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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's tightening authoritarian grip on America shows our democracy in decline.

I joined Senator Jeff Merkley on the Senate floor to highlight the 10 most troubling signs we're on a road that can lead to dictatorship.

Top 10 Signs You're On the Road to Authoritarianism

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

That's only 1.5% of what Kristi Noem's jets cost. America First, right?

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Prop 50: Please listen. 🚨
And vote YES!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Q: Has Speaker Johnson reached out to you since the January 6er made a threat on your life?

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

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Ⓜ️𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊 💙 🦋 @lmariev.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. Newsom announced that he will deploy California National Guard and state volunteers on a humanitarian mission to food banks in response to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

“Trump’s failure isn’t abstract – it’s literally taking food out of people’s mouths.”

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Gov. Newsom to deploy National Guard to support food banks, fast-track food benefit funding amid government shutdown

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he will deploy the California National Guard and state volunteers on a humanitarian mission to food banks in response to the ongoing federal government sh…

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

A middle finger to erasure.

More of this, please. Now do Black Lives Matter!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 2d

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My hounds back the Blue! 💙💙 @liberalhoundmom.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump STARVES Americans By FREEZING 94 MILLION POUNDS Of Food Aid | The Kyle Kulinski Show

YouTube video by Secular Talk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨NYC is showing us how it’s done! ✊🏼 1/2

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Illinois is truly in the Middle of Everything, with a tourism industry that's booming like never before.

With yet another record-breaking year, we really have something for everyone as a world-class destination — and we are proud to welcome visitors from across the globe.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 3d

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Blair Paddock @blairpaddock.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...

Despite Illinois Sanctuary Laws, At Least 17 County Sheriffs Have Contracts to Hold People in ICE Custody

To ascertain if county jails are complying with the state’s TRUST Act, WTTW News sent Freedom of Information Act requests to each of the 90 county jails in Illinois to obtain copies of intergovernment...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve posted about the Epstein files every day for many months, I write about the Epstein files every day, and we talk about the Epstein files every week on the pod.

And I won’t stop until the full, unredacted (except for victim/witness info) files have been released.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 3d

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 3d

Our story so far:
Trump orders minions to destroy the Capitol on Jan 6.
He's banned from YouTube.
He returns to the White House.
He sues YouTube for banning him.
They settle for $22 million.
That money is used by Trump to destroy the East Wing
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...

Trump White House East Wing ballroom project got $22M boost from YouTube legal settlement

President Trump has said he and donors will cover the costs of the White House East Wing ballroom, but it is not clear who all the contributors are.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 3d

It’s Day 21 of the Trump-Epstein Shutdown

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

The man who doesn’t read and can’t handle a briefing furloughed the people guarding America’s most dangerous weapons.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 3d

“That they’re so uptight about”

I’m guessing that if Cramer hadn’t been seated in his own office as U.S. Senator over a month after he was supposed to for no particular reason he’d have been a bit “uptight” about it as well.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Sen. Kevin Cramer on Mike Johnson: "It may be getting to be time for him to bring the House back into session, if for no other reason to start doing other legislation and perhaps to swear in the House member from Arizona that they're so uptight about."

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Zee207702🇨🇦🍁🍃🎃🐈‍⬛ @zee207702.bsky.social · 3d

New York officials condemn Manhattan Ice raid: ‘This creates fear and chaos’ - The Guardian

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