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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 16h

Well played Portland...

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 9h

This!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

Trump didn’t light the fire overnight. He’s been turning up the heat slowly, hoping we won’t notice until we’re already cooked.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 17h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

> @governor.ca.gov

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

Come for their stupid right-wing polices that bankrupt their countries, stay for their inability to do hair.

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Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬 @badtoss.bsky.social · 9h

Not the Onion. What kind of sociopath do you have to be to attack a band in banana costumes??

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11h

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 12h

These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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EN @elizabethnation.bsky.social · 4h

Another criminal action

Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 8h

Murder on the high seas...

This is the fifth strike of its kind by the Trump on a boat accused of trafficking drugs on international waters since September. 27 people have been killed, but...

"the US has yet to provide evidence or details about identities of the vessels or those on board them"

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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 8h

Missed that part where Jesus beat those seeking refuge. What I remember is:

Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
Romans 12:13

Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.
Deuteronomy 27:19

Art by @bishtoons.bsky.social

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 11h

Trump admin has frozen or cancelled $28 b for projects, almost all in Dem districts. Small amount of frozen funds in GOP districts are in predominately Dem states (CA, OR, WA, CO, MN, IL, NY, MD), or in predominately Dem cities (St Louis, Atlanta, Greenville) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump admin is freezing or cancelling billions of dollars in funding for projects in Democratic areas.

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 9h

📌From the NYT tonight:
"Two weeks into the government shutdown, Trump has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion that had been reserved for more than 200 projects located in Democratic-led cities, congressional districts and states."

📌From me:
This is appalling and yet ANOTHER attack on Americans.

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EN @elizabethnation.bsky.social · 5h

NAZIs are going to NAZI. When people tell you who they are (by actions, omissions, tacitly or openly stated), BELIEVE THEM.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 8h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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DW Bowers 💙💙 🇺🇸 🫏 @dwbowers.bsky.social · 7h

American taxpayers paid $20B to bailout Argentina. This is a bailout for the oligarchs who had investments in Argentina. In no way does this help America.

MAGA you were scammed! Vote Democrat! No Kings!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

These are the faces of men who think racism, rape, and gas chambers are punchlines.

The fact that these are actual GOP officials, not trolls in a reply section, says everything about the rot inside their movement.

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 6h

Loved ones search for missing 12-year-old Southern California girl

Loved ones are searching for a Southern California girl who has been missing for days. Belen Ramos-Trejo, 12, was reported missing on Oct.10, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departmen…

ktla.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

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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🇨🇦🎃Greg Stefan aka Fella Dogfather 🎃🇨🇦 @ih8handles.bsky.social · 7h

This 👇👇👇👇👇

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 7h

The American Farmer….

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 6h

Korol is a US citizen. Her family hasn’t heard from her since she was taken, public charges haven’t been released—what crime did she even commit? 2nd-Degree Woodwinding?—and there has been no explanation for her “renditioning” across state lines.

We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 6h

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

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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Isaac Erbele, MD @isaacerbele.bsky.social · 9h

The. FUCK.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13h

NHANES runs mobile clinics that travel the country measuring height, weight, & blood pressure while collecting blood and urine samples. These samples are our only national source for tracking everything from blood sugar to hormones, heavy metals, and more.

The entire operation has been eliminated.

Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 18h

Everyone across biomedicine should be very loud about this so this team's RIF status gets reversed. Nhanes has been key for tracking obesity & diabetes rates, identifying high blood lead levels in kids in the 70s, tracking progress on cholesterol lowering, guiding nutrient fortification programs etc

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