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John Lehman 🇨🇦 @johnlehman.bsky.social · 1d

A woman gets duly elected by the people and the government refuses to allow her to do her job.

What the hell is going on in the US? What a shit government system you have there. It's an incredible mess.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

🚨BREAKING: A three-judge federal appeals court panel Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s request that it overturn a lower court ruling barring his attempted military deployment in Chicago. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump's Chicago Military Takeover

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

Revenge of the "Lib Tard:" Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/r...

Revenge of the "Lib Tard:" Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal - emptywheel

After fuck-up after fuck-up, Jeanine Pirro's prosecutors got an embarrassing acquittal in their effort to jail Sydney Reid for filming an ICE arrest.

www.emptywheel.net

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 2h

🔥After promising NO cuts to Social Security, the Trump Admin. is prepping a proposed rule REDUCING share of APPLICANTS who QUALIFY for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) by up to 20%!

It’s the LARGEST cut EVER to SSDI. CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES! 🤬
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security...

www.cbpp.org

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 3h

Freud is like: lol lmao

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Johnson: That is not the principles of the Republican Party. You want me to articulate them? We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Tuxedobird @tuxedobird.bsky.social · 4h

I wonder which one I am? And when am I getting my protest money and my antifa membership card?

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

I bet the mainstream media will be all over this outrageous and dangerous comment, right?

Ha — just kidding!! 🤣 The media will IGNORE it, just like they ignore ALL the batshit crazy comments from Trump and his minions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 4h

Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran has said that after 24 years of service he “resigned from the military because of Trump”, citing what he described as the US president’s contempt for the constitution.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump

I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Tuxedobird @tuxedobird.bsky.social · 6h

Could this be the beginning of the military standing up to rump? When he calls for martial law next week, is the military going to comply or do what is Constitutionally correct?

Tuxedobird @tuxedobird.bsky.social · 6h

Not in my top 10, but I'll still take the win.

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Tuxedobird @tuxedobird.bsky.social · 6h

I bet the taco did not even know about the plan. Someone called it off in his name. Now JD can return to what he does best, humping sofas without consent.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

Big news here: the White House has backed down from shutting down I-5 this weekend following our reporting last night.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: Immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other actions against protesters, a judge rules.

'Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.

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KellzEvan💙🫶🏻 @kellzevan.bsky.social · 9h

Think about this…

A man in his mid to late 20’s is “just a boy”, but a 13 or 14 year old girl is a grown woman.

The GOP not only has a double standard,but they twist the narrative when it’s convenient for them.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10h

Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?

And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.

Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21h

The racist-ass Supreme Court says race can't be a factor for college admissions or redistricting but racial profiling is perfectly fine for ICE to bash brown and Black skulls.

F this corrupt institution.

Expand the Court.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

Collins: Marjorie Taylor Greene—is she someone that you could see yourself working with?

AOC: On what? If she actually wants to support legislation and expanding healthcare… I'm more than open to doing that. But it's not just about talking the talk. We got to walk the walk.

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🍌 Johnny Bananas 🍌 @johnnybananas13.bsky.social · 1d

The dictator now controls the voting machines.

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Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 19h

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h

Sources tell MeidasTouch the White House will shut down portions of the I-5 for Vice President JD Vance’s Marine Corps spectacle during No Kings Protests, triggering chaos, gridlock, and outrage as troops go unpaid during the shutdown.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander