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🇲🇽🐸rustbelt rebel🐸🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 3h

I can’t remember any point in time when this sort of thing *wasnt* being revealed about the young Rs. I mean. They’re the ones that organized border militia campus visits.

Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 3h

“They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3h

“On any given week, the administrator of CMS could speak for a few minutes before a shirtless Russell Brand calls in from what appears to be a bathtub, or a former member of The Pussycat Dolls argues that the COVID-19 vaccine destroyed her ability to dance.”

www.notus.org/health-scien...

'Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad

A growing weekly call gives insight into RFK Jr.'s biggest allies, showcasing how a fringe movement now holds legitimate power.

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Dennis Moore @dennis-moore.org · 12h

“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own.”
― Herman Melville Moby Dick

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 13h

Probably best to chase it indefinitely

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 14h

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...

Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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FL RN ✡️🎗️ @beu4ic.bsky.social · 4h

I hope you wake up feeling better🫂

just checking in on you hope you 're feeling better with a heart

Alt: Cookie Monster says, “just checking in on you hope you 're feeling better” with a red heart at the end.

media.tenor.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h

Here's one of the posts that State listed as foreigners whose visa they stripped. Ask yourself, how they found this? Unlike the others, it doesn't mention Kirk, nor anything in English.

It likely came from this Facebook post.

www.facebook.com/philippbreit...

„Wenn Faschisten sterben, jammern Demokraten nicht.“
Dieses widerwärtige Zitat des ZDF-Drehbuchautors und Publizisten Mario Sixtus, veröffentlicht nur Stunden nach dem Attentat auf Charlie Kirk, markiert einen moralischen Tiefpunkt.
Wer so spricht, entlarvt sich selbst: nicht als Demokrat, sondern als Zyniker, der das Fundament unserer freiheitlichen Ordnung mit Füßen tritt. Wer den Tod eines politischen Gegners feiert, beweist nicht Haltung, sondern bestätigt, dass er in Wahrheit keinerlei Respekt vor der Demokratie hat – denn Demokratie lebt vom Wort, von der Debatte, vom Streit der Argumente, nicht vom Hass auf Menschenleben.
Ja, Charlie Kirk hat radikale Positionen vertreten, ja, er war streitbar und unbequem. Aber er hat die Debatte gesucht. Und solange Debatte, Rede, Diskurs möglich ist, gibt es einen zivilisierten, legitimen Rahmen. Gewalt, Häme über den Tod und Entmenschlichung gehören nicht dazu.
Darum sage ich es klar: Jeder, der sich über den Tod eines Menschen freut, disqualifiziert sich selbst als Demokrat. Wer vorgibt, gegen Unmenschlichkeit zu kämpfen, dabei aber selbst unmenschlich handelt, ist ein Heuchler.
Der Fall zeigt erneut, wie tief die Risse in unserer Gesellschaft sind – und wie groß die Gefahr, dass die selbsternannte „moralische Elite“ in Wahrheit jede moralische Orientierung verloren hat.

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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 16h

Today, Speaker Johnson said he has “no strategy” to fix the shutdown his party created.

That’s ridiculous. Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the Presidency – they need to start putting the American people first.

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Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 4h

Government workers are just pawns for the president who is playing a game of chicken with people's lives.

Good Work If You Can Keep It

Before Trump dismantled the bureaucracy, working for the government was an honorable job

steady.substack.com

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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 17h

Just landed back in Washington D.C.

Republicans have been on paid vacation for the last 4 weeks, and the government has been shut down for 14 days — yet they refuse to come back to work.

My offices will remain open in Colorado & DC — because we work for YOU!

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FL RN ✡️🎗️ @beu4ic.bsky.social · 4h

The vile bigotry that has been coming out of LI…

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FL RN ✡️🎗️ @beu4ic.bsky.social · 4h

The love children of George Santos & Stephen Miller

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social · 18h

“Monkeys”
“Watermelon people”
“1488”

But when we say white supremacy is thriving on the right, they call us reactionary…

Give me a break.

The future of the Republican Party proudly embraces bigotry that belongs in the past, and every American needs to recognize how dangerous that is.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Molly Lyons @mollylyons.bsky.social · 14h

THANK YOU @azagmayes.bsky.social
I’m so grateful for you all the time and this is needed. My district has no voice in Congress right now.
#SwearInAdelitaGrijalvaNOW

NOTUS @notus.com · 16h

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a demand letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday, calling for the immediate swearing in of Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva following her special election win last month.

Arizona AG Threatens Legal Action If Adelita Grijalva Isn’t Sworn In Immediately

“You and your staff have provided ever-shifting, unsatisfactory, and sometimes absurd stories as to why Ms. Grijalva has not been sworn in,” Kris Mayes wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 19h

My heart is with the federal workers who’ve been fired over the last few days because of Russ Vought’s reckless agenda. These public servants kept our government running, and they deserve better. Democrats are fighting back to protect their jobs, their health care, and the people they serve.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4h

Opinion: Stop overloading older adults with Medicare plan choices www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/m...

Stop overloading older adults with Medicare plan choices

Older adults face too many Medicare plan options, and it’s overwhelming them.

www.statnews.com

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It’s a floor wax and dessert topping! @pipercat.bsky.social · 23h

Aside from her age, what is so objectionable about Mills? She’s one of the most progressive governors in the country; has repeatedly stood up to Trump; she has a proven track record. Planter may be good, but he’s a complete unknown, the only thing we know about him is he used to work for Blackwater.

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Charles @kemet2000.bsky.social · 13h

Remind me again. Who will Argentina be selling their soybeans to?

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Bill Day @billdayart.bsky.social · 17h

GOLLUM BONDI

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 14h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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💥LazarAAWOOOTagWolf @lazartagwolf.bsky.social · 13h

Those poor maligned protesters.
Won’t anyone think of these innocent students?

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RudeBee 👻🎃😱 @lmc4democracy.bsky.social · 13h

Respectfully, that’s not exactly how it went down. “Ceasefire” is different than “intifada.”

“From the river to the sea” is NOT calling for a ceasefire.

Not acknowledging what Hamas has done is not “ceasefire.”

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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FL RN ✡️🎗️ @beu4ic.bsky.social · 13h

I wonder if these “ceasefire” students were also demanding that the hostages be released?? I don’t recall seeing any of them speaking up for the hostages, too.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 13h

This is no more lawful than if Iran / North Korea / whoever blew up a couple American yachts in the Mediterranean for suspected drug trafficking. On the legal spectrum it sits in the middle of a Venn diagram between overt acts of military aggression, state-sponsored terrorism, and simple murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 18h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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