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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 20d

#seesthesday2025 #Overcast #NewYorkHarbor #LastApril #StatueOfLiberty #MonoChrome #robinsreeflighthouse #ManhattanInTheDistance #FreedomTower #fromStatenIsland #landscape #Art #PhotographersOfBluesky #eastcoastkin #dailyphoto

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 3h

dental insurance: we only exist to make regular health insurance seem better™

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h

Breaking: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries just endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor

www.nytimes.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4h

He has to at least experience the inside of a jail cell for committing Contempt via—of all things—Assault.

If he is not locked up briefly (24 hours) he is not going to understand the severity of his conduct, nor will anyone in his entire organization.

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 5h

A Chicago federal judge on Friday demanded that CBP commander Greg Bovino appear next week in her courtroom after he was accused of openly violating one of her orders.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...

Chicago Federal Judge Hauls Bovino in to Court

A Chicago federal judge on Friday demanded that CBP commander and federal...

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 23h

I started posting on reddit and immediately regretted it

Apparently wanting to start well above the living wage for a job that requires a degree and a postgrad qualification is being "entitled". No wonder no one in this country can get paid decently

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Jon Martin Kitchen @kitchen5203.bsky.social · 7h

billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 1d

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 12h

The rest of the world knows what time it is. Only American voters are clueless.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

When you can be accused of a crime by this regimes Gestapo without proof, it’s shows to what extent they’ve weakened the rule of law

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 17h

This, from Ed Luce, is such clarity on what our current crisis has in common with the War on Terror and the Great Recession: the elites suck at assessing the real risks to their comfort.

And they'd rather go down with Trump than be caught opposing him.

archive.ph/zDjRG

What has changed is simple: people are scared of crossing Trump this time. In researching this piece, I interviewed dozens of figures, including lawmakers, private sector executives, retired senior military figures and intelligence chiefs, current and former Trump officials, Washington lawyers and foreign government officials. Such is the fear of jail, bankruptcy or professional reprisal, that most of these people insisted on anonymity. This was in spite of the fact that many of the same people also wanted to emphasise that Trump would only be restrained by powerful voices opposing him publicly. At times, it has felt like trying to report on politics in Turkey or Hungary.

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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 13h

That is a familiar look to me... my two oranges lived on me for WEEKS. Good luck with your recovery!

Brian Cuban @bcuban.bsky.social · 1d

No better way to recover from surgery

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 14h

President Manbaby Vulva Neck has cut off trade negotiations with Canada because they played clips of Ronald Reagan warning against the indiscriminate use of tariffs.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 14h

#seestheday2025 #outfit Nature wears a #coatofmanycolors #Autumn #blueridgeparkway #thoughthewindshield #dailyphoto #art #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23h

When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.

New York has her back.

Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 1d

People don't stop getting sick when they lose insurance, but they may start rationing meds or skipping doctors' appointments.

And when people delay regular treatment, emergency rooms end up crowded & overwhelmed.

We have to make sure health care remains accessible to everyone.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

this is very satisfying to watch.

Blasphemous Jones @blasphemousjones.bsky.social · 2d

"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."

Source:
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

This is a take-one-for-the-team moment.

Our country is dying, and Jack Smith knows it.

He’s asking to testify publicly, so you know he’s got receipts.

Doing this paints an even larger target on his back, and he's saying, "Fuck it."

Go Jack!

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Keep going, good people. Live long enough to see their tribunals.

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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 1d

A few months ago he tried to get rid of Jerome Powell for construction cost overruns… #everythingisprojection

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Per usual, Trump has lied about every aspect of this. He now says it'll cost 50% more than when he announced it. He now says it'll be much bigger than originally planned. He said he wouldn't touch the East Wing, and he's now demolishing it. He said he would accept input from US agencies, but hasn't.

Trump plows past concerns over East Wing demolition — and envisions an even bigger ballroom than initially planned | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has proceeded with enormous latitude as he constructs his massive new ballroom, bypassing concerns raised by preservationists and so far stopping short of seeking approval from ...

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like we need another major growth spurt on Bluesky.

I feel the time has come for more "juice."

Who's with me?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING:

Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.

In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.

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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 1d

#seestheday2025 #outfit #bestdressedlist The latest in #scarecrow #fashion #blueridgeparkway #leafpeeping with my #hunny #dailyphoto #art #blueskyartshow #photographersofbluesky

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 2d

You know why people are poor? Because they don't have enough money to afford their lives. That's it.

We need to put more money in Minnesotans' pockets. That starts by raising folks' wages.

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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 1d

That nose, right??😍

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Tim Board @timboard.bsky.social · 2d

Wasn't expecting this, but watching the felon king tear down the White House East Wing gave me the same vibes as when I watched the MAGAts storming the capital on January 6th.
America desecrated.

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'tis me @rteest42.bsky.social · 1d

Just looking for a place to hide from #Roxyfluffernutter. #Alastairthecat #TheCatWhoStayed #CatsOfBluesky

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