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JoyB-she/her ❌👑 @equityandjoy.bsky.social · 20h

Such a great turnout!

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JoyB-she/her ❌👑 @equityandjoy.bsky.social · 21h

From the No Kings rally + protest in Columbia, MD today with 5k counted in attendance. 1/20

@indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social @indivisible.org

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 22h

Go, you!!!

Yes, seeing the pics makes my heart smile.

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Iowa Capital Dispatch @iowacapitaldispatch.com · 23h

States Newsroom's D.C. Bureau and outlets around the country covered #NoKings rallies and protests Saturday.

No Kings day brings millions into US streets in anti-Trump protests • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Millions of Americans packed streets, parks and town squares across the United States Saturday for No Kings day.

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 23h

"Despite what you may have heard about a 'muted' response to President Donald Trump’s second term, the size and scope of protests in 2025 have far surpassed what we saw in 2017."
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This Is What Democracy Sings Like

Want to fight fascism? Start a choir.

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 23h

No Kings protest in Columbia, MD today. Peaceful, joyful, resolute.

People who love our country lining the streets as far as the eye could see in all directions - this is what democracy looks like. ❤️🤍💙

#NoKings #Resist

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Rhode Island Current @rhodeislandcurrent.com · 23h

Providence, Rhode Island. #NoKings Video by David Hansen

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 1d

Protestors listen to speakers at a 'No Kings' demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. The crowd chanted 'Make Good Trouble,' a saying of the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)

A crowd of people in a downtown area holding signs saying "Since 1776 we don't bow to kings," "No billionaires no lies no fear" and "Bring back democracy"

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 1d

Live coverage from Nashville's "No Kings" rally, part of the second national event to protest Trump administration policies since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Across Tennessee, No Kings protesters push back on Trump administration policies • Tennessee Lookout

Thousands of Tennesseans protested Trump administration policies in cities across the state as part of national "No Kings" events.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 1d

Follow along for national coverage of today's No Kings protests from @statesnewsroom.com. We'll also have updates from the Atlanta Civic Center, where a large group is gathered.

No Kings protest coverage | News From The States

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 1d

Organizers say more than 10,000 people have turned out for the No Kings rally at the Atlanta Civic Center in Georgia. The actual number could be closer to 12,000, says Laura Judge with Indivisible North Metro, which is one of the event's organizers. (Photo by @alander.bsky.social)

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 1d

You would think as Dean of a Media School, David Tolchinsky would uphold the First Amendment, not trample it.

Indiana University wants everyone to focus on football this Homecoming weekend. Here's hoping those alums are asking questions about freedom of speech & freedom of the press, instead.

Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 4d

After years spent there learning the craft of journalism, I could not imagine a world where officials at the Indiana University Media School ordered the school newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student, not to print any news. Yet another sad development at a diminishing program. READ: loom.ly/kVhquyk

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

It doesn't surprise me that Indiana University is going after the student newspaper. The IDS has played a key role in holding the university administration accountable.

Including by reporting on the administration's investigation and intimidation of faculty 1/

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The pursuit of light and truth

Law Professor Steve Sanders’s battle with IU over reporting on presidential search process

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 1d

States Newsroom journalists are on the ground at No Kings protests in all 50 states today. Follow along here: www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...

No Kings protest coverage | News From The States

Protestors march in a No Kings demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)

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Riley Harden @rileyharden.bsky.social · 1d

Whatcha lookin at 👀

Some Friday night cuddles with Boo!

#UglyDogs

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 1d

Staaaahhhpppp you just made my entire week, month, year ❤️❤️❤️

So my bestie was just visiting and I was telling her the story of Boo and the awhoooo off where you were escalating and he, what, burped? Coughed? And he looked so embarrassed.

Do you remember that?!

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 1d

Omg so my Boo content has been seriously lacking and this makes my heart smile.

I was just talking to someone the other day about the old #BooGoesToMeteorologyCamp hashtag. 😭❤️😂

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 3d

So I'm a big fan of Little Free Libraries but I'm ALSO a big fan of Little Stick Libraries.

Go team go!

#UglyDogs

Carole Czoernie @czoernie.bsky.social · 3d

#uglydogs
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Dan Isaacs (Kelce's Version) @danisaacs.bsky.social · 3d

Emotional Support Stick

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Carole Czoernie @czoernie.bsky.social · 3d

#uglydogs
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Dan Isaacs (Kelce's Version) @danisaacs.bsky.social · 3d

Emotional Support Stick

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 5d

I'm so sorry to hear this. We've had three pups diagnosed with cancer, two beat it, one beat it against incredible odds. I'll hold you both in my heart and hope that it's treatable, which more and more are these days. xo

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 5d

A fake quote from Coca-Cola’s CEO said the company would pull a $100 million Super Bowl sponsorship over Bad Bunny’s 2026 halftime show. Just one thing: Coca-Cola isn’t a Super Bowl sponsor.

Coca-Cola isn’t pushing to end Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show

A fake quote from Coca-Cola’s CEO said the company would pull a $100 million Super Bowl sponsorship over Bad Bunny’s 2026 halftime show. Just one thing: Coca-Cola isn’t a Super Bowl sponsor.

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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 5d

According to the data, North Carolina lost out on 97 canceled shipments of requested food aid. ncnewsline.com/2025/10/14/t... Story by @propublica.org #ncpol

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. • NC Newsline

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 6d

Ooooh, Bird Summoner is a new goal!

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 7d

Your local craft brewery might be cool but are they Necro Hamster Stout levels of cool?

I submit they are not. ❤️

Crooked Crab is objectively crabulous. No notes.

#CraftBrewers #Maryland

Crooked Crab Necro Hamster Export Stout can featuring their truly excellent can art: a cartoon hamster in Eldritch gear hovering over a mound of skulls. Epic.

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 7d

Same!

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 7d

Jimmy and Lulu are always happy to showcase their collective ability to weekend, which is totally a verb.

#UglyDogs

Jimmy, rescue Saluki-mix, is a white, black and brown pup with a floofy coat. Here he is laying amidst a newly made bed, surrounded by blue sheets and comforter and a cream colored sheet with navy and burgundy designs.

Lulu, Bluetick rescue, sleeping with her head on a blue pillow, covered by a beige and rose throw.

Lulu, Bluetick rescue pup, in an extreme close up as she stands on the chair I'm sitting in. She's bored in this photo, friends, and wants you to know that.

Lulu, rescue Bluetick hound, sitting at the far end of the sectional and watching her dad preparing dinner via the kitchen passthrough. The look on her face is 50/50 judging v. deeply concerned that he's not doing it right. It's hard to be Lulu.

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