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padresalsa.bsky.social @padresalsa.bsky.social · 13h

Ahhh. Now we understand the distraction attempt with "criminal migrants."
www.wmur.com/article/new-...

Cease and desist orders related to campaign finance matters sent to NH politicians, groups

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office sent out several cease and desist letters in campaign finance matters from the 2024 election cycle.

www.wmur.com

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 12m

“Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant.” #Gestapo
www.propublica.org/article/immi...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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dawoodward.bsky.social @dawoodward.bsky.social · 8m

A great loss. Powerful songs. Give him a listen if you have never heard him. And if you have, spend some time listening again. #folkmusic

Ray Hayes @rayhayes.bsky.social · 9h

The incomparable musician, Bob Franke, has passed away. So many beautiful songs with which he gifted us.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb95...

For Real

YouTube video by Bob Franke - Topic

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5h

the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution

The White White East Wing has a big gaping hole.

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Amorah @divineclarity.bsky.social · 10h

I’m feeling physically ill, nauseated actually, watching the destruction of the East Wing of the WH on @maddow.msnbc.com right now.

This building is a national treasure & belongs to WE THE PEOPLE, not this POS squatting in our Oval Office.

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 20h

Oversight Dems aren’t letting up on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Release the files, NOW.

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dawoodward.bsky.social @dawoodward.bsky.social · 13h

"...his songs touch a very deep place, melancholy & yet beautiful....a vulnerability in his writing that lets him get to a place in himself that people don't often put out into the world...allows the listener to reach that place." Ellen Wittlinger, late author of "Hard Love" named after his song.

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dawoodward.bsky.social @dawoodward.bsky.social · 13h

Oh no, no, no. Bob Franke died? I just looked up the circumstances. Heartbroken. I remember how blown away I was the first time I heard him in Marblehead in the 80's when he sang "Hard Love." #bobfranke #hardlove

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Matthew Jee @freedomforall.net · 15h

The current two-storey East Wing was added in 1942 primarily to hide the construction of an underground bunker.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14h

My first book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, is out tomorrow, Tuesday, & I hope you’ll read it. I got to discuss it in advance of the release with my former boss & mentor @DougJones www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801635...

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dawoodward.bsky.social @dawoodward.bsky.social · 14h

Heading down to my local indie bookstore tomorrow. CONGRATS, JOYCE!! 👏 👏👏

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dawoodward.bsky.social @dawoodward.bsky.social · 15h

I'm physically ill.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

omg!

"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...

"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

www.kgw.com/article/news...

Blind man handcuffed, dragged by federal agents at ICE facility, he says

Quinn Haberl, a blind protester, says federal agents at Portland's ICE facility dragged and handcuffed him twice. Both incidents were on video.

www.kgw.com

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking News: George Soros has been forced to declare bankruptcy after paying over seven million people to attend the No Kings protests, the billionaire confirmed on Monday.

“When I agreed to pay everyone I had no idea so many were going to accept my offer,” Soros

Damn it. Where's my check?

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 19h

How is it not bigger news that Kristi Noem spent $172 million in Coast Guard funds on two luxury Gulfstream jets?

She’s living large on taxpayer money.

It’s corrupt, self-indulgent, and an insult to public service. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

www.nytimes.com

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padresalsa.bsky.social @padresalsa.bsky.social · 23h

Epstein! Epstein! Epstein!!

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Jo @handyauntjo.bsky.social · 1d

Did you have fun on Saturday @ No Kings 2?
Well, there are more options - just about every single day!

The public calendar, hosted by Occupy NH Seacoast (we cover a bit of Maine and Mass, as well as events throughout NH):
calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...

#NHPolitics #OccupyNHSeacoast #NoKings

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dawoodward.bsky.social @dawoodward.bsky.social · 21h

OMG...did they get stuffed in there?

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 21h

In the wake of the George Santos rescue, Trump has now pardoned or commuted the sentences of most of the Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

With George Santos, Trump finds another convicted congressional Republican to reward

The president has now pardoned or commuted the sentences of most of Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century.

www.msnbc.com

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 1d

This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.

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A woman who rang ABC Sydney radio said she found out about the Optus outage from her cat.

The cat has an automatic wi-fi feeder (connected to Optus) & when breakfast wasn't delivered at 6:10 am, the cat went to the bedroom to lodge a complaint with management.

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Wendy E. N Thomas @wendyenthomas.bsky.social · 23h

Here is the op-ed from Rep. Kat McGhee giving background on the unacceptable violent rhetoric from the free staters in NH.

Gov. Benson invited them to NH. You don't get invited into someone's home and then try to burn it down.

Time for the free staters to leave.

#NHPolitics

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 2d

You can read our full story here, as well as a note about how we decided to include and categorize cases

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 2d

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇

Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.

Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book

Rolling Stone excerpt about Montana’s ballot initiative to combat Citizens United

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

OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.

Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.

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