarasetmayer.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe those of us who understand content creation and make ads will finally get supported so we can inform voters who’s to blame for their economic suffering.
Like this one @senecaproject.us made months ago youtu.be/GbL2zY8ZDXY?...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 10h

When I pointed out that, after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first thing Machado did was to thank Trump and request US military intervention toward the goal of regime change in Venezuela, my post went viral because people became furious with me. It was very clear where this was headed.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader And Nobel Prize Winner Claims Military Escalation Is The Only Way To Remove Maduro

"This process is about saving lives, millions of lives," Machado added

Demian Bio X@bio_demian / Published Oct 312025, 12:00 PM EDT

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Sam Biddle @sambiddle.com · 2d

ICE is planning to offer private sector bounty hunters cash bonuses for quickly tracking down the home addresses of immigrants across the US, according to a DHS document I reviewed. ICE encourages potential contractors to use "all technology systems available.” theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.

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The Anti-Fascist Collective…. @wtafc.bsky.social · 9h

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 9h

The NY Arab American Comedy Festival is back: Nov 13 to 15! More than 20 great Arab American comedians in six shows over three nights all at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. Amazing line up of Comedians from Colbert to Comedy Central to "Ramy" and more! Tickets: publictheater.org/performances...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

Don’t believe everything you see: why Buddhist scepticism is vital in the age of generative AI | Bertin Huynh

Because our senses are so limited and the nature of all things so transient, what we know to be objective reality is a momentary snapshot of the whole picture

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 22h

While toddlers screamed for their parents, this demonic little power couple were sexting each other memos dripping with cruelty. It wasn’t a meet-cute, it was a meet-cruel. Bureaucracy as foreplay, trauma as dirty talk.
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Meet Cute in Hell

They Fell in Love Over Child Separation and Never Looked Back.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9h

The people at @nytimes.com helped me make this video about sexism

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Video: Opinion | The Double Standard for Female Candidates

In the New Jersey governor’s race, the Democratic candidate, Mikie Sherrill, is polling well. So why is there so much anxiety? The journalist Molly Jong-Fast visited her campaign and found a major dis...

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 9h

Families gunned down as they huddle for safety. Children weeping over their mother’s body. Doctors seized for ransom &executed.
Only a few traumatized people have been able to escape and testify to the horrors unfolding there.
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Families shot down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fields

Sudan’s RSF paramilitary and its allies have carried out mass ethnic killings and hostage taking in the captured city of El Fashir, survivors told The Post.

www.washingtonpost.com

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