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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

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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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson's kid got 437 alerts in less than 15 minutes from the Christian porn app he and his father subscribe to when Johnson watched the @oregonian.com report...

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

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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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1h

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

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expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

What's he doing on anything besides a "Wanted" poster?

expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

They all peaked in junior high school. They are emotionally arrested at approximately the age of 13. THIS is the US Government??????????

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

The vice president of the United States is a clownish dipshit, Exhibit 64,532

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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 1d

Far-right rabble rouser, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped at the border in a silver Bentley SUV with thousands in cash, a trial has heard.

The serial fraudster was stopped driving a high value car not registered to him with thousands of pounds in the car.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Tommy Robinson refused to give police phone PIN after being stopped on Benidorm drive

The 42-year-old was driving a Bentley SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot when he was stopped

www.independent.co.uk

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h

A Berwyn business posted a message on its entrance, addressed to ICE and CBP agents 👏

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 20h

2/2 Judge Smith's Order from today:

"Defendants’ new condition is not a good faith effort to comply with the order."

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

(h/t @kyledcheney.bsky.social)

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 20h

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 21h

Coal miner's wife on Trump's deregulation of black lung protections:

“They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in... The coal miners have supplied this country with electricity, and now they’re just cast aside to die”

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expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21h

Per new court filing:

"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"

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expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

Let's hear it for the 1950s! WTAF are people DOING?

NPR @npr.org · 1d

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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Saneman @saneman.bsky.social · 28d

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expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

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expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

Collins is nothing less than a duplicitous GRIFTER. Kick. Her. Out!

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29d

Platner: I think Collins has tried to create this charade in which she’s always the moderate voice in the room. But that’s nonsense, and everybody knows it’s nonsense.

Susan Collins does not represent the interests of working Mainers

expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

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expatintheuk.bsky.social @expatintheuk.bsky.social · 19h

@janetmills4me.bsky.social You are too old. Give up the ghost on the "untested". VOTE @grahamformaine.bsky.social

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Meiselas: How do you see yourself in that race versus Graham Platner?

Mills: We’ve run people against Susan Collins before, and she won because we ran people who were untested… I’m the only one in the race who’s actually won an election

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Number of wars ended by Donald Trump:

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

www.10news.com/news/local-n...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

I find this very touching…& also worrying. Historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been an absolutely essential guide to this era. And if he thinks I’m right then we’re in more trouble than we realise

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Pres. Obama to Marc Maron: "If you're a business, you say, 'You know what? We think it's important … to hire people from different backgrounds. And we're not going to be bullied into saying that we can only hire people or promote people based on some criteria that's been cooked up by Steve Miller.'"

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1d

There isn’t another side to the argument. Every actor in the system—from defense attorneys to Justices on the Supreme Court—recognizes what is happening. The only question is how the criminal justice system should respond.”

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

The Irredeemable DOJ

Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.

open.substack.com

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