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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

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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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 1h

"We should not be erased." Author and former Assistant Secretary of the Interior Carmen Cantor urges us to share our diverse lived experiences.

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Hopium Chronicles @hopiumchronicles.bsky.social · 3h

As his powers ebb Trump has chosen autocracy over democracy. It is up to us to stop him.

New video analysis from @simonwdc.bsky.social

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

Clear and petty tyrant behavior on full display

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Frettie Fingers @frettie.bsky.social · 1h

Tell the NFL: No ICE at the 2026 Super Bowl!

ICE officials have announced plans to target the 2026 Super Bowl, and the NFL is staying silent. If ICE raids the Super Bowl, it won’t just be Trump and his agents responsible; it will be the NFL, too...

action.moveon.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

🚨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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MoJoJuju @xoey1.bsky.social · 10h

What a Shame.. 😱

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2h

One of my “progressive” opponents took thousands of dollars from a gas executive. Call me crazy, but so-called “progressives” shouldn’t be taking money from the fossil fuel industry.

That’s why I’m not taking any money from fossil fuel executives, and asking my opponents to make the same pledge.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 3h

PolitiFact - The Trump administration wants to rescue WIC now - but has suggested extensive cuts in the 2026 budget.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

Trump proposed cutting WIC for low-income families

The Trump administration said it will use tariff revenue to cover WIC during the government shutdown. But President Donald Trump’s budget proposal includes a nearly $300 million cut for WIC.

www.politifact.com

Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 8h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Democrats float a new shutdown demand: Reversing Trump's mass firings

Even as the courts step in, some lawmakers want workers protected in any standoff-ending deal.

www.politico.com

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14h

Jamie Raskin is Correct, and Fighting Chump's Regime.......

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22h

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 22h

🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 10h

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 11h

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts...

Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

www.nytimes.com

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 11h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...

2 universities decline White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in exchange for demands. Here’s what we know | CNN

The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in...

www.cnn.com

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 11h

Wait, they're saving God?

God was in danger because Colin Kapernick knelt during the Pledge?

Bringing back the family unit?

That’s rich; which one of your father’s family units? Which wife?

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11h

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13h

Agree 💯 With President ❤️ Obama........

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 11h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 11h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 15h

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