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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 2h

Good.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: California Gov. Gavin Newsom just announced that he'll deploy the California National Guard and California Volunteers "on a humanitarian mission to support food banks as the federal government shutdown delays food benefits for millions of California families."

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3h

This is a big deal… my congressman has been in DC for 24 years and hasn’t held a Townhall since 2012.

His rural constituents are standing up.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 7h

This 22nd Day Of Your Shutdown
Chump,Would Be A Great Day To
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

I’ve posted about the Epstein files every day for many months, I write about the Epstein files every day, and we talk about the Epstein files every week on the pod.

And I won’t stop until the full, unredacted (except for victim/witness info) files have been released.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 2h

SNAP benefits are essential.

And I believe that ALL school lunches should be free.

No application necessary.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3h

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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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 3h

Really?????!!?
I don’t think so, mike.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson shamelessly lies: "We strengthened Medicaid. We improved healthcare access and we lowered premiums with our legislation."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91.

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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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

Federal agents from ICE and HSI—some in military fatigues and masks—descended on Chinatown today in an aggressive and reckless raid on immigrant street vendors.

Once again, the Trump administration chooses authoritarian theatrics that create fear, not safety. It must stop.

Federal agents descend on Chinatown in apparent raid

The raid follows recent federal arrests at a Midtown migrant shelter, part of what officials call a broader push to “restore law and order” in New York City.

gothamist.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 19h

As recently as nine months ago I would’ve laughed off the idea that House Republicans might simply refuse to seat duly elected House Democrats and yet here we are. Hard not to see this as a trial run!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 16h

Have been predicting this for several days. VERY important lawsuit.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 19h

This lawsuit, which demands that the House of Representatives finally seat Rep. Adelita Grijalva, has, um, fairly major implications for our democracy's survival in 2026 and beyond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This case is about whether someone duly elected to the House – who indisputably
meets the constitutional qualifications of the office – may be denied her rightful office simply
because the Speaker has decided to keep the House out of “regular session.”
2. If the Speaker were granted that authority, he could thwart the peoples’ choice of
who should represent them in Congress by denying them representation for a significant portion
of the two-year term provided by the Constitution.
3. Fortunately, the Constitution does not give that authority to the Speaker—or anyone
else

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 17h

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

The man who doesn’t read and can’t handle a briefing furloughed the people guarding America’s most dangerous weapons.

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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 4h

iswydt 😉

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

By the way—everything I ever sent any of you on this app is off record. You guys aren't journalists so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Raskin with Jeffries: "It's an alarming situation where now we have many of these January 6 defendants who have been picked up on other defenses. The Department of Justice is not zealously prosecuting them for other crimes they have committed ... it's a very dangerous situation."

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 5h

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

“If Obama had done this fix would’ve declared World War 3”

💯

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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 4h

Wow!

The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 4h

Germany said it would step in and temporarily cover the salaries of 11,000 local employees of the U.S. Armed Forces working inside the NATO ally amid the ongoing federal government shutdown in the U.S.

Government shutdown: NATO ally offers to pay salaries of 11,000 employees

Germany has offered to pay 11,000 U.S. army local employees working inside the NATO ally amid the U.S. federal government shutdown.

www.newsweek.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Adelita Grijalva: "There is so much that cannot be done until I'm sworn in. So every moment that passes that I'm not able to provide constituent services or be a voice for Arizona, I cannot bring the issues forward that they send me here to do."

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 20h

In a matter of hours, folks will start receiving notices about their skyrocketing 2026 marketplace health care premium costs.

I’m fighting to stop rates from soaring, but I need your help. Go to kaine.senate.gov to share your new rate and how it will impact you and your family.

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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 13h

Yes! 💪💪💪

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h

By the way, if the administrator of DOGE would like to text me, I’m on Signal at annabower.24!!

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Beth Peaka’sMom @sassyvan.bsky.social · 13h

🥹🥰
Soooo super adorable!