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Samuel Durso @samueldurso.bsky.social · 27m

Bottom line:

More than 21 million American citizens don’t have the documents required by the SAVE Act... (it) would effectively eliminate forms of voter registration that millions of voters rely on: registering by mail, online, and through voter registration drives would no longer be possible.”

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials, a significant expansion of President Trump's original stated plan.

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 59m

zohran is COOKING

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2h

“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency.Hope should shove you out the door, because it will take everything to steer the future away from endless war and grinding down of the poor.Hope gives a future."
-Rebecca Solnit

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 37m

My God won’t somebody stop this Epstein Ballroom madness?!

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1h

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 37m

Andrew Cuomo didn't just watch from the sidelines as the homelessness crisis grew. He was in power—and made political choices, time and again, that made it worse.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 43m

Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 9h

🚨WTF: WHY IS NOBODY REPORTING ON THIS? Children were reportedly ZIP-TIED during a multi-agency law enforcement raid in Wilder, Idaho, as 100s of people were detained and police FIRED RUBBER BULLETS.

www.newsweek.com/children-zip...

Children Zip-Tied During ICE Raid on Family Event in Idaho

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Newsweek that ICE arrested 105 migrants without legal status during the operation.

www.newsweek.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1h

This doesn't sound like doing the fucking news

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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 3h

Trump's record does not inspire confidence in his claim he'd give the $230M he's trying to make the government pay him to charity. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump Claims He’d Give His $230 Million Justice Department Grift to Charity. Yeah, Right.

The president, who has a history of reneging on charitable pledges, ran his own family foundation into the ground.

www.motherjones.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 22h

“…the discovery could mark a pivotal moment in over a decade of research into mRNA-based treatments designed to awaken the immune system against cancer – and could be a “significant step” toward the elusive goal of a universal cancer vaccine.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Covid jab sparks immune response to fight cancer, study finds

Discovery could be ‘significant step’ towards universal cancer vaccine

www.independent.co.uk

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Asking earnestly, how is the ballroom project at all legal under the Anti Deficiency Act?

www.gao.gov/legal/approp...

www.gao.gov

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 22h

Indivisible had an organizing call with 130,000 people today

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22h

Arizona AG, Rep-elect Grijalva Sue House to Force Her Long-Delayed Swearing In talkingpointsmemo.com/news/arizona...

Arizona AG, Rep-elect Grijalva Sue House to Force Her Long-Delayed Swearing In

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) and Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D) sued...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

New York City is not for sale.

Our new ad begins airing tomorrow.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 9h

I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.

So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.

Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 9h

As a Senate candidate, Fetterman guaranteed voters he’d be a reliable Dem, not another Manchin or Sinema.

Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.

Liar.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 6h

Arts & Sciences Dean says WashU will not sign Trump’s higher ed compact as-is - Student Life www.studlife.com/news/2025/10...

Arts & Sciences Dean says WashU will not sign Trump’s higher ed compact as-is - Student Life

Dean of WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, Feng Sheng Hu, told faculty at a meeting on Tuesday that Chancellor Andrew D. Martin does not plan to sign the Trump administration’s compact for higher edu...

www.studlife.com

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Sigmanphi @sigmanphi.bsky.social · 8h

#trump #gop #politics #news #usa #republicans

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 8h

As @chrislhayes.bsky.social has pointed out, the destruction of the East Wing is a highly visible demonstration of how Trump is just straight-up doing illegal shit without even bothering to pretend to have any authority to do it. He's acting like a king and many elites are just...letting him.

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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 8h

Yes there's been pushback recently but a lot of people waited until the fucking guy was actively reenacting the crimes enumerated in the Declaration of Independence to do anything

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 8h

“Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with President Trump's impact on the economy, immigration, race relations and the nation's global standing.”

Even 30% of Republicans don’t want this
www.axios.com/newsletters/...

“2. 🚨 Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track

A split bar chart showing the share of Americans who say things are headed in the wrong direction, from a survey conducted in August and September 2025. Roughly 60% all Americans say aspects of the government and economy are headed in the wrong direction, with about 90% of Democrats and 25% of Republicans in agreement.
Data: PRRI. Chart: Axios Visuals
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with President Trump's impact on the economy, immigration, race relations and the nation's global standing, Axios' Russell Contreras writes from a new poll with a big, broad sample.

Even among Republicans, a significant share — nearly 30% — gave Trump low marks on the economy and how the government is functioning.@

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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 8h

I personally don't care that much about preserving the White House, but keep coming back to this image of pointless destruction. This is going to be on the cover of a book someday

Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 23h

Nothing captures the current state of U.S. democracy as accurately as this (real) picture of the White House.

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Ruth @ruthr1.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t claim to understand the legal details but the implications are very straightforward and it’s a great read !

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

New in PN: Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace

"After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."

Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace

She's bad at media, and even worse at law.

www.publicnotice.co

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

“They attack him for everything,” he says, brushing off the president publicly demanding a quarter billion in taxpayer money.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ?

MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*

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