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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Huge turnout in Maine for our Soros checks.

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Jeff May or May Not @jeffmay.bsky.social · 12h

This is me so tired of waiting for my god damn damn Soros check I sent him one instead

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17h

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17h

Trump last week: “You see people holding this gorgeous signs with beautiful wood, beautiful cardboard, wood, everything, everything’s perfect, paint job, they’re all the same. There are thousands of them, you know, that they weren’t made in the basement out of love. They were made by anarchists.”

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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 17h

HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 17h

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...

...let Facts be submitted to a candid world:"

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

Thousands of protesters gathered in cities and towns across the nation on Saturday to condemn a president they view as acting like a king, part of a daylong mass demonstration against the Trump administration.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Demonstrators Gather Across the U.S. for ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump

Demonstrators were expected to rally in more than 2,600 cities and towns for ‘No Kings’ events.

www.nytimes.com

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19h

DC says it all

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19h

DC huge

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19h

DC Joy

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Jeff May or May Not @jeffmay.bsky.social · 18h

Great turn out for Baton Rouge No Kings!

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Jeff May or May Not @jeffmay.bsky.social · 1d

Signs for No Kings tomorrow :

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Me on Trump pardoning disgraced former congressman George Santos:

"It's completely nuts, but he's completely nuts — and so is Santos, maybe that's the thing that joins them all together... Trump finds a fraudster appealing."

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

Hey can I get a quick check-in from all the "I Voted For This" MAGAs on flushing $40 billion of taxpayer money down the toilet to bail out Argentina for some reason? Can you explain your reasoning in demanding tens of billions of dollars of our cash go to a country we have very little to do with?

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3d

Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.

The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3d

The fight here with Gorsuch and Kav vs Nelson is whether the "use" of race automatically means "discrimination" on the basis of race.

That's interesting to me, because it's basically the white folks telling on themselves. They cannot see a "use" of race that isn't synonymous with discrimination.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Jeff May or May Not @jeffmay.bsky.social · 3d

If democrats don’t do everything they can to restore congress’ power of the purse and prevent an appropriations king, tying ICE funding to no-masks-on-agents will just be a silly little law that will be broken just like all the other silly little laws that are being broken

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 3d

There have been plenty of jokes about Republicans forgetting who was president in 2020, but the party’s habit of forgetting about the Jan. 6 attack is far less funny.

Speaker Mike Johnson, I’m looking in your direction. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

The Jan. 6 attack gets in the way of Republican Party talking points (again)

There have been jokes about Republicans forgetting who was president in 2020, but the GOP’s habit of forgetting about the Jan. 6 attack is far less funny.

www.msnbc.com

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Jeff May or May Not @jeffmay.bsky.social · 3d

America has declared war on minorities

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 4d

Remember 11 years ago, when the right pushed paranoid claims about the imposition of “Sharia Law” on Americans?

Believe it or not, the absurdity is back — and it’s dumber than ever. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

The sudden Republican fixation on ‘Sharia law’ is getting increasingly weird

Remember 11 years ago, when the right pushed a paranoid threat about the imposition of Islamic law on Americans? Evidently, the absurd fear is back.

www.msnbc.com

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 4d

Pam Bondi is obviously the attorney general, but is she the one calling the shots at the Justice Department she ostensibly runs?

Lately, on a variety of key developments, the AG was on the outside looking in. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pam Bondi is the attorney general, but is she calling the shots at the Justice Department?

In several key recent decisions, Bondi was on the outside looking in, sparking new speculation about the White House’s control over Main Justice.

www.msnbc.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning.

Democrats have no obligation to vote for a budget that funds corruption and totalitarianism.

Trump is willing to do whatever it takes to destroy our democracy and pad the pockets of billionaires.

People don't want Democrats to wilt. They want us to fight.

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Jeff May or May Not @jeffmay.bsky.social · 4d

if the case was not put on hold, “InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis [The Onion] and destroyed."

Music to my ears can’t think of a better outcome. Womp womp mutha fucka!

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Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

www.nbcnews.com

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 5d

The White House has had nearly a month to come up with some talking points on Tom Homan’s cash-in-a-Cava-bag scandal.

The latest comments from JD Vance and Pam Bondi suggested that Team Trump still hasn’t come up with much of a defense. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pressed on Tom Homan controversy, JD Vance and Pam Bondi struggle to answer

The attorney general and the vice president confronted straightforward questions about the scandal surrounding the border czar. Both Republicans struggled.

www.msnbc.com

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