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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 11m

HOT TOPICS | Donald Trump Is One Sick Puppy! - October 16th, 2025

A recording from Don Lemon's live video

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 13m

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 14m

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He Tweeted Charlie Kirk “Won’t Be Remembered as a Hero.” The State Dept. Revoked His Visa.

Nota Baloyi is one of several people who lost a visa to visit the U.S. because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on social media.

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 14m

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Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza

“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 17m

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Trump and Vance Don't Give a Damn

Got a Minute or Two? Mad Hattery and Other Outrages

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

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Breaking: Russia’s Massive Night Assault on Ukraine — While Trump Privately Coordinates with Putin

As Ukraine burns under Russia’s bombs, Trump and his allies are moving in the shadows. What happens next affects every one of us.

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Even Mike Johnson Can’t Defend Donald Trump’s Argentina First Agenda

Mike Johnson just was interviewed on television by Manu Raju and tied himself in rhetorical knots trying to defend Donald Trump’s latest disaster — a $20 billion bailout for Argentina.

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

J.D. Vance Just Told Us How Trump Will Jail His Enemies

On Sunday’s edition of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Vice President J.D.

After Targeting Boats at Sea, Trump Suggests Land Strikes in Venezuela May Be Next

Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

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He is a mentally sick & dangerous person

After touting the success of recent military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that killed dozens, President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday he is considering land strikes in Venezuela o...

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

US Capitol Police investigating ‘vile and deeply inappropriate symbol’ found in GOP lawmaker’s office

US Capitol Police are investigating “a vile and deeply inappropriate symbol” found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office, the congressman said in a statement.

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time

Once a ticket to visa-free travel across the world, the US passport’s potency has dwindled in recent times. And now, for the first time, it’s completely fallen off the leaderboard of nationalities ran...

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on the Voting Rights Act and race-based redistricting

The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority appeared open to weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a way that could limit minority representation in Congress.

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

Operation Inflation

Warning: May cause excessive laughter, unity, and democracy

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

"VILE TEXTS EXPOSE GOP ROT"

The Young Republican Telegram chat wasn’t private chatter. It was a window into a party teaching cruelty as culture; mocking decency and betraying the voters who trusted it.

Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

Released Palestinians Describe Harsh Conditions in Israeli Prisons

The release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees offers a rare glimpse into the immediate health impacts of incarceration in Israel.

Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

Ukrainian Officials Meet With US Weapons Manufacturers Before Trump-Zelenskyy Talks

A Ukrainian government delegation has met with major American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit

Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

State Department Adviser Charged With Illegally Retaining Classified Records

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

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

NATO's Newest Members Offer to Buy More US Arms for Ukraine as Western Backing Declines

NATO’s two newest members, Finland and Sweden, said that they would buy more weapons from the United States to give to Ukraine, a day after data showed that foreign military aid to the war-torn countr...

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

This Family Visit to a Military Base Ended With ICE Deporting a Marine's Dad

A U.S. Marine says his parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they visited a California military base and one of them was later deported

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

The Government Shutdown Is Putting a Renewed Spotlight on the Cracks in the US Aviation System

Since the shutdown began Oct. 1, the Federal Aviation Administration has reported controller shortages in cities across the U.S., from airports in Boston and Philadelphia, to control centers in Atlant...

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

SMITE! Racist Tyrants Are Freaking Out Before ‘No Kings’ Day

“No Kings equals no paychecks.”

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

let’s talk about who really hates America

the fascists and oligarchs are terrified of No Kings Day

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Susan @rinative.bsky.social · 3h

Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond

Split over whether to discipline the offenders or just ignore the whole affair.