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nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · 8h

Chief Justice Roberts must be impeached

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

Hitlergate wasn't "kids"—it was 20- and 30-something GOP flacks.

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

American fascists are, obviously, very scared about how big a protest "No Kings" will be this weekend, as seen by their hysterical, dishonest rhetoric about it.

Let's make their fears come true by showing up on October 18

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8h

Seems bad. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Two class-action lawsuits accuse Bank of America and Bank of New York of maintaining relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and failing to report suspicious activities until after his death. The suits allege his trafficking operation wouldn’t have existed without the special treatment provided to him.

Bank of America, BNY Sued Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

New lawsuits accuse the banks of maintaining a relationship with the convicted sex offender and failing to report suspicious activities until after his 2019 death.

www.wsj.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 8h

⁨The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law.

I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.⁩

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

LA Times now confirming our earlier reporting: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 8h

“This stuff doesn't just permeate the culture of conservatism at this moment. It is the culture, by and large. These are ‘JD Vance Republicans,’” says Chris Hayes on the leaked GOP text messages praising Hitler—and the vice president downplaying it.

'Kids telling edgy jokes’? Hayes SHREDS Vance’s defense of racist GOP group chat

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8h

Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified.

They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on.

One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 7h

House Republicans are saying that they are doing all of this work, but they are twiddling their thumbs and refusing to negotiate.

I have never seen people who hate working this much. They need to pick up the phone.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

My only criticism of this: She should have said "lies" not "talking points." We need to do a lot better at calling lies lies.

🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 10h

SHUT. UP.

IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 7h

Who knew my degree in European history and the rise of the Third Reich would double as a survival guide?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social sounds the alarm about the Republican attack on the voting rights act

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 7h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

MAGA is the exact opposite of everything Jesus taught and believed in, and they get very VERY MAD if you point this out.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Welch: Mike Johnson-If he's a big Christian, he should be fighting for the marginalized, fighting for the poor. But instead he weaponizes his faith to lure voters in and then dicks him over every chance he gets.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 6h

In fact, the “Young Republicans”group extends to age 40

There is NOTHING Republicans won’t try to gaslight us about

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

Mockler: We saw this Nazi group chat which I’m sure you condemn right?

Kolvet: We can talk about it

Mockler: Do you condemn it?

Kolvet: I want to talk about it

Mockler: So, you’re like JD Vance? You won’t condemn this?

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 6h

An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 6h

In another step towards fully transforming into MAGA state media, NBC News has officially terminated all of their teams that were specifically dedicated on covering issues that involve LGBTQ+, Black, Latino and Asian Americans.

This isn’t journalism, it’s fascism dipped in hate.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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