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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 20m

Great morning,🫶🏾 President Obama has a message for my fellow Californians.

Mike Johnson
Prop50
#SheShed

youtu.be/RAhP_Hpmfpc?...

Yes on 50: Barack Obama

YouTube video by Yes on 50

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 48m

Looking forward to hitting the campaign trail next week with my friend & Virginia’s next governor, @abigailspanberger.com.

Pete Buttigieg to appear with Spanberger in Charlottesville

With the election for governor three weeks away, Democrat Abigail Spanberger is getting some outside help to get out the vote. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will appear with t...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 42m

Major airports are refusing to air Kristi Noem’s propaganda video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, and there’s a reason: it violates the Hatch Act

You can’t use taxpayer resources for partisan attacks. Period.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 35m

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10h

Westchester County Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Akron–Canton Airport

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10h

Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown:

Portland International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 14h

This is so important.

We have to remember that America has a LONG and very SUCCESSFUL history of resistance.

Need some inspiration? Please read & share:

The Bold Tradition of American Resistance, Part II: The Rebellion Lives

From the streets to the ballot box, from whispers to marches—our legacy of resistance is alive. Read, remember, and take your place in it.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

In case you got lost in the steaming pile of bullshit Speaker Johnson’s been shoveling, the shutdown fight Democrats are holding the line on is about healthcare for hard-working Americans.

Leader Jeffries isn’t flinching, isn’t wobbling; he’s been consistent and hasn’t wavered on this issue.

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 16h

HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY in the United States of America 2025

#NoKings

The face of a dark haired indigenous woman is shown with a shoe (chancla) having been thrown at her face.
Caption:
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY!

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13h

Thanks to Mike Johnson, in the past 100 days, the House of Representatives has only been in session 20 days. And now, 13 days into the Republican Shutdown, they show no interest in negotiating a deal and are ending their vacation.

It’s time for the GOP to come back to work.

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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 12h

Speaker Mike Johnson manages to stay remarkably ignorant of nearly everything going on in our government.

How is he still employed at all?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 11h

Mike Johnson: "I won't negotiate until the Dems give me everything I want!"

Me: "do you know what the word 'negotiate' means?"

Mike Johnson: "you're all Antifa terrorists for questioning me!"

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Just George Oh🦇🎃👻🐈‍⬛🕸️ @timmytwoshirts.bsky.social · 10h

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be
OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.
“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

via CALL TO ACTIVISM - D.C. on Facebook

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@billydillydally.bsky.social @billydillydally.bsky.social · 10h

Never forget that Mike Johnson has a history of covering for GOP pedophiles.

Before he ran for Congress, Johnson was attempting to open a law school named for Rev. Paul Pressler, the former head of the SBC, and a notorious abuser/rapist of teen boys and young men.

Johnson ignored the reports.

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 10h

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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maga-crime-watch.bsky.social @maga-crime-watch.bsky.social · 8h

When the Speaker of the House admits he's unaware of the details of layoffs of thousands of government workers, then that just shows us how much Congress has surrendered their authority to Donald. And that's truly scary. # Mike Johnson

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Dolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 9h

This postseason rocks. Dodgers are Mr. Magooing their way through opponents while the Mariners and Blue Jays are knocking each others teeth out

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 9h

War torn Portland.
I am

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

"Those who study the law and are experts on the balance of power warn that unless Congress reasserts its authority soon, we may end up unable to repair the guardrails that have held our government together for centuries." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

www.thebulwark.com

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VivianOfTheSierras @vivianofthesierras.bsky.social · 8h

Whoa!
Get inspired friends. This is how it’s done!
Here’s a great promo by @indivisiblennv.bsky.social

No Kings 2.0 October 18, 2025

YouTube video by Indivisible Northern Nevada

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VivianOfTheSierras @vivianofthesierras.bsky.social · 9h

Given your heritage, I think you will find this interesting. themobmuseum.org/blog/columbu...

Columbus Day and its ‘Mafia’ origins

Like America’s other urban centers, street gangs of thieves and ruffians were a common element in the New Orleans underworld. The influx of Italian immigrants added another ethnicity into the mix.

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VivianOfTheSierras @vivianofthesierras.bsky.social · 9h

So glad you asked: themobmuseum.org/blog/columbu...

Columbus Day and its ‘Mafia’ origins

Like America’s other urban centers, street gangs of thieves and ruffians were a common element in the New Orleans underworld. The influx of Italian immigrants added another ethnicity into the mix.

themobmuseum.org

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VivianOfTheSierras @vivianofthesierras.bsky.social · 14h

I love librarians!

🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..."

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Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...

www.propublica.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

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