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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

First there was the Opium Wars. Now we have the Cooking Oil War.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h

Good luck to Bad Bunny, this is what he has to compete with in the Alternative Super Bowl halftime.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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yimabean.bsky.social @yimabean.bsky.social · 17h

Scary, so scary.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h

If anyone wonders why we call them wannabe authoritarians, here you go.

They’re now shitting on the Bill of Rights.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

yimabean.bsky.social @yimabean.bsky.social · 17h

Excellent example of coercive control.

marymary🍁🍁🍁🍁 @marymarymary.bsky.social · 17h

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 18h

Apparently 🙄

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 19h

Robert Reich: "The flood of money into these two opaque industries, AI and crypto, has propped up the U.S. stock market and, indirectly, the U.S. economy. AI and crypto have created the illusion that all is well with the economy."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Beware the Oligarch's AI Bubble

They’re likely to burst.

open.substack.com

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🌬CasuallyLucid🌀🌊 @casuallylucid.bsky.social · 17h

The definition of treat others the way you want to be treated, and instant karma

This is what they get for having so much cruelty over nothing

Over joy, and people showing care for their fellow humans

Continue to fight these thugs with this loving resistance while they implode

#Pinks
#Resist

svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

ICYMI - Eric Trump accused Jack Smith of being a time traveler 🤥

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, we indeed have a serious problem.

A tweet by Robert Reich reads:
“The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.”

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yimabean.bsky.social @yimabean.bsky.social · 17h

👏👏👏

The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 18h

If you voted for TRASHY trump...

FUCK YOU!

www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says

The findings suggest U.S. consumers will continue to struggle with high prices — something Trump had promised to address in the run-up to his re-election.

www.nbcnews.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Is TIME trolling him with this vile picture on their cover?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Phang: We know that there is a move by 99% of the Republicans locked step with Trump and countless still unidentified billionaires and politicians to keep this from moving forward. How do we know? Because Speaker Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva…

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

"I'm not ignoring facts anymore."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Donald Trump's dam is breaking. MTG is, albeit somewhat indirectly, saying publicly that the emperor is naked.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

It’s been 36 hours and I still can’t stop laughing about how Trump knows he’s going to Hell 😂

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

THIS 👇 is how it's done!

The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 1d

🚨BEST TROLL EVER!!

Our guts still hurt!! 🤣

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Julie J @j1j2.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, Oregon
NO KINGS SYLVAN
Stand Up for the Truth!
Saturday, October 18

TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 1d

#NOTHRONES
#NoCrowns
#Oregon
Portland Oregon
NO KINGS SYLVAN
Stand Up for the Truth!
Saturday, October 18
2 – 4pm PDT
Hwy 26 Sylvan Overpass
1850 SW Skyline Blvd
NOT at Starbuck's!! It's just the closest address!!
Portland, OR 97221
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

NO KINGS SYLVAN: Stand Up for the Truth! · Mobilize

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"An enormous herd, millions strong, feeding the deep roots of the prairie, making layers of soil like black gold, ruling a kingdom of bird and beast, insect and flower and water, and feeding a vast people—I see it in my mind’s eye."

Where the Buffalo Roamed

Ken Burns’s two-part documentary on the American buffalo helps us imagine our country as it could have been.

www.thebulwark.com

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bethbramble.bsky.social @bethbramble.bsky.social · 1d

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yimabean.bsky.social @yimabean.bsky.social · 1d

Every family has a dumbass.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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SuzyQ @suzyqfit4u.bsky.social · Aug 31

A picture is worth a thousand words!
This idiom has words, a picture, and it’s worth everything! Two criminals!

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yimabean.bsky.social @yimabean.bsky.social · 1d

👏👏👏👏

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown:

Portland International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport

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