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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 2h

October 14, 2025
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October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 15h

The Cost of Trump’s Politicization of the Military
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The Cost of Trump’s Politicization of the Military

They’ve crossed one line after another since January - and we must not become numb to the mounting damage to our military and national security.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 16h

Pete Kegstand shits a brick when Meal Team Six shows up in Chicago
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Pete Kegstand shits a brick when Meal Team Six shows up in Chicago

how fucking petty can one man be

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 16h

Is He Lying or Crazy? Does It Matter?
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Is He Lying or Crazy? Does It Matter?

Living in the world the president dreams up.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 1d

Good Work If You Can Keep It
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Good Work If You Can Keep It

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

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 1d

It Turns Out, Americans Don't Want a Police State
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It Turns Out, Americans Don't Want a Police State

Voters, Courts, and GOP Governors slam Trump’s militarization of cities

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 1d

Are YOU Antifa?
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Are YOU Antifa?

Plus: Hostage releases and prisoner swaps.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 1d

fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup
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fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup

scenes from the Sunday shows

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Guilt-By-Association Law Enforcement
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Trump’s Guilt-By-Association Law Enforcement

The groundwork has been laid to go after innocent people, opposition groups, and even No Kings protesters.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 1d

October 12, 2025
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October 12, 2025

On October 9, President Donald J.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 2d

Can Democrats Mock Trump Into Defeat?
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Can Democrats Mock Trump Into Defeat?

As the president embraces strongman politics, Democrats are increasingly trying to make him seem little.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 2d

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government
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The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans are losing, and they know it
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Republicans are losing, and they know it

they’ve MAGA’d themselves into a corner

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 3d

this week in stupid: October 11 edition
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this week in stupid: October 11 edition

Charlie rides it, Donny hides it, and so much more...

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 3d

The Faces of Those Scared Kids Will Stay With Me Forever
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The Faces of Those Scared Kids Will Stay With Me Forever

Fear spreads fast, but so does solidarity.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 3d

October 10, 2025
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October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 4d

Is This What ‘Late-Stage Democracy’ Looks Like?
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Is This What ‘Late-Stage Democracy’ Looks Like?

What if the Constitution *is* a suicide pact?

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Brian Ruhf @brianruhf.bsky.social · 4d

let’s laugh at the sad loser who didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize
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let’s laugh at the sad loser who didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize

and let’s congratulate the woman who did.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4d

Are American citizens being disappeared? Yes.

Are American citizens who are veterans of the US Armed Forces being disappeared? Yes.

Without warrant or probable cause—solely based on skin color—Trump goons captured and caged a citizen veteran for days.

This is a fascist regime.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized