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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26m

Trump in Egypt: "This country is doing very well. It has good leadership. It's nice when you say, 'How is your crime situation?' and they don't even know what you're talking about. Because if he has crime he puts it out very quickly. Some people think that's not nice, but I think it's great."

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 25m

So Trump is sitting there praising the Egyptian dictator who allegedly paid him a $10 million bribe and blithering on about how Egypt takes care of its "crime" problems unlike the United States

Here's how Egypt handles its "crime" problems

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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montanagal1979.bsky.social @montanagal1979.bsky.social · 23h

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 15h

19-year-old as a Board of Director for TikTok

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1h

Wut?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Ersatz Doctor @ersatzdoctor.bsky.social · 18h

The Principal Skinner “Am I out of touch?” Meme.

At the top it says “AM I LYING?”

At the bottom is says, “NO. IT'S THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL THAT ARE LYING.”

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NetworkforDemocracy @simple-truth.bsky.social · 18h

47Felon shouting out to his buds about tax cuts while billing the rest of the taxpayers $3M a day. All this during a shutdown with hundreds of thousands of people going without pay.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks Elon

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 3h

The so-called peace President has doubled the government expenditure for pepperballs and non-lethal rounds to be used against Americans exercising their First Amendment Rights.

#NoKings

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Dean Craddock @dean5150.bsky.social · 19h

Erm ...let the law of the land decide?

BBC News - What can the King do about Prince Andrew scandals?
www.bbc.com/news/article...

What can the King do about Prince Andrew scandals?

What sanctions could King Charles apply to Prince Andrew after the latest claims about links to Epstein?

www.bbc.com

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 3h

"The long painful nightmare is finally over" -Trump
apnews.com/article/gaza...

Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war

New drone footage shows what remains of Gaza City after two years of war as a ceasefire holds in its second day.

apnews.com

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 16h

Graham Platner again going super viral for making a point that the Dem base (seemingly) desperately wants to hear...but that for whatever reason few Dems currently wielding power are actually willing to say.

(The reaction in the room is also telling.) #MEpolitics

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 22h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 16h

I can hear Stephen Miller using Gollum’s “tricksy little hobbits“ voice every time Portlanders bring out some new antic.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 11h

I watched The Alabama Solution on HBO tonight. An amazing piece of documentary filmmaking that needs to be seen far and wide.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

www.theguardian.com

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

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 8h

“Jared Kushner who has been so instrumental in reaching this deal. […] A key negotiator in the Middle East.” - When the BBC turns into state media of the wannabe dictator in the US.

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 19h

Classic Sunday in October 2025: making soup for the week, doing some chores around the house, and listening to @dahlialithwick.bsky.social, Eugene Fidell, and Steven Lepper talk about how we’re in the biggest civil/military crisis in the U.S. since the Civil War 🙃

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Winsome Earle-Sears: "The hospitals that are closing? They were closing long before the bill passed ... why should you have Medicaid when you're able-bodied?"

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 20h

The most dangerous form of government is theocracy.

Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 22h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 15h

after willis blamed voters for the gdp contraction, luxon now blaming voters for being disinterested in local politics.

i am once again asking to have a government that doesn't despise and belittle us.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14h

Police union leaders defending jan 6 after watching what those cops went through should have been the clarifying moment if nothing else (and there had been plenty before) bsky.app/profile/nota...

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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