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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 1h

⚠️ ORANGE COUNTY - ELECTION ALERT ⚠️
Only 20 days left.
Only 8% of ballots returned.
The race is neck and neck.
Your vote has never been more important. Please, take 5 minutes to complete your ballot, SIGN IT, and return it today. Our Nation is counting on us.

Orange County CA - Ballot Update
10-15-2025

Ballots Issued: 1,916,797
Ballots Returned: 159, 177 % of Ballots Returned: 8.3%
Democratic Ballots Returned: 65,114
Republican Ballots Returned: 57,105
Number of Days til Nov. 4: 20

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 40m

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 37m

20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?

All while the US government is shut down.

"America First," amirite?

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 35m

First responders and reservoir managers in California are flying blind during storm season because Donald Trump thought it was a good idea to take a chainsaw to federal forecasting services.

We're doing all we can to fill those gaps and protect communities from winter floods.

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Kasey R @schwroark.bsky.social · 1h

No Kings💙

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Something else that has never happened before in American history, as the Trump admin continues to piss on the Bill of Rights while Republicans in Congress continue to remain silent. Another thing to protest on Saturday.

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Francis Ford Copulate @francis-f-copulate.bsky.social · 3h

does anyone think that dumb little glue-eating dipshit wrote a single word of it himself

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Kasey R @schwroark.bsky.social · 1h

I'm attending MoveOn's event, “MoveOn: Volunteer Network Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

MoveOn: Volunteer Network Call · MoveOn

Welcome to MoveOn's Volunteer Network Call (VNC)! Join us on the third Monday of each month for our monthly community call. These calls offer a platform for activists and supporters to stay informed a...

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Kasey R @schwroark.bsky.social · 1h

Please🙏

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Francis Ford Copulate @francis-f-copulate.bsky.social · 3h

sure dude piss it all away

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 1d

It is “the right of the people to peaceably assemble.”

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 9h

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h

BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered.

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown. U.S.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Kaine: "We should not be allowing the president to create a secret enemies list and make the unilateral decision about whether to kill people without sharing that information at least with the Armed Service and Intel committees. So this is very troubling."

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 3h

Tesla is sitting on nearly a billion dollars of unsold Cybertrucks. Now Elon's using the imaginary value of SpaceX and xAI to bail out Tesla... While asking Tesla investors for a blank check to "invest" in xAI. The entire empire is a giant scam. #teslatakedown www.dailykos.com/story/2025/1...

Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to ... himself

You wanna see a dead body? Third-quarter sales numbers for Tesla’s misbegotten Cybertruck are in, and it is definitely spooky season for tech titan Elon Musk, who moved only 5,385 of the hideous ...

www.dailykos.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 4h

After promising that he’ll ‘never do anything to hurt our farmers,’ Trump’s reckless trade war has put American farmers in crisis. Democrats are fighting for farmers while Trump is looking out for himself.

Soybean Farmer Explains Trump’s Trade War

YouTube video by The Democrats

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6h

Crime is down in San Francisco thanks to California Highway Patrol's ongoing efforts with local partners to seize illicit drugs and remove firearms from our streets.

With strong state investments and community partnerships, our work to make our neighborhoods safer and more secure is paying off.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1d

Homicides in San Francisco are continuing to drop, according to city data, and could be the lowest they’ve been in decades.

San Francisco’s homicide rate is on track to be the lowest since the 1950s

Homicides in San Francisco are continuing to drop, according to city data, and could be the lowest they’ve been in decades.

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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Emma Jean Kitty @emmajeankitty.bsky.social · 4h

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

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