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Manoj Mate @manojmate.bsky.social · 11h

Here's the link to the early voting totals from day 1 in NYC elections. 79,409 votes cast, as compared to only 15,000 votes cast on Day 1 of early voting in 2021 election.

vote.nyc/page/early-v...

Early Voting Check-Ins | NYC Board of Elections

General Election 2025 October 25, 2025 - Day 1 Manhattan - 24,046 Bronx - 7,793 Brooklyn - 22,105 Queens - 19,045 Staten Island - 6,420 *Unofficial as of Close of Polls 79,409

vote.nyc

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12h

My "radical" agenda?

Make this city affordable, keep New York safe and turn the page on the billionaire-backed politics of Andrew Cuomo.

New ad now running on Fox News.

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Spencer M Ross @srossmktg.com · 13h

Scott Bessent owns $25m of rent-seeking soybean property that he promised-- and failed-- to divest. I cannot imagine another farmer considering that actively being a "farmer." I'm fairly certain Jimmy Carter wouldn't.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 13h

2021

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 15h

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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 13h

Dude has a net worth north of **half-a-billion dollars** and will directly benefit from a farm bailout & he's trying to pretend he has to clip coupons to save a buck. The kind of tone deaf comments that Democrats would get crushed for but receive ZERO push back from Republicans.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21h

Something unexpected happened at the @meidascanada.ca town hall in Victoria.
A group of young Afghan girls who escaped the Taliban showed up and asked to speak. They told their story of the fight for education and the need for Canada to help.
We will be sharing their story.
@meidastouch.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein Files.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...

Timothy Mellon linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Lawsuit claims resurface amid billionaire’s $130 million donation to the US government. Here's BNY Mellon lawsuit, viral shocking claims explained

Timothy Mellon linked to Jeffrey Epstein? The billionaires $130 million donation to the US government has triggered false claims about his ties to the disgraced financier. An unrelated lawsuit against...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has arrived in Malaysia.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23h

How far into the “first they came for…” poem are we?

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

In a wealthy neighborhood in Chicago, immigration agents hopped the fence of a US citizen’s home and tried to pull a construction worker out a 2nd-story window. Homeowner came home to blood all over his house. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...

'Jarring, frightening attack': Chicago homeowner describes immigration raid at his home

MSNBC exclusively obtained security footage of federal agents targeting construction workers at a home in the wealthy Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Leo Feler, who owns the property, joined The Wee...

www.msnbc.com

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Nash Is Here For It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 2d

A quick history lesson on a particular ballroom.

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melinb.bsky.social @melinb.bsky.social · 1d

I was not a fan of either of these presidents, but it’s heartbreaking to realize how far we’ve sunk

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?

Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.

They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't national leadership. This is a tantrum of wounded and bitter men. Its simply division, cynicism and a civil war in slow motion. This administration is willfully and with every action destroying a union of states that is our republic.

Late555 @late555.bsky.social · 2d

I'm starting to think maybe we shouldn't have voted this guy in as President of Earth

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

An embarrassingly obvious point, but...

This. Is. Illegal.

If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.

In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...

Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...

www.cnn.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

You can literally watch Reagan’s words side-by-side with Canada’s ad.

They didn’t misrepresent anything.

Trump is lying. Again. As usual.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

In a time of increased political violence, we’ve heard people call for bringing down heated rhetoric to avoid inciting a violence. But apparently that does not apply to Muslims as we see the open incitement of violence against Zohran. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-anti-m...

The anti-Muslim hate directed at Zohran Mamdani is not about defeating him-it’s about inciting violence against him

This is the hard truth.

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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melinb.bsky.social @melinb.bsky.social · 1d

Maher loved to trash gay people, trans people, people of color and of course Muslims.

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 3d

Maine will vote in under two weeks on a measure that would make voting a lot harder for a lot of people, including disabled folks, older folks, and anyone who struggles to meet strict ID requirements.

If passed, this would really reshape voting in 2026.

My deep dive: boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts

Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.

boltsmag.org

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 1d

it's important to remember the people doing this aren't "just following orders," they signed up to do this, they're excited to do it, it's what they want to be doing, and each one of them is personally culpable for the entirety of ICE's conduct

The Weekend: Primetime @theweekendprime.bsky.social · 1d

In video provided exclusively to MSNBC's The Weekend: Primetime, immigration agents are seen attempting to pull a man out a window of a Chicago home. Agents also jumped a fence into the locked backyard and manhandled people doing work. Hear from the homeowner tonight on The Weekend: Primetime.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

These are the boot licking companies sponsoring Trump’s 90,000 square foot ballroom.

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 1d

Given that the admin refuses to use emergency funds to cover SNAP & warning that states will not be reimbursedif they do...the administration getting rid of the annual hunger survey that tracks hunger in the US is on brand.

They don't care if Americans starve, it appears to be intentional policy.

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Maggie 🇺🇸⚾️ @lacentrist.bsky.social · 1d

“I think we’re just gonna to kill people. . . “
-Donald Trump

Has any other POTUS ever said something like this?

Not even in the worst of times. Trump is dangerous and he’s going to get Americans killed.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Trump on the legality of his deadly boat strikes: ‘I think we’re just gonna kill people’

Trump has embraced a model that allows him to order deadly military strikes against civilians, at a time and location of his choosing, without the approval of Congress.

www.msnbc.com

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Congressman Dwight Evans @repdwightevans.bsky.social · 1d

Congress has provided USDA roughly $5 billion in contingency SNAP funding for times like this.

I joined my House Democratic colleagues to demand the administration use this money and ensure 42 million Americans, including nearly 500,000 here in Philly, are able to put food on the table next month.

Rep. Evans joins over 210 House Democrats in demanding the Trump administration use congressionally authorized funds to ensure the continuation of SNAP benefits. Nearly 500,000 Philadelphians could lose their benefits at the end of the month.

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