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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

mariena91.bsky.social @mariena91.bsky.social · 1h

And - 2 Long Beach events that day. Indivisible protest and resource tables 10-Noon at Bluff Park Coronado/Ocean. SoCal Uprising with speakers (incl CK) down the street Bixby Park at Noon. Plenty to work around various schedules!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

“.. Pentagon reporters in Arlington, Virginia walk out of the building carrying their belongings after turning in their press badges. Reporters from nearly every major news organization would not sign new rules viewed as an infringement on First Amendment rights ..”

@gettyimages.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...

NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety

YouTube video by MSW Media

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mariena91.bsky.social @mariena91.bsky.social · 3h

F**k them.
We’ll be at Bluff Park, Ocean and Coronado in Long Beach, CA Saturday 10/18 10am-Noon. There is another action just down the street Noon-2pm.

It’ll be big. It’ll be fun. It’ll be historic. Join us.

mariena91.bsky.social @mariena91.bsky.social · 3h

We’ll be out in Long Beach, CA at Bluff Park 10-noon.Then there’s another down the street Noon-2pm.

Join us.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 3h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/pent...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.yahoo.com

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 3h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

Really important that we don't become numb to the President designating unspecified groups as terrorists who he can just kill without any process and without much evidence that the allegations against the unknown people are even actually true.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 6h

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Of 1 Word Is Melting In Front Of The U.S. Capitol

“It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.

www.huffpost.com

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mariena91.bsky.social @mariena91.bsky.social · 3h

Dipshits.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 4h

Bessent isn't doing the administrations any favors with his messaging. He reportedly said the new $20b was at least partially private funds. Maybe all? How does that work? Are taxpayers taking risks here?

No clue! I've asked a bunch, and gotten nothing. Don't think others know either.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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RogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸 @rogueresistknitter.bsky.social · 9h

Cool, Republicans claim we can't afford healthcare for the poor, or to feed hungry children at school, but we can afford to bail out Argentina to the tune of $40 billion.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 5h

Brown rejects the compact!

President Paxson’s letter references the views of stakeholders - & I know as an alum how activated the Brown community was while the school considered its response - an important reminder of how much organizing matters

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

nyti.ms

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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 5h

I'm here in Washington D.C. looking for Republicans to negotiate with, but they're not here. Trump will negotiate with Hamas, Putin, and North Korea but won't negotiate with Democrats.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 5h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

MCCALLUM: “Margaret Thatcher said socialism’s great until you run out of other people’s money.”

🔥ZOHRAN: “Cuomo had $900 million and gave it to Elon musk in tax credits— I wish the debate were like NASCAR so people could see logos of billionaires who sponsor him on his jacket.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

The Pentagon no longer has a press corps because of Pete Hegseth, trump’s Secretary of war (on journalism)

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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