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Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 46m

I dont understand why he gets to just do this & it’s ok.

Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 52m

Trump news at a glance: Administration will produce list of ‘Democrat programs’ to be closed due to shutdown. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump news at a glance: Administration will produce list of ‘Democrat programs’ to be closed due to shutdown

Mike Johnson says he won’t negotiate with Democrats as government shutdown enters second week. Key US politics stories from 14 October 2025

www.theguardian.com

Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 47m

It doesn’t matter how well they argue when the supreme court has already been paid by Trump to have a specific decision

Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 47m

Well this article is depressing. There’s like a 0% chance that ppl of color will have a voice in red states for the midterms.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket.

Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah we meed to start ignoring what they say atp they’re bought and paid for.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12h

California just banned employers from forcing workers to pay a debt, fee, or penalty to leave their job.

Bosses have increasingly been trapping workers with debts incurred in training and other exploitative fees.

Now that's illegal in the nation's biggest state.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 1h

I was just gonna say…ummmmm

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Politico @politico.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Luigi is a folk hero! 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 @seriesjunkie.bsky.social · 16h

Hello everyone.

Antifa is not a real organization.

Proud Boys are.

Oath Keepers are.

Patriot Front is.

KKK is.

Heritage Foundation is.

Antifa is not.

Thanks for your attention.

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Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social · 6h

Elections aren’t every 4 years or every 2 years, they’re every year. In California we have a special election for prop 50 and it’s a YES. If Texas can gerrymander then we should be able to. I know my comments will be filled with bots, but I won’t be intimidated. Our democracy is vanishing❤️

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 4h

That’s still 1,000 employees😭stop firing everyone who makes shit efficient

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Gregory Mansfield @ghmansfield.bsky.social · 5h

Once you have called disabled people a burden, you have facilitated the devaluation, dehumanization and death of disabled people.

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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 5h

DHS claims Cartels are issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE & CBP agents

abcnews.go.com/US/cartels-i...

Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents: DHS

Drug cartels have "disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel," according to a press release from DHS.

abcnews.go.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

I'm not afraid. Come and get me, Donald.

I will stand up for the law and the Constitution. That’s what we do in the State of Illinois.

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Spiffy @spiffypeach.bsky.social · 4h

I agree.