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We Are AMERICA! I Love my country!!!

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5h

Come ON

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h

The New York Times knows crime is not “out of control” in major U.S. cities — in fact, crime is way down from past years and decades — but NYT amplifies JD Vance’s lie without a fact check.
It’s journalism malpractice that helps the fascists.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6d

My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social:

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

From the federal court to the Nobel Prize Committee, everyone agrees that Donald Trump and his administration lack integrity and credibility.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

now do jan 6th

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

these guys haaaaaaate free speech

Politico @politico.com · 2d

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Their complaints that Dems oppose the “rural hospital fund” are so hilarious.

Kind of like: “I’m going to burn down your house and give you a chocolate chip cookie instead.”

“That sounds terrible.”

“What you don’t like chocolate chip cookies!?”

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

I was in the Naugatuck Valley today to support our candidates in Ansonia, Derby and Seymour. Some good pickup chances there for Dems!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 11h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Facts are proof of the Truth.

Don’t Post About Crimes @katerosebee.bsky.social · 11h

I like this ICE reporting acronym much better than prior ones: “CLEAR.”
C - count
L - location
E - equipment, incl clothing
A - activity
R - report time

Graphic from Oregon Worker Relief and Oregon For All:

Reporting ICE activity?
Be CLEAR!

Count: "3 officers, 1 van"
Location: "SE 2nd & Morrison, Portland"
Equipment: "Blue uniforms that say ICE, white van unmarked*
Activity: "Officers are checking IDs"
Report time: "245pm, Feb 2"

Share facts, not fear.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

In the long, trade-war debate of “Who Holds the Cards?”, US officials are admitting they tried to reach out to China and essentially got the Heisman.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

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M.T. Nestor @mt-nestor.bsky.social · 14h

This!!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

True bravery!

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Josh Dakota 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 @joshdakota.bsky.social · 1d

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Zandra.Bluesky 420buddy @zandra-b.bsky.social · 21h

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 6h

1984: Ministry of Truth
2025: Ministry of Truth Social

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LynnMac 🐞🇨🇦📎 @lynnmaccanada.bsky.social · 11h

Mom's Butter Tart recipe, as promised:

Just prepare your favourite double crust pastry recipe for the tart shells. Enjoy!! 😋🍁

LynnMac 🐞🇨🇦📎 @lynnmaccanada.bsky.social · 26d

My Mom's Butter Tart recipe; and some other butter tart recipes from Canadian Living magazine:
Enjoy one of our Canadian traditions!🍁❤️

www.canadianliving.com/food/baking-...

Mom's Butter Tart recipe:
1/3 C butter
1 C packed brown sugar
2Tbsp cream
1/2 C raisins or currents (optional)
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
(1/2 C chopped walnuts or pecans)
Please let me know if you'd like the method.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 15h

The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 4h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

ICE deployed tear gas near a church in a residential neighborhood in Chicago.

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 1d

100s of #CDC employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe.
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded

The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...

www.statnews.com

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

n.pr

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Forbes @forbes.com · 8h

Solar winds escaping from cooler regions of the sun could impact the aurora on Sunday night.

Northern Lights Forecast: These States Could See The Aurora Borealis Tonight After Geomagnetic Storms

Solar winds escaping from cooler regions of the sun could impact the aurora on Sunday night.

www.forbes.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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