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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 12h

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 7m

Just more racists taking the orange opportunity to act while they think they can get away with it.

Hope they catch whoever did it and jail them for the duration of the orange traitor racist's term.

💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 9h

Definitely worth joining and/or supporting:

ACLU (civil rights)
aclu.org

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 21h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 22h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

My wife is collecting signatures for a sweet ballot measure in Michigan that would tax income over $1,000,000 to reduce class sizes while recruiting and retaining great teachers.

But they're way behind.

So she was tasked with bringing in someone who could help gather signatures.

Could it be you?

Invest in MI Kids

Putting kids first. Building a stronger Michigan for everyone.

investinmikids.org

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 2d

When a collaborator is targeted because her scientific findings that attribute extreme weather to human-caused climate change is being used (effectively) in climate lawsuits against oil companies, you know times are dark indeed.

ICYMI @davidho.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/cli...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

www.eenews.net

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Dana 📎 Leigh: rhymes with banana tree @danaleighxyz.bsky.social · 1d

👀📣 Save the Date!
NO KINGS
OCTOBER 18th near you.
Mobilize.us for a rally near you

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 21h

We all know the orange traitor cheated in the election, probably with the help of Elon and/or the Heritage Foundation.

But we need PROOF. Direct, explicit, verifiable proof that would stand up in an ethical democratic courtroom!

Mtvsx @mtvsx.bsky.social · 21h

VERY Interesting analysis of voting machines vs. hand counts in a blue state MN.
Along with call to action.
youtube.com/watch?v=vSV1...

Minnesota 2024 Election Data Shows Alarming Trends In Places Where Machines Count Votes

YouTube video by Election Truth Alliance

youtube.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 1d

This one should be even funnier than Comey and James. I'm looking forward to watching all three!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Me to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Comey and James and (probably imminent) Bolton prosecutions

"It doesn’t matter what your politics are. If you say he’s stupid, which he is, if you say he is wrong, which he is, if you say he’s a criminal or sleezy, which he is ... then you’re his enemy.”

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not so sure about this ... we put the 2024 election in the hands of "the people", and look where that got us.

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 1d

The Martian

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

The Supreme Court of the United States is not a legitimate body.

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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News 📰 @some-news.bsky.social · 1d

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’

Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released

www.theguardian.com

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 1d

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 1d

"Murder" applies to a living human. A fetus is not a living human until it is born. Before that, it is part of the woman's body to do with as she decides is best for her.

None of the "it's murder" rhetoric can change that. If you object to abortion, don't have one. Otherwise mind your own business.

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 2d

I have no idea, but that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw what she said.

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 2d

Why would anyone think that the orange traitor firing federal workers, during a Republican shutdown with all three branches of the government dominated by MAGAts, is the fault of the Democrats who fought for ALL Americans to have health care?

Is the WH budget office already totally corrupt, too?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

So I guess for MAGA when a Chinese balloon goes over US airspace it’s a week straight of apoplectic comments that WW3 is starting because Biden is weak, but when Trump allows the Qataris to have an airbase in the US and fly fighter jets over our country that is America First.

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Roman Piso @romanpiso.bsky.social · 2d

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Musk’s Boring Co. violated environmental regulations nearly 800 times, Nevada alleges

The Boring Co. violated state environmental regulations nearly 800 times, many of which occurred after signing an agreement saying it would comply.

www.yahoo.com

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💚🧡💙Oakbrook❤️💛💜 @oakbrook.bsky.social · 2d

You're doing just fine, God. Seeing the orange traitor visiting the hospital again and again warms my heart and encourages me to keep watching every morning for front-page obituaries. Just keep on what you're doing! Thanks!

God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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