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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 8h

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The highest court in Australia has affirmed the government’s decision to ban Candace Owens from entering Australia.

In 2024, the Australian government said that Candace Owens did not pass the “character test” to receive a visa.

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LaResistance47 @laresistance47.bsky.social · 8h

This is brilliant!

Great to see Kermit the Frog hopping back into action :)

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 8h

Let them feel the pain. This is what they elected.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 8h

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 11h

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 11h

Rock the vote!

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 1d

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If your government says there's too many autistic kids, then eliminates the entire special education department, they don't care about autism, or kids, or education.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 12h

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 18h

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 9h

Of course the guy shielding Trump from a vote on releasing the Epstein files is threatened by transparency

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 9h

NEW: "The people who would feel the impact of premium hikes...are disproportionately from red states and congressional districts—and include large numbers of both farmers and small business owners."

No wonder a majority of MAGA supporters (57 percent) want the Obamacare subsidies to continue.

There’s Something Weirdly Familiar About This New GOP Argument

Republicans’ latest attempt to win the shutdown fight shows they still don’t get it on Obamacare.

www.thebulwark.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

"The Trumpified right is at this point scarcely conservative. It is increasingly uninterested in virtue as it is actually practiced. And it is in no position to tell others what it means to be a man." Always good from the archives: www.thebulwark.com/the-rights-i...

The Right’s Ironic Fixation on Roman Virtues

The Trumpified right adores the manly and republican virtues of the Romans and the American Founders, but doesn’t live up to them.

www.thebulwark.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9h

A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year. https://to.pbs.org/4n4673W

Powell: Slowdown in U.S. hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts

Economists said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks solidified expectations for further rate cuts, starting at its next meeting.

www.pbs.org

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9h

If you’re worried things can’t get worse, I assure you…..

open.substack.com/pub/mollyjon...

Worried That Things Can’t Get Worse?

They Can.

open.substack.com

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

Reading that cretin Alex Jones was put on blast by the conservative Supreme Court and "Dr. Phil" has had to declare bankruptcy on the same day? What an embarrassment of riches! Only one other breaking news story about another odious man would make things better.
www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trum...

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social · 8h

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 9h

Former Fox & Friends weekend co-host and defense secretary Pete Hegseth learned a sharp lesson in choosing his words more carefully.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 11h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 11h

President Trump and OMB Director Russ Vought don’t understand federal workers – but we do. And we’ll keep fighting to protect the civil service from the admin’s unlawful attacks.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11h

youtu.be/UgvE_gPi7Kc

Georgians have a chance to take back their utilities

@hankgreen.bsky.social

I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video

YouTube video by Hank Green

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

Nearly all the staff in the Office of Special Education have been fired as part of Trump’s sweeping layoffs.

These are the people responsible for protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and ensuring they receive an equal education.

More needless cruelty on display.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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