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Alan Smithee DGA @alansmitheedga.bsky.social · 2d

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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 16h

So much fun to watch this!!
Journalists could learn much from George!!

papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 1d

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...may have accepted.
LOFL at "may have"!

George Stephanopoulos Obliterates JD Vance On Tom Homan Bribe

ABC's George Stephanopoulos destroyed JD Vance as he would not let the vice president evade questions about the alleged bribe Trump border czar Tom Homan may have accepted.

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 14h

Proof that public outcry can still be helpful, if temporarily. The money was rerouted to the National Center on Deafblindness, who will then distribute to the other programs. But it is only one year's worth, so keep an eye on it.

Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 17h

U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.

But the money will flow a different way.

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Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...

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Bear Jewess 🟦🎗️ @388shark.bsky.social · 12h

Are maga on x losing their shit about Trump “fixing” Israel while our country is shut down? I hope so.

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Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 1d

Oralè

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

I was so disturbed by this news, I remember hearing it like it was yesterday. I was with a friend in Montreal, and we both started crying. It was the only time we'd seen each other cry.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 2d

My latest w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social: Zohran Mamdani is absolutely right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing fans through 'dynamic pricing,' but cheaper tix won't matter if fans (& others) end up apprehended by ICE. Bigger issues are in play. For @thenation.com
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Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough.

Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 15h

Name changes were real wins for Indigenous communities. But as Trump rolls these back, @josephvlee.bsky.social argues that we have lost sight of why those name changes were important in the first place. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Renaming Columbus Day Was Never the End Goal

Don’t let fights over names distract you from the real fights over Indigenous land, sovereignty, and rights.

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Joy Castro @joy-castro.bsky.social · 15h

“…we proudly take the side of muckraking journalists, constitutional lawyers, and undaunted jurists, of the artists and actors who are fighting for their creative freedom, and above all, of the Constitution-defending citizens who will not yield…” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

We Defeated McCarthyism Before. We Can Do It Again.

It’s easy to feel despair about what looks like a new age of government censorship. But being around for 160 years gives you perspective.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 13h

As a young man, Karl Marx applied for permission to emigrate to Texas but changed his mind. Yet Robin Blackburn writes that even without having come to the United States, Marx's influence and that of his followers is hard to deny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism

Karl Marx never visited the United State but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Sep 9

Fall Books features Matt Duss on the crisis of Democratic foreign policy, Becca Rothfeld on Ingeborg Bachmann, Laila Lalami on the Internet's lost souls, Sarah Chihaya on Susan Choi, Elias Rodriques on James Baldwin, and @jeetheer.bsky.social on William Buckley: www.thenation.com/issue/octobe...

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

Thugs. And we're paying for them.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 17h

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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ppursley.bsky.social @ppursley.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To The World | Famous Last Words | Netflix

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

Magnets stickers and greeting cards now available at www.NIKKOLAS.art
🙏🏾thank you all

T H E . A R T . O F . N I K K O L A S

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 3d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
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𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Rebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 1d

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 16h

A very happy birthday to AOC ....we all appreciate you so much....

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 19h

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s gonna get me in heaven. I think I’m not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m gonna be able to make heaven.”—tRump to Steve Doocy aboard Airforce One.

Bad news from doctor? 😁🤞🏻

#Pinks #ProudBlue

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 2d

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget that when Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while The Washington Post gave her a thumbs up.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media that won't bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Alan Smithee DGA @alansmitheedga.bsky.social · 1d

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Recent Colorado UFO sightings: ‘Sparkling’ craft, ‘possible abduction’ - NewsBreak

The author of this article used artificial intelligence to create the photos. Skywatchers reported six UFO sightings in Colorado in September, according to

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