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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Again, this is not what needs to be done. "Why are you breaking the law & violating the Constitution & your oath of office?" is the question. When he doesn't answer it, the next journalist needs to ask it, & then the next one, & the one after that. Stop giving him & John Thune free passes every day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8h

New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain and fatigue.

It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)

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Susan Gross @pricklyeater.bsky.social · 7h

Huh.
That guy reminds me of Rolf from The Sound Of Music.

Susan Gross @pricklyeater.bsky.social · 7h

6:00 am on east coast. So little sleep worrying about this country, my family. Listening to that -- twice so far -- I needed that. Now I'll go listen to it again. I need to find some fucking hope. That was a glimmer.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 7h

This made my dark heart soften a little bit

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 15h

🇮🇱 limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... 😱 More💣were dropped on Gaza by🇮🇱from 2023-2024 than on Dresden, Hamburg, & London combined during WWII. Obvi finding & IDing remains will take time—& resources! Gazans are starving!

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

www.theguardian.com

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Susan Gross @pricklyeater.bsky.social · 14h

That voice? That horrible, gritty, bizarre voice?
You know, she really got the short end of the stick here but, damn, Olivia....his VOICE? Ugh...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 20h

Wow! Thank you!

The United States is grateful
for your support through this difficult time in all of our lives.

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

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 15h

Please listen to Malcolm here.

The DNC does not get involved in primaries. Its role is to support the party’s nominees *after* the primary.

If you’re reading about the party backing Gov. Mills, that’s the DSSC, which is wholly separate from the DNC.

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 15h

THE DNC AND ITS OFFICERS DO NOT ENDORSE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS —PERIOD!

THE DNC IS NOT FOR— OR— AGAINST YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE. WE SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES CHOSEN BY VOTERS.

WE FOCUS ONLY ON BEATING REPUBLICANS SO GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR US.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 16h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The 15 year old girl who was dragged from her car by ICE had recently had kidney surgery.

She was thrown to the ground despite screaming “I’m not resisting”

She had to return to the hospital.

These aggressive tactics will disable. They will kill.

They must be held accountable.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

Patel wanted him to investigate the “burn bags” of Russia documents he claims to have seen. A totally normal thing.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Susan Gross @pricklyeater.bsky.social · 16h

You know, this feels....familiar.
Oh, right. This sounds like Biden being only a transitional president.
You know what, Ms. Mills? How about just not running and give someone younger the opportunity. I'm so tired of older elected officials being unwilling to give younger generations chances.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.

Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Groceries are up

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has killed at least five people in Gaza so far today.

Israel claims they came too close to the imagined “yellow line” in Gaza City.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians

Israeli troops redeploy in Gaza according to agreed deal, but clashes and killings threaten stability of the ceasefire.

www.aljazeera.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 21h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 21h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 22h

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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