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Michael ❌👑 Indivisible CO3 @michaelindivisible.bsky.social · 59m

Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 58m

Neo-fascist fight clubs, which are a global locus of neo-nazism, have caught the eye of western intelligence agencies that consider them a burgeoning national security threat, according to experts and government documents reviewed by the Guardian.

Western intelligence agencies eye neo-fascist fight clubs: ‘an international white supremacist movement’

Security services are monitoring ‘active clubs’ as they move across borders to spread their extremist ideology

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 59m

But, he added: “Part of what’s bizarre is that the Trump organization is so deeply leveraged in the Middle East that the corruption could sustain the ceasefire. Because they all stand to make so much money there is an interest and an incentive to kind of stop the war.”

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“Of course there’s an enormous conflict of interest here,” said Matt Duss, the executive vice-president at the Center for International Policy, who described the influence-peddling in the administration as open corruption.

The ‘enormous conflict of interest’ at centre of Jared Kushner’s Gaza ceasefire deal

US president’s son-in-law was instrumental in getting deal – which could bring him huge windfall if plan to redevelop Gaza ever comes to fruition

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Americans across all 50 states marched in protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, aligning behind a message that the country is sliding into authoritarianism and there should be no kings in the US.

Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Gaza agency says 11 killed in Israeli strikes as IDF confirms it has begun ‘wave of attacks’ – Middle East crisis live

Ceasefire close to total collapse as Israeli military says it has launched strikes in response to ‘blatant violation’ of agreement by Hamas

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy pollsters and ‘anti-woke’ influencers

Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha

A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

It marked the second massive wave of protests organized by No Kings — a network of progressive organizations fighting against Trump's agenda.

3 takeaways from Saturday's No Kings nationwide protests

Organizers said some 2,600 protests were planned in the U.S. on Saturday. The protests were largely peaceful, as demonstrators united in their stated aim to safeguard the country's democratic values.

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alternet.org @alternet.org · 1h

How Trumpism has 'twisted the American soul': analysis

Political polarization has surged in the United States in recent years as people increasingly view the opposing party’s supporters as hostile or dangerous rather than legitimate rivals. In an article for The New York Times published Sunday, columnist David French argued that a recent scandal involvi...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

What a day!

Vancouver, Washington: I think there were three or four times MORE people there today than in June. The park was already packed when I got there, and I was about 25 minutes early. The signs were wonde...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

The No Kings rallies sent a message to Trump republicans and not just the Trump administration.

The No Kings rallies sent a message to Trump republicans and not just the Trump administration

Over Two thousand five hundred rallies and millions of protestors are sending a strong message to republicans in power. Trump and his agenda is being rejected but so are you republican loving Trumpste...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Some of the stories are FAFO, of course, but there are others as well. Some of them are people who realized supporting Trump was incompatible with their faith. Others were low information voters who realized they were being conned. One was angered when Trump banned bump stocks. It’s a mix.

Huffington Post: Former MAGA supporters reveal what finally made them dump Trump

Brittany Wong has collected the stories of a number of people explaining why they stopped supporting Donald Trump. It’s an informative read. Some of the stories are FAFO, of course, but there are othe...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

America is the land of the free and the home of the brave

Did not see that coming...

America is the land of the free and the home of the brave GROK Arrests and Deaths at "No Kings" Protests Today, October 18, 2025 Arrests: The web results indicate that "No Kings" protests occurred acr...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: "No Kings" Day 2.0

More often than not, I go down into Chicago on Saturday mornings for a few hours and I did so yesterday. It was still too early for the�jam-packed train cars and crowded train platforms that I ...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

This has been a test. This was only a test. Had this been a real apocalypse you would have been told to put your head down firmly between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye.

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Oh, the chaos. Oh, the carnage. Oh, the war-ravage. Oh, the... Oh. Never mind. 😋

NO KINGS, Quincy, CA. [Notice: this diary may contain snark.] We’re a small mountain town in California’s northern Sierra Nevada, kind of on a line between Chico and Reno, but a kinked line because of...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Cartoon: Jester Johnson

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related |� GOP lying its ass off about 'No Kings' ...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Cartoon: New Pentagon news conference

A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� Even Fox News says hell no to Hegseth's ridiculous ...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

If you wonder why Trump cares, this is part of the right wing’s creepy efforts to encourage white women to have more babies, a particular obsession of Elon Musk’s.

So much for Trump’s promise of free IVF

Calling it a “historic victory” with his usual unearned boastfulness, President Donald Trump announced a new effort to make in vitro fertilization—better known as IVF—more accessible.� “...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Trump traveled to his Mar-a-Lago estate Friday night and travelled Saturday morning to his West Palm Beach golf club, marking his third consecutive weekend on the course during the ongoing government shutdown.

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

Top Trump insiders to appear on '60 Minutes' with painter of transgender Statue of Liberty

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Top Trump insiders to appear on '60 Minutes' with painter of transgender Statue of Liberty

Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, is facing an "early test" as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, two champions of Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, are set to appear on 60 Minutes a...

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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 1h

"Because you supported someone who is running a corrupt banana republic style government where enemies are prosecuted, criminal friends are pardoned, and foreign interests can buy favor by investing the leaders cryptocurrency. Hope that helps."

Ex-Bush official mocked after 'finding out he's part of a criminal protection racket'

A Republican political figure was mocked on social media after he expressed outrage at Donald Trump's latest move.Specifically, former George W. Bush administration White House press secretary Ari Fle...

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 14h

Handmaidens make their appearance in #Sequim at the second #NoKings rally. It is estimated that early 7 million people took part in demonstrations across more than 2,700 cities and towns making it one of the largest single-day nationwide protests in U.S. history. 💙 Thank you all for participating.

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 12h

My first video featuring the Indivisible Sequim group got 60K views on 50501's facebook page, thousands of shares to other platforms and even got played on MSNBC. Since then groups all over the country have replicated the video. This was recorded today. #NoKings 💙

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