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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 8h

First 7 hostages freed as part of Gaza ceasefire are in Israeli custody

Hamas has released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 8h

I thought this was well said.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 9h

DOJ pursues court order to reveal names of certain members of two gun owners groups.

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Is Pam Bondi Creating A Gun Owners Registry In America? Here’s What We Know

Pam Bondi’s DOJ backed a court order requiring gun rights groups to hand over membership lists in Reese v. ATF, sparking backlash and accusations of a secret gun registry. While Bondi later joined a m...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 9h

I love her description of how the aggressive ICE tactics have brought her community together.

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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)

Watch to the end. 🫶🙌✊💪❤️

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 9h

Excellent idea!

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LetsGetIntoIt2025 (@letsgetintoit2025)

Chicago attorney Robert Held took to a megaphone to address police officers on behalf of the protesters. There was a standoff that lasted about an hour. Police were instructing protesters to dispers...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 14h

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 16h

The Biden FBI? Um...President Trump had been in office for 4 years at the time?

In addition, FBI agents reported themselves that they were ordered to respond to the riot. And they complained about how ill prepared the response was.

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 16h

A joint effort between local and state police and federal officers comprising some 700 officers has been operating in Memphis since May 1. Besides a reported 627 arrests, a reported 5 missing children have been found. Now the National Guard has joined them in Memphis

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Memphis residents now worried about crime and the 'unleashed' federal agents sent to address it

The National Guard joined an alphabet soup of federal agencies making arrests in Memphis. While welcome to some residents, others fear excessive policing.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 17h

If you are trans or non binary, be aware the deadline on this policy is today, Oct 12, after a 90 day 'transition' period has expired. 'X' or 'U' will no longer be accepted in the gender field information set. Either the passenger or the airline will have to pick male or female.

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 17h

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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 17h

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily lifted a judge’s order blocking White House efforts to federalize National Guard troops for use in Chicago, but left her block on their deployment in the city.

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Circuit Court walks back judge’s block on Trump’s National Guard call-up in Chicago

The troops can stay at their base, but they aren’t allowed to deploy in the city.

www.politico.com

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

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The Separation of Church and State

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

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I'm A Republican: Episode 5

YouTube video by LeftRightUSA

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

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Thousands of Palestinians are returning home to northern Gaza, finding destruction and heartbreak | CNN

Thousands of Palestinians began the long, dusty walk from the south of Gaza toward Gaza City after a ceasefire came into effect in the enclave on Friday. They found their city lying in ruins – yet wer...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. Mike Johnson's rhetoric is ridiculous, divisive, and disturbing. It's repeated propaganda like this that make disturbed individuals think they should come out and shoot at people. It's incredibly irresponsible.

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands of U.S.-bound packages shipped by UPS are unable to clear the maze of new customs requirements imposed by the Trump administration. As packages flagged for customs issues pile up in UPS warehouses, the company told NBC News it has begun “disposing of” some shipments.

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

A judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois during Trump’s immigration crackdown

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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

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Hamas official says disarmament ‘out of the question’

Hamas’s disarmament as part of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is “out of the question,” a Hamas official told AFP on Saturday.“The

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 2d

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Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put conditions on domestic violence grants

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot put conditions on grants that fund efforts to combat domestic violence or provide access to abortion resources.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 2d

The Senate approved legislation that would authorize $925 billion for national defense, giving overwhelming bipartisan support to the annual defense policy bill. There was bipartisan agreement on at least one move: The bill would repeal Iraq and Persian Gulf war-era authorizations

Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 2d

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Qatari air force facility coming to Idaho, Hegseth announces - East Idaho News

MOUNTAIN HOME — A new Qatari air force facility will be based in Mountain Home, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Hegseth said the Trump administration has signed a letter of agreement ...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 2d

Tracker of investigations into corporations that have been dropped or weakened during this administration.

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Tracker: Corporate Enforcement at Risk - Public Citizen

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 2d

"...unprecedented authority over independent enforcement agencies like the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and has essentially eliminated the half-century policy of the Justice Department's independence from the White House."

Trump admin ranks companies on loyalty while handing out favors to Big Tech

US has halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations overall, report says.

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