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Robert Rowley @robertrowley.bsky.social · 6h

If you’re wondering why the “Free Palestine” crowd didn’t celebrate the ceasefire, watch this video.
#Gaza #Reality #palestine

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 6h

And just like that ....ICE BECOMES THE PREFERRED LAW CHOICE OF RACIST...

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 6h

Israel’s army confirmed the remains of two hostages have been released by Hamas and now identified. Inbar Hayman was a 27-years-old graffiti artist, known as ‘Pink’, she was at the Nova Music festival during the October 7 attack and her body was taken to Gaza. Sergeant Major

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 16h

Demagogic president seizes money to pay standing army, arrogating to himself legislative power, while his cronies keep Congress out of session is honestly more or less exactly how the Founders thought this would end

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.bsky.social · 23h

If I hear one more sports journalist describe the WNBA media deal as an achievement, I may scream.

This was a deal designed to protect the NBA, and those owners of WNBA teams who are also owners of NBA teams. It grossly undervalues the W.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Robert Rowley @robertrowley.bsky.social · 6h

#Gaza #Starvation #Reality

Life in Gaza is rapidly returning to the excesses of before 7 October '23.

Dailymotion video by r.rowley.tucson

www.dailymotion.com

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 6h

One down, more to go.

www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Kansas Young Republicans disbanded after leak of hateful, racist messages

One group chat member, who has since been fired as a spokesperson for AG Kris Kobach, reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times.

www.kansascity.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5h

If you combine “send the tax police everyone” with “the Supreme Court will probably let us do whatever we want in redistributing/undoing the VRA” — elections are about to get harder, folks.

Not unwinnable — but a time for actually serious people who understand the board we are on.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 14h

The effort within the IRS coincides with a larger administration effort to probe left-leaning groups for helping to finance organizations that the president says are creating anarchy in Democratic-led cities. Trump has directed Bessent, who is also acting IRS commissioner, to identify financial networks that the president says are fomenting political violence. Democrats say the effort is politically motivated and not based on real evidence.

“Scott will do that. That’s easy for Scott,” Trump said during a recent cabinet meeting about Bessent’s helping with the investigation.

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Paul Cezanne @cezanne.bsky.social · 12d

A Turn in the Road at La Roche-Guyon, 1885
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12472

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Just George Oh🦇🎃👻🐈‍⬛🕸️ @timmytwoshirts.bsky.social · 6h

About 13 officers in a crowd of community members and protesters were exposed to the tear gas. This is the second time CPD officers have been gassed by ICE while trying to work with them.

The move violates a judge’s order telling federal agents to rein in excessive force. trib.al/zpxZje1

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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 1d

#PuertoRico "With Reckless Disregard for the Truth"
The Senate announced late Friday that this week it will bring to a vote a bill that threatens the right to know for all of us who live in Puerto Rico.
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/10/reck...

With Reckless Disregard for the Truth

The Senate announced late Friday that this week it will bring to a vote a bill that threatens the right to know for all of us who live in Puerto Rico.

periodismoinvestigativo.com

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MrPassportKing @mrpassportking.bsky.social · 7h

Worst Vice President in American history...EVER!
(...and not even a good human being at that)

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Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 7h

#courage

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h

Solidarity is the only way

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🎃 Trick or Pete 🎃 Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 13h

Unlawful killings in the Caribbean

illegal spending of government funds and claims to unconstitutional authorities

Illegally directing criminal tax investigators to target political enemies

There is no good faith or plausible argument that any of these acts are not unlawful

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

Once again, if the administration had a good story to tell on the law and facts, they would be telling it.

But they don’t, because these strikes are illegal.

And seems victims have all been civilians, because there is no armed conflict and no enemy combatants.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory, no matter how weakened it is after two years of war with Israel.

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

nyti.ms

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 14h

I.C.E. is using tear gas in residential areas.

The Geneva Convention prohibits these and other chemical weapons on the battlefield.

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🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 14h

Get ready.

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 14h

Oh my. Who let this slip out, and how soon will they be fired for it?

ABC News
@ABC
The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to the Trump administration’s immigration raids due to a resulting worker shortage.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 14h

Oh my. Who let this slip out, and how soon will they be fired for it?

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 14h

I really wonder what our allies see when they see these stories

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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 of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.

wapo.st

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IveyJanetteMcClelland @iveyjanette.bsky.social · 16h

Living While Black.

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h

🚨IRS, FBI, Federal Marshals, MPD, DEA, ICE, HLS, and ATF here to “investigate” this woman. Suspicious for being black? The regime has made their white supremacism clear. The time for us to reject it is NOW!

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 1d

🧵:

Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 14h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16h

I'm not commenting on scotus today because I have to focus on one dumpster fire at a time so as not to have a heart attack in my 30s. I will just say, today is a great day to learn more about Reconstruction. I'll keep recommending Black Reconstruction as one of my favorite books on the period.

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