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Raymond J. Mollica @raymondmollica.bsky.social · Nov 7

The bee 🐝 doesn't explain to the housefly🪰why honey 🍯 is better than shit💩

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Selina Grissom @lilrdvet2.bsky.social · 23h

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 3h

Hey Mike Johnson – the more you facilitate a cover-up and do everything in your power to prevent the release of the Epstein files – the more your constituents, the American public, and the whole world are going to believe you are guilty of the exact same types of crimes as Jeffrey Epstein.

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Raymond J. Mollica @raymondmollica.bsky.social · 14m

The Founders never counted (desired?) on permanent political parties, but seeing as that ship had sailed, what they never dreamed of in their darkest hours was the modern GOP, suffused with MAGA cultists, literally becoming a Fifth Column in power.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19m

The Founders counted on Congress being interested in protecting its own powers vis a vis the executive. They certainly didn't foresee a speaker like Mike Johnson. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 4h

It's going to be so funny when the "Hate America" rally, as described by the GOP, is attended by historic crowds of normies

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Raymond J. Mollica @raymondmollica.bsky.social · 17m

In that he viewed himself, a white man, superior to African Americans.

That's about the long and the short.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h

these people are insane

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Brooke Rollins: "Charlie Kirk is in a way the modern day Thomas Jefferson."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:

- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders

Topics he thinks are not serious:

- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Raymond J. Mollica @raymondmollica.bsky.social · 19m

The way

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

County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court | CNN

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.

www.cnn.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1h

I can't stress enough how young staffers working for Republicans are basically all groyper Nazis now. The leaked texts yesterday saying "I love Hitler" and now swastikas on congressional offices.

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

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9h

Block the slop

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9h

I presume that orchestra people have vicious stereotypes about clarinetists that could be deployed here. I once heard three performers riff on violists for ten minutes and it was frightening.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

“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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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 18h

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Bob @definitelyjustbob.bsky.social · 11h

Seems to me, the people who really hate America are the ones who think "No Kings" is a controversial message.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11h

The Speaker of the House thinks a naked bike ride is terrorism.

This is a sentence I never thought I’d write when I got a degree in professional writing for journalism.

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NBB @nbb76.bsky.social · 1d

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Raymond J. Mollica @raymondmollica.bsky.social · 1h

Committing war crimes is a helluva drug.

a woman with dreadlocks is making a funny face in front of a green screen

ALT: a woman with dreadlocks is making a funny face in front of a green screen

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "I don't know about the fishing industry. If you want to go fishing, a lot of people aren't deciding to go fishing."

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 7h

congrats to no kings you have absolutely triggered the cons

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Rep. Pat Harrigan: "This No Kings rally -- that's the blue hair, anthropomorphic experiment that's gonna happen up here in Washington DC."

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Raymond J. Mollica @raymondmollica.bsky.social · 1h

From which body of funds appropriated by Congress did Trump obtain this $20 billion for Argentina?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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