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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4h

Title X is a program that helps women get things like birth control & cancer screenings.

It was established under RICHARD NIXON. The decision to essentially abolish this office has nothing to do with the shutdown.

This is just another attack on women's basic health care.

HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office

Almost every member of the Office of Population Affairs lost email access and is unable to tell if they were laid off, workers told NOTUS.

www.notus.org

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 2h

Pentagon beat reporters have been handing in their press passes all day long today. It is one of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

“Go to a No Kings rally. What do you see? You see moms and grandmas and kids and dogs and funny signs and dancing and happy displays of opposition to the regime that are foundationally nonviolent. And on the other end, you’ve got a regime that’s led by a guy who cheered the January 6th insurrection”

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

www.thebulwark.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Bessent’s friends have huge investments in Argentina.

Elon Musk does too.

Bessent is sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina with more to come.

There is zero oversight. Congress not involved.

One unelected man is sending a fortune to Argentina and nobody will stop him,

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 4h

This delay is not procedural, it is intentional. Speaker Johnson is doing everything in his power to shield this administration from accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Grijalva, Now Certified in Arizona, Demands Again That Johnson Seat Her

www.nytimes.com

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 2h

www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

www.defendpublichealth.org

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 17h

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 BREAKING
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sent a formal demand letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, ordering him to swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. More ⬇️

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2h

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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 8h

It's been 22 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in. At what point will political reporters start calling this a constitutional crisis?

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2h

NEW: After over two hours of oral argument in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting case, the Supreme Court seems ready to scrap fair elections and hand red states the power to freely draw electoral maps that eviscerate the political power of minority voters.

SCOTUS Seems Ready to Scrap Fair Elections, Greenlight Racial Discrimination and Hand House Control to GOP

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 12h

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 3h

Justice JACKSON standing up for voting rights. 🔥

Louisiana: Plaintiffs said 'we want another majority-black district.'

Jackson: No. They said 'we aren't receiving equal electoral opportunity because our votes are being diluted.'

Louisiana: Same thing.

Jackson: No, it’s not.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Kaine: "We should not be allowing the president to create a secret enemies list and make the unilateral decision about whether to kill people without sharing that information at least with the Armed Service and Intel committees. So this is very troubling."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

This is what "grooming" looks like:

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sayitwithaloha.bsky.social @sayitwithaloha.bsky.social · 2h

Impeachable offense.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutional, damaging to our democracy and--last time I checked--murder is a crime. Let's not gussy it up and call it acts of war. This is murder.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 1d

This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

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

apnews.com

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 6h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.

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sayitwithaloha.bsky.social @sayitwithaloha.bsky.social · 3h

Four actions to make America Better Again: Fire Vought, RKF Jr, Hegseth, and Miller - and Impeach Trump.

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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 3h

Instead of coming to the table to work on a deal that centers the American people, Speaker Johnson canceled votes AGAIN this week.

I stand ready to get to work to lower costs and protect healthcare – just waiting on you, Mr. Speaker.

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 1d

@barackobama.bsky.social:
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
#yeson50

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