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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 1h

I dedicate this post to the formidable @annabower.bsky.social

Trump yelling at kid mowing lawn meme but about everything being off the record

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h

How to Join ICE

theonion.com/how-to-join-...

STEP 1
Be born with something just…missing

STEP 2
Try deporting a few neighbors without the constitutional authority to do so, to see if it’s for you

STEP 3
Unlearn any secondary languages you may know

STEP 4
If filling out the application form presents a challenge, candidates may instead demonstrate how hard they can punch a dog

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 6h

I have left Substack. It is a scary move financially, and I urge you to consider signing up now for my newsletters.

The Ghost Era is off to a good start. Check out some of these pieces from the last week. There's this morning's newsletter, for example...

www.drewmcweeny.com/how-to-prepa...

How to prepare for a Screen Draft

We talk about the process we go through to appear on one of our favorite shows

www.drewmcweeny.com

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Lewis Edwards @binaryequation.teamedwards.us · 12h

alabamareflector.com/2025/10/20/m...

"A place meant to allow LGBTQ+ youth to be their best selves now models ways to hide what it is."

Magic City Acceptance Academy and the cost of state-sanctioned bigotry | Alabama Reflector

A school that opened to serve LGBTQ+ students could only survive by getting away from its original mission.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.

StatesmanJournal.com
SERVING SALEM, KEIZER
AND THE MID-VALLEY
"If you don't say anything, you're accepting it."
Mari Jensen, McMinnville resident
OUT OF MY
LOUR
WALLET
CHOICES
LIMIT GOVERNMENT
Oregon Taxpayers United
FREEDOM
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TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ | Statesman Journal
Alan Grosso (center) of Happy Valley joins in chanting under the window of the speaker of the House on Wednesday during the Salem Tea Party protest at the Capitol.
Protesters slam Fed spending
Hundreds gather at Salem Tea Party to rally against bailouts, state-level taxes
BY DENNIS THOMPSON JR.
Statesman Journal
Hundreds of people uneasy over the future of their country gathered on the state Capitol steps on Wednesday to protest federal spending and state-level taxation.
Oregon State Police estimated more
SCRAP THE CODE
than 1,000 people attended the Salem Tea Party protest, which ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers placed attendance at more than 2,000 people.
The rally was passionate but peace-ful, although many people carried handmade signs bearing stark and angry messages. A fake wooden pitchfork read "Politicians take note. We the people are about to revolt." Anoth er sign read "200+ years to build the Republic, 3 mos. to destroy it."
Many attendees said they were motivated to protest by the billions in stimulus spending and bailouts that have been doled out in recent months.
Willy Lowman of Falls City wears a label on his head that reads "Scrap the Code" at the tea party protest.
West Salem resident Steve Albin said he
came to protest federal bailouts of banks and automakers.
"They need to fail. That's what capitalism is all about," said Albin, who had a tea bag dangling from the brim
See Protest, 2A
Inside
Protesters take part in Tea Party events across the nation, Page 2A
Supporters to push for immigration reform, Page 2A
• ONLINE: See photo galleries and a video from the protest at StatesmanJournal.com.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 1d

I am quite convinced that Mike Johnson is in fact a cursed ventriloquist doll from the 1950s that was possessed by the soul of a child molesting serial killer

Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 1d

Please Can someone smack this whiny kid i can't take him crying 😭
Cornered Mike Johnson Scrambles as ABC Host Grills Him Over Epstein Vote Saga.
www.thedailybeast.com/cornered-mik...

Cornered Mike Johnson Scrambles as ABC Host Grills Him Over Epstein Vote Saga

Speaker Johnson is yet to swear in Adelita Grijalva, and circled around his reasonings for the long wait in a very awkward interview.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Lewis Edwards @binaryequation.teamedwards.us · 1d

a man in a blue suit is sitting in a chair

Alt: Harrison Ford putting a finger to his lips and then shaking his head and waving off a question.

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🔪Akilla Booper👻 @akelacooper.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing this for one reason: I caught it without sound and it really hits home how all of this is a performance for right wing bigots.

Watch it w/o sound. What would you think he’s talking about? Something serious? Something important? He looks like a used-car salesman trying to sell a mattress

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 3d

Christian nationalist podcaster Joshua Haymes says Christians must be willing to defend the institution of slavery because the Bible makes it clear that "it is not inherently evil to own another human being." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

See the difference? 👀

#NoKings

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Amanda Anderson @amandamae.bsky.social · 2d

Also a great star trek nod
@clairewillett.bsky.social you might enjoy this one

Protester holding up a black sign with yellow lettering reading "THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS" iykyk

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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 2d

What did you do for a Klondike bar?
WHAT DID YOU DO?!

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Halloweean Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 2d

Lmfao at the cop screaming “I’m not gonna have somebody out here dressed like this!” These people were just itching to lock someone up and an inflatable dick costume was the best they could manage. Absolutely pathetic showing from a bunch of miserable assholes.

thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 2d

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”

For these Americans, that wasn’t true: https://propub.li/47aawMD

50+: Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino.

~130: Agents also can arrest U.S. citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers.

~20: Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

"I hear very few people are gonna be there" -- Donald Trump, 10/15/25

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

So no terrorism then?

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 2d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 2d

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

White words on a black background read:

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Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino.

~130
Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers.

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Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

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Lewis Edwards @binaryequation.teamedwards.us · 2d

Protest sign that reads
July 4th, 1776
Been there --
Done that!
NO MORE KINGS!

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Lewis Edwards @binaryequation.teamedwards.us · 2d

Wakefield, VA

Every bridge over the interstates was packed with protesters.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS
You don’t need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don’t need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you’re not obstructing traffic or access to buildings.
When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.
If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.
If you get stopped by the police, ask if you’re free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.
If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don’t sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.
If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status."

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 2d

America! Your expats and your friends are *always* with you! Sending you love and courage and #NoKings solidarity and frog costumes from Melbourne, Australia. Make fascism history again!

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