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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 1h

I just looked it up and it’s horrifying.

Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 1h

The media is so fucking stupid. You do not ask if he knows them or whatever. You ask him why the Nazis love their policies.

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 1h

There is no end. They are never going to release the Epstein files because Trump does not want them to. It’s a fascist takeover of our government and it’s a cult.

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 1h

Weaponizing the IRS against his perceived enemies. Fucking fascist.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

The Trump admin is preparing sweeping changes at the IRS that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily.

A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors.

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

😕

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

VITALI: What I'm hearing from you is it might be be enough that Thune is now saying I could do a vote on ACA subsidies

JEFFRIES: Republicans have tried to repeal the ACA more than 70 different times. They can't be trusted on a wing and a prayer. We need a real path forward.

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 2h

The law abiding ones, and the ones who respect the constitution are going to leave and we’re going to be stuck with the psychopaths. We are completely fucked.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

"Young children and even babies appear to have been subjected to the indiscriminate use of tear gas by Defendants' officers."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign.

"The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear, I don't just want journalists to label fascism. I want them to explain it, to examine, investigate, and report on it in the context of history and the world. They can't do that if they are unwilling even to use the word, masking reality, hiding behind euphemisms. That is not journalism.

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 4h

"Diorama of power dynamics." Beyond euphemism, that is glib glorification of dictatorship. The #BrokenTimes would rather show off its turn of phrase than call fascism what it is.
Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 18h

Trump just upped his bail-out for Argentina from $20 billion to $40 billion. Argentina has government run healthcare that's available to all Argentinians.

Yet Trump has shut down the American government while trying to take healthcare away from millions of Americans.

What say you, Republicans?

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Adam Posen @adamposen.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, inflation from tariffs is happening.
Will inflation expectations stay low? Mebbe not
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’

www.theguardian.com

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damned soul-o-man @dansolomon.com · 18h

imo if your workplace culture is such that employees feel comfortable displaying swastikas in their cubicles then the swastika-displaying employee is somehow not actually the biggest problem

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench in this lawsuit over the use of force against ICE protesters in Chicago.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is set to hold a hearing in this case at 8:30 am CT. Unclear why she called it (it was before the filing below).

DISCLAIMER: The Chicago Newspaper Guild is a plaintiff. I’m a member but not an officer, and I’ve had no involvement in the suit (other than covering it).

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign.

"The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 2h

They are looting America and maga is too fucking stupid to care.

Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 2h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

UPDATE: Remember how we told you @GovBillLee was lying about all the arrests in MEMPHIS being “violent crimes”

@fox13memphis checked. We were right. “VAST MAJORITY non-violent”. Bill was lying 👇🏽

(Now do those “45 missing kids” they rescued 🤔)

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 2h

Glenn Beck says that after he aired a show on Antifa, FBI agents acting on the behest of Kash Patel came to get tips. Here's who the segment targeted, largely through strained connections and guilt by association: www.mediamatters.org/glenn-beck/g...

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 3h

Oh here we go with the Dems in disarray narrative. That bus is never late with the media.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 20h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 4h

Bring an American flag not a Palestinian one. Don’t give this administration what they want.

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Laura @le1971.bsky.social · 4h

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 11h

Are you participating in a nokings.org rally on Saturday, 10/18? Here are some helpful tips to get your messages across in safe, peaceful, and joyous ways.

#DemsUnited

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