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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 5h

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.

But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 7h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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hiscamp229 @hiscamp229.bsky.social · 7d

Halloween watches:
Nightmare on Elm Street (delayed post)

a young man wearing headphones and a number 10 jersey

ALT: a young man wearing headphones and a number 10 jersey

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12h

So far in 2025 the U.S. has lost a total of 33,000 manufacturing jobs.

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localswampgay @localswampgay.bsky.social · 15h

be nice to photographers because they have raw files of you at your worst angles

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Jonny P @jonnpatrick.bsky.social · 18h

Does this shirt and lighting make my tits look heavy?

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 6h

me just finding this out

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 6h

ready for heartbreak but not ready for this conversation yet!

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HERCULES @wingedhercules.bsky.social · 12h

Shirt speaks for itself! 💪🏻🏛️🏺

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 6h

falling for a 6’4 man i fear

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 8h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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palsy 🧉 @hey-its-qalsy.bsky.social · 8h

reading ancient history texts (rolling stone’s top 10 memes of 2011)

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 7h

he even lost newsmax 💀

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.

News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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nora 🏁 @midnitecruiser.bsky.social · 8h

I am now going to be saying “what about Soup Man, bitch????” constantly for the next 6 months

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 8h

not soup man 😭 first a haitian mortician and now soup man??!? #RHOSLC #RHOM

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 8h

A Supreme Court being repaired and renovated is perhaps a metaphor

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 8h

jay jones catching a break from his terrible chat controversy now that the young republicans group chats are in the spotlight, how does he get so lucky this close to election day 😂

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Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief @journalist-sherman.bsky.social · 9h

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/k...

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat • Kansas Reflector

Politico reports the chairman and vice chairman of Kansas Young Republicans participated in racist, antisemitic encrypted chats with GOP political peers.

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Kelly Miller @sqirlgirly.bsky.social · 9h

Gov. Scott is calling on Republican Vermont State Sen. Samuel Douglass to resign after polarizing messages from a national group chat were leaked.

Douglass is allegedly in that chat and contributed to conversations involving racial stereotypes. #Trump #GOP www.mynbc5.com/article/scot...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9h

Have Trump, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and the entirety of the GOP and right-wing media own and embrace these vile and bigoted Telegram messages written by Young Republicans.

They will because they see apology as "weakness."

Tie it around them.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 11h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 14h

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 11h

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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