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Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 11h

www.blueamp.co/p/jd-vance-c... Court Jester Of Fabrication/Fake Fury

"You could tell JD didn’t believe a word exiting his talkhole.
His problem is Trump has one skill..reading a room. There's no way he couldn't smell JD's cologne: Desperation

So could George. Who cut JD's feed and to commercial"

JD Vance: Court Jester Of Fabrication & Fake Fury Gets Shut Down

So bad at lying he makes Ted Cruz seem legit. Kisses so much Trump arse his lips are chapped worse than Lindsey's

www.blueamp.co

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: The NYT fights back!

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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 22h

#USNavy250
The USS Constitution sailing under its own power in Boston Harbor for the 200th anniversary of its launch in 1797.

I had the honor and privilege to go onboard her while an active duty sailor in 1988.

The Constitution is still an active US Navy commissioned vessel.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 1d

📣 RE-UP/SHARE: *do not stop talking about this*.

Brave survivors fight to get the #Epstein / #Maxwell files released.

Pious Mike Johnson doesn't want the House to hold a vote, even after meeting w/survivors! He's a #PedoProtector.

📺 60 Min Australia Epstein Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 1d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 1d

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Pixels&AlchemyPhotography @pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social · 16h

Fireworks
I JUST got back from a LONG walk because the sun is out! 😎
I believe this is a #Sweetgum #Tree.
#FallColor #PNW #Photography

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Melissa Sickmund @sickmund.bsky.social · 11h

Still makes me laugh!

Flipturns 🏊‍♀️ 📷 🦋 @flipturns.bsky.social · 12h

Dial An #Atheist

#Stand-UpSkit
#Humor
#BobNewhart
#LegendaryComedians

youtu.be/cqTJy1w3iqA?...

BOB NEWHART "DIAL AN ATHEIST" STAND-UP SKIT 1969

YouTube video by Historic Films Stock Footage Archive

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20h

The Atlantic is the latest news organization that refuses to sign the Pentagon's new press pass policy.

Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg says the new restrictions violate the First Amendment and the rights of Americans to know how the taxpayer-funded military is being deployed.

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Melissa Sickmund @sickmund.bsky.social · 12h

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

gene kelly is antifa

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weasel307 @weasel307.bsky.social · 1d

👻👋🏼 🤭

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

How fashy do you have to be for the Washington Post to refuse to sign your pre-clearance policy? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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NPR @npr.org · 15h

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 1d

Let's get this straight: Speaker Johnson canceled session and refuses to swear in Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva, who would be the 218th signer of the discharge petition to force a vote to release the Epstein files.

Bring us back in session, release the files, and let's open the government.

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Keyser Lauze 🇨🇦 @keyserlauze.bsky.social · 13h

Another contribution to #MossyMonday madness!💚🌿🌲🌿💚

"Two Trees
A portion of your soul has been
entwined with mine
A gentle kind of togetherness, while
separately we stand"

- Janet Miles

#poetry #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #green #westcoast #trees #moss #iseemoss

Dappled sunlight, through the trees, highlights all the forest greens. Sister trees, wearing a mossy dress. Just to look pretty, no one to impress. The trees all around admire the pair, never have they seen sisters so fair.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Bernard Taylor @btaylorforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

As a parent of a child with autism, this isn’t just politics, it’s personal.

The federal gov’t firing special-needs staff in the Dept. of Education is a direct blow to families like mine. Our kids deserve better.

In Congress, I’ll fight to protect & fully fund special education.

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Katherine Herring @herringk.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! You took it to the streets and delivered! Excellent team work.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org