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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump on Schumer: "I think he's losing IQ points with time. I think that happens. I hope it hasn't happened with me. I know if it did, you guys would let me know about it very quickly."

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Leaving MAGA/Rich Logis 🇺🇸 @leavingmaga.bsky.social · 13h

Seen in Tennessee

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action if Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

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thenorthstarvoice.bsky.social @thenorthstarvoice.bsky.social · 1d

Politicaly correct siren?! 😵‍💫

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "You hear those sirens going off? That's good. A good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're gonna stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that sound bc nobody wanted to do anything. Listen to the beauty of that sound. That's the real deal sirens, not politically correct sirens"

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This is some vile stuff. And these aren't teenagers. Many are Republican staffers. At least one works for Trump.

"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."

Politico @politico.com · 1d

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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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10d

🚨NEW FROM TEXAS REDISTRICTING HEARING🚨

“They achieved those partisan objectives by focusing on race,” Matt Barreto, a political science professor with the UCLA Voting Rights Project, told the court Saturday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Texas Gerrymander Was Drawn ‘Focusing on Race,’ Expert Tells Court

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 10d

Hope Wins As Judge Blocks Trump’s Abuse Of Power In Portland and Newsom Signs Historic Labor Bill, While AOC Pushes For Epstein Files and Pete Calls Out GOP Chaos

Judge Blocks Trump’s Troop Deployment To Portland, Newsom Delivers Dignity For Workers, AOC Demands Epstein Truth, and Pete Calls Out GOP Chaos

The resistance holds the line

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16d

Couldn’t Trump just use the $17 trillion he says he got from all these other countries to fund the government?

That should cover us for a while.

Where is that, by the way?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16d

"I am proud to shut down the government .... I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down."

—Donald Trump, Dec. 11, 2018

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16d

Vance needs to tone down the rhetoric. This seems very inflammatory and inciting.

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Allie-gata #Resists @alliegata.bsky.social · 16d

For the first time, a private company will be able to provide global communications services that bypass national networks, government oversight and geographic boundaries.

No paywall link archive.today/5cMBh

Opinion | Elon Musk’s latest power grab points in a clear direction

His SpaceX deal could fundamentally alter the relationship between a state and its citizens.

www.washingtonpost.com

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KARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 16d

According court documents, $22 million will be contributed to the Trust for the National Mall to help pay for the construction of the White House State Ballroom.

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack

According court documents, $22 million will be contributed to the Trust for the National Mall to help pay for the construction of the White House State Ballroom.

www.kare11.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16d

The apple didn't fall far 🍎

Trump's Granddaughter Is Now Using Her Platform To Sell $130 Sweatshirts—And The Grift Is Strong With This One

www.comicsands.com

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 16d

Local grocery stores are lifelines for small towns. If the one in Greenbush closed, residents would have to travel 50 miles for other options.

Cuts to food assistance will hurt these grocers and rural Minnesotans.

www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...

What happens when the rural Minnesota grocery store closes?

Small-town grocery store owners feel a strong sense of responsibility to their communities, but the threat of closure often looms.

www.minnpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Maxwell Frost: "To be honest, this is something Trump said he would do. We all knew it during the campaign. He said he would be a 'dictator on day one.' The only thing he lied about is he meant 'I want to be a dictator for the entire term.'"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Jeffries: "It appears, at least to me, that a decision has been made by House Republican leaders, perhaps blessed by the administration, to shut the govt down. Why did they they cancel votes? Why are they on vacation spread out across the country & world when we're on the brink of a govt shutdown?"

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16d

I think it’s going to be a hard sell for Republicans to convince most people that the 22 million people who will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket if ACA premium subsidies go away are all trans migrants.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 16d

This is absolutely horrifying. Every Republican should condemn this immediately. newrepublic.com/post/201016/...

GOP Official Calls for Democratic Congresswoman to Be Executed

As the nation talks about the rise of political violence, a Republican official blatantly called for Representative Pramila Jayapal to be hanged.

newrepublic.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 16d

Judge Lamberth, a Reagan employee, slams the govt's "disrespect" for his orders.

He says contempt proceedings would be warranted, but he doesn't order them because nobody asked for them.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16d

Meiselas: One question I have is why do we even have a funding issue? If Trump brought in $17 trillion, why is there even an issue with funding? If we brought in $17 trillion, shouldn’t Trump just be making it rain on everybody and there’s so much money to go—oh, wait a minute.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16d

Stand strong, Portland.

Oregon Senators Slam Trump After He Announces He's Sending Military Troops To Portland

www.comicsands.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16d

In today’s completely unsurprising news, the ICE officer very briefly, taken off duty for shoving a woman to the ground in New York is back on the job not even a week later.

www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...

www.cbsnews.com

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