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DeirdreDonovan @deirdredonovan.bsky.social · 2d

Pussy neck vs pencil neck.
DonOld vs Adam
But nevermind the neck, has anyone bothered to notice his perfect ear? The assassin attempt that Trump never talks about. Weird. #Epstein Files must be very revealing to insist on it not being released otherwise he'd release it.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve come to understand that a lot of it comes from deceiving senior citizens

open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

Spam PACs Raise Money by Deceiving Seniors

One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 14h

$40 billion going to Argentina & Air traffic controllers, IRS, Treasury, Social Security, Health & Human Services, CDC & more aren’t getting paid & Yam Tits wants to gut our Healthcare.

The Government Shutdown is on Republicans
Release The Epstein Files & Swear in Adelita !

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 8h

lol

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 8h

A new Fox News poll puts Zohran Mamdani above 50%, and *gaining* since Eric Adams' withdrawal. He has 10 points more than the combination of Cuomo and Sliwa.

Mamdani 52%
Cuomo 28%
Sliwa 14%
Adams still at 2%

(Last month: Mamdani 47%, Cuomo 29%, Sliwa 11%, Adams 7%.) www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 14h

Experts say bad actors are more empowered after Trump cut cybersecurity resources and federal information sharing

story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social

A perfect storm for misinformation in 2026: AI, lax social media moderation and federal cuts to election cybersecurity | Arizona Mirror

Election misinformation 2026 midterms AI security concerns grow as Trump cuts cybersecurity programs and protections

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8h

they could, of course, bring up a bill to pay the troops, it would sail through both houses of congress

but that would defeat the purpose of using a popular issue (everyone wants the troops to get paid) to push "Trump can ignore laws"

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 8h

Will SCOTUS Rig the House? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...

Will SCOTUS Rig the House?

I read a group email from Capitol Hill yesterday essentially predicting the...

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 8h

Man, this freaking guy.

"I have no staff ... The phones don't work. There's no computer," Grijalva says from her sparsely furnished office on Capitol Hill. "We don't have a government email." www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 9h

How soon before the Dems are labeled a terrorist organization.

I mean they already are saying No Kings is a hate America Rally!

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🧠 PeopleDied2Vote @peopledied2vote.bsky.social · 8h

Founding Fathers are about to wake up. ⏰️ They've been spinning in their graves just about enough.

🧠 PeopleDied2Vote @peopledied2vote.bsky.social · 8h

The President can line-item spending or cuts to the entire federal government, abolishing whole departments, and sending as many billions as he feels like to any country he chooses. He just "taps into" the treasury. 🤔

a man wearing a plaid shirt and tie says oh no we 're in the upside down

ALT: a man wearing a plaid shirt and tie says oh no we 're in the upside down

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 10h

Republicans are the party that sees men aged 20 to 36, as boys, and little girls aged 8 to 16 as grown women.
PEDOPHILES

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

Ex Fetterman staffer

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Hochul: "They promised to extract revenge on their political enemies & apparently any state that has a D gov. Tell me how Florida & Texas could receive these same funds w/o having to go to court? They're playing politics, but more than that, they're playing with people's lives. And that's abhorrent"

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MoJoJuju @xoey1.bsky.social · 18h

What a Shame.. 😱

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 8h

Here's our story in the latest in several high profile exits or firings of top level military figures

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 9h

U.S Southern Command’s top officer to step down after a year on the job trib.al/EmXAAVP

U.S Southern Command's top officer to step down after a year on the job

The top military leader overseeing U.S. operations in Latin America will retire at the end of the year amid strikes on boats near Venezuela.

trib.al

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🧠 PeopleDied2Vote @peopledied2vote.bsky.social · 14h

Trump will never hurt Putin.

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🧠 PeopleDied2Vote @peopledied2vote.bsky.social · Oct 4

"When you place lies and facts on an even footing, it basically creates a political sphere in which there’s no fact-based reality. That’s a pre-totalitarian condition. You can’t have politics if you don’t have a shared reality and if you don’t place an absolute value on the truth."
PLEASE READ

🥈72 dogs 🐝 @careycuprisin.bsky.social · Oct 4

Here’s a gift link to the best thing about the VP debate I’ve seen. Always read M. Gessen: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/o...

www.nytimes.com

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🧠 PeopleDied2Vote @peopledied2vote.bsky.social · 8h

The President can line-item spending or cuts to the entire federal government, abolishing whole departments, and sending as many billions as he feels like to any country he chooses. He just "taps into" the treasury. 🤔

a man wearing a plaid shirt and tie says oh no we 're in the upside down

ALT: a man wearing a plaid shirt and tie says oh no we 're in the upside down

media.tenor.com

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 9h

To the extent anyone cares, the legality of tapping into tariff money is identical to the legality of tapping into federal income tax money, because they are both taxes that accrue to the treasury. Appropriations are still needed to spend it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Cyndiboo🌈💜 @cyndiboo.bsky.social · 10h

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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (🐸AMPHIFA's biggest fan) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 21h

My Girl

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 14h

#ICE in Milwaukie, OR, today. Stay safe everyone

Please repost if you see this, I don't have a lot of followers

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AOC: When one party wants the votes of another party. You negotiate, you come to a compromise and you pass a bill. That is schoolhouse rock. And that is how things should be

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