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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 10h

Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1h

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 6h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 11h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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herostratus356.bsky.social @herostratus356.bsky.social · 2h

"We welcome Kansans of every ethnicity into our party."

Suuuure...

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KS GOP’s fake post of Gov. Kelly in sombrero crosses the line to blatant racism | Opinion

Kansas Republican Party shows its white-supremacist underbelly in Facebook post on SNAP, mimicking President Trump’s racist online antics.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h

“The upcoming No Kings has set off klaxons for Republican lawmakers…Some in party leadership are going further by branding it a pro-terrorism demonstration—an unambiguously false allegation meant to get ahead of a potentially massive protest against the president.”
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‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

Just trying to imagine what Republicans would’ve done if, say, the head of the California Democratic Party were accused of rape, while one of the state’s Democratic congressmen has his career ended by sex trafficking allegations and a second juggled multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

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“Florida Keys Party”

Florida's GOP power couple is embroiled in scandal

House report on former Rep.
Matt Gaetz reveals rampant sexual misconduct, drug use

Exclusive: Top Florida
GOP official was convicted in probe into his romantic involvement with
inmate during his time as jail employee

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

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 3h

JUST IN: Kansas Young Republicans were deactivated after a Politico investigation uncovered racist messages in a group chat among young GOP members.

Chair Alex Dwyer reportedly reacted to “Great. I love Hitler” with a smiley face and heart-reacted to a message about killing political opponents

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Frost: Trump knows that when they passed the big, ugly bill that rips away healthcare from 17 million people, you usually don’t win elections when you do something like that…

So instead of undoing that, he’s pressuring states to give him more seats.

What California is doing is responding to that

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18h

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3h

(Gentle reminder: We don’t actually need to do far-right justices’ work for them. If they want to destroy the VRA, trust me, they’ll do it. You don’t need to cut down the brush in front of them to help them on their way.)

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 11h

This is the second time in 24 hours he's said something like this. Yesterday he made that quip saying about Karoline Leavit, "those lips --- they move like a machine gun."

He's losing all inhibitions. Not that he ever had many to begin with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Department of State v
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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

A judge issued a protective order against a Republican congressman from Florida on Tuesday, forbidding him to contact a former girlfriend who in court proceedings said he had threatened her with revenge porn after she broke up with him.

Woman Is Granted a Protective Order Against Representative Cory Mills

Representative Cory Mills’s former girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, the reigning Miss United States, told a judge that he had threatened to release sexually explicit videos of her.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 7h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 6h

There is NO line.

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Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn’t Cross the Line

The House speaker has yet to see any issue with ICE’s behavior in Chicago.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4h

LA County declares a state of emergency as a direct result of the federal government’s raids…

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h

President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. could step in to disarm Hamas — “quickly and perhaps violently” — if the organization did not do so itself, a potential vulnerability in the ceasefire agreement.

Trump says U.S. will disarm Hamas if it does not do so itself

Hamas has not yet publicly agreed to or signed anything that specifies how it would disarm, but Trump suggested he had received verbal assurances the group would.

www.washingtonpost.com

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