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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1h

1. USPS is like “handing a letter to a Black guy and hoping he takes it where it’s supposed to go”

Hollywood stars perform "child sacrifices"

“Did I say vaccines cause autism? Maybe”

We spent a month in the manosphere

A month in the manosphere

One of the most significant political developments in the last few years is the emergence of the “manosphere,” a loose network of longform podcasts that are especially popular with young men.

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donna98rn @donna98rn.bsky.social · 1h

Happy Birthday!

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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 3h

Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h

A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.

“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”

With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally

The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 4h

PLEASE SHARE & CLICK THE LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION
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#BlackOutTheSystem
#WeThePeople
#Unite
#StandUp
#WeHaveThePower

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

Over 500,000 views before the Community Note fact check.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

Donald Trump is now officially demolishing part of the White House to make room for his $200 million golden ballroom.

This comes as Americans can’t afford groceries and the government is still shut down.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says if he invokes the Insurrection Act, ”there is no more court cases, there is no more anything.”
By “no more anything” he means no more democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I'm allowed as you know as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. Everybody agrees you're allowed to use that and there is no more court cases, there is no more anything. We're trying to do it in a nicer manner, but we can always use the Insurrection Act."

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2d

Just want to say thanks so much to the 890 of you who have signed up for my Substack! If you’d like to help me reach the 900 benchmark by subscribing below, that would be amazing!
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John Collins | Substack

Dad ☆ Husband ☆ Low-Key Nerd ☆ EdD / JD

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

Trump’s desire to wield the military for his political agenda is startlingly like Egypt, which he showered with praise while celebrating the Israel-Palestine ceasefire.

Egypt is categorized as “not free” by Freedom House, and political opposition is nearly nonexistent. trib.al/LY6mhSn

Trump Is Now Begging Dem Leaders to Let Him Send in National Guard

Donald Trump pleaded for governors to “beg” him for help.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 3d

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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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is doing extraordinary harm to our economy, our health care system, the fiscal integrity of the country, to our energy independence, to our alliances, to our national security, and to our Constitutional order.

Trump is making America less prosperous, less healthy, less safe, and less free.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 2d

🔥⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰🔥 NEED YOUR COMMENT BY TOMORROW: 10/20/25! The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) published a Federal Register seeking to ADD proof of citizenship (DPOC) to the federal voter registration form. This WOULD disproportionately affect vulnerable groups.

LINK: www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is considering a petition asking it to initiate a process that would add documentary proof of citizenship to the federal voter registration form. Much like the SAVE Act, this proposal would force Americans to show specific, costly, hard-to-access documents like passports before registering to vote. An estimated 21 million Americans could be shut out from the ballot box, particularly rural voters, students, women, communities of color, and members of the military.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier"
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 3d

Get this out there.

🔥Harry Potter Resists Fascism🔥 @harrypotterresists.bsky.social · 4d

WOW... JUST WOW...

In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.

Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :

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American Oversight @weareoversight.bsky.social · 1d

The DOD Office of Inspector General has reportedly completed its review of Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal for official business.

We filed a FOIA for the OIG’s independent findings.

When the stakes are this high, disclosing what happened isn’t optional.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...

American Oversight Seeks Release of Pentagon Inspector General’s Report on Secretary Hegseth’s Signal Use - American Oversight

We filed a FOIA request for the DOD watchdog’s review of auto-deleting messaging app use for official business.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, this is one case where I think we'd all be wise to spread the president's message wide. Let everyone see who he is.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s “message”: I am a king and I douse you all in shit.

I say go ahead and amplify it.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

A mere 19 months ago, Trump’s net worth was $2.6B, and he owed hundreds of millions in civil penalties. Today, Trump is worth $7.1B, and most of the civil penalties have been tossed out.

Presidential politics is by far the most lucrative business venture of Trump’s career. trib.al/XjAdogE

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

He was so butthurt by millions protesting his authoritarian regime, he posted an AI clip of him in a fighter jet dumping crap on people exercising their constitutional rights.

It’s the kind of reaction you would expect from a mentally unhinged lunatic or a petulant child.

Not a President.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

They use govt accounts, employees & resources to make partisan political messages.

They make partisan political speeches attacking the opposition party to troops routinely.

They get pardoned when they commit crimes.

They ignore the laws.

There is zero congressional oversight.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump keeps posting images of him as a king and the legacy media ignores it as if it is normal. It is not. It is dangerous.

Support pro-democracy media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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