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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Donn @bluewa1961.bsky.social · 2h

Looking at? Assault is assault. It isn’t lawful for law enforcement to assault people just because they have a badge. If it’s an action that would get me arrested then they should be arrested for doing that same action. @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 5h

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 12h

This is planned effort to cull Americans, en masse.

Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 12h

Welp—CDC’s entire data team for its legendary national health and nutrition survey (NHANES)—our health census—has been laid off. Now we are flying blind to nutrition and chronic disease status in the U.S.—is this supposed to help us be MAHA? www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 2h

Forty yearrs ago today (Oct 15, 1985) the a loud clear climate warning was given by scientists. We didn't listen, and are now in the age of consequences.

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Forty years ago today (Oct 15, 1985) a clear loud climate warning was given. We didn't listen. - All Our Yesterdays

If you and I lived in a rational world, a world that cared about the future of human life – and indeed all life – on the planet, then by now October 15 would be internationally recognised as “The Day ...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 5h

Jasmine Crockett Drops Another
Chump Truth Bomb.......

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 2h

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 6h

America Would Be So Much Better
Off Without RepubliKKKans of Any
Age.......

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

A precondition for Republics to transition to autocracies is the politicization of the military. It is why the political & military leaders of the country have been so vigilant to keep partisanship away from it. But this admin is dismantling that concept. www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics

For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...

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Donn @bluewa1961.bsky.social · 2h

Precisely. She was recruited by Schumer who is in AIPAC’s pocket.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

Democrats want to play it safe in Maine’s white-hot Senate race. That’s a mistake.

An absurd amount of energy is spent trying to avoid primaries, when, in fact, Democrats should want more of them.

Opinion | Dems want to play it safe in Maine’s white-hot Senate race. That’s a mistake.

An absurd amount of energy is spent trying to avoid primaries, when, in fact, Democrats should want more of them.

www.msnbc.com

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 3h

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Donn @bluewa1961.bsky.social · 2h

Why hasn’t she filed a lawsuit? It should have been filed days ago?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made it clear Serbia cannot join the EU without imposing sanctions on Russia. This comes after the Serbian president reaffirmed that EU membership remains Serbia’s strategic goal and top foreign policy priority.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

Color me shocked.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 1d

Union for US Capitol Police:

"My officers are on duty today protecting the Capitol complex.. Friday, they missed their first FULL paycheck.The longer the shutdown drags on, the harder it becomes for my officers. Banks & landlords do not give my officers a pass because we are in shutdown.."

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 2h

ICE arrested my good friend @roadsteamer.bsky.social for fucking singing!!!
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Robby Roadsteamer

Robby Roadsteamer is the voice of the New Generation at Protests and stuff.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22h

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Donn @bluewa1961.bsky.social · 2h

And a pedophile himself. He raped children.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 2h

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Donn @bluewa1961.bsky.social · 2h

And every reporter should state this back to every GOPer in the administration or Congress bring up “ANTIFA”.

#MediaFAIL

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

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