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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 9m

a little girl is sitting at a table with a plate of food and a bottle of water

ALT: a little girl is sitting at a table with a plate of food and a bottle of water

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover

Despite the glowing story, the cover earned the ire of the US president with criticism of his appearance It is a glowing story in a publication Donald Trump has long exalted – but for one catch. The cover picture, the president decreed, “may be the Worst of All Time”. Time magazine’s paean to Trump’s role in brokering a Gaza ceasefire, leading its 10 November issue, was accompanied by a photo of the president taken from below and with the sun behind his head. Continue reading...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 15h

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 18m

Winning. 😔

US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time | CNN

Once a ticket to visa-free travel across the world, the US passport’s potency has dwindled in recent times. And now, for the first time, it’s completely fallen off the leaderboard of nationalities ran...

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 19m

The Henley Passport Index is one of several rankings measuring passport potency in this regard and, for the first time in its 20-year history, the US passport has fallen out of its top 10 list altogether.

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 6h

We have your back! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 6h

Warzone?

F*CK NO.

We went to the Portland ICE facility today to see what things looked like.

Watch and share:

Portland’s ICE Facility: What We FOUND

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 8h

Found 'em.

(wait for it) #DonaldTrump #Epstein

If you'd like to make AI videos like this, click the link in my bio. #yapper

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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 10h

Fixed it.

#DonaldTrump #Time

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 6h

Winning! 😔

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 7h

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Senate Republicans blocked an effort to reopen the government for an eighth time Tuesday as Mike Johnson cowers to Trump, AGAIN!!!

#RepublicanShutdown

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

I assume that every single journalist reading this understands that the *first question* to ask the State Department tomorrow morning is how quickly it will provide a list of foreign nationals banned from the United States for statements made about Democrats or Americans perceived to be left-leaning

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9h

This Saturday, October 18, we’re exercising our right to dissent and taking to the streets.

Prepare for No Kings protests with our virtual Know Your Rights training this Wednesday, October 15 at aclu.org/october15_training

Black graphic with text "Know Your Rights Before You Hit the Streets

We’ll cover your rights when protesting, protest safety, and de-escalation training

Virtual training
Wednesday, October 15
7pm ET"

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee filed suit Tuesday accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections and its chief election officer, Scott Nago (D), of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RNC Sues Hawaii for Access to Voter Roll, List Maintenance Records

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 9h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0e2...

Ivanka Trump CALLS Congresswoman 'Ghetto Trash' – Jasmine Crockett's EPIC Clapback Goes Viral!

YouTube video by MT Insights

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 9h

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 9h

Can confirm that is def SLC. Looks like the Home Depot parking lot

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

Man escapes ICE while handcuffed, bystanders use pliers to free him.
Salt Lake City, UT

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 9h

Trump doesn’t like this picture because of his hair, but honestly, I wish he’d wear a towel around his neck.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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captainwest.bsky.social @captainwest.bsky.social · 10h

We are under attack by a bunch of unnamed thugs. Probably all from the 1/6 Insurrection. They are no more legitimate law enforcement than I am.

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 12h

Trump threatened to pull assistance for Argentina if the nation’s internal politics don’t go his way in upcoming elections.

That’s $20 BILLION he can use to reopen the republican government shutdown!

Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with U.S. interests in upcoming elections.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13h

The "war-ravaged" Portland only exists in Trump's head. Here's the tape to prove it.

Check out the full report here: https://bit.ly/42HnwYS

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bennydiego @bennydiego.bsky.social · 13h

Clowns to the left, jokers to the right…

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