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Djmonijn @djmonijn.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about Homan taking 50,000 let’s talk about the Epstein files. Let’s talk about inflation let’s talk about cost of everything

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

$47. And that’s if the government isn’t lying about the interest rate. Plus, they will have to prove she intentionally schemed to swindle $47 from the bank - as opposed to just not knowing the difference between a second home and an investment property. Good luck, Lindsay.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Me to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Comey and James and (probably imminent) Bolton prosecutions

"It doesn’t matter what your politics are. If you say he’s stupid, which he is, if you say he is wrong, which he is, if you say he’s a criminal or sleezy, which he is ... then you’re his enemy.”

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

This Is Fascism

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1stBascombe @1stbascombe.bsky.social · 12h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Nice recap

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

School performance, graduation rates, and proficiency are all making strides in Illinois.

We know that here we can’t abandon the pursuit of academic excellence.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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1stBascombe @1stbascombe.bsky.social · 19h

and Obama has a Nobel Peace Prize! 🤣

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 1d

"The colonized is indebted to the colonizer for being colonized."

David Graeber speaks about the brutality of Debt in history.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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1stBascombe @1stbascombe.bsky.social · 1d

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Praying for this amazing man.

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gretchen brown, real snoopy enjoyer @gretchenbrown.bsky.social · 2d

huge st. paul w www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025

A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.

www.mprnews.org

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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Regime will be busy chasing ANTIFA on 10/18.

LOOK at all these anti- American protests ALL over America! 🥴
#NOKINGS

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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1stBascombe @1stbascombe.bsky.social · 1d

Kamala Harris Gets Really Real — And Really Profane — About The Trump Administration
The former VP said what many are really thinking about Trump and his political stooges.
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/kama...

Kamala Harris Gets Really Real - And Really Profane - About The Trump Administration - Above the Law

The former VP said what many are really thinking about Trump and his political stooges.

abovethelaw.com

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1stBascombe @1stbascombe.bsky.social · 1d

After Getting No-Billed, DOJ Tries Presenting Case To Local Grand Jury. Court Not Amused.
Judge Jeanine will be convening a grand jury next.
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/afte...

After Getting No-Billed, DOJ Tries Presenting Case To Local Grand Jury. Court Not Amused. - Above the Law

Judge Jeanine will be convening a grand jury next.

abovethelaw.com

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Asia Russell @asia-ilse.bsky.social · 1d

Russell Vought is an arsonist, He has a plan, which is to ‘restore America’ by burning it to the ground.

He is starting with public health, which will literally kill people.

Even some GOP electeds are freaking out because it’s clear he’s overreaching. We must fight back 👇👇

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

We will NOT stand for Trump and Vought decimating our health sciences with RFK Jr's permission.

JOIN US FOR A RALLY AT HHS ON FRIDAY 10/17!

WE ARE TAKING BACK SCIENCE.

#ImpeachTheQuack
#GetOutTheVought
#TakeBackScience

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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CousinIT aka SevenBowie @cousinit.bsky.social · 1d

Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy as cancer care enters a new phase www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...

Former President Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy as cancer care enters new phase

The radiation treatment is expected to span five weeks and marks a new point in his care.

www.nbcnews.com

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