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Trump is creating two classes of federal workers: Paid and unpaid

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 12h

2. staffers required to be on the job
even as it leaves many of their colleagues working without salaries. Within the same agencies, some employees are drawing their salaries during the shutdown, and others are working without pay.

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 12h

#GiftWAPOArticle FreeRead - Trump is creating two classes of federal workers: Paid and unpaid
The Trump administration is creating a two-tier system within the shuttered federal government, paying some

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Within the same agencies, some employees are drawing their salaries during the shutdown, and others are working without pay.

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Europeans terrified 'an armed uprising' is brewing in the US: report

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 16h

Correspondent Andrew Buncombe tells The I Paper that our neighbors across the ocean are half-expecting a second Civil War to break out in the U.S. if tempers continue to flare.

www.rawstory.com/us-civil-war/

Correspondent Andrew Buncombe tells The I Paper that our neighbors across the ocean are half-expecting a second Civil War to break out in the U.S. if tempers continue to flare.The assassination of MAG...

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 16h

3. “The threats are also intended to shut down legitimate inquiry into the Epstein matter, which the Trumps and their collaborators have at every turn sought to impede and suppress.”

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 16h

2. “These threatened legal actions are designed to create a climate of fear in the nation so that people cannot freely or confidently exercise their First Amendment rights,” it continued.

Journalist Michael Wolff Files Legal Complaint Against Melania Trump After First Lady Threatens $1 Billion Libel Suit Over Epstein Comments

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 16h

#ItsADirtyJobButSomebodyHasToDoIt Melania Trump has been hit with a legal complaint by journalist Michael Wolff, who accused the First Lady of threatening libel action as a way to silence him.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Trump has been hit with a legal complaint by Wolff, who accused the First Lady of threatening libel action as a way to silence him.

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Exposing Trump's 2026 Election Mastermind

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 18h

MUST SEE THIS VIDEO……OMG…
Watch this video from Marc Elias and Democracy Docket to learn how we can defend free elections, improve government accountability, and stop Trump’s plan to rig 2026.
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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#HeadsUp Hawk discusses the reports of 1500 ICE agents being sent to the Bay Area this Thursday, October 23. He focuses on what this move could mean for California, the political motivations behind it, and how it ties into broader national policy shifts. - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qB7...

1500 ICE agents coming to the Bay Area this Thursday 10/23

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Agents Raid Canal Street in NYC's Chinatown youtu.be/IntzXktgS4Q?... via @YouTube

ICE Agents Raid Canal Street in NYC's Chinatown

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

2. Anyone who knows what she stands for knows there’s nothing remotely peaceful about her politics.

If this is what counts as “peace” in 2025, then the prize itself has lost every ounce of credibility. I’m Venezuelan-American, and I know exactly what Machado represents.

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

When I saw the headline “Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize,” I almost laughed at the absurdity. But I didn’t, because there’s nothing funny about rewarding someone whose politics have brought so much suffering. www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#TruthBeTold Addressing the root of economic systems that oppress Americans is exactly what the Democratic Party leadership, dependent on big corporate donors, has rigorously refused to do. If they continue this refusal, things will only get worse.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/corp...

The Corporate Democrats Delivered Donald Trump | Common Dreams

Addressing the root of economic systems that oppress Americans is exactly what the Democratic Party leadership, dependent on big corporate donors, has rigorously refused to do. If they continue this r...

www.commondreams.org

TikTok Won’t Say If It’s Giving ICE Your Data

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#MakingAmericaGreatAgainLOL A set of changes to TikTok’s law enforcement policy make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with government and “regulatory authorities.” TikTok did not respond to repeated questions about the changes.
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Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

2. as domestic terrorists,” said Chakrabarti. “Here we’re seeing NSPM-7, which says any anti-American or anti-capitalist or anti-Christian speech is extremist speech.”

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#TheKingSpeaks “Here’s what concerns me—Trump is saying, ‘I can define who’s a terrorist, and that means "I CAN KILL HIM." At the same time, we’re seeing executive orders defining whole parts of the Democratic Party

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Experts alarmed as CNN 'shuts down' discussion of stunning Trump memo

Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive organizer who is challenging US Rep. Nancy Pelosi for the House seat she has held since 1987, was met with stone-faced stares and laughter on CNN when he spoke duri...

'Losers': White House rages as shock demolition of East Wing gets furious backlash

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#TruthBeTold California Governor Gavin Newsom dramatically stating Trump is "Ripping apart the White House just like he's ripping apart the Constitution." www.rawstory.com/east-wing-wh...

The White House reacted late Monday to deafening criticism of its shock move to pull down part of the White House's historic East Wing to make way for a massive ballroom.President Trump defended the m...

This man wants to steal your vote — and cement GOP minority control

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#IfYouCantBeatThemTheGOPCheatsThem America is at war over partisan gerrymandering. The Republican-controlled Texas legislature has just gerrymandered voting districts to create five more safe Republican US House seats, as demanded by Donald Trump.

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America is at war over partisan gerrymandering. The Republican-controlled Texas legislature has just gerrymandered voting districts to create five more safe Republican US House seats, as demanded by D...

Ex-Trump aide spills that jealousy drove him to demolish part of White House

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

2. The unemployment rate is at a four-year high, right now. People are struggling to eat. And this was like a wealthy ballroom paid for by wealthy people for wealthy people to come and dance in a ballroom."

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

"A ballroom is a symbol of excess and opulence, and we're living in a time where those optics just are flying in the face of the reality of the majority of this country," Sara Haines agreed. "You know, he won on making cost of living better, but inflation's up

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The co-hosts of "The View" added their names to the long list of angry Americans who watched President Donald Trump demolish part of the East Wing of the White House that he pledged he wouldn't touch ...

Trump Wants The DOJ To Pay Him $230M — And Critics Are Blowing Up Over It

MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#OMGEveryDayHeHogsTheNewsCycle #WhenWillTheMadnessEnd One person called the proposed payment "the most corrupt act in presidential history," and "just a straight up looting of the taxpayers." www.huffpost.com/entry/critic...

One person called the proposed payment "the most corrupt act in presidential history," and "just a straight up looting of the taxpayers."

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 1d

#OMG #WhenWillTheMadnessEnd BOMBSHELL: Trump demands $230 million FOR HIMSELF from DOJ. youtu.be/tdtxzXM_FPc?...

BOMBSHELL: Trump demands $230 million FOR HIMSELF from DOJ

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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