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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 3h

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.

"Police focus on ladder placed against the side of the Louvre"

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 4h

An immigration agent to a protester who was filming their vehicle’s license plate: “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.”

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 3h

This is one of my favorite pictures from yesterday, Governor Pritzker with the protesters...
#NoKings

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bekind1974.bsky.social @bekind1974.bsky.social · 3h

I gave birth to my youngest 2 weeks before dropping my oldest off for his freshman year of college.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 15h

Speaking of "hate America," this guy and his GOP colleagues are smirking about rejecting the will of the American people. The Americans of Arizona's 7th district chose to send Grijalva to Congress but the GOP hates the majority of Americans and refuse to let them have any say in government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

KARL: I mean, you could swear in Adelita Grijalva tomorrow, right?

MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 23h

Does Mike Johnson go with, “I haven’t seen the video” or “The President has fun online, last I checked that’s not illegal.”

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 3h

The first orange reign of terror was very important for the coup. It established that during a deadly pandemic, life-saving science could be questioned. We also were groomed for “a continuation“. There were still guard rails at that point. Then they had an insurrection and got away with it.

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bekind1974.bsky.social @bekind1974.bsky.social · 3h

Yummy 🍴

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BearyHappy04 @bearyhappy04.bsky.social · 10h

South LA Animal Shelter

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BERLIN is sweet, friendly & very affectionate

📍1850 W. 60th Street
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#Dogs #SoCal

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BlueCrew community @libertyovergov.bsky.social · 3h

🚨BREAKING: Sen. Chris Murphy STOOD WITH US at the NO KINGS rally, calling out Trump as “the most corrupt president in U.S. history.” 👏

Democrats are united, fired up, and ready to take our country back!! 💙✊
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
#NoKings #BlueCrew #Resist #TruthMatters #StrongerTogether #JusticeForAll

Image of Senator Chris Murphy speaking passionately at a podium during the “No Kings” rally in Washington, DC. He’s wearing a UConn cap and holding up one finger while addressing the crowd. Above him is a bold red “BREAKING NEWS” banner. Below the image is a yellow and black text box quoting Murphy calling Donald Trump “the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America,” criticizing Trump’s greed and corruption, and calling for accountability.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 5h

Reuveni interview: www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

DOJ whistleblower says he witnessed government officials undermining the rule of law

Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni speaks out about the disregard of due process and for the rule of law that he says he witnessed in his final weeks at the Department of Justice.

www.cbsnews.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

The networks took the much smaller Tea Party movement so seriously they broadcast a Tea Party rebuttal to Obama’s 2011 SOTU on top of the normal GOP one.

Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 10h

Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 3h

💯💯💯💙💙💙

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 5h

The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯

Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚

And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋

youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

YouTube KidZuko clips of the first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow. Both of the clips have over 400,000 views each

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h

Literally the Republicans are keeping government closed because they are that against making healthcare affordable. That’s jacked up

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 5h

The marines wanted to fire live artillary over I-5; Newsom didn't want them to, but they said too bad; that it was safe.

Then, oh, look: a shell detonated prematurely. Good thing Newsom had shut down 17 miles of freeway (used by 80,000 Californians daily).

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 6h

This weekend I covered the No Kings Rally in my hometown of El Paso, TX—surrounded by people who still believe in truth, freedom, and each other.
When dissent gets labeled “un-American,” showing up becomes an act of courage. Thank you to everyone across the country who showed up. 🇺🇸

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Rick Porter @rickporter.bsky.social · 10h

Feds on my block this afternoon, in suburban Chicago. 4-5 SUVs, helicopter overhead. They had CBP markings on their vests and claimed to be looking for an escaped “cartel member” but had time to stop and tell me I was supporting criminals by telling them to go fuck off. 1/

Two masked feds in an SUV in my neighborhood.

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bekind1974.bsky.social @bekind1974.bsky.social · 4h

a red car with a license plate that says 2w132

ALT: a red car with a license plate that says 2w132

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 4h

Brother Samuel, Brother Paul, Brother Benjamin and Brother John we screwed up, but we've got this. We WILL fix it.

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💥LazarAAWOOOTagWolf @lazartagwolf.bsky.social · 23h

Does that make him a good person? Do you know what this man has done?

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bekind1974.bsky.social @bekind1974.bsky.social · 4h

This facility is out of control!!

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 4h

Absolutely correct @andrewjweinstein.com

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 8h

22 arrests.
All Maga.
Including this armed terrorist with a gun who assaulted a woman.
I think we know who the violent ones are.
#NoKings

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

Californians, this is it. In honor of the No Kings protests and to protect democracy, get that Prop 50 ballot in and vote YES.

Remind your friends, your family, and everyone you know—democracy only works if we do.

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