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Pear 🍐📎 @purelypear.bsky.social · 16h

Regarding the new TT and X platforms. Also when you see YT ads … you can see where they originate from …

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

🧵 1/2 Candace Owens is a bigger sell out than all DJT minions combined!

So when the most disillusioned of Trumps minions becomes a Guardrail against these wannabe Kings, time to listen

Remember, we need them to either vote with us or abstain in ‘26 & ‘28, not vote against us

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Fighting Liberal Texas Dem🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 26m

Pesky judge gets in the way of Trump’s big, beautiful library https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/15/2348720/-Pesky-judge-gets-in-the-way-of-Trump-s-big-beautiful-library?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Pesky judge gets in the way of Trump’s big, beautiful library

Florida Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz sure has a lot of nerve. Who is she to stand in the way of Gov. Ron DeSantis handing over one of the sweetest remaining undeveloped parcels in downtown Miami to ...

www.dailykos.com

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 15m

I added more contrast to the photos to make them easier to read.
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Protesters should read.
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📣📢🚨 REPOST📣📢🚨

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

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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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 21m

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 21m

PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP WORLD WIDE..

Hundreds call for Putin to be overthrown in St Petersburg gathering

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Hundreds call for Putin's overthrown in huge St Petersburg gathering

Hundreds of Russians have called for Putin's overthrow in a rare public outburst of negative sentiment against the despot in St Petersburg.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 17h

I'm not Catholic, but Pope Leo calls for unity in messaging against Trump's deportation raids.

A true show of WWJD. No wonder Evangelicals don't like him.

#ProudBlue

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 21m

FURIOUS NFL Player STRIKES BACK at ENTIRE MAGA MOVEMENT

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FURIOUS NFL Player STRIKES BACK at ENTIRE MAGA MOVEMENT

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Rep. Mike Thompson @mikethompson.house.gov · 11h

The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate funding for Sonoma State’s teacher program hurts our kids. This program gave future teachers the support they needed to succeed. At a time when our schools face teacher shortages, cutting investments in education is the last thing we should be doing.

Trump administration cuts $3.2 million Sonoma State program that helped aspiring teachers

The Trump administration has revoked grant funding designed to add high school teachers of diverse backgrounds and used to address California’s shortage of math, science, special ed and bilin…

www.pressdemocrat.com

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yankeesense.bsky.social @yankeesense.bsky.social · 20m

We need to let all MAGA cult members know that the primary language of Argentina is Spanish!

You know how much they hate Spanish speakers!

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 29m

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Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 7h

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.

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 36m

Work on his ballroom continues, but...

Scoop: Trump administration warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps if shutdown continues

www.axios.com/2025/10/10/f...

Scoop: Trump administration warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps if shutdown continues

It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences of a lengthy government shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16h

Pennsylvania voters will cast their ballots in one of the most consequential elections of the year: the state Supreme Court race. With three Democratic justices up for retention, the outcome of this contest could flip control of a court that decides election laws.

Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

We can’t pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown, making us less safe, but we can send $40 billion to bail out Argentina.

Make it make sense.

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 1h

This is one thing I've been acutely aware of. It matters which picture you include. It is an art form.

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Blue-G (He/Him/His) 🌱 @spotonthesun.bsky.social · 1h

open.substack.com/pub/loricorb...

How to Secure Your Phone for the No Kings Protest

A complete, practical guide to protecting yourself and your community from digital tracking and surveillance.

open.substack.com

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Real Blue Patriot @realbluepatriot.bsky.social · 1h

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Shadow61 @shadow61.bsky.social · 1h

This definitely is the worst America in this century. I made this statement before and I’m making it again The defender for Democracy became the worst enemy of Democracy. The worst corrupt SCOTUS Judges, Corrupt politicians,Corrupt Defense Department. And no one can do anything about it!!

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Real Blue Patriot @realbluepatriot.bsky.social · 5h

So the guy that
Will never win the Noble Peace prize, is planning to bomb the country of the winner of the Noble Peace prize. Got it.
#FuckTrump

Trump confirms he's authorized CIA operations in Venezuela, looking into land strikes

President Trump confirmed the authorization of CIA action in Venezuela, and indicated his administration is exploring land strikes inside the South American country.

abcnews.go.com

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enuffsaysv.bsky.social @enuffsaysv.bsky.social · 5h

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of The Guardian: apple.news/AUl_ExUDiSPW...
👉powerful men, young girls, abused raped & belittled; people of conscience must take a stand against this👈

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother — Guardian US

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 5h

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Real Blue Patriot @realbluepatriot.bsky.social · 5h

🤡
#Pedo
#Rapist
#FuckTrump

Trump Makes Clear No One Can Rule Against Him as He Threatens Enemies

Donald Trump is now calling himself the “chief law enforcement officer.”

newrepublic.com

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 5h

I declare the GOP & their judges racists, misogynists, & domestic terrorists. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

CNN @cnn.com · 5h

The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority signaled deep skepticism over the creation of a second majority Black district in Louisiana and appeared open to at least weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a way that could limit minority representation in Congress.

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on the Voting Rights Act and race-based redistricting | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority appeared open to weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a way that could limit minority representation in Congress.

www.cnn.com

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Cat's Tales👠🎶🐈‍⬛❤️ Gulf of Mexico #NoKings USAID4ever @cate79.bsky.social · 5h

Or just show up in any town across the country because everybody’s gonna be out in small towns in big cities you won’t have any trouble finding a place to stand out and stand up for democracy

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

meidasnews.com

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