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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6h

Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?

And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.

Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.

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Democrats Abroad @demsabroad.bsky.social · 3h

Registering to vote from abroad is actually really fast and easy. Look! Americans abroad can vote back home so don't waste the opportunity. It's faster than making a cup of coffee and feels a lot better than doomscrolling. Go to votefromabroad.org to register today.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

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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SeldomKate @seldomkate.bsky.social · 3h

No.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 6h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 20h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19h

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 1d

Exhibit A for all the First Amendment lawsuits. x.com/statedept/st...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21h

That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 21h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Neguse: "What Trump is attempting to do is create a perception that he has all the power & create a sense of hopelessness or helplessness in the public. We've gotta resist the temptation. He's electorally unpopular. In fact, the most unpopular POTUS at this juncture than any modern POTUS in history"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tim Walz: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business ... the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Donald Trump is the one with government interference."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 1d

Stacey Abrams explaining again what is happening in the country. Day by day we are watching the takeover of this nation. Everyone needs to resist, every business, every college, every home that gets it. We must not bend America‼️

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 2d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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SeldomKate @seldomkate.bsky.social · 2d

Please pay attention to the destruction of public goods and public services.

Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 2d

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 3d

Why doesn't Donald Trump remember that he was President on January 6th, 2021?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Lary Crews ® @larycrews.bsky.social · 5d

Kanopy is a video streaming service available for free through participating public libraries and universities.
To sign up, you need a library card from a public library or a login from a university.
Kanopy can be streamed on computers, mobile phones, and smart TV apps like Roku and Apple TV.

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SeldomKate @seldomkate.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds like fun!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 5d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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SeldomKate @seldomkate.bsky.social · 4d

Tell us more about how they met!

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SeldomKate @seldomkate.bsky.social · 5d

People. Basic math here: any item with a price that drops 100% is FREE.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."