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NPR @npr.org · 9h

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 9h

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

Find your local #NoKingsDay event at nokings.org/#map

And be sure to follow @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 18h

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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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 9h

Who was president in 2020? There appears to be a concerted effort to get you to forget

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/p...

‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden | CNN Politics

If you asked people what the worst one-year period in recent American history was, it’s a good bet that many would choose roughly between January 2020 and January 2021.

www.cnn.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 8h

NEW: Texas Republicans spent nine days in court proclaiming they didn’t discriminate against minorities when drawing the state’s new congressional map. Yet they also desperately fought tooth and nail to hide the details of their mapmaking process. Here’s everything we learned👇

In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 8h

🚨BREAKING: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN, and The Atlantic in flat-out rejecting the Pentagon’s new press restrictions—calling them a direct threat to the First Amendment.

When the press has to fight the military for free speech, you know democracy’s on the line.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

OBAMA: “Better’s good… we’re not gonna get to perfect. Do I think single-payer with no profit motive would’ve been smarter? Absolutely.”

President Obama tells Maron the ACA was a compromise because he didn’t have the votes for what he really wanted. #MedicareForAll

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

Four decades wrongfully incarcerated isn’t punishment enough for these sadistic fucks.

Tricia McLaughlin
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Burglary, carrying a firearm without a license, drug trafficking—break the law, you will face the consequences.

Having a single conviction vacated when you have a laundry list of criminal charges will not stop ICE’s enforcement of the federal immigration laws.

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Sue Hynes @sushynes.bsky.social · 5h

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goodvibes24.bsky.social @goodvibes24.bsky.social · 8h

I watched Meet The Press on Sunday. No wonder Mike Johnson, Vance and others do her show. They talk over her and she either does not call them out at all or is really passive about it. I am frustrated with journalists not calling out lies; this is why so many people believe all this crap.

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goodvibes24.bsky.social @goodvibes24.bsky.social · 8h

I watched Meet The Press on Sunday. No wonder Mike Johnson, Vance and others do her show. They talk over her and she either does not call them out at all or is really passive about it. I am frustrated with journalists not calling out lies; this is why so many people believe all this crap.

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 8h

New Jersey voters!
Deadline to register to vote is TOMORROW. Check your registration!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 8h

~1300 fired on a Friday, about half unfired the next day, due to an apparent “coding error”. But sure, your data will be secure.

They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals

The casualties include employees working on health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources.

www.axios.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 8h

On Saturday, we wear yellow. ❌👑

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

The American founders didn't expect Mike Johnson. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 8h

Where is the Republican budget? By law it was required to be passed and in place by Sept 30th. Anyone seen it? Got any idea what might be in it? Why the f-ck is the House taking a month long vacation without getting their work done?

Dems ready to negotiate. Rs remain on vacation.

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Sue Hynes @sushynes.bsky.social · 5h

@kenmartin.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 8h

I am reluctantly coming to the conclusion that The Dictator and his pals will stop at nothing to rig the 2026 elections, including declaring martial law & seizing voting machines for phony “recounts.”

We had best start looking at tactics that deal successfully with autocracies.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 8h

Jasmine on fire 🔥

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/p...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/p...

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 8h

There isn’t another side to the argument. Every actor in the system—from defense attorneys to Justices on the Supreme Court—recognizes what is happening. The only question is how the criminal justice system should respond.”

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

The Irredeemable DOJ

Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.

open.substack.com

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Phil Limerick @lummy1949.bsky.social · 7h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

Which was probably a big part of the reason Biden was too scared to exert the necessary pressure on Israel to get it done.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 7h

Translation: Trump and the GOP keep LYING.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h

Nice….

Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 10h

A couple of parking signs for anyone who wants to print them out for this coming Saturday.

Parking Signs

If you want to print out a poster for October 18th, here are two; fully-guaranteed countrywide but maybe especially suitable for in and around New York. No King Anytime sign ...

kieranhealy.org

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 7h

📌During his campaign in 2015, Trump said he would replace Obamacare with, quote: "something terrific, phenomenal and fantastic" that would "save money and result in better health care."
Ten years later, he's still got nuthin' and has decided to kill the entire United States government instead.

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