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Shannon @rhlobbyist.bsky.social · 1h

There are lots of proven policies that could help people have families, if that’s really the goal over just using it for control. You sure get people stuck with few options when they have a family and you pull their financial foundation out from underneath them, easier to control.

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 7h

If your health care premiums are about to double, you should know: the President of the United States is spending his time raising money for his $200 million ballroom.

Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom

www.nytimes.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 7h

The courts are catching up 👏

‘Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

apnews.com/article/chic...

'Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.

apnews.com

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Shannon @rhlobbyist.bsky.social · 1h

He could do us a favor, and resign now. He owes the country that much at least.

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ML Porter @mlporter.bsky.social · 2h

The GOP’s Young ‘Leaders’ Aren’t Kids — They’re Adults Praising Hitler
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The GOP’s Young ‘Leaders’ Aren’t Kids — They’re Adults Praising Hitler

There’s a world of difference between gallows humor and glorifying genocide — one saves your sanity, the other kills your soul.

open.substack.com

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(Debbie)🐕🐈🐘🐼☕️🎶⚖️🌊 @felicianmitzi.bsky.social · 2h

breakingthenews.net/Article/Ex-T...

Ex-Trump security adviser John Bolton indicted

More to come......

breakingthenews.net

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4h

🚨Officer Michael Fanone keeping it short and sweet. ✊🏼

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

You can watch the Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa debate tonight at 7 PM ET here: www.nbcnewyork.com/watch/

Watch New York news and weather for free, 24/7 on NBC 4

New York News, Local News, Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Breaking News

www.nbcnewyork.com

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 1d

Until this week, no typhoon or post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds has hit Alaska since 1965. And that was only the second time in recorded history.

The Pacific Basin is having a much more active than usual year.

Yet the media is mum on this and climate change.

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 22h

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 4h

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."

The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 5h

Sounds like a threat.
Perhaps it is.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

huh, wonder what this was about

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 3h

Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3h

Since my first executive order in 2019, lowering prescription and health care costs has been a priority.

With CalRx® insulin at $11/pen starting Jan. 1st, we're closer to affordable care for all.

You shouldn't have to choose between medications and putting food on the table.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Who’s eating the tariffs? You, mostly.

@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...

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Democrat-God @shamballa-warrior.bsky.social · 1d

Felon Dump wants to pardon Ghislaine.
The Supreme Court rejects her appeal to reduce her 20 year sentence.
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES that Shows the Felon with his victims !!!
www.bbc.com/news/article...

US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal

The British socialite is serving a 20-year sentence on sex-trafficking charges related to Jeffrey Epstein.

www.bbc.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Translation: If Dems vote for the CR, Thune will allow a vote on extending ACA subsidies then Mike Johnson will kill that in the House.

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Ms. Kevin @kkalmes31.bsky.social · 1d

The new #MeTooMovement

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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 2h

Trump’s administration has trampled the law, withheld funds, and abused power at every turn. Now they’re threatening to shut down the government, holding workers and families hostage, unless they get their way.
America deserves better.
#TrumpShutdownBadForUS

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

"Trust us, bro."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

KEILAR: If you don't deal with these subsidies, many many people are going to see their costs increase

HARIODOPOLOS: We are willing to have the debate

KEILAR: You're not in session! How can you debate if you're not in session?

HARIODOPOLOS: All they have to do is open the government

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4h

This is amazing...

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 18h

🌎 Climate change weighs on teens’ minds

In a survey of 800 Canadian adolescents, over a third said climate change affects their mental health, citing fear for the future and distress for nature.

🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#MentalHealth #SciComm 🧪

Canadian adolescents’ perceptions of how climate change is impacting their mental health: A qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses

There is increasing recognition that climate change affects mental health, with young people identified as a high-risk population. Yet, research on this topic has mostly focused on quantitative studie...

doi.org

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macpj🫘. bsky.social @macpj.bsky.social · 2h

Trump either thinks he will never leave the WH or one of his kids will take over when he is done! Why else would he remake the WH into Mar-a-lago? www.irishstar.com/news/politic...

Trump is totally 'obsessed' with White House Mar-a-Lago makeover

Aides to President Donald Trump revealed that he is obsessed with transforming the White House into an extension of his Mar-a-Lago estate and leaving his mark on the historic building

www.irishstar.com

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Marlene @marlene72.bsky.social · 10h

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 12h

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MomieKyle @momiekyle.bsky.social · 2h

I lost many family members in defense of our Country. Never did I dream that such debauchery, incompetence, ignorance, malfeasance, treason, robbery, grifting, sociopathic lying, election manipulations and more, would take place in my lifetime. NO KINGS! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A surge of visitors to Yosemite overwhelms a skeleton crew: ‘This is exactly what we warned about’

As the US government shutdown enters its third week, concerns mount over how the nation’s public lands will fare

www.theguardian.com

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