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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Warren: The only movement these Republicans can manage is bowing down to Trump. When you ask them about today, they claim the No Kings Rally is anti-American. They’re wrong. Hundreds of thousands of people protesting peacefully for what they believe in—that is deeply American. That is patriotism.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 19h

We have frogs everywhere. #NoKings

A photo of a person in a frog costume holding sings that read “You’re Fired” (alongside a drawing of Godzilla) at the No Tyrants protest in Tokyo, Japan.

A photo of over a dozen people standing on steps at the No Kings protest in Melbourne, Australia. There are multiple “NO KINGS” signs and a person in a frog costume is at the front of the protest.

A photo of over a dozen people at the No Tyrants protest in Barcelona, Spain. A person in a frog costume is holding a sign that reads “I STAND WITH OREGON/EL PUEBLO UNIDO/ABOLISH ICE/NO TYRANTS.”

A photo of dozens of people at the No Kings protest in Frankfurt, Germany. A person in a frog costume is shown walking alongside a person in a unicorn costume.

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Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 13h

What a day! NYC showed up to march against fascism and it was glorious. #nokngs

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Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 3d

The AI gold rush in the USA was always gonna be a few conmen and their friends getting super rich with negligible benefits for most of us. And the sooner you recognize that the better off we will all be.

Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 5d

FWIW, creating "pain" for bosses is one of the few reliable ways workers can assert their power. But he is too dumb to actually understand this. #unionsforall www.rawstory.com/sean-duffy-2...

'Pain in my life': Sean Duffy whines that unpaid air traffic workers are calling in sick

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insisted that millions of demonstrators who take part in the peaceful No Kings protests are "part of antifa," which has been designated as a domestic terrorist orga...

www.rawstory.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 7d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 7d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 8d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 8d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 8d

You know that all Trump's cronies and family are gonna make bank from this latest stock market dip, right? It's all a game for them. Us—not so much.

Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 9d

Has anyone asked Sean Duffy if he would work for no pay? www.huffpost.com/entry/air-tr...

Trump Official Calls Air Traffic Controllers 'Children,' Threatens To Fire Them Despite Major Staffing Shortage

Sean Duffy had a warning for air traffic controllers who "don’t show up to work" during the shutdown.

www.huffpost.com

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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 9d

Doing politics the right way is when the far-right regime in power memorializes a fallen influencer by terrorizing an academic that the influencer's McCarthyist organization once baselessly singled out for abuse.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9d

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 10d

AI, like crypto, lost me when some interesting ideas became co-opted by the worst people in the world.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 11d

Just heard someone say that if you aren't willing to get arrested or die at a protest you aren't serious about the cause and that's a) not true and b) not helpful

You don't need to have a death wish to fight for a better world, and anyone who says you do is throwing up a massive red flag

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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 11d

Ok, this is just funny.

isportlandburning.com

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 11d

The administration is clearly taking Russell Vought's "federal workers should be in trauma" belief as its starting point.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11d

A new White House memo says that furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay.

This is clearly against the law, which guarantees furloughed federal employees back pay for the duration of a government shutdown.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12d

We wanted to understand Democratic Socialists of America. So we talked to two old guys who voted for Trump. (Yes, this is literally the article.)

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 15d

Newspaper where almost everyone with integrity quit reporting on TV newsroom where anyone with integrity needs to quit

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15d

Paramount Skydance will acquire the Free Press, an online publication, and install its iconoclastic founder, Bari Weiss, as editor in chief of CBS News, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Bari Weiss to be named top editor at CBS News

Paramount Skydance will acquire the journalist’s publication, the Free Press, which she started after quitting the New York Times in 2020.

wapo.st

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golden gate ghoul @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 16d

all the right people are mad about this (gift link)

F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

www.nytimes.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 17d

A government run by billionaires is not “for the people”.

It’s for billionaires.

It’s why they’re getting billions in subsidies, tax breaks and government contracts.

Meanwhile, working class Americans are losing their jobs and healthcare.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 17d

Of all the best and kindest humans to ever live, Jane Goodall is near the top of my list.

Rest in Peace, you beautiful soul.

On behalf of the earth, I thank you

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

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Kelli Daley @kellivision.bsky.social · 17d

The arc of justice will reach him sooner or later. Sooner would be better. Cuz he's a murderer. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats

Exclusive: Miller’s homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say

www.theguardian.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19d

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting

A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.

www.cbsnews.com

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Trump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 17d

Remember when Trump said he was an infrastructure guy? He’s really just a job killer.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17d

Breaking News: Trump officials will hold back $18 billion from New York City, including for new Hudson River tunnels and the Second Avenue subway. This comes in response to President Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI programs, the transportation secretary said. nyti.ms/4mG4SHN

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