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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

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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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

This is potentially a massive story. Did DOJ plan for survivors? Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute? What is US jurisdiction to prosecute? Where will they go next? When is their court date? Will they be indicted? Held at Gitmo? Returned to Venezuela? Be Epsteined?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

Cops led us into the street as the new “protest zone” and then beat us repeatedly.

Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested.

Stay safe out there.

This picture is from about 5 minutes after being hit. A visible bruise is forming on my right cheekbone and by my right eye.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6d

#ResistanceUnited

Brava, Terri Lesley! The former director of the Campbell County (Wyoming) Public Library System has won a $700,000 settlement over her dismissal for refusing to censor books addressing sexuality and gender identity.

www.lawcommentary.com/articles/for...

Former Wyoming Library Director Wins $700,000 Settlement After Termination Over LGBTQ+ Book Dispute | Law Commentary

A former Wyoming library director who opposed efforts to restrict access to books with sexual and LGBTQ+ themes will receive $700,000 in a settlement with county officials, ending a two-year legal dis...

www.lawcommentary.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11d

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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🫶🏻LaylaBella🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 12d

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 12d

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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 12d

$50k signing bonuses for pardoned insurrectionists, U.S. military rejects, gravy seals and clumsy mall cops.

A drop in the $29 billion bucket a convicted felon and his GOP cronies fleeced American taxpayers for to finance the biggest domestic terrorism sleeper cell in history.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12d

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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h8bb.bsky.social @h8bb.bsky.social · 11d

a pixelated image of a man with a mustache and the words well

ALT: a pixelated image of a man with a mustache and the words well

media.tenor.com

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 11d

The replies on the editorial include many versions of “thanks for finally convincing me to cancel.”

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

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h8bb.bsky.social @h8bb.bsky.social · 11d

American here. I’ve been choosing Canada over red states since 2016. I will continue to do so until those fascist are jailed.

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Cindy 📎🇨🇦⚢🏳️‍🌈 @bilbow.bsky.social · 12d

Report released Monday, says U.S. booze exports to Canada are down a staggering 85% in 2nd quarter compared to the year before.“This shift may reflect a broader sentiment that US tariffs are unfair, prompting consumers to seek nonUS products”

#blackoutthesystem
#Pinks
globalnews.ca/news/1146817...

Canada is buying 85% less U.S. booze than last year amid trade war: report - National | Globalnews.ca

'This shift may reflect a broader sentiment that U.S.-imposed tariffs are unfair,' the report noted in its assessment of falling exports around the globe.

globalnews.ca

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 11d

6. I have talked a lot before about how Trump has dementia and how growing public awareness of his disease could make him vulnerable to the allegation that he’s not really in charge – that malicious and unaccountable forces are pulling his strings.

www.editorialboard.com/for-independ...

For independent voters, it’s not Project 2025. It's Puppet 2025

Make them see the old man isn’t in charge anymore.

www.editorialboard.com

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 13d

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13d

The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:

-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech

If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13d

Here’s video of the incident

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h8bb.bsky.social @h8bb.bsky.social · 12d

People want to aspire to a higher purpose. He appealed to that. Bill Clinton was pretty effective by being very articulate and intelligent. Dems learned the wrong lesson from Gore’s loss

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13d

Here’s video of the incident

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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