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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

The propaganda spewing from Trump's departments and agencies blaming Democrats for the government shutdown is blatantly illegal. We have the Hatch Act for a reason. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-regime-is-wildly-violating

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Brady | United Against Gun Violence @bradyunited.org · 21h

The federal government is closed, but that’s not stopping NRA-backed lawmakers from quietly building support for a deadly bill to allow anyone, anywhere, to carry loaded, hidden firearms in public.

Act now to urge your Representative to OPPOSE a concealed carry mandate!

URGE CONGRESS: Oppose Hidden, Loaded Firearms Everywhere!

Brady is uniting Americans against gun violence. We invite everyone who wants to end our epidemic of gun violence to take action, not sides.

www.bradyunited.org

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

AOC: The problem is that the Trump administration, they think that destroying our health care, making sure that housing is too expensive to live in, that jacking up the cost of our groceries—they think all of this is about hurting Democrats. What they are doing is hurting Americans

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

BERNIE: “I worry we are increasingly becoming an oligarchic form of society, where a very small # of people control our economy + have huge influence over both political parties. if there was ever a time to stand up for working families and prevent authoritarianism, this is it.”

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WhimsyMonger @whimsymonger.bsky.social · 14h

‘Kinzinger explained how the "scandal machine" works to gin up fake outrage for "the angry and uninformed" by labeling routine actions as outrageous, collapsing timelines and deliberately conflating events to imply shadowy machinations, and then trotting out old news as "bombshell" discoveries.’

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14h

www.rawstory.com/trump-jan-6-...

'Don't fall for it': Ex-GOP lawmaker exposes a 'cheap magic trick' targeting Trump enemies

Adam Kinzinger exposed the "cheap magic trick" right-wing media figures are pulling to hype up an alleged conspiracy against President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies.Scandal-plagued reporter John So...

www.rawstory.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h

🚨IRS, FBI, Federal Marshals, MPD, DEA, ICE, HLS, and ATF here to “investigate” this woman. Suspicious for being black? The regime has made their white supremacism clear. The time for us to reject it is NOW!

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

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 23h

JD Vance - it was a "college group chat."

Peter Giunta – Chief of Staff in NY Assembly

Joe Maligno – Staffer in New York state court system

William Hendrix – Vice Chair, Kansas Young Republicans

Bobby Walker – Vice Chair, NY State Young Republicans

Samuel Douglass – Vermont State Senator

Republicans embroiled in leaked chat controversy:
Top left – Samuel Douglass
Top right – William Hendrix
Bottom left – Peter Giunta
Bottom right – Bobby Walker

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WhimsyMonger @whimsymonger.bsky.social · 14h

There is no going back, it was already broken… Things will need to change.

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.

The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.

The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20h

More Peronism from the White House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

U.S. to Take Control of More Companies to Counter China

www.nytimes.com

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 16h

$40 billion could modernize water systems in every lead-poisoned town in the US and bring high-speed internet to rural America, but instead it's going towards bailing out Argentina

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WhimsyMonger @whimsymonger.bsky.social · 15h

I know there is a LOT going on, but we can’t let things like this slide

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

😡😡😡😡

WhimsyMonger @whimsymonger.bsky.social · 15h

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 19h

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 20h

There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.

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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 16h

ICE agents detain 44-year-old woman because agents said the woman did not look like someone with her last name. Maria Greeley seized, zip-tied after work shift despite having in possession a US passport.

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

newrepublic.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Bailing out Bessent’s billionaire friends on Wall Street from their bad investments is much more important.

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WhimsyMonger @whimsymonger.bsky.social · 1d

Rural hospital closures are about to be an epidemic

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 2d

This is the face of the health care crisis in America.

It’s what I’m fighting to change.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceUnited

Brava, Terri Lesley! The former director of the Campbell County (Wyoming) Public Library System has won a $700,000 settlement over her dismissal for refusing to censor books addressing sexuality and gender identity.

www.lawcommentary.com/articles/for...

Former Wyoming Library Director Wins $700,000 Settlement After Termination Over LGBTQ+ Book Dispute | Law Commentary

A former Wyoming library director who opposed efforts to restrict access to books with sexual and LGBTQ+ themes will receive $700,000 in a settlement with county officials, ending a two-year legal dis...

www.lawcommentary.com

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WhimsyMonger @whimsymonger.bsky.social · 1d

We should have a universal basic income, healthcare for all and treat EVERYONE with dignity and respect.

Gregory Mansfield @ghmansfield.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d

Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.

The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.

nature

NEWS

12 October 2025

Coral die-off marks Earth's first climate
'tipping point', scientists say

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

By Jeff Tollefson

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I remember when Joe Biden traveled to 8 cities for 14 appearances in 9 days after the June debate and then did a 90 minute UN brief but the media still relentlessly hounded him. Where's that media? At a Jake Tapper book talk?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump had a lot of travel the last two days and he looked it today (Getty)

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Sylvia Greier @sylviagreier.bsky.social · 1d

www.rawstory.com/trump-suprem...

Supreme Court may hand Trump 'powerful' tool guaranteeing GOP 27 House seats: analysis

The Supreme Court is set to hear Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday, marking a rare re-argument in a voting rights dispute that could undermine one of the last protections against racial vote dilution ...

www.rawstory.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.

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