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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d

Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 stuffed into a takeout bag from undercover F.B.I. agents. We must continue to ask where the money went, @ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes.

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

www.newyorker.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

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Sika @sikadm.bsky.social · 1d

Prince Andrew will never face the justice his alleged sexual abuse deserves - because he’s a member of the royal family.

Classed men like him are uniquely cruel, because they have the resources and the backing of the state to get away with their criminal behaviour.

#r4today

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 A woman walking to work in Chicago gets snatched up off the street by ICE. Nothing American in this video. She keeps asking for help over and over. All she gets is a photographer taking her picture and hauled off like an animal. 1/2

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 21h

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h

American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h

"It's always like, 'someone found me in an airport, and they pulled me to the side and they whispered and they put a note in my pocket saying that I was the greatest person in the world.'"

Which is a lot of words for "It never happened." Jack Cocchiarella:

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50+ Music @fiftymusic.bsky.social · 19h

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

George Santos isn't going to grow, he isn't going to change, and if he walks a new path it will be in designer shoes he stole from a friend.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 20h

You guys I’m really sorry but I am never going to forgive him for ripping a side off the White House and I am never going to forgive all the people who could have stopped him but just kept going along to get along.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 20h

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21h

Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

Applicants for the McCabinet must be willing to lick grease off his ego.

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 21h

Every. Day.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21h

President began demolishing the East Wing of the WH to build there his $200M+ ballroom.

East Wing was built in 1942 during the presidency of FDR. It was constructed to cover the bunker that he used during WWII and the President's Emergency Operations Center.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

So weird how this keeps happening. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Santana Abraxas @slime-golem.biz · 1d

president depicts self in plane full of diarrhea

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Enough @enuffsenuff.bsky.social · 1d

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 21h

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 20h

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 20h

I’m glad I got to see the old White House, and the old United States. Gonna miss both.

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 1d

Contraception is a fundamental part of reproductive healthcare — yet my opponent voted against protecting the right to birth control.

Virginia — as Governor, I will sign the Right to Contraception Act into law.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 19h

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

www.politico.com

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Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW @drsarteschi.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another reason why Canada is so great: Government of Canada announces $36 million in funding to counter radicalization to violence: www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...

Government of Canada announces $36 million in funding to counter radicalization to violence - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State for Combatting Crime, announced a federal investment of $36,912,380 through the Community Resilience Fund (CRF), which supports partnerships and i...

www.canada.ca

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Raskin: I heard speaker Mike Johnson refer to a hate America rally, but that one already happened on January 6th, 2021

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