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MS NOW @ms.now · 04/10/2025

Speaker Mike Johnson has canceled next week’s scheduled votes, designating the time a district work period, as the Senate works to resolve the shutdown.

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Macron calls Ambassador Kushner's criticism of France "unacceptable" for diplomat www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 21/09/2025

There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization. It’s all out in the open.

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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

20 Sept 1975, 'Fame' gave David Bowie his first No.1 in the US. The song was co-written with John Lennon. Lennon's voice is heard towards the end of the song repeating: "Fame, Fame, Fame" from a fast track through a regular track to a slow track, before Bowie finished it off. #Bowieforever

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

If you are one of the almost 100 Dems who voted to honor the guy who said the Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake, don’t bother asking Black people to vote for you, donate to you or canvass for you next year. Don’t bother. Please. And don’t be shocked if you get a primary opponent.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Mike Johnson said this kind of rhetoric is highly inflammatory and incites people.

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Some #Adirondacks Lake George love in this otherwise scathing treatment of the J1 student worker visa program. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/n...

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They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation.

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

How much more will be taken? Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, was investigated for allegedly taking $50K from undercover agents seeking contracts. DOJ found no wrongdoing and closed the case. White House calls it politically motivated. Video: @meidastouch.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Wow. Not at all surprising, but wow. Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

"US will control TikTok’s algorithm under deal, White House says" This means we will only see pro-Trump propaganda on Tik Tok. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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US will control TikTok’s algorithm under deal, White House says

Trump has repeatedly flouted a congressionally passed ban on the app to give more time for negotiations over ownership.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying. We ALL need to step up for the first amendment. By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny. mh

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/09/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ shut down an FBI probe after agents caught Border Czar Tom Homan on tape taking $50,000 in cash from undercover operatives posing as contractors in exchange for promised gov’t contracts. MSNBC’s Carol Leonnig & Ken Dilanian with a massive scoop. Link in reply.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

“The FBI recorded Tom Homan, White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help agents posing as business executives win government contracts in a 2nd Trump administration… Trump’s DOJ shut down the investigation…” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

“DOZY DON WHO LOOKS AWFUL RECENTLY (‘THE HANDS’) IS LYING ON LIVE TELEVISION! HIS SO CALLED ‘FCC CHAIR’ BRENDAN CARR MUST IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE MADE UP ‘JIMMY KIMMEL’ RULE AND KICK TRUMP OFF TV!!!” “LET’S GO BRENDAN!” - Gavin Newsom

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I felt pretty darn good about this press release on Iger and Disney. indivisible.org/statements/i...

Washington, D.C. — Today, Ezra Levin, Indivisible’s co-founder and co-executive director, released the following statement on Indivisible’s campaign to boycott and protest Disney and ABC following the firing of Jimmy Kimmel:

“Bob Iger apparently never watched Andor. He should binge watch it this weekend, look deep within his soul, and reverse course – or resign in disgrace as CEO of Disney. Until then, Indivisible is organizing to save this beloved American company from disgrace, and to protect our constitutional rights that Iger is so willing to sacrifice.

“Iger’s cowardice is bad for Disney and bad for democracy. There was a time when Disney was on the side of democracy, producing some of the most memorable anti-fascist cartoons of the 1940s to help us win the war. But eighty years later, Iger is tarnishing a great American company’s reputation with his cowardly capitulation to Trump’s goons. Rather than stand up for free speech, he’s falling over to help an unpopular president squash dissent and trample our rights. Shame, Bob, shame.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Ted Cruz said in a senate hearing a few years ago that J6 was a “terrorist attack” on the Capitol and took it all back in a groveling interview on Tucker Carlson 24 hours later. So I’m not all that excited he defended the First Amendment today. Let’s see what he says next week.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This weekend: 35 canvass launches. All five boroughs. Six weeks left. The home stretch starts now. Sign up at zohranfornyc.com/bfcv

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Ruffalo: We saw Jimmy Kimmel's show was cancelled. We don't know what the reasons are really...My industry doesn't understand what's happening right now -- but what they do understand is our freedom of speech is being attacked.

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UpstateNYBob @bobupstateny.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

As a #NY21 constituent, I hope she runs based on these numbers.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19/09/2025

I have been struck with something. We all mourn the death of Charlie Kirk. It absolutely was pure evil. But there have been an immense amount of school shootings… against children.. and the GOP doesn’t show 1/456th of the remorse they demand America shows for Charlie

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2025

Governor J.B. Pritzker gives us hope. In this exclusive piece for The Contrarian, he calls on us to work together to reaffirm the values that actually make our country great. A must-read:

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Be Loud — For America

By Governor JB Pritzker

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UpstateNYBob @bobupstateny.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Let me know your favorite Substack accounts. I want to make sure I’m following.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 20/09/2025

When Fox can't ignore it, you know it's bad.

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Amy Nemmity @amy.wrestlejoy.com · 19/09/2025

Kat Abughazaleh is a real one. I wish I could vote for her. If you're in Illinois' 9th district, you can! I wish all our representatives and candidates were out on the streets as hard as she is. Some of them are! When you see them, support them. Because that's real work.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Punishing college students for protesting him. Pressuring TV networks to fire late night talk show hosts for criticizing him. Suing newspapers for reporting he doesn’t like. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Donate to my campaign to make Laura Loomer’s day worse: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky

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I love watching communists get body slammed by
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Communist and Palestinian.
Pick a struggle. @KatAbughazaleh

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

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Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr: Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

It’s time for Senate Democrats to play hardball. Why would Congress want to fund its own irrelevance?? Why give an out of control Executive branch a blank check to destroy even more of America?? apnews.com/article/hous...

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House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, but prospects in the Senate look dim

The House has passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

For a month Trump said he was personally paying for the ballroom. Now we learn he’s been shaking down corporations to pay for it who want something from the govt. Another corrupt scam between Trump and CEOs that he lied about. I doubt he pays a penny.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

ICE continues to assault us. We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2025

Trump pushes to fire a top U.S. attorney for refusing to fabricate charges, pushes FCC to silence critics like Kimmel & The View, gets laughed out of court for his $15B NYT suit, and GOP drives toward a gov’t shutdown. Today's bulletin is vital reading:

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 210. 9/19/25

… ABC: “President Trump is expected to fire the US attorney for the Eastern District of VA after investigators were unable to find incriminating evidence of mortgage fraud against NY AG Letitia James....

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Pod Save America @podsaveamerica.crooked.com · 19/09/2025

"Already, the sort of iterations of punishment are beyond what I imagined." –Alex Wagner on the Trump administration's free speech crackdowns.

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