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Barb: Bring Back Democracy! 💙

@bboptop.bsky.social
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Justice must prevail over 🍊🤡’s fascistic control. I’m an atheist who cares about others. 🚫Solicitations 🚫Crypto 🚫MAGAts I take care of my 🩵 disabled husband. NYC native. Forgive me for my many typos.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8h
Pathological liars just can’t stop lying. Trump: “I’m the only president that donated his salary. They pay me $550,000 a year.” The presidential salary is $400,000. JFK and Hoover donated their salaries and didn’t rob the country blind.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
Impeach Hegseth on January 3. I don’t care if you don’t have enough senate votes to convict and remove.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 8h
We need AI regulation yesterday. The incentive driving the doom scenario is simply greed. I don't take PAC money from OpenAI, or any AI corporation, or any corporation for that matter.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
“What a crock of sh*t!” Katie Phang torches Todd Blanche after he declares, “There’s not a prosecutor in this country that should ever, ever violate a court order,” pointing to the Trump DOJ’s documented noncompliance with court orders in her OWN Epstein files lawsuit.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 7h
Jack Smith is an American patriot. Those dumb ass Senate republicans yesterday should be ashamed of themselves. I hate each and everyone of them
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
Pretty clear Hegseth’s primary mission is to transform the military ideologically by overtly indoctrinating troops with Christian nationalism and apocalyptic holy war messaging while rooting out those who don’t want to participate and just want to serve their country admirably.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h
MAGA says they only want judges born in the US. Fine. Start with Trump’s BFF, Aileen Cannon, who was born in Cali, Colombia. Let’s see how long that rule lasts.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.
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Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13h
Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 13h
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h
Way to go, California! Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill yesterday banning law enforcement (ICE) from using electric shock gloves.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Ldwpds @ldwpds.bsky.social · 11h
What a line of BS. He’s sitting on something like $400 million and he’s too f’ing cheap to pay for the ads himself. He’s got to rip off US taxpayers one more time. What a disgusting POS…
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12h
“New research from MIT details how ChatGPT is making users 'delusional' *** The study comes as ChatGPT has made headlines over allegedly causing ‘AI psychosis.’” 4/2/26… 1/
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New research from MIT details how ChatGPT is making users 'delusional'
MIT researchers looked at the potential risks of AI chatbots interacting with psychologically distressed users and whether they could actually worsen some of their symptoms.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Klobuchar: "You got this guy who clearly thinks he's got this gotcha moment. And I am sitting there listening because I was the next one up, and starting to think to myself, it's not really major sleuth here, 'I just don't think Jack Smith would lie under oath that he hadn't been at the game.'"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
Ummmm…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
Billionaires are vacuuming up all the wealth, while workers get screwed. They’re laughing in our faces while Trump steals from us and builds a ballroom. (H/T @qasimrashid.com)
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Tab Lloyd @tablloyd.bsky.social · 18h
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Jake @jake2404663.bsky.social · 18h
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All Out of Bubblegum @whatevermanman.bsky.social · 18h
Matt Gaetz tweeted that Senator Eric Schmitt, the gotcha dumbass, was an ''intellectual giant'' just before the senate hearing... 😆 I mean, they're all just a bunch of pathetic imbeciles.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 18h
Pathetic…..
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow Eric Schmitt will present proof that Trump never met Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A video of Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt looking visibly stunned during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing circulated on social media after her colleague, GOP Senator Eric Schmitt, stumbled badly in his questioning of former special counsel Jack Smith.
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Katie Britt’s reaction says it all as Jack Smith gotcha moment goes up in flames - AOL
The exchange unravelled after Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt mistook a Caitlin Clark college basketball game in Maryland for an NBA game in Atlanta
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Apparently Justice just came to this conclusion after taking the opposite position for over a decade.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
If you’ve decided to start calling something by a new name because Donald Trump decided he wants everyone to call it something different, then you are in a cult of pathetic morons.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h
GOP Nominee in Texas Privately Said Trump's Convention Hurt Him Ken Paxton, one of the party's top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that "everybody's numbers dropped" after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 30/09/2026
GOP Pushes for DEI in Welfare-to-Work Ad & Trump Launches America.gov AI
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GOP Pushes for DEI in Welfare-to-Work Ad & Trump Launches America.gov AI | The Daily Show
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A free press is an important tool against a government entity trying to consolidate power. And it's a tool that scales, from local sheriffs to presidents.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Is President Trump mentioned repeatedly in the Epstein case files?

Yes. Official materials say President Trump's name appears in the released Epstein-related files. A mention is not proof of a crime.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Does the president have the unilateral authority to tear down large parts of the White House?

No. Federal law does not give the President unlimited power to demolish or rebuild large parts of the White House on his own. I cannot give legal advice.
Main legal limit
• Congress has plenary authority over federal property and the District of Columbia.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s it for me tonight. I’ve had enough.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
trump's "friend" kim jong-un tortured US citizen Otto Warmbier to the point where he suffered a neurological injury and died shortly after he returned to the U.S.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
NEWS: A unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to halt sanctions stemming from Trump’s $1.8 billion insurrectionist “slush fund” saga
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Trump Loses Bid to Freeze Sanctions Over His IRS Scheme
A unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel left Judge Kathleen Williams free to enforce restrictions born from her finding that Trump used a federal lawsuit to manufacture judicial legitimacy for an administr...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I mean, what else does Talarico have to do to get Corrupt Coward Paxton to stop hiding behind Donald Trump’s diaper?
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I knew this was coming.. 16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar. www.the-independent.com/us/money/tru...
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16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar
Rising costs in areas such as insurance and maintenance are pushing some trucking companies to the brink
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
Imagine how luck Schmitt is that he doesn’t represent a state that has the Jets, Mets and Nets. He’d never figure out who was doing what.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: Seems as though the full DC Circuit Court is poised to green-light Judge Boasberg's contempt investigation into the government for failing to turn the planes bound for CECOT around. Trump will then likely seek an emergency stay from SCOTUS. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights
An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's one thing to be so incredibly incompetent as Eric Schmitt that your dramatic "GOTCHA" moment falls apart in real time. It is quite another thing to be so incredibly dishonest as Eric Schmitt that you then go on a right-wing show and pretend it didn't happen. "My job is to ask the questions."😜
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
NEWS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils what his administration calls the nation’s first municipal strategy to combat antisemitism, including major new investments in hate-crime prevention, synagogue security, Holocaust education and Jewish institutions.
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Mamdani Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Plan to Fight Antisemitism in NYC
The mayor is pouring millions into hate-crime prevention, synagogue security and Jewish institutions.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen Josh Hawley (remember the guy running through the halls of the Capitol away from the rioters?) is questioning Jack Smith. www.c-span.org/event/senate...
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Senators Cruz and Hawley led the charge to block certification of ballots in Congress.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A WARNING FOR DONALD TRUMP: Not everyone is as stupid as your voters or as chickenshit as your Republicans.
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