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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 9h

Jack Smith on how the DOJ lacks process. I keep saying that somebody should be keeping a file on Bondi.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

“We call on the American public to take to the streets in Chicago and in all American cities, in nonviolent protest on Saturday Oct. 18 for No Kings Day.

Organize. Resist. And attend a No Kings Day event. The future of our democracy never depended on it more than now.“

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Nokings.org

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 4h

YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENT!!!

We are so fucked

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bessent: "The government is standing in the way. We've tried to get it out of the way. The Democrats have not been able to shut President Trump down in the courts. They've tried to shut him down in the media ... we need to get the government out of the way."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 8h

#NoKings ❌👑
#Resist ✊🏾

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 5h

We are so fucked

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5h

A Google employee who works in Trust and Safety and who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect their job said the tech industry has been pulling back from rigorous fact-checking this year, starting with Meta’s decision to fire fact-checkers in January. The changes coincided with corporate shifts in tech and other industries that appeared to see chief executives move to be more aligned with President Donald Trump.

“It’s more hands-off,” the employee said. “As long as you’re not doing anything really bad and you’re not calling for violence, you can have your ads running.” Misinformation is only considered a violation of Google’s policies if it falls under election interference or public health risks, he said.

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 5h

We are so fucked

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

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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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6h

Remember how under Biden the press said this was the biggest issue ever but how now under Trump it’s barely mentioned? Yeah.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

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www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 5h

We are so fucked

Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 5h

China stopped buying soy beans from U.S. due to Trump tariffs.

Trump bails out Argentina with $20 billion of our tax dollars to protect his rich buddies' investments.

Argentina lowers export tariffs on soy beans to sell to China.

Soy bean farmers who voted for Trump are mad now.

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 5h

We are so fucked

Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
New details here about how the Army’s top uniformed lawyer was fired just weeks after raising concerns about the use of the military domestically and mass firings of DoD employees www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics

For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...

www.cnn.com

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 5h

Vote. BLUE. Virginia!

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 5h

Vote. Blue. Virginia!

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 6h

We are so fucked

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 6h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 6h

Block the slop

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 22h

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

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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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 15h

We are so fucked

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 15h

We are so fucked

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 18h

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 16h

We are the Nazis now

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 17h

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 · 21h

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.

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 16h

We are so fucked

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19h

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.

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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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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 17h

We are so fucked

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17h

The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

www.reuters.com

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 17h

We are so fucked

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

I had to listen to the audio to confirm it, but yes, as troops are being deployed to American cities, as masked goons are disappearing citizens from our streets, as ICE agents are shooting pepper balls at priests ... Mike Johnson thinks nude bicyclists are "the most threatening thing I've seen yet."

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 18h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 17h

We are so fucked

The Verge @theverge.com · 23h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 20h

We are the Nazis now

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 20h

We are so fucked

Dr Walsh @laurelwalsh.bsky.social · 22h

Disgusting behavior and our sons are watching this in admiration

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

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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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 21h

We are so fucked

Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 22h

Climate change is a national security issue.

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.