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drf5n.bsky.social @drf5n.bsky.social · 12h

"He's double-donging it!"

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Ricky Stanicky: World Class Air D*cker

YouTube video by ReWatch

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16h

There’s been an active cover-up since the mid-2000s to conceal the Epstein Files.

The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.

youtu.be/7et6kS7r-T4?...

YIKES! DOJ BUSTED in Epstein COVER-UP as GOP STALLS RELEASE

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 13h

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.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 7h

Evolutionary signs of emerging media vertebrates

Artist imagining of early land vertebrate

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10h

maybe this will help some realize that you don’t need access to cover the government effectively. in fact, it’s actually better.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 12h

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

Exactly my situation - a mismatch between my Welsh & Irish last name and me skin time and actual genetic heritage.

That exact scenario could happen to me. I was born in DC. My parents immigrated legally. My mom is now a citizen.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

Exactly my situation - a mismatch between my Welsh & Irish last name and me skin time and actual genetic heritage.

That exact scenario could happen to me. I was born in DC. My parents immigrated legally. My mom is now a citizen.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 10h

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12h

So yes, immigration changed people's names. They actually created a system to do so systematically.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12h

At some point, the US government came up with standard romanizations for different Chinese characters.

Which, uh, neglected the fact that the characters were pronounced differently based on the dialect you spoke.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12h

One of the things that happened is that if you were Chinese and got here early enough, your family members would have different legal last names--that wouldn't even read the same to white people here--because there was no standard romanization.

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The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 16h

Why? Because no dictator ever allows people to have guns. So the White House squatter is fixing to take your guns away. The 34 times convicted felon isn’t allowed a gun, so you can’t have one either.

beingliberal.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...

Pam Bondi Builds the Gun Registry MAGA Swore Democrats Would Create

A conspiracy theory pushed by 2nd Amendment nuts for years has now become reality under Trump.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

I love that for several months, Stephen Colbert called it RomneyCare.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

I love that for several months, Stephen Colbert called it RomneyCare.

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Stewart Tan @sstan99.bsky.social · 11h

Yep... Obamacare was patterned after Romneycare and look at the difference in reaction.

Obamacare embodies the saying "don't make the perfect be the enemy of the good (or good enough for now)"

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

I'd love to have it pass.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

a rainbow and a star with the words " i know you know "

ALT: a rainbow and a star with the words " i know you know "

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 11h

Please. Single payer still has no prayer of passing.

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

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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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 12h

I wish I knew! They deserve an award!

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 12h

I didn't even know Columbus Day was here; so I've decided I discovered it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 14h

Just a reminder that Trump made $14 million from his business interests in Indonesia from 2015 to 2019, making it one of his most egregious conflicts of interest during his first term.

Trump’s tax returns confirm millions in income from Indonesian business interests - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump’s conflicts of interest in Indonesia ranked among the most egregious when he entered office.

www.citizensforethics.org

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