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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 5h

Wut?

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 9h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 2d

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

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Hangtight @hangtight.bsky.social · 1h

WTF

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Now we are up to $40 billion for Argentina. Can anyone stop Bessent from unilaterally sending unlimited amounts of our money to South America? And Republicans won’t even negotiate with the Democrats on health care for Americans. Where is Congress?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 6h

Vets should be made to publish prices, watchdog says.

Energy, water, internet, phone, train, banks, grocery companies publish prices, doesn't prevent profiteering.

Too many vets owned by corporations & private equity.

How about stopping takeovers, fines and cancelled licences for profiteering

Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says

Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Maple Mama @maplemama20.bsky.social · 17h

Here's my latest pack filled with all sizes of accounts. Old friends and new ones. Vetted by me! Tomorrow is pregnancy and infant loss awareness day. Please join me for the international wave of light tomorrow. 🩷💙

go.bsky.app/Nfecq5d

Pregnancy and infant Awareness day is October 15th.

Please join the international wave of light by lighting a candle at 7:00 p.m. your time zone for 1 hour. Then we can have a wave of light for all the babies

We Remember ALL the Babies Taken Too Soon

@maplemama20 bsky.social

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Bill 📎 @williamsternitzky.bsky.social · 16h

Arizona attorney general demands Mike Johnson seat Adelita Grijalva share.google/R17qwPgFxQQS...

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 16h

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Lee Heffner @leeheffer.bsky.social · 16h

The truest thing ever said.

Canat223 @canat23.bsky.social · 16h

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Nancy @nancyapfe.bsky.social · 16h

Amy S✌️💙 @saintsophia.bsky.social · 17h

I am so proud of us! Sending out love and support every minute.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban — a major procedural win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who say the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Indiana GOP’s Student ID Ban

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 1d

Russia ready for 'hot confrontation' with Europe at any moment, German intelligence head warns. "We can’t simply wait and assume that a potential Russian attack won't come before 2029," German intelligence chief Martin Jaeger said. "We’re already under fire today."
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Russia ready for 'hot confrontation' with Europe at any moment, German intelligence head warns

"We can’t simply wait and assume that a potential Russian attack won't come before 2029," German intelligence chief Martin Jaeger said. "We’re already under fire today."

kyivindependent.com

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

The U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean is the largest there since the 1989 American invasion of Panama. And it isn’t over.

See Advanced Weaponry the U.S. Is Deploying to the Caribbean

The U.S. military buildup includes F-35B jets, reaper drones and 10,000 troops—too few to invade Venezuela but enough to support more airstrikes.

on.wsj.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Sarah C. Jones @sarahcjones.bsky.social · 1d

THIS IS NOT OK.

Mike Lowe @mike-lowe.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is a bloodthirsty war criminal. I can't believe him and Miller are getting away with this.

apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

apnews.com

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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 1d

Despite the ceasefire agreement, Israel continues to slaughter Palestinians in Gaza.

The egregious breaches of the so-called peace plan cannot be ignored and those responsible must be brought to justice.

Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza strikes

Attack on Gazans inspecting homes comes days after fragile ceasefire goes into effect

www.ft.com

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

“Cases such as that of Leonardo García Venegas, a US citizen who has just filed a lawsuit against ICE for detaining him not once but twice in Baldwin, Alabama. The agents argued that Venegas’ REAL ID was fake.”

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

“America’s Voice highlighted some 15 cases of citizens who have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), some violently, despite having identification,” writes Maribel Hastings: www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Citizenship Is No Protection Against Trump's Deportation Machine | Common Dreams

It seems that those who do not fit the racial profile of a "true" American, even if they are citizens of this country, are also considered "enemy within," judging by the way they trample on their righ...

www.commondreams.org

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Matt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 1d

DEAR LORD!

This should be considered a MASSIVE red flag on our economy.

And don't buy the Righto lie on this story. Many of the people are working, and they just can't afford the basics. When minimum wages are so low for so many... finance.yahoo.com/news/gofundm...

GoFundMe CEO says economy is so challenged people are raising money to buy food

GoFundThis: Some surprising items have begun to make the list for crowdfunding lately, according to this CEO.

finance.yahoo.com

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

Some very big news this morning: the documentary film on which I was Impact Producer concerning Joe Manchin and his evisceration of the Democratic Party to benefit big energy and poison WV is now available for streaming on Prime.

www.primevideo.com/detail/Runni...

Watch Running for the Mountains online – Prime Video

An eye-opening documentary reveals how fossil fuel extraction and deregulation have irreparably harmed Appalachia and set the stage for environmental destruction nationally. Dynamic footage and underc...

www.primevideo.com

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Eliminate the press. Control the flow of information, so you can shape the narrative. Ensure that people only hear what the government tells them, and start to believe it without questioning the source-because nobody is there to challenge its veracity.

Right out of the fascist playbook

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Susan Lauer @susanl.bsky.social · 1d

Can YOU attend Indivisible North County San Diego's event, “Vigil at Main gate of Camp Pendleton” - sign up now to remind our troops what it means to support them and Veterans! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Vigil at Main gate of Camp Pendleton · Indivisible

- Activated June 09 2024 by U.S. Marine veteran to maintain a visible presence demanding accountability of violations for the Posse Comitatus Act using a false narrative pretext of the Insurrection Ac...

www.mobilize.us

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Sarah C. Jones @sarahcjones.bsky.social · 1d

This is a profoundly shameful moment in our country.

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

You know who hates America

The guys who took healthcare away from millions of Americans

The ones who CUT billions of dollars for programs like cancer research and FEMA

Who sit and watch the president use military troops to attack our cities

That’s Mike Johnson

HE hates America

NO KINGS
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Sarah C. Jones @sarahcjones.bsky.social · 1d

A truly intriguing conversation re: tech bros.

"AB: … I think that we need better political organization around going after oligarchs and concentrated wealth specifically.
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BH: … [W]e have to remember that the Achilles heel of the broligarchs, of all fascist leaders, is they want to be liked."

Project 2025, Silicon Valley & Tech’s AI War on Democracy

Adam Becker, Brooke Harrington, and I Answer Your Questions tech extremist politics

www.thenerdreich.com

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Dr. Fred J. Calef III @mapperwocky.bsky.social · 1d

“Restructuring” because the Whitehouse and their allies choose destruction of all the good parts of the United States federal government because it won’t make them a personal profit. Also, they hate science, people who do good things for everyone instead of for them only, and actual reality.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 2d

NASA unit JPL to lay off about 550 workers, citing restructure

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research and development lab funded by NASA — the federal space agency — and managed by the Caltech.

cnb.cx

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Sarah C. Jones @sarahcjones.bsky.social · 1d

Columbus bragged in letters about raping 9-year-old girls & selling them into slavery.
So of course, Trump is using him to replace Indigenous Peoples' Day, calling Columbus the "first American hero."
Maybe he can rename it, Trump-Epstein-Columbus Day.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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