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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6h

Criminals protect their own.

A tweet from Rep. Don Beyer reads: “George Santos pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud, a small part of his lying and stealing that really hurt people. Trump says it plainly: crimes don’t count if you ‘vote Republican.’ Just like his pardons of those who violently attacked police. Naked corruption.” Below is a retweeted post from Juliegrace Brufke that says: “🚨 President Trump has commuted @MrSantosNY.”

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

Public documents show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted to purchase a pair of top-of-the-line Gulfstream jets for the secretary and other top officials.

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

UPDATE: This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.

No Kings protests: Marches are underway around the country

This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 6h

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Major Afternoon Update on No Kings Protests

The day America said “No Kings”

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 7h

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State Militias? It's Time.

Trump has signaled he plans to invoke the Insurrection Act in his battle with Democratic cities. The Founders ensured that we have a powerful tool to counter such tyranny.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 7h

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The Day Trump Feared… Today We Make History Together!!!

By Ben Meiselas

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 7h

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Live with No Kings March in DC

A recording from Jim Acosta's live video

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 8h

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Killing fishermen says a lot about this Administration.

The Lincoln Logue | White House Calls Dems Terrorists While Bombing the Caribbean

The administration is blurring the lines of the difference between defense and domination — at home and abroad.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 11h

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GOP-the party of Big Government.

"The Cost Of Keeping His Word"

A divided nation watches as Trump fulfills his promises one by one; power centralized, justice weaponized, and the American people left standing still in the crossfire.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 11h

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Fox News, Anti-intellectualism, and Our Christian Identity.

As you may have seen, a university student was recently featured on Fox News about a shocking revelation she had while studying one evening.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 11h

Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His Sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Trump, tough on crime.

Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His Sentence

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Fraud Sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Crime pays, if you do it for Trump.

Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Fraud Sentence

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 231. 10/17/25

… Meidas spoke to the organizers of No Kings who told us that the number of people signed up to attend the nationwide rallies tomorrow has doubled since Speaker Mike Johnson first called them “Hate Am...

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

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The ICE Extortion Racket | Protect & Serve with Michael Fanone & Maya May & Author Radley Balko

When “lethality” becomes a leadership goal, American streets start to look like occupied zones.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

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The President in Decline: Trump’s Mind, His Myths, and the Machinery Around Him

He’s 79, impulsive, and increasingly detached from reality — but the people behind him may be the greater danger.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

At least they have live prisoners now to interrogate.

U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Mishandling Classified Documents www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Trump, who hates the Courts and ignores their rulings, is still willing to use them against his political enemies.

Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Mishandling Classified Documents

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

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Go tell Grandpa that he was wrong for fighting Hitler and the Nazis. We could be speaking German now.

Hitler Has Entered the Chat... and JD Vance and the Republicans are Happy to See Him.

Well, in case you weren’t keeping track, we’re in the “Nazis are fine” portion of Republican Americans’ moral collapse.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

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Meet the Master Race

An insane GOP Telegram chat ripped off the mask.

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve Never Seen Anything Like Trump and Crypto www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

Total corruption.

Opinion | We’ve Never Seen Anything Like Trump and Crypto

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jnotestein.bsky.social @jnotestein.bsky.social · 2d

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 230. 10/16/25

… Republicans continue to melt down over No Kings. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Fox: “Follow the money.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Politics, Bulletin 230. Republicans continue to melt down over No Kings, and everything else that happened in a day packed with political news. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 230. 10/16/25

… Republicans continue to melt down over No Kings. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Fox: “Follow the money.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Only 15 people had signed the Defense Department’s new press policy as of Thursday afternoon.

Journalists from nearly every major U.S. news outlet, including The Post, turned in their press badges after refusing to adhere to the new rules.

More than 100 people cover the Pentagon. These are the 15 who signed its new press policy.

The Federalist, the Epoch Times, and One America News signed the Defense Department’s press rules. The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hochul: "They promised to extract revenge on their political enemies & apparently any state that has a D gov. Tell me how Florida & Texas could receive these same funds w/o having to go to court? They're playing politics, but more than that, they're playing with people's lives. And that's abhorrent"

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