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yolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 3h

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 23h

Congressional offices are closed, but their inboxes aren't. Demand Congress pass this bill to release the Epstein files--YOU CAN DO IT NOW HERE:
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Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act

Contact Congress today!

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3h

I have read the Bolton indictment. I am thoroughly unimpressed by these allegations. If this manages to make it to trial and a conviction, DOJ just opened a Pandora’s Box for future Administrations to go all out after all senior officials’ handwritten notes every time there is a change in power.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

If you think the problem in this city is that my rent is too low, vote for Andrew Cuomo.

If you know the problem in this city is that your rent is too high, vote for me.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 48m

“You can’t shoot ‘em in the head (with pepper balls),” the judge said. “You can’t deploy tear gas. You can’t use flash-bang grenades. You can’t drive a car through a crowd.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...

Federal judge demands answers from Trump admin on following order to avoid violent encounters with Chicago protesters | CNN

A judge in Illinois said she has “serious concerns” over whether federal law enforcement agents are following her order to avoid violent encounters with protesters and journalists in Chicago.

www.cnn.com

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

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 4h

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

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jaz52.bsky.social @jaz52.bsky.social · 12m

a picture of a man with the words good one idiot

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Translation: If Dems vote for the CR, Thune will allow a vote on extending ACA subsidies then Mike Johnson will kill that in the House.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

You understand the assignment, California— VOTE YES ON PROP 50

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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 1h

Remember when this was just “one narco-terrorist boat”? Now it’s multiple strikes, foreign nationals dead, and no oversight. At what point will Congress demand answers from this Administration?

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

“At a moment when U.S. forces are building up across the Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela are at a boiling point, the departure of our top military commander in the region sends an alarming signal of instability within the chain of command...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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jaz52.bsky.social @jaz52.bsky.social · 20m

a man in a green superhero costume looks at the camera

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jaz52.bsky.social @jaz52.bsky.social · 2h

MORE tRump FASCISM at work!!

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

John Bolton is indicted for allegedly keeping and sharing classified information

The charges against Trump's former national security adviser come as the president has pressured DOJ to pursue criminal indictments of his political foes.

www.politico.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump

Resignation, coinciding with Hegseth’s partisan speech, was over Trump flouting constitution, Doug Krugman writes

www.theguardian.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2h

BUSTED!! Trump has been using videos of crime in South Carolina, Florida, and Texas as false pretense to federalize the National Guard and send them to Chicago. Bush lied us into war in Iraq. Trump's lying us to the brink of Civil War.