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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

It is not so long ago that disability policy was bipartisan. I taught at the Bush School, and George H.W. Bush would talk about his pride in signing the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 5h

Every once in a while during the 2024 campaign, I'd meet parents of disabled kids who were part of Moms for Liberty or people who taught autistic kids. @slooterman.bsky.social writes how they are afraid right now as Trump targets special education staff.
19thnews.org/2025/10/spec...

Trump’s attempt to gut special education office has some conservative parents on edge

The president called the layoffs a part of cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted.

19thnews.org

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

ICE agents surrounded, seized, and zip-tied a U.S. citizen who had just finished working a double shift because she didn’t “look” American to them.

She had her U.S. passport on her when she was detained, yet she was interrogated for an hour. trib.al/35AnqIH

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 5h

as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life

and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 8h

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

Okay I cannot stop laughing at this one

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6h

I haven’t the froggiest idea why…

A tweet from Molly Ploofkins says: “Inflatable frog costumes are sold out on Amazon.” The attached image shows a product listing for a green inflatable frog costume with dark spots, a white belly, and a blue bow tie. The listing title reads “Inflatable Frog Costume Adult Men Women Outfit… for Halloween Holiday Cosplay Party Animal,” and it’s marked as “Currently unavailable.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens?

You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?

Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 9h

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.

Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏

History.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings! Just a Cava bag with $50,000 in it. Normal stuff.

#NoKings @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

📍Washington, D.C.

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Austin tagging in.

Massive crowd at the Texas State Capitol despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s activation of the National Guard.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 1d

Here at the Portland #NoKings, the costumes are ON POINT.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too!

Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 20h

I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings

The image is taken from an angle, and you can see the ocean tilting 30 degrees in the distance, with a huge crowd in front of it. In the foreground, you can see the giant American flag that is being held up by hundreds of protesters clustered around its edges.

This is the human banner from the air. It's sign made from masses of people standing together to form letters. It reads "No Kings Yes on 50." There is an American flag in the middle and a thick border around the banner. (Prop 50 is a California state proposition to gerrymander the state to create more blue districts, in order to combat the Texas law that gerrymanders their state to create more red districts.)

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Look at this turnout in Charlotte! #NoKings (via Marco Foster/Threads)

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 9d

After entrapping viruses, amyloid-β presence can generate an excessive response by brain cells, creating chronic inflammation and downstream pathology that may lead to Alzheimer’s symptoms. Fewer than 5% of #Alzheimer cases are genetic. For the vast majority, the cause is 'unknown'.

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 9d

Viral trigger in Alzheimer’s disease is the real scary spooky #FluorescenceFriday.
Amyloid-β🟣 is an antimicrobial peptide that can be produced to trap pathogens in the brain. But it also induces an extensive neuroinflammatory response, as shown here with 🟠astrocytes. #NeuroCovid

Confocal microscopy photo showing astrocytes and amyloid-B

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 2d

*The uninvited guest* (sound on this time!)
Third week of observing scary things under the microscope: watching #SARSCoV2🟣 positive cells arrive in the brain. Note it's still inside a blood vessel and being checked by astrocytes🟢and microglia🔵. What happens next? 😨 #FluorescenceFriday

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 7h

And, he is doing this to the American people EVERY DAY. Absolute disgrace that a president would show such disdain for his own country's citizens.

Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 17h

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸
@patriottakes
Trump posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown and dumping shit from a “King Trump” jet on No Kings protesters.

This is where we are as a country.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 6h

kyivindependent.com/repairs-unde...

Repairs underway at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as ceasefire zones established, IAEA says

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said "both sides engaged constructively" with the agency to enable the repair plan.

kyivindependent.com

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 6h

“There is added concern in parts of Latin America over unequal access to healthcare &

The worrying situation in the US, which is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades following a reversal [of leadership on vaccines]”

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts

The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north

www.theguardian.com

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 6h

“We work for the president of the United States,” a senior agency official who regularly deals with the OMB told me. But right now “it feels like we work for Russ Vought. He has centralized decision-making power to an extent that he is the commander in chief.” www.propublica.org/article/russ...

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

www.propublica.org

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 6h

When I was interviewing NIH staffers and personnel about Bhattacharya and the cuts they’ve seen on his watch, one name kept coming up: Russell Vought.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 6h

“We work for the president of the United States,” a senior agency official who regularly deals with the OMB told me. But right now “it feels like we work for Russ Vought. He has centralized decision-making power to an extent that he is the commander in chief.” www.propublica.org/article/russ...

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

www.propublica.org

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h

The MAGA crowd seems very triggered that yesterday’s protest was historic, their comments are everywhere. In total, 22 MAGA individuals were arrested for attempting to attack peaceful protesters. Arrests were made in OH, KY, CA, SC, NC, MI, OR, FL, VA, TX, and PA.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

Can’t say I’ve seen too many palm trees here in Illinois.

Maybe in the President’s home state of Florida though.

Trump and White House Busted Using Red State Footage to Show ‘Chaos’ in Chicago

The president posted the deceptive high-octane ICE raid video to his own social media account.

www.thedailybeast.com

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