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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16h

“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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 1d

It is a very short step from the military killing alleged drug traffickers off the coast of Venezuela to the military, ICE, or others killing people inside the US for crimes, real or imagined, as directed by the president.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

kris.and.dave
Kris and Dave

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

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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otterhat.bsky.social @otterhat.bsky.social · 22h

Vive le Ribbetlucion!

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Burnt2Death @bernadettehalt.bsky.social · 23h

🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
🐸🐸 RIB-SIST!!!! 🐸🐸
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 1d

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 18h

"In unison."

Amen.

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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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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17h

From Hopium:
- Gov. Janet Mills jumps into the Maine Senate race
- DNC launches new campaign on Trump's terrible tariffs
- Further signs of Trump's Congressional coalition cracking
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www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/little-cra...

Little Cracks Can Become Big Cracks, Janet Mills Jumps Into Maine Senate Race, DNC Launches Campaign Against Trump's Tariffs

I'm joining Adam Klasfeld live today at noon ET/Hopium paid subscribers gather tonight at 7pm ET

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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Stephen Thiroux @stthiroux.bsky.social · 1d

#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: Are you okay with the president's threat here about pulling more federal funding from NYC if Mamdani is elected?

MIKE LAWLER: This is obviously a moment where New York needs to also work with the federal government. You gotta work with the administration.

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 2d

No wannabe king is going to silence us!

Millions of Americans are taking to the streets again to say #NOKINGS

We are not spectators to history, we are making history. social.demcast.com/s/HgSL3rNf

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Maureen @liberallady5678.bsky.social · 1d

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Boomer @boomer1956.bsky.social · 2d

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
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The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

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Stephen Thiroux @stthiroux.bsky.social · 1d

#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 1d

RELEASE THE TRUMPSTEIN FILES.

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670rv @670rv.bsky.social · 1d

China Has Overtaken America
And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up
Paul Krugman
Oct 15, 2025

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China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up

paulkrugman.substack.com

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