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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 39m

A law was passed a long time ago to place a plaque on the wall to honor the officers who defended the Capitol on J6. The plaque is done and has been ready to hang up for a long time. MAGA Mike refuses to comply with that law, which is a slap in the face to every officer. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:

- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders

Topics he thinks are not serious:

- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1h

The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.

That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 58m

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 58m

TN GOV RACE — @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social (D) responds to @marshablackburn (R) attacking her by name again by pointing to Marsha’s MILLIONS from Billionaires to push their agenda attacking public schools

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham @govmlg.bsky.social · 1h

Our investments in education are delivering results. New data reveals that reading proficiency among NM students in grades 3–8 has jumped 10 points since 2022 — the biggest increase in years. Structured literacy is helping every student, in every classroom, read to succeed.

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New Mexico education officials tout rise in reading, credit structured literacy

Statewide math scores "remained largely flat," according to preliminary data, while math proficiency among high school students declined.

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

WATCH — @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “People who coming out to these #NoKingsOct18 protests are not partisan plants, they’re real Americans concerned about the direction of 🇺🇸 and this authoritarian overreach… I’m going.”

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1h

While our country suffers on Day 15 of a government shutdown courtesy of the GOP, Trump gives Argentina a $20 billion bailout at the expense of American farmers.

Re-upping my latest Substack piece on Trump’s not-so-secret sleight of hand:

open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...

Don't Cry for Me Argentina: The $20 Billion Gift to Wall Street and Buenos Aires—Paid for by American Farmers

No crying, just chuckling by Argentina as it laughs all the way to the bank, courtesy of Convicted Felon Donald Trump

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Rep. Pat Harrigan: "This No Kings rally -- that's the blue hair, anthropomorphic experiment that's gonna happen up here in Washington DC."

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 2h

SCOTUS is hearing arguments in Louisiana v. Callais today – a case that could profoundly impact voting rights and anti-discrimination protections as we know them.

Here’s everything you need to know ⬇️

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Ymani Simmons @ymani.bsky.social · 1h

What. A. Piece. Of. Work. He. Is.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 2h

Your tax dollars and mine are being used to thank President Trump. That’s right, the biggest political ad spender of 2025 is DHS using your money.
www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.

www.axios.com

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Nature @nature.com · 2h

As the world’s population grows and towns and cities spread, the associated increase in wastewater treatment comes with an overlooked environmental cost: greenhouse-gas emissions

go.nature.com/3KJtJgT

Wastewater treatment produces surprising amounts of greenhouse gases

Emissions from the process could balloon unless efforts are made to mitigate them.

go.nature.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

ICE setting up raids outside churches. Trump’s America. 🇺🇸

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 2h

So far this term, records document nearly $1 million spent protecting Trump and his family members at Trump properties and entertainment events and on vacation, with payments to Trump properties making up around 10% of that total.

Secret Service has spent nearly $100k at Trump properties - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

The Secret Service spent nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money at Trump properties in the first months of his second term.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 1h

DOJ removes another prosecutor from key office that indicted James Comey and Letitia James, source says

www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-pro...

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 1h

We deserve someone who will actually work for us.

tvbaby.bsky.social @tvbaby.bsky.social · 2h

@fpwellman.bsky.social

VOTE for Fred Wellman if you’re in his future district.

Ann cares about Ann. Everything else she does if performative.

Ann Wagner (R) Congress sending inflammatory nonsense in an email.

Ann Wagner (R) Congress sending inflammatory nonsense in an email.
Blames the democrats for shutdown and acts as if her cohorts care about our military and women and children.

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Ymani Simmons @ymani.bsky.social · 1h

Being ANTI FASCIST is a foundational truth of this Republic, Mikey.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Ymani Simmons @ymani.bsky.social · 1h

Is there ANYTHING that Mike Johnson does know about?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

A Bronx family lived without utilities for over 6 weeks after they were shut off without explanation.

The landlord, despite receiving severe violation notices, didn't fix the problem.

HPD couldn’t turn the utilities back on, so it issued the family a vacate order.

These Bronx Tenants Lived Six Weeks Without Water and Power. The City’s Fix? A Vacate Order

The plight of the Ramos family reveals the weaknesses in the City's system to protect tenants from unlivable conditions—and from being put out on the street.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1h

Trump has killed a total of 27 people in targeted strikes of vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

@jahimes.bsky.social and I discussed this very issue yesterday right before Trump blew up yet another boat killing all 6 aboard.

Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20h

As Felon Trump calls Democrats “terrorists,” he has also unilaterally declared cartels “designated terrorist organizations.”

@jahimes.bsky.social wants answers from the Admin about what’s going on & why Trump thinks he’s legally justified to do extrajudicial killings.

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Dems FURIOUS as Trump BYPASSES Congress With DANGEROUS Plan

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h

We’re at the Supreme Court today defending the rights of Black voters in Louisiana.

Self-identified “non-African Americans” are challenging the state’s congressional map for increasing the number of majority-Black districts from 1 to 2.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 3h

If you read the precedents Abrego Garcia is citing in seeking release from detention, you begin to realize the unreported horrors Trump's DHS/ICE is quietly committing throughout the country. Take Zavvar v Scott, for instance. ...
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Zavvar v. Scott et al, No. 1:2025cv02104 - Document 28 (D. Md. 2025)

Zavvar v. Scott et al, No. 1:2025cv02104 - Document 28 (D. Md. 2025) case opinion from the District of Maryland U.S. Federal District Court

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

EISEN: What do you think is driving the slowdown in job growth?

BESSENT: Between deportations and voluntarily deportations we've seen 2 million people leave the workforce

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