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True Patriots Believe In & Protect Democracy @donjorizzy.bsky.social · 56m

...but Tea Party gate...
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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 1h

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Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages

Officials say one of ‘most significant’ airlifts in Alaska history is underway to evacuate hundreds from storm-devastated coastal towns.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3h

The Vermont state senator in the Hitler chat group is playing the, "I am but an innocent smol bean" card.

Samuel Douglass hasn't decided yet if he'll resign: www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

“My role in the group chat in question was a procedural one about bylaws and floor strategy. There were often periods of multiple days when I didn't check this group chat and I was unfortunately unaware of those comments,” Douglass said in a written statement sent to Vermont Public Wednesday afternoon. “I should've been more vigilant, more careful, and less naive about who I associate with and my digital environments.”

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True Patriots Believe In & Protect Democracy @donjorizzy.bsky.social · 1h

FAFO MAGA-land

Barchart @barchart.com · 15h

U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history 🚨🚨

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 3h

Go head Madam Speaker. She is me right now! 🔥🔥

Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 5h

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had enough of the right wing-lies. As Dems continue to show up to try and make a deal to reopen the government, Pelosi was confronted by a reporter asking about January 6th. Pelosi snapped back telling her to "shut up".

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 2h

To solve marine plastic pollution, experts say production and consumption patterns must change fundamentally phys.org/news/2025-10... via @physorg_com

To solve marine plastic pollution, experts say production and consumption patterns must change fundamentally

Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and cleanup, a new study shows.

phys.org

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Fighting Liberal Texas Dem🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 2h

Cartoon: Halloween for me, not for thee https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/15/2348629/-Cartoon-Halloween-for-me-not-for-thee?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Cartoon: Halloween for me, not for thee

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related |� Supreme Court blesses racial profiling because of ...

www.dailykos.com

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 15h

“Footage, obtained by the outlet, captured the musician face-down in the mud, with her instrument about two feet to her left, struggling as what appears to be a federal agent straddled her backside. A police officer stood next to the pair.”
The Feds then jailed her across state lines. For music.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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lesliejyerman @msljy.bsky.social · 2h

From @nancyayoussef.bsky.social

"The day before our departure, one reporter placed signs throughout our soon-to-be-vacated spaces that read Journalism is not a crime. As soon as members of Hegseth’s staff saw the signs, they tore them down."

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps

I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

"Why doesn't Chicago want us to zip-tie more naked children in the middle of the night and shove them, screaming, into vans? So ungrateful for refusing our kind, helpful offer to help!"

Pamela Jo Bondi

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 2h

China built a massive network of solar panels on the worlds highest plateau -enough renewable energy to provide the power it needs, including for data centers used in China’s A I, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand renewable energy sixfold.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

www.nytimes.com

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 3h

Because what Virginia leaves us with isn’t closure.
It’s a question:

If Epstein was no outlier, how many more are still being protected right now? How many are in positions of power?

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 3h

This is what control looks like in trafficking.
Not chains — leverage/blackmail.
Not cages — power/wealth/enabling circle

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 3h

🚨 NEW
“Nobody’s Girl: The Voice of Virginia Giuffre”
A survivor’s words — shared ahead of her memoir’s release.

Long thread
🧵 ⬇️

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 8h

Pentagon beat reporters have been handing in their press passes all day long today. It is one of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year.

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 21h

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2h

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities and wildfires rose last year, while the land and oceans’ ability to absorb carbon diminished, leading to a record surge in the amount of the planet-warming gas in the atmosphere.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Global Carbon Levels Rose by Record Amount in 2024, WMO Says

The surge was likely due to more severe wildfires and less carbon being absorbed by land and oceans.

www.bloomberg.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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True Patriots Believe In & Protect Democracy @donjorizzy.bsky.social · 2h

Dollars and cents...Oklahoma was about to lose their shirt in court...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6h

The Vice President of the United States will not unequivocally condemn Young Republicans for saying that their perceived political opponents should be sent to gas chambers.

A window into @jd-vance-1.bsky.social's disgraceful character.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 22h

Vice President JD Vance downplayed the severity of racist texts leaked from a Young Republican group chat, dismissing the criticism as "pearl clutching" and attempting to draw attention to a Democrat texting scandal instead.

JD Vance Hits Out at ‘Pearl Clutching‘ Over Racist GOP Group Chat

The vice president defended the “college group chat” in a post made to X.

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 2h

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True Patriots Believe In & Protect Democracy @donjorizzy.bsky.social · 2h

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 11h

Louisiana v. Callais, in one sentence:

The only way to stop discrimination against Black voters is to stop discriminating against white voters in remedying the initial violation.

This case is about appeasing white voters, and nothing else.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2h

The racist-ass Supreme Court says race can't be a factor for college admissions or redistricting but racial profiling is perfectly fine for ICE to bash brown and Black skulls.

F this corrupt institution.

Expand the Court.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

Whew!

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 11h

Louisiana v. Callais, in one sentence:

The only way to stop discrimination against Black voters is to stop discriminating against white voters in remedying the initial violation.

This case is about appeasing white voters, and nothing else.

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