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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4h

The difference between Democrats surrendering in March and fighting back now is us. We must encourage Democrats to keep holding the line to protect healthcare for millions of Americans and stop health insurance costs from doubling this winter: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

Axios headline: “Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown”

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 5h

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Just 23 Days Until Virginia’s Crucial 2025 Elections: Here Are Some Early/In-Person Voting Locations, Hours in Key “Blue” and “Purple” Jurisdictions bluevirginia.us/2025/10/just...

Just 23 Days Until Virginia’s Crucial 2025 Elections: Here Are Some Early/In-Person Voting Locations, Hours in Key “Blue” and “Purple” Jurisdictions

With just 23 days until election day on November 4, early voting is going strong, with over 500,000 early votes cast so far (according to this model, we're currently at Democratic 56.5% / Republican 3...

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14h

holy shit

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ShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 1d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

SOON: @ezralevin.bsky.social will join @chrislhayes.bsky.social to discuss Republicans’ lies about the peaceful No Kings Day protests and the Trump regime’s escalating attacks on dissent. Tune into @allinwithchris.bsky.social on @msnbc.com.

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 2d

It's beyond repair.

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henricodems.bsky.social @henricodems.bsky.social · 2d

OK, y'all. Who wants to tell Winsome how stuff still works after the sun goes down?

Anyone?

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 2d

Mock them! Priceless. Keep em coming!!! Point out their hypocrisy and low character. Ridicule and laugh at MAGA for supporting it. This is the way.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2d

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 2d

too funny

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d

There is a coordinated republican message today that they will respond to peaceful protests next weekend with violence.

We will not be silenced by their threats.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 2d

A National Democratic Focus group is investing $5 million in Virginia, but none of it will trickle down to these 27 candidates running in the reddest districts. Upside: it will add thousands of votes to the Democrats' statewide campaigns & lots more.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

$5,000,000 versus $5,000

A national group focused on electing Democrats to state legislatures is pouring more than $5 million into Virginia House races this November. Not one penny of that $5 million is going to any of the 27...

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 2d

GOP: “We’ll fix health care … eventually.”
Also GOP: Goes on vacation during a shutdown they caused.

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Jeffries slams GOP for taking a ‘vacation’ while their shutdown rages on

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with reporters Thursday and was asked whether Democrats would be amenable to voting on separate legislation to support U.S. military families—who are ...

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 2d

Bye, Halligan!

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation

This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power

We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures

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Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 2d

If Winsome Earle-Sears hadn't kept interrupting me, maybe she would have heard what a real plan to make life better for Virginians sounds like.

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Al-G @ayoosilver.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Friday. ❤️

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 2d

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!