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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 9h

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h

He “feels badly” for the royal family. What a fucking bad person he is. Any normal, decent human being would feel badly for all the young girls who were victimized by Epstein’s pedophilia ring. All the young girls abused, raped, and forever changed. I feel badly only for them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump on Prince Andrew and the Epstein scandal: "I feel very badly. I mean, it's a terrible thing that's happened to the family. That's been a tragic situation. And it's too bad. I feel badly for the family."

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4h

"It would take immense social engineering for the meritocrat to even partially and very imperfectly impose and then constantly reimpose their preferred pattern of merit." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-utopiani...

The Utopianism of the Meritocrats

The psychological and historical appeal of meritocracy is inversely proportional to its tenability.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4h

We could fund over four months of SNAP benefits with the $40 billion Argentina received.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

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Dennis Lytton @dennislytton.bsky.social · 1h

I mean it's racism. Their against a multiracial democracy and Puerto Rico represents that for them.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1h

Polling on DC is more mixed, but Puerto Rico statehood is objectively popular! Consistently high 50s or 60s. It was an official GOP platform plank for decades until just last year. Also until last year, Puerto Rico's non-voting House member was a pro-statehood Republican. She's now the governor.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Johnson: "If they had no filibuster, they would pack the SCOTUS. You'd go from 9 to 17 or however many liberals they could pack. You would make DC & Puerto Rico into states, which would give 4 additional Democrat senators & make us a permanent minority. You'd see massive restrictions of 2A rights"

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Dennis Lytton @dennislytton.bsky.social · 1h

Test run for an Enabling Act.

Dennis Lytton @dennislytton.bsky.social · 1h

When it was a part time body, mostly century before last.

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 2h

This is not about the government shutdown. This is the House refusing to work--lots of plausible theories about why--but the effect is beyond a dysfunctional legislative branch. We're looking at the de facto elimination of the legislative branch. 🚨

Congress nerds--is there a record here to 👀?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

The House hasn't been in session for 45 days.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 16h

For 17 years I have relied on SNAP benefits. I'm on Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid & live w/chronic illness & disabilities, 2x cancer survivor & Lupus. SNAP is ESSENTIAL for my nutrition. Me & 42M are experiencing a President who does NOT care if 1/8 of ALL Americans STARVE to death!

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GingerSpice💙 @thedesertginger.bsky.social · 3h

Bari Weiss did what she was hired to do

Ruin the reputation of 60 Minutes

We are officially at the state propaganda stage of the coup

Kamala should sue over the edited interview 😉

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Congressman Bill Foster @repbillfoster.bsky.social · 1h

Congress set aside funds to keep SNAP running during a government shutdown, but the Trump Administration is refusing to follow the law and allow this critical assistance to go out to families.

If you or someone you know needs food assistance, visit foster.house.gov/SNAP for resources.

November SNAP Benefits at Risk During the Government Shutdown

What's Happening During the government shutdown, November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which provide food assistance to millions of

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

people like this get security details to make themselves feel important

Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 3h

!!!!! pagesix.com/2025/11/03/e...

Exclusive | Bari Weiss’ security detail costs CBS $10,000 a day as network undergoes layoffs

Page Six hears that as staffers watch their colleagues pack up their desks, they’re also learning that the security detail for new CBSNews boss Bari Weiss costs the company five figures every day.…

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egg price watcher @bluser12.bsky.social · 13h

Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.

Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 14h

Gen Z: “we are never touching that stove again”

Gen X: “I bet that stove has cooled down. I don’t need to check it, I’ll just place my hand flat on top of it again.”

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 14h

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 15h

If a pardon happens and the President says he doesn't know anything about it, did it happen?

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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 9h

After tomorrow, both the "national security moms" of the centrist wing of the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Socialist-wing of the party, will have cause for celebration. 2026 is coming right up.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Trump parties, he’s making a shitload of money for himself, he’s building golden bathrooms & ballrooms, all while the American people lose their jobs, lose their healthcare, & go hungry. Trump doesn’t give a damn. He thinks he’s untouchable. This piece.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

Exclusive: Trump Parties. The People Pay.

42 million lives were gambled by the Trump Administration. They're still at risk.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to the secret Democratic mole at Mar-a-Lago who suggested Trump hold a “Great Gatsby” themed party during a government shutdown just as food assistance was being suspended and federal employees were missing another paycheck. Masterfully done, sir.

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Dennis Lytton @dennislytton.bsky.social · 14h

As someone who has children in special education, this is an especially gut punching dehumanization. And with most everything Trump has done policy wise, lawless.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18h

The Trump administration has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children, Pepper Stetler argues. But this attack isn’t new—Congress has been weakening the transformative law that governs education for disabled students for decades:

The Slow Death of Special Education

The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children—if it ever had one.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

“The end of the liberal world order” is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in conference rooms and lecture halls. But in war-ravaged Sudan, it’s a reality. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social traveled there and spoke with those who are living in this post-American world: https://theatln.tc/y99eBkQu

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 1d

Quick reminder that polls about voters’ intentions in an election that is more than a year away are almost completely meaningless.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy."

If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 23h

"If you want a picture of the future of war, imagine a guy jumping through a flaming hoop to assuage the masculinity-anxiety of his boss - forever."

Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

This has absolutely nothing to do with readiness

Still of Dept of Defense video posted to X showing Pete Hegseth and a marine flipping a tire.

Post text:

Early morning PT with the Secretary of War. This is what READINESS looks like.

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