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Really looking forward to the @jasonleopold.bsky.social FOIA for the staffer's notes who put this together, DURING a shutdown.

Not least bc (as @whitehouse.senate.gov noted), the Reid Hoffman slur was false.

07.10.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 659    ๐Ÿ” 299    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Josh Hawley and Yale Law School, ladies and gentlemen.

07.10.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6279    ๐Ÿ” 1332    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 207    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

The Westminster bubble might not have seen it coming but the rest of the country has been crying out for this for years.

Well, it's here now. This our moment. ๐Ÿ’ช

Join.greenparty.org.uk

07.10.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 81    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

THIS is the energy weโ€™ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

08.10.2025 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2561    ๐Ÿ” 672    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 115    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

07.10.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6107    ๐Ÿ” 1908    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 372    ๐Ÿ“Œ 136
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๏ฟผ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

07.10.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5744    ๐Ÿ” 1462    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 173    ๐Ÿ“Œ 106
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What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

07.10.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17414    ๐Ÿ” 6192    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 632    ๐Ÿ“Œ 207

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

07.10.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8939    ๐Ÿ” 2752    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 273    ๐Ÿ“Œ 94

Finally a politician who admits when he's wrong! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ”ฅ Join.greenparty.org.uk ๐Ÿ”ฅ

07.10.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicleโ€™s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicleโ€™s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

07.10.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1667    ๐Ÿ” 492    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester โ€˜B****โ€™ before shooting her: lawyer Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

#Pinks #ProudBlue
ICE agent called woman โ€œbitchโ€ before he shot her seven times. She was not brandishing a weapon as they claimed. Why wonโ€™t they release his name? Donโ€™t let them provoke you. Record everything you can safely.
www.newsweek.com/border-patro...

07.10.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1076    ๐Ÿ” 525    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

07.10.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13814    ๐Ÿ” 4843    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 779    ๐Ÿ“Œ 221
Twee fruit

Twee fruit

My Very Dear Ones,

I write to you from near the front lines of war ravaged Portland.

08.10.2025 00:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2144    ๐Ÿ” 288    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

I'm not a conservative commentator. No Billionaire is offering me $150 million. No TV network will make me its editor in chief.

I am just a lawyer who fights hard for democracy. I built Democracy Docket to keep you informed. For $10 a month, you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

08.10.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2403    ๐Ÿ” 446    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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AG Bondi, hereโ€™s that correction you requested.

07.10.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8117    ๐Ÿ” 3083    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 613    ๐Ÿ“Œ 196
A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ , Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson !" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom , Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

07.10.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10804    ๐Ÿ” 3729    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 289    ๐Ÿ“Œ 105
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This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

07.10.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14154    ๐Ÿ” 4533    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 725    ๐Ÿ“Œ 189
A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frogโ€™s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frogโ€™s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

08.10.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3105    ๐Ÿ” 688    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 92
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Kash was begging for a Community Note

07.10.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8842    ๐Ÿ” 2342    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 199    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
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Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because Iโ€™m going to be the 218th signerโ€”he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

07.10.2025 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4502    ๐Ÿ” 1447    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 148    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

08.10.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3587    ๐Ÿ” 1074    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 121    ๐Ÿ“Œ 195
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The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

08.10.2025 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3758    ๐Ÿ” 1405    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 325    ๐Ÿ“Œ 100
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Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

07.10.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9953    ๐Ÿ” 2403    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1872    ๐Ÿ“Œ 485
Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to โ€œdefendโ€ British culture.

Itโ€™s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

08.10.2025 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 166    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

One of the problems for politicians trying to counter Trump's illegal schemes is that he has brought the military, specifically the National Guard, into it. To combat armed troops, mayors and governors must have their own armed agents. And police, local and state, have shown an affinity for Trump.

06.10.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 200    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It seems clearโ€”I think to everyone, nowโ€”that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

06.10.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14622    ๐Ÿ” 5482    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 504    ๐Ÿ“Œ 294

Agree. Agree. Agree.

08.10.2025 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1782    ๐Ÿ” 720    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter: A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them. Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

I fear if things donโ€™t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

07.10.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10757    ๐Ÿ” 3574    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 626    ๐Ÿ“Œ 279
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07.10.2025 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4745    ๐Ÿ” 1483    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 293    ๐Ÿ“Œ 87

The condescension of two-bit Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi today underscores that the only thing this administration excels at is a complete lack of self-awareness.

08.10.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5856    ๐Ÿ” 1193    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 296    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58

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