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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 6h

Shutdown to enter third week after Senate rejects bill to reopen government

thehill.com

Shutdown to enter third week after Senate rejects bill to reopen government

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 12h

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

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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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 6h

🚨Weeks after UF unveiled a ‘universal’ mRNA cancer vaccine that eliminated tumors in some mouse models and entered early trials, HHS Sec. RFK Jr., in the Trump administration, cut $500M from respiratory mRNA projects, alarming experts. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

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MsCynt @stayingwoke.bsky.social · 4h

Please stop these non medical folks before they endanger everyone.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 6h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Nearly all the staff in the Office of Special Education have been fired as part of Trump’s sweeping layoffs.

These are the people responsible for protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and ensuring they receive an equal education.

More needless cruelty on display.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Department of State v
@StateDept
g..
The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
5:55 PM • Oct 14, 2025 • 34.1K Views

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 6h

Read "America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6oe3IGl2/i...

America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky (Fortune)

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on...

l.smartnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

US Trade Rep Greer gets asked: whatever happened to “90 trade deals in 90 days?” — on Fox.

@mikenellis.bsky.social

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MsCynt @stayingwoke.bsky.social · 4h

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 6h

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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This American Patriot 💙 @thisuspatriot.bsky.social · 10h

“NO KINGS DAY!” THIS SATURDAY, OCT 18

PLS JOIN OUR “NO KINGS” PROTESTS ON 10/18, SIGN OUR Change.org PETITION 👇 text & call #Congress to impeach & convict #MAGA #Project2025 wannabe King #Trump

#StrongerTogether #UnitedWeStand

www.change.org/p/with-this-...

TYVM @villaverla.bsky.social
#BlueCrew

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 6h

Democrats need to put the same extended media consuming outrage into the Young Republican Nazi chats as Republicans mustered for Biden going for ice cream.

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Mrs. Beaverhausen @ghostmom.bsky.social · 6h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

We didn't do anything extraordinary here. Sure, I wrote a nice script, and my friend @barubin.bsky.social did a fantastic job overlaying visuals. But what we're saying is pretty obvious.

What I wonder is why *we* have to say these things as opposed to, I don't know, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social?

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

"Show them you're not afraid. Do it for the country. For the Constitution. For your family. For yourself. Do it for your freedom. While you still can."

This is excellent. Every Dem strategist who thinks there's risk in engaging these debates should watch it for guidance.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

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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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h

I wonder if Mike Johnson is going to try to dissolve Congress to keep it from voting on the Epstein files.

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 7h

Watch this quick explainer on the Hatch Act and you’ll see just how far the regime has gone—propaganda in airports, partisan emails, and political orders from the top. It’s not “messaging,” it’s a full-blown assault on the law that keeps our government nonpartisan.

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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LorriefromCanada @lorriefmp.bsky.social · 1d

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 5h

I hope everyone has the protest shoes ready and their signs made…we have a lot of action this week!

Join us 10/17 @3pm outside of HHS for a warm up and then hit the streets 10/18 for #NoKingsDay!

@50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 6d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 5h

Let's be clear: Jack Smith was appointed by the Attorney General to be a Special Prosecutor precisely to further remove him from political influence or control. He followed the facts and the law by the book to reach his charging decisions. The GOP is slandering him. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Republicans Summon Jack Smith to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

www.nytimes.com

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MsCynt @stayingwoke.bsky.social · 5h

Why?

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 7h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

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