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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

Why do I die on the hill of adhering to reality? I keep getting asked
1) BC when you give up reality you make easy prey for fascists
2) BC when you blame the wrong people you ignore those who deserve blame, like John Roberts
3) BC when you wallow in this shit you choose to direct your anger inaptly

BuccoBruce76 @chief1970p.bsky.social · 2h

Why do you continue to die on this hill? You’re telling us this timeline was handled with the necessary expediency? Come on. You know that’s BS. Cannon sucks but this wasn’t all her doing. She was allowed to be in that position because of slow walking.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

One thing Trump shut down by destroying USAID was programs (at least in Asia) to protect Christian minorities.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16h

Trump said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians.

Trump tells Defense Department to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria

The move came a day after Trump designated Nigeria a "country of particular concern" over alleged violations of religious freedom.

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

HAYES: “Let me be as clear as I can — Trump is arguing in court to let Americans go hungry so they don’t have to negotiate with Dems over stopping some of those same Americans health care costs from skyrocketing.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Keystone Kash needed a distraction from the story that he took another private govt jet to watch his girlfriend sing. apnews.com/article/detr...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

I thought Trump said he solved all this and there was now perpetual peace under his leadership and superior negotiating skills.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 7h

Trump wants a moment so huge…
so irreversible…
that history can never ignore him again.
This newsletter explains why nuclear fire
fits his psychology like a tailored suit.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 8h

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 10h

Cops going aggro on Sunset near Echo Park in LA after the Dodgers Win. Shooting people with less lethals from point blank range, horses running people and press down. Literally minutes before, fireworks in the street

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taz132.bsky.social @taz132.bsky.social · 3h

Bravo 👏 👏 👏

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 10h

This is the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His name is Mark Walter. He allowed his team to block ICE from accessing the stadium.

The team has announced that they will be donating 1 million dollars to support immigrant families affected by the Trump Administration.

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 10h

This is what they did to their own voters

It is strategic

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 10h

Trump’s not reacting to a new crisis. He’s reacting to his political needs: religion as a rallying flag, fear as fuel, and war threats as a show of dominance. It’s all authoritarian politics, just dressed up as divine mission.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 4h

‘64 percent say he is going too far in “trying to expand the power of the presidency,”;majorities say he is going too far in laying off govt employees; in deploying the National Guard to patrol US cities & trying to make changes in how U.S…universities operate’ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds

Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Trump, Hegseth, and senior military commanders murdered 3 more people last night and the homicides near 100 people, and they expect you to take their word for it that they were transporting drugs and accept it. They murder whoever they want whenever they want.

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SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · 5h

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.

Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas

The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”

We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

These two morons have us gearing up for war in Nigeria and Venezuela after previous strikes on Yemen and Iran and intervention in Gaza, we are beginning nuclear testing for the first time in 33 years, and all this comes after threatening Greenland, Panama and Canada.

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 6h

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 5h

Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16h

Trump's lawyer-turned-prosecutor Lindsey Halligan faces disbarment risk, SCOTUS eyes Trump’s abuse of power, Kash Patel’s big mistake at the FBI, Trump's Gatsby bash, and more. Watch Legal AF live now!

LIVE: Trump DOJ Hit with BOMBSHELLS + BREAKING NEWS with POPOK and MEISELAS - 11/1/2025 | Legal AF

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c...

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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 16h

We said “no kings” and we meant it.

In many states, Tuesday’s elections are your way to say it again!

Elect Democrats!

PA: KEEP your 3 great justices.

MAINE: No on 1 —don’t let them take away mail in voting!

CA: Yes on 50. Balance the Texas steal!

MIKIE-yes.

ABBY-yes.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Newsom: I cannot wait for all the punditry. Historic victories all across the United States of America. Proposition 50 winning by double digits. A new governor of New Jersey, a new governor in Virginia.

I’ll end as I began: thank you for giving a damn.

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taz132.bsky.social @taz132.bsky.social · 16h

Schumer needs to go. He is dead weight.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson has decided to keep the House in recess all through next week. This will be the seventh consecutive week of recess for the chamber. It has not been in session since Sept. 19.

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