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5th Gen Ca4nian 11th Gen Murkin 1st relative born in 1614 in Va “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you ... never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896),

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Koa California 🌞🏄🏽‍♂️ @koacalifornia.bsky.social · 1h

Couldn’t have happened to a more insidious GRIFTER.

Koa California 🌞🏄🏽‍♂️ @koacalifornia.bsky.social · 16h

3 YES Votes in our home. They’ve been deposited in the nearest Dropbox.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22h

JUST IN: House Judiciary Committee seeks Jack Smith’s testimony, notes his deputies Jay Bratt and Thomas Windom pleaded the 5th and asserted grand jury secrecy.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Koa California 🌞🏄🏽‍♂️ @koacalifornia.bsky.social · 18h

This is who they are. They believe they can say these vile things because there has been ZERO CONSEQUENCES for people saying these vile things. In fact they are given podcasts and a seat at the table like being cabinet members…..and president. It’s not shocking, it’s more of the same.

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crazy1689.bsky.social @crazy1689.bsky.social · 18h

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 18h

Tuesday, October 14 designated George Floyd Day in Pittsburgh

Tuesday designated George Floyd Day in Pittsburgh

Several advocacy groups came together to honor George Floyd. Oct. 14 would have been Floyd's birthday.

www.wtae.com

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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 19h

May Tish James bring Barron up on insider trading charges.
#ImpeachTrumpNow

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 1d

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h

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Danyel Smith @danyelsmith.bsky.social · 23h

Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔

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Dariel Garner @darielgarner.bsky.social · 23h

"...the most threatening thing I have seen yet is the naked bicyclers in Portland..."

Wow I guess we know now what scares the head of the Republican House of Representatives,

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 1d

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

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Jax (the original) @jacqueline321.bsky.social · 1d

This is ridiculous. Representatives sd be required to pass a civics test.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1d

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 1d

Government is shut down and Mike Johnson’s campaigning for Trump’s Nobel Prize.

You can’t make this sh!t up. 🤡

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, we indeed have a serious problem.

A tweet by Robert Reich reads:
“The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.”

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

1. In 2022, Jeff Bezos promised to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

It is not going well.

Since making the pledge, his net worth has almost doubled to $240 billion.

Meanwhile, he has given less than $5 billion to charity.

Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money

Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.

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

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Hobbs: He ran on lowering costs.

He’s doing exactly the opposite.

Whether it’s these insurance premiums that are going up, or the tariffs…

It is exactly the opposite of what he ran on. And the Republicans in this primary against me are the biggest cheerleaders for these failed policies

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"Don’t tell us another New York City is not possible — we are already winning it." - tenant organizer Dorca Reynoso

tenant organizer Dorce Reynoso on stage at the podium

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