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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 15h

When a picture says a thousand words…

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

When a picture says a thousand words…

Photo of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson biting his lip

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Sanders: They have refused to negotiate. And anyone thinks that tomorrow they'll suddenly start negotiating. I think, is smoking what is illegal in many states

AOC: And should be legal in more.

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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 23h

It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.

www.polygon.com/strange-days...

30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better

Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech

www.polygon.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15m

“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein…took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch – scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 6m

This IS #Democracy! Thank you #Portland.
#October_18th #RESIST

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Portland has fallen!

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 23h

Great thread….

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

New, from me: I break down all that is happening with the shutdown.
Shutdowns are bad. But only Trump and Russ Vought are brave enough to ask: what if shutdowns aren’t painful enough? How can we use this as an opportunity to target our political enemies? 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

The Shutdown Shitshow

As Trump uses the shutdown to settle scores, the public bears the cost

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 19h

Here’s my message to Speaker Mike Johnson on the 15th day of this shutdown, from his very own podium.

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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 13h

The pedophile-loving fascist, Mike Johnson is not going to be speaker of the house much longer. #Democracy will win, fascism with loose. It's how we roll. Get in the streets, people and be loud!
#October_18th #Solidarity #Democracy #NoKings

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h

Mike Johnson is upset that millions of people will protest kings on Saturday for the love of America.

NO
KINGS,
For the love of America.

October 18
NoKings.org

Picture of Statue of Liberty.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

meidasnews.com

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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 13h

He could, however, he is indeed a fake Christian, child rape-loving MAGA fascist, so I don't think the odds are good.
#October_18th #Solidarity #RESIST

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

Mike Johnson could end the government shutdown and release the Epstein files today if he wanted to.

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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 13h

Dear @ericswalwell.bsky.social, forget the masks. When you are in the majority, you better make damn sure to abolish ICE an ensure that every one of those gestapo MF'ers who broke the law is prosecuted to the fullest extent. #RESIST #October_18th

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20h

Trump regime forces brutally beat Americans in the streets of Chicago for witnessing their neighbours be kidnapped and disappeared in broad daylight. Concerned citizens stood up for themselves as the regime continues to expand its fascist terror campaign.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 18h

Some of the brightest former CIA, FBI, and NSA minds are about to deliver a blunt assessment of the threat we face. I’ve had Steven Cash (He was awarded the CIA’s Medal of Merit for his work on a sensitive project) @steadystatevets.bsky.social on my podcast...he’s the real deal. Stay tuned.

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 20h

Tomorrow, we release the Steady State’s assessment of American democracy—written by former national security officials using the same tools once used to evaluate authoritarian regimes abroad. The conclusion is clear: We are facing an existential threat of growing autocracy here in the US.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

For the love of America, NoKings.org.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 21h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 19h

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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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 16h

Democrats should make a criminal referral to DOJ and start describing what Trump is doing as criminal.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19h

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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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13h

I love that OpenAi does anything and people extrapolate in the most insane ways. Oh, Wow, you can buy Walmart stuff through ChatGPT? Yeah man that’s gonna cover their billions of dollars of losses. Oh they’re hiring an ads person? Better extrapolate that to mean “They’ll make what Google makes”

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