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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 59m

As predicted.

NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Georgia’s Sweeping Anti-Voting Law Suppressed Black Votes, New Data Shows

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 13m

I look forward to Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz being very very interested in who at DOJ authorized Halligan to speak to the press and referring anyone for prosecution who says it wasn't them. I'm sure that will be happening any day now, right?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Saphira12 @worstnitemare.bsky.social · 11m

I feel absolutely heartbroken for all of these babies & young children whose parents do not believe in Science, (unless a medical reason), Or most doctors. The kids have no choice.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

www.propublica.org

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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for spending part of your Saturday with us, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. Enjoy the remainder of your weekend! Cheers! 🥃

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2h

You guys I’m really sorry but I am never going to forgive him for ripping a side off the White House and I am never going to forgive all the people who could have stopped him but just kept going along to get along.

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Mark Brazill 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @markbrazill.bsky.social · 2h

We never made laws forbidding the destruction of the White House because we never elected a scummy slumlord, cheap trash heap of a thief before. But now we know the law doesn’t mean shit anyway since the Supreme Court anointed Yamtits above it. Our entire system needs to be burned down and rebuilt.

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Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 8h

It boggles my mind!
Any parent of girls who supports the Republican Party is indeed twisted sick!

Once upon a time, America shunned and locked up pedophiles. Now, they elect them.

Waiting for the offering of virgin daughters to the corrupt, disgusting GOP!
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks

No Kings poster reading, “Imagine hating an immigrant more than a pedophile.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Goldman: The notion that Tom Homan does official consulting business by receiving $50,000 in cash in a Cava bag is preposterous.

And the fact that they closed that investigation while charging Jim Comey and Tish James with bogus charges at Trump’s direction is completely destroying the DOJ.

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GChellie @gchellie.bsky.social · 7h

God DAMN it. How do we fight outright LIARS?????

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Over 500,000 views before the Community Note fact check.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h

Always keep your cameras rolling. Federal officials are scheduled to appear in court today, where they’ll face questions over whether the government breached a prior order by deploying tear gas during immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.

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♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pamrichmond1.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson would rather protect pedophiles than respect the will of the people.

Drop a 💙 if you SUPPORT Adelita Grijalva

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Kitsap Indivisible @indivisiblekitsap.bsky.social · 7h

RSVP now for Leaving MAGA: Why We Left and How to Help Others on Thursday, October 23, at 7:30PM ET!

Leaving MAGA was a struggle for Rich and the others on our panel, and it’s no wonder why.
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Want to learn why people leave MAGA and how to help others? Sign up here!

What makes someone walk away from the MAGA movement? Join us for a candid conversation with three people who changed their minds, left the movement behind, and are now helping others do the same.

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Agolf Twitler Slayer @slayeragolf.bsky.social · 7h

What does trump get out of commuting George Santos?

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Saphira12 @worstnitemare.bsky.social · 6h

Santos silence

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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 16h

IDK about you, but I'm pretty sure a US President who shares a video of himself as a KING literally shitting on his own citizens isn't fit for office.😢💩💩💩👑

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 1d

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fintechernest.bsky.social @fintechernest.bsky.social · 1d

“Ted Cruz, you odious dumbfuck. do you actually think George Soros is cutting seven million paychecks for the protesters?”
open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

no kings, fuck yeah!

massive protests coast to coast — and country to country

open.substack.com

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Our Revolution @our-revolution.bsky.social · 1d

The Right’s secret plan to legalize corruption is here.
Two Supreme Court cases — backed by JD Vance — could erase campaign limits & make bribery legal.
America is on the brink of a billionaire-run kleptocracy.

From @DavidSirota & @TheLever: ourrev.us/wrc9y7

The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections

J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign-spending limits.

ourrev.us

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Chicago Will Win @confunctionist.bsky.social · 9h

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Space Pig @realspacepig.bsky.social · 1d

Stop this wasteful spending on the most undeserving assholes.

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD 🐸(🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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waa2112 @waa2112.bsky.social · 7h

Lock him up?

FFS. Criminals. Every single one of them.

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Saphira12 @worstnitemare.bsky.social · 7h

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

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