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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 7h

So awful , just so much awful

Unidentified bodies with missing limbs washed ashore on Trinidad’s coast after the U.S. carried out its first strike on a boat in the Caribbean. In Trinidad, some are questioning whether the prime minister’s hesitance to cross the Trump administration is keeping residents from getting answers.

A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes

The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right??

www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h

Honestly, the headline should be: Trump sold a pardon in crypto to make a crypto money laundering crime go away.

www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

Exclusive | Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder

The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost Trump crypto company.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

Things like this keep happening.

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Mindy Schwartz @mindyanns.bsky.social · 17h

If you are a CA voter who has questions or concerns about Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act, Rena Korb & I share some insight into this Prop 50 & why you should vote YES!
We also share suggestions on what anyone can do to support Proposition 50. Please share this with your networks.

California Proposition 50 — Vote YES on the Election Rigging Response Act

Fighting Back Against Unfair Voting

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. they are just grabbing people, putting them in cuffs,” said Kaden Cummings, 23, who witnessed the arrests. “Nobody’s identifying themselves .. There’s no due process .. It’s just straight to the back of a van if you’re African on Canal.”

@nytimes.com
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

North Carolina will be sued.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

🚨 BREAKING: In a 66-48 vote, Republicans in the North Carolina House officially pass their new Trump-approved congressional gerrymander targeting the state’s Black voters. More to come.

Background:

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 2d

They don’t want this information getting out

Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels.

www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World

Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely outrageous!! 😡

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 2d

Are you kidding me right now? Stop stealing our tax dollars and breaking everything you touch. You ought to be cutting taxpayers a $500 billion check for all your bogus investigations and for turning the DOJ into your personal law firm.

www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...

Trump sought $230M from Justice Dept. to settle past investigations of him

The demand was going nowhere until Trump blurted out a vague reference last week.

www.axios.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

The destruction of the East Wing really bums me out in a way that I wasn't expecting.

I guess some of it is about the destruction of history. But I think it's mostly about the feeling of helplessness. There's nothing we can do to stop him.

Nobody is coming to save us. And it's going to get worse.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Give this man a microphone. Speaking truth to power! ✊🏼
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Yikes — WP reports Rubio turned over gang informants to El Salvador to get that deal to let Trump send immigrants to their hard labor prison without due process.

A lawless regime.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 5d

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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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 5d

Beyond the costumes at No Kings, Democratic leadership may want to check the signs to understand the vibe of their base right now (hint: it’s not health care)

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d

A federal prosecutor who resisted President Trump’s demands to bring charges against Letitia James, the New York state attorney general, was fired along with her deputy on Friday evening, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired.

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 6d

Trump Pardons or Commutes Terms of All Jan. 6 Rioters
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...

Trump Pardons or Commutes Terms of All Jan. 6 Rioters

The executive order pardons more than 1,200 people convicted in connection with Jan. 6, and commutes the sentences of 14 others.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 6d

Trump has granted clemency to 16 corrupt politicians—so far
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

Trump has granted clemency to 16 corrupt politicians—so far - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump has granted clemency to seven federal elected politicians and nine state and local politicians convicted of corruption charges.

www.citizensforethics.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

In Connecticut, the health care advocate office — whose services are free — has been able to resolve or overturn insurance denials in the patient’s favor about 80% of the time.

Check to see if your state has a similar consumer assistance program:

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 7d

Sounds like he is a young republican

Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 7d

Coming soon ….

Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like he should have stepped down 6 boats ago….

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7d

We want answers.

Border Patrol won’t say why it used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics

The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.

www.motherjones.com

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Axios @axios.com · 7d

President Trump's tariffs will cost businesses more than $1.2 trillion this year, with most of that cost being passed on to customers, according to a new study from S&P Global.

Trump tariffs to cost companies $1.2 trillion this year, mostly hitting consumers, study finds

S&P Global said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is likely conservative.

www.axios.com

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