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RainsEnd🇨🇦 @rainsend.bsky.social · 39m

That is a damn chilling statement about women.

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Rubicon1313 💕Safe 4 LGTBQ💕Vets @rubicon1313.bsky.social · 2h

When you’re the Sec of War and you threaten TF out of the press- but the big story the next morning is about how they all told you to fuck off.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

"You will only get paid if you kiss His Majesty's ring" is an interesting hill to die on, but I say go for it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Jodi @jodotcom.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's remodels. Sad. www.rawstory.com/white-house-...

Trump keeps wandering off the job to give tours of his White House remodel: report

Donald Trump’s obsession with remaking the White House into something more like his Mar-a-Lago resort is interfering with his presidential duties, as he sets aside time spent running the government to...

www.rawstory.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1h

Unauthorized pro-Palestinian political messages praising Hamas and attacking President Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister were broadcast through public address systems at two airports in North America on Tuesday, disrupting operations.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/u...

Pro-Hamas messages broadcast at two North American airports following apparent cyber breaches | CNN

Unauthorized pro-Palestinian political messages praising Hamas and attacking President Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister were broadcast through public address systems at two airports in North A...

www.cnn.com

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RainsEnd🇨🇦 @rainsend.bsky.social · 54m

Yelled at him. At least they didn't throw a hoagie at him.

RainsEnd🇨🇦 @rainsend.bsky.social · 58m

These are the people standing up to reject Trump's fascist administration. Standing up for democracy and America.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 2h

Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1h

President Donald Trump boasts about winning all seven swing states last year to claim a broad mandate, but new polling shows him underwater in each of them less than a year after the 2024 election.

Trump sinks underwater in every swing state in new polling

President Donald Trump boasts about winning all seven swing states last year to claim a broad mandate, but new polling shows him underwater in each of them less than a year after the 2024 election.The president's net approval rating is above water in only 24 states, down one from the Morning Consult...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"Not every Republican has gone to these extremes. Others have resorted to more typical varieties of political cynicism and rhetorical heavy-handedness." www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

www.thebulwark.com

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TiggsCupcake @tiggsisacupcake.bsky.social · 18h

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1h

Chicago Public Schools told families that students in the JROTC program should only wear their military-issued uniforms inside to avoid being mistaken for federal law enforcement.

Chicago Public Schools tells JROTC students to only wear military-issued uniforms inside

Chicago Public Schools is immediately revising its dress code policy to require students to travel to and from school in civilian clothes.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1h

🔵 International and US news outlets including AFP, AP, The New York Times and Fox News have refused to sign new restrictive Pentagon media rules, meaning they will be stripped of their press access credentials.

AFP's statement ⬇️

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RainsEnd🇨🇦 @rainsend.bsky.social · 2h

Pete Hegseth clearing out military lawyers as 'part of a grander plan': former official

www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...

Pete Hegseth clearing out military lawyers as 'part of a grander plan': former official

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is clearing the ranks of the military's lawyers to "get them out of the way" of possibly illegal moves, according to current and former defense officials.Hegseth fired L...

www.rawstory.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

Color me shocked.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 3h

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary, 48-hour ceasefire, Islamabad says reut.rs/3W6HKHL

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary, 48-hour ceasefire, Islamabad says

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration have agreed to a temporary ceasefire for 48 hours starting 6:00 p.m. Pakistan local time (1300 GMT) on Wednesday, Islamabad said, after fresh fighting erupted between the neighbours.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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RainsEnd🇨🇦 @rainsend.bsky.social · 3h

Vance: You ain't seen nothing yet.

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Kellee aka IrishJayhawk66 @kelleepratt.bsky.social · 4h

www.kwch.com/2025/10/14/s...

State GOP leaders shut down Kansas Young Republicans chapter after racist chats surface

GOP leaders in Kansas are shutting down the state’s Young Republicans chapter following leaked chats that included racist and antisemitic messages.

www.kwch.com

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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 4h

I am NOT okay with a Premier who threatens people with physical violence. I really hope there were no children who witnessed this. There are better ways to speak to people.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Premier Ford says he told Home Depot shoplifter, 'I'm going to kick your ass' | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer.

www.cbc.ca

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4h

Pakistan is currently carrying out air strikes across several provinces in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul. It’s an escalation on previous attacks.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 7h

#NoKings ❌👑
#Resist ✊🏾

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 5h

Stacey Abrams explaining again what is happening in the country. Day by day we are watching the takeover of this nation. Everyone needs to resist, every business, every college, every home that gets it. We must not bend America‼️

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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