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nthmurphy

@nthmurphy.bsky.social

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Left coast transplant, jewelry designing, animal & science loving, music junkie, hobbit, and nerdy democracy devotee.

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 9d

Word. 👇🏻

One Eyed Jack @one-eyed-jack.bsky.social · 9d

There are days when it can feel like it’s already over and the bad guys won. That’s how they want us to feel. But it isn’t. Not by a long shot. Let’s not make it easy for them.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1h

A must watch! 🤣

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 3h

He truly is an absolute idiot.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Who’s going to bail us out when this regime flatlines the dollar?!

Politico @politico.com · 5h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his department is working on a partnership with the private sector and other entities to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 6h

Vance and Hegseth visiting Camp Pendleton in San Diego County on No Kings. 👀

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/14/v...

Vice President Vance to observe amphibious landing exercises at Camp Pendleton on Saturday

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan also are supposed to make remarks tied to the event.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 18h

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 21h

One of my all time childhood faves…

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

www.youtube.com

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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 2d

A cartoon by Barry Blitt.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 1d

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

In other words…the ones that benefit the rich.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

It’s about time.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Color me surprised.😳

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Melania will be devastated.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

It’ll be interesting to see where Fox lands. They are GOP state television with the lion’s share of the ratings.

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

He forgot to mention the vagina neck.

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder what Morning Joe is going to do if the regime’s Gaza cease
fire doesn’t make it to point 2 or 3….they’ve spent days sucking up to Donald praising his strength while he collects bribes from every country in the Middle East. It’s no wonder this man gets away with everything.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

This is a pretty good version. 😉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmZn...

Ryan Harvey - Old Man Trump (ft. Ani DiFranco & Tom Morello)

YouTube video by Firebrand Records

www.youtube.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Woody Guthrie wrote a song called "Old Man Trump" that, shall we say, resonates today

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man...

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nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

This is such a sadness and it will affect the amazing @caltech.edu as well. This administration is truly trying to pull us back to the 1800s.

Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 2d

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

nthmurphy @nthmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Love to see it.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

The Atlantic is the latest news organization that refuses to sign the Pentagon's new press pass policy.

Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg says the new restrictions violate the First Amendment and the rights of Americans to know how the taxpayer-funded military is being deployed.

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