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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Mockler: I’m 23 years old, and Gen Zers have spent all of our formative years living in a political system that’s purely dysfunctional. People in my generation see the president posting memes online rather than actually negotiating with the other side.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Cool we can fund SNAP, pay air traffic controllers, ACA subsidies, all kinds of stuff. Right when we really need it. When do we get the cash?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 1d

🚨Wow - this will be huge if it bears out. Exit polls show the pro-EU D66 party has WON the Dutch election.

The far-right PVV party of Geeet Wildsrs has lost 12 seats, according to exit polls.

Huge if true.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

The bottom line is that the GOP absolutely cannot be trusted to deal with any societal problem.

They lead with cruelty and focus exclusively on how to package private greed as public service.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Everybody's talking about Dem strategy, so here's something to add to the mix.

I start with this premise: The best and most reliable indicator of whether someone will vote red or blue is the density of the place they live. More dense, more likely to be blue, & vice versa.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22h

@milestaylor.bsky.social knows first hand the danger of Trump’s authoritarian impulses

He pushed back from inside the first Trump administration & has now launched defiance.org — a bold call to action

Proud that @democracydefendersfund.org is included!

DEFIANCE.org | Defy Trump, Together

Join a club of courageous Americans taking lawful, peaceful action to defend democracy and oppose political retaliation. Support causes and stay informed with DEFIANCE.org.

defiance.org

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 22h

WATCH: “In the richest country in the history of the world…millions of people are going to say, ‘How am I going to feed my children?’” says Sen. Bernie Sanders, warning that SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans will lapse Nov. 1 if Trump and Republicans don’t act.

‘Unspeakable’: Bernie SLAMS Trump over ‘hungry children' as SNAP clock ticks

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

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

Ugly. No wonder she married Stephen Miller.

And the non-reaction from @jaketapper.bsky.social is almost more appalling than her racism.

@cnn.com is clearly in a dark place.

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Kris Neri 💙 🇺🇦 🦋 🏳️‍🌈 💔 ❌👑 ☮️ 📚 @krisneri.bsky.social · 2d

That’s kind of telling, right?

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 1d

Ok. Fess up. Which one of you dropped Marjorie 3T Greene on her head over the summer? 😳

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 2d

In a shocking reality check, @wired.com is not, in fact, bankrolled by “donations from far left organizations.”

We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡

I have an even worse feeling about THIS:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..."

!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🌵Do NOT look away from the BEAUTY of HUMANITY that remains. There is nothing more beautiful than kindness and as easy as it is to lose hope, I find myself clinging to these glimmers. 💫

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

How can a United States Senator say the word “But” right after that first sentence?

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

Eric is a Missouri congressman.

He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.

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Dan Golding @dangolding.com · 2d

As the single most important news story this year, I can't wait to see the detailed and central coverage this will get in every media outlet we have

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

HUNT: The president is talking about a third term. How seriously do you take that?

GALLEGO: I don't take it seriously because he will be in violation of the Constitution and he should be arrested if he attempts to do that

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Shout out to these 2 women from McKees Rocks, PA (outside of Pittsburgh). They dragged these ICE people and the police who stood idly by as a man was disappeared.
✊🏼No Fear✊🏼 1/2

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