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Iraq War Vet @corgwynmom.bsky.social · 13h

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h

You know they’re worried about this weekend’s turnout at the No Kings rally when they’re already making comments about it. Who’s ready for Saturday?

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15h

There’s been an active cover-up since the mid-2000s to conceal the Epstein Files.

The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.

youtu.be/7et6kS7r-T4?...

YIKES! DOJ BUSTED in Epstein COVER-UP as GOP STALLS RELEASE

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

"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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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 16h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 @pumpkin061.bsky.social · 15h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 12h

“The Republicans control the White House and Congress. The Supreme Court is as good as a rubber stamp on Trump’s agenda. But somehow, the don’t-look-at-me party in power is blaming everyone but themselves for the shutdown.”
-Dan Rather

😠“The don’t-look-at-me party in power”😠

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 13h

This is the way.

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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 22h

The so-called peace President has doubled the government expenditure for pepperballs and non-lethal rounds to be used against Americans exercising their First Amendment Rights.

#NoKings

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RichardJoseph🩵Loves💜Music🩷 @richardseymour.bsky.social · 1d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

Garcia: It’s really shocking for him to essentially lean into this possibility of a pardon. And we know why that’s the case, right? He wants to control what she says. He wants her—someone who has a ton of information on what actually happened—to perhaps… omit memories she might have of the president

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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 19h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 23h

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Sandy James @sandyjamesbooks.bsky.social · 12h

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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 1d

Let's get this straight: Speaker Johnson canceled session and refuses to swear in Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva, who would be the 218th signer of the discharge petition to force a vote to release the Epstein files.

Bring us back in session, release the files, and let's open the government.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

"If you keep pushing the envelope and keep militarizing the streets, sooner or later, you could have a massacre."

Watch the latest George Explains with @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social now.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 18h

NEW: We just filed a Hatch Act complaint against several Trump administration officials, including Karoline Leavitt, Scott Bessent, Kristi Noem and Peter Navarro, for making partisan statements about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign.

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump officials likely violated the Hatch Act by making partisan statements about Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in their official capacities.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

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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Sandy James @sandyjamesbooks.bsky.social · 12h

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h

The Earth has reached its first climate tipping point, signalling a bleak new reality for the planet that scientists had once believed was still far away. In a damning new report released on Monday, 160 international researchers warned that a point of no return has nee passed.

The world has reached its first climate tipping point

Milestone signals stark new reality for the planet – and raises the alarm about impending catastrophes

www.independent.co.uk

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