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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 1d

The first review for my book is in, and I got the coveted star from Kirkus! So deeply honored and over the moon.

What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

EL PASO | Kirkus Reviews

Illuminating the history and identity of “the new Ellis Island.”

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't laughed this hard in a while.

The metal reads "Battle of the inflatable frog guy" and has an adorable little frog with a blue handkerchief around his neck. It is a screen capture of a tweet from @MeachamDR

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

“America’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8d

Someone should do a FOIA request for the raw footage of the videos they took of that Chicago raid and then edited into a fascist ad for ICE.

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Just a Dad @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 9d

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8d

“I don’t know this woman, Ghislaine Maxwell — never met her. My lawyer only coached her for, what, eight hours? Then she gets transferred to Club Fed’s Yoga Camp. Total coincidence!” - DJT

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 8d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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WomenWarriors @womenwarriors.com · Apr 1

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Sabo-Katt☭ @resistokatt.bsky.social · 11d

It's a joke!
It's funny!
It's fucking hilarious!
Hahahaha!
We'll all laugh together cause it's a joke!
If you don't like it JD Vance then I will take it down once you resign as VP and never seek public office again.
Deal?
🤣🤣🤣

#Colbert

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S. Vines @rustyfoxfyre.bsky.social · 11d

www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

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Yuzhou Hu @yuzhou-hu.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump admin plans to open 13M acres for new coal mining and invest $625M in reviving coal power plants. Officials say it will strengthen energy reliability, but critics warn it risks reversing progress toward clean power.
More via AP: apnews.com/article/eebe...
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Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625M to boost coal-fired power plants

The Trump administration said it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants.

apnews.com

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Miss Kitty @misskitty.art · 11d

I'm going to hate this #SupremeCourt forever. Forever. #Forever.

Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody

Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest

www.theguardian.com

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gldstwmn @gldstwmn.bsky.social · 11d

apnews.com/article/fact...

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

apnews.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12d

Only the weakest men are afraid of flags. Pettiest, cancel mob on the planet. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/k...

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🖐️ DrAlanT 🎬 📚 📎 @dralant.bsky.social · 13d

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life' www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

www.npr.org

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13d

Shocker. The judge knows he'll be fired if he rules in favor of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The system is rigged.

Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 13d

NEW

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case

The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.

DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case

The judge found “insufficient evidence” to show that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda, according to a copy of the decision reviewed by The Washington Post.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13d

Pete Hegseth will text secret war plans, but he prefers to do his body-shaming face-to-face

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S. Vines @rustyfoxfyre.bsky.social · 12d

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 18d

Sinclair and Nexstar, which combined own more than 60 ABC affiliates in markets including Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Seattle and St. Louis, will air “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” again beginning Friday on.wsj.com/46HTS70

Sinclair, Nexstar Will Bring Kimmel Back to Their ABC Affiliates

The broadcasters said they have had discussions with Disney and remain committed to free speech.

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Claire McCaskill @clairecmc.bsky.social · 23d

Gosh I remember when important government officials accepting a big bag of cash as part of an FBI investigation would be a problem.

Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 23d

On Earth 2.0, this would be The Story of the week, a firestorm of corruption, cover-ups, and scandal. Tom Homan, the thuggish head of Trump’s immigration brute squad was videotaped accepting a $50,000 cash bribe… and the Trump DOJ shut the investigation down.

open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Glitches in the MAGA Will to Power?

Watergate in plain sight

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Claire McCaskill @clairecmc.bsky.social · 22d

For you in Missouri…Sinclair who is trying to slant the news for Trump and refusing to accept Jimmy Kimmel’s show…owns ABC Channel 30 KDNL in St Louis.

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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 16d

"Some Republicans will need to ask themselves a very important question: Will they spend all their political capital keeping the Epstein files secret?"

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/... @clairecmc.bsky.social Claire McCaskill @msnbc.com

Claire McCaskill: As the House inches toward Epstein files vote, spotlight shifts to vulnerable GOP senators

Some Republicans will need to ask themselves a very important question: Will they spend all their political capital keeping the Epstein files secret?

www.msnbc.com

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