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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 10h

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had enough of the right wing-lies. As Dems continue to show up to try and make a deal to reopen the government, Pelosi was confronted by a reporter asking about January 6th. Pelosi snapped back telling her to "shut up".

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 9h

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Jason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 Latest LONDON HAS FALLEN news:

London murders have fallen to the lowest rate on record.

Khan must go, obviously…

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13h

Here’s my message to Speaker Mike Johnson on the 15th day of this shutdown, from his very own podium.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 13h

Some of the brightest former CIA, FBI, and NSA minds are about to deliver a blunt assessment of the threat we face. I’ve had Steven Cash (He was awarded the CIA’s Medal of Merit for his work on a sensitive project) @steadystatevets.bsky.social on my podcast...he’s the real deal. Stay tuned.

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 15h

Tomorrow, we release the Steady State’s assessment of American democracy—written by former national security officials using the same tools once used to evaluate authoritarian regimes abroad. The conclusion is clear: We are facing an existential threat of growing autocracy here in the US.

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Melly Cumberbatch 🫘 @mellycumberbatch.bsky.social · 7h

Bet it’s an ice car

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Jed Weeks @jedweeks.bikemore.net · 17h

If your car was struck by a hit-and-run driver last night at University and 39th, my wife was a witness. Feel free to DM.

The VA TKU-9573 tagged vehicle has over $900 in unpaid red light and speed camera citations.

Fleeing vehicle from a hit and run with tag TKU9573

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

CUNY is the nation’s largest urban public university system and an engine of social mobility for the city's working class.

But like so many of our public institutions, Andrew Cuomo subject it to years of disinvestment and neglect as Governor. That record cannot be forgotten.

Cuomo’s controversial CUNY record resurfaces as affordability concerns dominate mayor’s race

Advocates, union leaders and lawmakers have criticized his previous push to cut state aid.

www.politico.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 13h

🚨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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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 8h

Uh… this was basically the leading cause of the British Civil Wars in the 1640s www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

nyti.ms

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 13h

🚨BREAKING: Arizona AG Kris Mayes warns she’ll sue Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn’t seat Adelita Grijalva —It’s the final signature to force a full house vote. Justice must be served for the victims. No more excuses. No more cover-ups. Swear her in now. The TRUTH demands it.

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Melly Cumberbatch 🫘 @mellycumberbatch.bsky.social · 8h

She’s fantastic. I almost pity him going up against the buzzsaw of her intellect with his puny brain. Almost.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 14h

Justice JACKSON standing up for voting rights. 🔥

Louisiana: Plaintiffs said 'we want another majority-black district.'

Jackson: No. They said 'we aren't receiving equal electoral opportunity because our votes are being diluted.'

Louisiana: Same thing.

Jackson: No, it’s not.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 9h

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19h

This deserves more attention. North Carolina wiped out $6.5 Billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents. Less than 1/3 of what we paid to bail out Argentina.
www.carolinajournal.com/nc-program-w...

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 1d

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Kirsten Grady @mrskgrady.bsky.social · 9h

DARVO: It’s not just a weird word, it’s a playbook.

It stands for Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender.

Coined by psychologist Jennifer Freyd, it describes how abusers deflect accountability: deny harm, attack the accuser, then paint themselves as the victim.

#psychology #accountability

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 9h

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Melly Cumberbatch 🫘 @mellycumberbatch.bsky.social · 9h

Sickening

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe it's time for the pathetic and cowardly Democratic Leadership to FINALLY ENDORSE ZOHRAN MAMDANI?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander