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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 4h

Here’s the thing. We still have the power (probably) to say that this image must not be what America is. We still have the power to say “fuck no, we refuse to allow this to be what the streets of America look like.” Attend a “No Kings” rally this Saturday. And then vote in 2026.

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coolbreeze07.bsky.social @coolbreeze07.bsky.social · 53m

alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

A Coast Guard commander recounted scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, searching for debris to hold onto.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

Wait one damn minute‼️

I know Lisa Murkowski isn’t up on her high horse talking about the lack of trust between Republicans and Democrats after she cast the deciding “Yes” on the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and slipped in backroom deals for Alaska.

She’s part of the problem & needs to own it!

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 15h

Breaking: Ewic says Daddums owns the government - so I guess he owns the shutdown too

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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 1h

Gotta love a serenade and a bit of shade 🤭🤣

Enjoy 🤣
#SheShed

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfD...

Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

www.youtube.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1h

They arrested a giraffe.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

TODAY: News outlets refuse to sign the Pentagon edict, Ghislaine Maxwell gets secret, high-profile visitors in prison, more problems with Epstein's death investigation, and a man is detained and ticketed for not having his "papers." Free to listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Hunker Down

Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · 10/14/2025 · 41m

podcasts.apple.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

"Chatbot, show me something that is the *opposite* of what a Republican would do to help the disadvantaged?"

Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 18h

A man named Nicky Crawford transformed a school bus into a mobile laundry service for the homeless called “Flowing with Blessings” He teamed up with Georgia Tech engineering students and created the bus, which provides free laundry, showers, haircuts & meals for the homelessness

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

MEMPHIS — @GovBillLee claims their occupying force arrested 850 “VIOLENT CRIMINALS”

Buuuut mayor @LeeHarrisfor901 says the highest category is “IMMIGRATION/ADMINISTRATIVE”🤔

🚨 One Lee is lying!🚨(HINT: IT’S BILL. We saw the numbers.)

And yes, they are racially profiling👇🏽

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

Instead of working to get the government open and pay our troops and air traffic controllers and helping his constituents keep their health plans, Mike Johnson has been tasked with helping Trump get the Nobel next year.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Just now— @SpeakerJohnson announces he will lead a global pressure campaign to get the narcissist-in-chief a Nobel Prize next year

(Also revealing he doesn’t understand what “objective facts” are)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Tim Walz: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business ... the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Donald Trump is the one with government interference."

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 13h

Elizabeth Booker Houston
@bookersquared.bsky.social

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 1d

Portland 2025

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5h

Jean Smart

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Sawyer Hackett @sawyerhackett.bsky.social · 21h

ICE agents cosplaying as soldiers are assaulting and detaining veterans who served in actual combat

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1h

Los Angeles County voted to declare a state of emergency in response to federal ICE raids. Normally reserved for natural disasters, the declaration allows the county to mobilize resources and offer assistance to residents impacted by the raids.

LA County officials approve emergency declaration over immigration raids

The move allows the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants.

abc7.com

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Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 1d

If no one gets paid, that should include them as well. You'd never see another government shut down if their pay and benefits were on the line.

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 20h

FINALLY: Adelita Grijalva’s win is officially certified — no more excuses, Mike Johnson. 💪 “He needs to do his job so I can do mine.” Damn right she does. Time for the media to turn up the heat on Mike. Now.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

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