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Gin @artsygin.bsky.social · 17h

Part 2. They have code names because their real names are unintelligible to trump. He’s handed a sharpie and he is told to sign. He’s kept in the dark about the truth of the person or EO because his syphilitic brain is unable to process or retain the information needed to make rational decisions.

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Gin @artsygin.bsky.social · 17h

Part 1. I have no doubt that the majority of executive orders and pardons are handled the same way as today’s pardon of “the crypto guy.” trump’s handlers sit him at his desk, tell him the person he’s going to pardon did nothing wrong, but Biden hated him or he’s a loyal republican.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a marathon speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening after 22 hours and 37 minutes, saying he was “ringing the alarm bells” on the arrival of authoritarianism under President Trump.

Senator Merkley Warns of Authoritarianism Under Trump in Nearly 23-Hour Speech

The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state.

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Gin @artsygin.bsky.social · 1d

But where will Melania work now that the East Wing First Lady’s Offices are destroyed?
What is her pet project as First Lady 2.0? Last time it was “Be Best”, whatever that meant. I guess she’s been too busy with her meme coins to have come up with something as profound as “Be Best”. 🙄

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

October 22, 2025

“It’s not his house.

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Gin @artsygin.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t see how we can realistically boycott EVERY one of them.

Gin @artsygin.bsky.social · 1d

It will be more than symbolic for us, the People. It will be REAL.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Oh snap! 😂

JD Vance Just Visited California—And Gavin Newsom Gave Him A Petty Welcome For The Ages

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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 3d

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 3d

Social Security is NOT a handout.

It is a benefit earned with every paycheck, and it must be protected and expanded, not cut, privatized, or means-tested.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

While they smear ‘No Kings’, Trump and the GOP can’t escape their own ‘Nazi’ problem

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d

The destruction of the people’s house is symbolic of Trump’s disaster of a presidency.

Demolishing the Presidency

A White House teardown ordered by a reckless child is the perfect metaphor

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Pay attention -- what he means is allowing Democrats to win a free and fair election.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen. I know Kash is working on it, everybody is working on it. And certainly Tulsi is working on it. We can't let that happen again to our country."

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d

So a few months ago, we detailed how immigration agents were breaking car windows to grab the people inside.

Well, it turns out one agent just did that *with his gun* and mistakenly shot the person inside and a U.S. marshal.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2d

You go @jeffmerkley.bsky.social!

The senator has been speaking on the floor since 6:24 last night denouncing Trump's authoritarian attacks on democracy

Let's be loud--the American people are listening. Trump is down to historically Low 37% approval in recent polls

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...