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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 8h

DJT is perfectly aware of the facts. But 77 million Americans believe every single word.
They cannot be convinced of the GOP's venality in all things.
If we are going to claw our way out of this we need to bury the GOP'ers at the polls in every election from park board to the White House.

The David Pakman Show @thedavidpakmanshow.bsky.social · 20h

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 13h

John Oliver sounded the alarm this week on how secret donations to presidential libraries provide cover for bribery. We couldn’t agree more.

It’s time to close the library loophole — and you can help.

Read this story and much more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds.

John Oliver rips presidential library loophole

Plus: There shouldn’t be secret law. Pam Bondi didn’t get the memo

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you Mr Fox. Tell your friends and repost!

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 10h

In addition to constant doom scrolling, what if we used our White Privilege for good?

That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 13h

For all of you waiting for Black people to “do something”, well here’s your opportunity to join up.

Join us for @blackoutthesystem.bsky.social

That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 13h

#blackoutthesystem is back.
You all saw what an economic boycott did for Jimmy Kimmel; see if you can do the same thing to protect your freedom and your life.

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 13h

For all of you waiting for Black people to “do something”, well here’s your opportunity to join up.

Join us for @blackoutthesystem.bsky.social

That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 13h

#blackoutthesystem is back.
You all saw what an economic boycott did for Jimmy Kimmel; see if you can do the same thing to protect your freedom and your life.

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Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 15h

Incredible and sad for California

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 15h

It's Sunday, so let's preach a bit

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10h

The increased purchases come as new export controls of rare earths and other key materials for defense and technology manufacturing were unveiled by China’s Ministry of Commerce last week.

Pentagon Looking to Buy $1 Billion in Critical Minerals, FT Says

The Pentagon is looking to buy as much as $1 billion of critical minerals to stockpile, the Financial Times reported, citing public filings published in recent months by the Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

That line, “there’s more that unites us than divides us,” can sound like a cliché. But right now, it hits.

All of us want affordable healthcare. Nobody can afford premiums that triple. Nobody wants to see service members standing in food pantry lines.

Party divides completely fade on these issues.

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 10h

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Postcards for America @postcards4usa.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve got to hand it to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - he’s doing some @aoc.bsky.social level campaigning.
As far as I can tell from socials, this was one of at least 5 events he had today and he still stood smiling in the rain while Drag Queen Plasma did her whole song!
And then gave a great speech!

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 11h

The GOP was never a serious governing party.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13h

Find a rally. Show up.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 11h

Hey @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social we knew all of that.

What are you doing about it?

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 12h

Worth your time.

SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 11h

Helpers today look like this:

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 11h

Republicans are doing all of this on purpose. Their goal is to further enrich the oligarchs, bankrupt the farmers, home owners and small businesses and make us all sicker so we can't fight back.

And they will keep doing it until you stop them.

@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social

GeorgiaDeeMick @georgiadeemick.bsky.social · 11h

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Barbara Boxer @realbarbaraboxer.bsky.social · 14h

GOP leaders say they are the healthcare party. Whoops! They meant the STOP people from getting health care party. They tried to kill Social Security,Medicare, Medicaid & Obamacare. But of course, trust them on healthcare, democracy, equality, opportunity, prosperity,education infrastructure. NOT!

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 11h

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Jess 🏳️‍⚧️ @jess-does-lyfe.bsky.social · 19h

From what I learned (also from private school) - the flip side of this is also meaningful.

The presumption of guilt and punishment enacted by the powerful does not mean one is guilty.

It means simply that one has been deemed an outsider.

And outsiders lose.

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 21h

Sorry went to private school and seeing too much of this

The presumption of innocence and grace granted by enablers isn’t empathy

It’s moral self indulgence at the expense of others

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h

Terrified he died but delighted that it’s just him talking about cocaine

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 12h

Tim Curry was a 20-something stage actor living in London in the seedy, sex-drenched 1970s when he auditioned for a new B-movie musical called “The Rocky Horror Show.” In a new interview, Curry discusses the cult classic, David Bowie, Studio 54, and more. http://nyer.cm/Z9RkgrI

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Bon Hanson @bonhanson.bsky.social · 12h

Canadians will be protesting in solidarity with our American friends on October 18th at No Tyrants rallies in Vancouver, BC, as well as in Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario. Stronger together.

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 1d

“Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an "astonishing rate," scientists have found, raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been underestimated.”

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica

New seeps of methane are being discovered at an "astonishing rate," scientists have found.

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 11h

The thing is, 77 million America voters, believe her.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.

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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...

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