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Kim be Indivisible @kbeindivisible.bsky.social · 15h

Saw these two at #nokings San Diego and thought, “yup.”
How sad that those who have already served this country with all they have, must do this.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

Cancel SPOTIFY.

They are running ICE ads.

F them.

www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

Is Spotify running ICE recruitment ads? Here are the facts

The advertising "is part of a broad campaign the US government is running" across various platforms — not just Spotify, a spokesperson told Snopes.

www.snopes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."

(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

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Steve Okino @steveokino.bsky.social · 4h

None dare NOT call it treason.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20h

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

KARL: Why is the Defense Secretary afraid to interact with journalists who cover him?

JOHNSON: I reject the premise

KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out

JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open

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roo58.bsky.social @roo58.bsky.social · 6h

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...

Opinion | Why Virginia Roberts Giuffre Would Not Stop Talking About Jeffrey Epstein

www.nytimes.com

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MJdowntheshore @mjdowntheshore.bsky.social · 7h

We cannot allow a wannabe king to take us back to tyranny.

#NoKings

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of this tonight. Worth watching to the end.

The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

www.youtube.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of great info packed into this very short interview.

States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 1d

States Newsroom's @chatlanis.bsky.social interviewed @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social at the #NoKings protest in New York City.

Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.

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roo58.bsky.social @roo58.bsky.social · 7h

D’Angelo
R.I.P. You will be missed but your music lives on…

www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

D’Angelo Conjured More Than Music

The late singer’s work was steeped in Black tradition, and never lost sight of the future.

www.theatlantic.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

I ❤️ my hometown.

Well done…

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Democracy SOS 🫘💙 @democracysos.bsky.social · 15h

I'm concerned that at least 85% of voting systems are now controlled by GOP-aligned entities with Dominion bought & now called Liberty Vote.

Look up ES&S's wikipedia & scroll down to violations. Their systems have modems (links to internet).

States must stop using these two voting systems ASAP.

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Austin tagging in.

Massive crowd at the Texas State Capitol despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s activation of the National Guard.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

1. Washington DC

#NoKings 👑

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 20h

Why does the government need private jets is maybe a question we should be asking.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 19h

Sic semper tyrannis

Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 21h

It is a scandal totally unprecedented in history that the Vice President has shared a video depicting the President as king. It’s an obscene violation of every founding American principle.

And nothing will come of it. It makes me physically sick.

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hpanzironi @hpanzironi.bsky.social · 20h

Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 1d

10/18/25💪No Kings-Atlanta🇺🇸

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 15h

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h

This really is a GREAT sign!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too!

Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑

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Jeff Turner 🦋🌈🦋🌈@loveneverhate @loveneverhate.bsky.social · 17d

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