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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13h

Talk about indoctrination…

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 7h

No 'free pass': GOP lawmaker downplays farm bankruptcies in his own state

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No 'free pass': GOP lawmaker downplays farm bankruptcies in his own state

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) assured CNN anchor John Berman that farmers are enduring the collapse of the U.S. soybean market, despite President Donald Trump disrupting all sales to their biggest ...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 8h

Guess How Much ICE Barbie Has Spent This Year to Suck Up to Trump? newrepublic.com/post/201796/... via @newrepublic.com

Guess How Much ICE Barbie Has Spent This Year to Suck Up to Trump?

The Department of Homeland Security has run the most expensive ad campaign in 2025.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 9h

Speaker Mike Johnson's goal with telling MAGA base that the No Kings rally is a Hate America rally and that it's filled with Antifa terrorists is to incite violence against the rally. He knows MAGA will commit violence. Then Trump can call out the military on Democrats to silence dissent.

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 8h

True to form, lies are all they have......

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

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson is upset that millions of people will protest kings on Saturday for the love of America.

NO
KINGS,
For the love of America.

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NoKings.org

Picture of Statue of Liberty.

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 8h

There are few places left in the U.S. where reliable news reports can be found. The list grows shorter by the day.

Bari Weiss’s hiring at CBS signals a much bigger problem | Xtra Magazine

CBS is crumbling under the weight of a billionaire and his favourite news lackey. This is emblematic of the larger issues facing U.S. media

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 8h

'Trying to erase history': Top Dems slam new GOP J6 probe but prepare to highlight horrors

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'Trying to erase history': Top Dems slam new GOP J6 probe but prepare to highlight horrors

WASHINGTON — At the insistence of President Donald Trump, U.S. House Republicans launched a new Jan. 6 investigation earlier this month. This time, though, the GOP is investigating the investigators, ...

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Fonzy Scheme @fonzyscheme.bsky.social · 5d

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 8h

The insidious truth behind Trump's campaign of brutality

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The insidious truth behind Trump's campaign of brutality

For the Trump regime, the brutality is the point. It’s the means to the end of a violent, single-party state that they’re openly proclaiming, even though our media insists on turning away from it.Back...

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 8h

'Careful what they wish for': Why MAGA’s 'unhinged' effort to 'villainize' Trump foe will backfire

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'Careful what they wish for': Why MAGA’s 'unhinged' effort to 'villainize' Trump foe will backfire

During a Wednesday, October 8 panel discussion at University College London in England, former special counsel Jack Smith discussed his two criminal cases against Donald Trump. And he pushed back agai...

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 9h

The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another failed vote to advance a short-term funding bill. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...

Trump targets ‘Democratic programs’ as shutdown standoff heads for third week • Ohio Capital Journal

The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another…

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Reuters @reuters.com · 9h

The liberal justices sought to emphasize how gutting Section 2 would sharply depart from the court's precedents, emphasizing that the court had backed Black voters in Alabama in a major ruling less than three years ago reut.rs/42HNFa5

US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9h

The Pentagon is transforming Guam, a U.S. territory closer to Beijing than Honolulu, into an anchor of its strategy in the Pacific. It’s costly and logistically difficult.

Fortifying America’s Pacific Front Line Is Getting Expensive and Difficult

The Pentagon is bolstering its military assets in Guam with the “latest and greatest technology” to deter Beijing.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 9h

The law's Section 2 prohibits electoral maps that would result in diluting the clout of minority voters, even without direct proof of racist intent reut.rs/42HNFa5

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Reuters @reuters.com · 11h

LIVE: US Supreme Court hears challenge to Louisiana electoral map
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LIVE: US Supreme Court hears challenge to Louisiana electoral map

YouTube video by Reuters

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 9h

'Political propaganda': Kristi Noem stars in $51 million DHS ad blitz thanking Trump

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'Political propaganda': Kristi Noem stars in $51 million DHS ad blitz thanking Trump

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reportedly this year’s biggest political ad spender, pouring tens of millions into spots that praise President Donald Trump and tell undocumented immigrants...

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 9d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
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S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 9h

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Al Lane @allane625.bsky.social · 9h

True to form, SCOTUS has capitulated and is no longer viable......

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 21h

🧵I’m on the road for another 2 weeks, but everyone needs to pay attention to the Supreme Court tomorrow (Wednesday)

The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.

The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop

On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.

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KellyK🌺 @azkellyk.bsky.social · 22h

🔥BREAKING: Democrats march to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office demanding he swear in Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva!

Arizona’s 7th District deserves a voice in Congress.

🚫 No Taxation Without Representation!

#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles
#SwearInAdelitaGrijalva

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mathematician2 @mathematician2.bsky.social · 9h

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