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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h
Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
here's today's post: "Preznit Fuckwit: still a moron, still insane, still a loser. Let us count the ways." Another batshit rally goes straight off the rails. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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Preznit Fuckwit: still a moron, still insane, still a loser. Let us count the ways.
Another batshit rally goes straight off the rails.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“He’s gotta resign. … We have to let our own people and everybody else know why it had to be done—because of what’s on the tape, because he lied.” — White House speechwriter Patrick J. Buchanan to White House chief of staff Alexander M. Haig, August 2, 1974
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freddyandmike.bsky.social @freddyandmike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Outing someone isn’t nice until it’s someone like Candace Owens!
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Candace Owens is gay?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every time Trump is asked about people struggling to pay rent, buy a home, afford groceries, health care and gas and he responds claiming this is the greatest economy ever and people on Wall Street are making tons of money speculating on AI, Republicans go down another point in the polls.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'The entire land is ours': Ben Gvir escalates calls for annexation of occupied West Bank - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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'The entire land is ours': Ben Gvir escalates calls for annexation of occupied West Bank
<article data-history-node-id="448750" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/entire-land-ours-ben-gvir-escalates-calls-annexation-occupied-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/entire-land-ours-ben-gvir-escalates-calls-annexation-occupied-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">'The entire land is ours': Ben Gvir escalates calls for annexation of occupied West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-minister-says-entire-west-bank-belongs-to-israel-threatens-to-dismantle-palestinian-authority/4076645" target="_blank">claimed&nbsp;</a>that the entire occupied West Bank “belongs to Israel” and has vowed to dismantle the Palestinian Authority and pursue the displacement of Palestinians if he becomes defence minister, Israeli media have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hakolhayehudi.co.il/item/Land_Israel/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%98%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95__%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%97%D7%99_a_%D7%95-b" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p> <p>Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14, Ben Gvir said that, if appointed defence minister, he would work to dismantle the Palestinian Authority and&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2106283588547473591" target="_blank">push&nbsp;</a>for Palestinians to leave the occupied West Bank and Gaza.</p> <p>The minister said that 60 percent of Palestinians want to “emigrate”.</p> <p>“I will dedicate time to this, and I will manage the process continuously. Every week, I will hold a discussion involving all relevant parties,” he said. “There is no difference between Areas A, B and C. The entire land is ours."</p> <p>Under the territorial framework established in the Oslo agreement&nbsp;between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1995, Areas A and B were placed under varying degrees of Palestinian jurisdiction, while Israel retained control over Area C.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/entire-land-ours-ben-gvir-escalates-calls-annexation-occupied-west-bank">Read more:&nbsp;'The entire land is ours': Ben Gvir escalates calls for annexation of occupied West Bank</a></h3> <div alt="Ben-Gvir" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fa3a5c52-2f9c-4697-96fb-acd4e7921f92" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/Israel%E2%80%99s%20far-right%20National%20Security%20Minister%20Itamar%20Ben%20Gvir%20arrives%20at%20the%20site%20of%20a%20suspected%20shooting%20attack%20in%20Tzur%20Yitzhak%2C%20central%20Israel%2C%207%20June%202026%20%28Jack%20Guez%20AFP%29.jpg" width="1800" height="1013" alt="Ben-Gvir" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article>
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A $250,000 donation to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC came from a businessman whose dad got pardoned by Trump — and who used a fake name and rented mailbox on the donation record.
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Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: Each election year, USPS takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. But this year, the agency has pushed back the start date by five days for a set of new measures, leaving postal workers with a truncated timeline to manage mail ballots.
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 02/10/2026
NOAA is preparing for a historically massive super El Niño by sending out a few unmanned watercraft and hoping for the best. After losing 2,000 staffers and fighting Trump administration budget cuts, the agency simply lacks the resources to launch the ships and planes needed.
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Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research
During the last strong El Niño in 2015, South Carolina experienced catastrophic flooding, driven by record-breaking rain. Forecasters say the super El Niño now developing is likely to be even stronger. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I keep thinking about the parents & grandparents who worked every shift they could to give their kids a shot. One ballot can touch immigration, jobs, health care, schools, rent. Your vote doesn’t end with you. Register today for them. #LetsGetVoteReady
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good news: Wilber Garces Perez finally had surgery to remove the bullet that was in his back for 11 days. It took far too long, and it's more proof of ICE cruelty. But we kept up the pressure, and Wilber got the care he needed. Speaking up for our neighbors works.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shaiel Ben-Ephraim 👏👏👏😎 "What happened on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv? I dismantle the Israeli narrative."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The reason why Trump is president is because the US has way too many people like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Judge had the discretion to dismiss WITHOUT prejudice but in a censure of how prosecutors played loose & fast with what they knew to be the evidence in this case, has dismissed WITH prejudice. The gov’t is out of business in this one.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
Trump just amplified an article dismissing concerns over Black people found hanging as a “leftist race narrative” and accusing Democrats and civil rights activists of “race-baiting.”
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Trump Shares Article Calling Black Hanging Deaths a “Leftist Race Narrative”
President sends dismissive message regarding lynching investigations.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TRUMP VOTER: “Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely… I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
By vote to 47 to 51, with John Fetterman siding with the Republicans, the US Senate officially declared it was perfectly fine with Israel murdering nine Americans, and it had no interest in demanding any explanation for the murders. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Republican senators really showed what pieces of shit they actually are today. There's not one among them who could hold a candle to Jack Smith. Smith isn't for sale. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Smith fields GOP insults, questions on lawmaker subpoenas at fiery Senate hearing: 5 takeaways
Former special counsel Jack Smith fielded insults from Republicans and questions about his prosecutorial decisions as he sat before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Chair Chu…
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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freddyandmike.bsky.social @freddyandmike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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WATCH LIVE: Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee as GOP targets past Trump probes
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new Democratic Congress needs to investigate this hateful man.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/09/2026
“We have a cult of radicalized billionaires who believe it is their destiny to rule the 21st century…They know our system is for sale…not only in San Francisco but in Washington.” Read @esksf.bsky.social on how tech oligarchs bought San Francisco. missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...
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San Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politics
Our city fathers (if you like them) or oligarchs (if you don’t) have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker opposition
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🪶deedles 🫘 @dyerfineart.com · 28/09/2026
Trump Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Order Litigation. The Trump administration Monday rolled back the rule that expanded Title IX’s protections against sex discrimination and harassment to include sexual orientation and gender identity. lgbtqbar.org/programs/adv...
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Trump Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Order Litigation Tracker
The National LGBTQ+ Bar is proud to share our new Trump Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Order Litigation Tracker: a one-stop resource to locate information about pending litigation addressing anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders issued by the second Trump Administration.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Democrats retake Congress this November, a top priority should be investigating the Trump family's many shady business deals. Perhaps they can start with Eric and Don Jr.'s ties to defense companies receiving lucrative government contracts?
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whether you’re Pope Leo, MLK, Dorothy Day, Talarico or Eleanor Roosevelt - quoting Jesus directly will get you called a “communist” by Fake Christians.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Trump: "We have the best, uhh, I guess you could say poverty. They talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WATCH — @marshablackburn gives new meaning to running for office 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🐔 No debates with in the GOP primary. No debates with @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social No town halls since 2017. Why reward her with your vote?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
UPDATE: Blanche was forced to file his Answer yesterday, which he did. We’re awaiting confirmation that Blanche delivered to Court the unredacted handwritten FBI notes, along with other materials he was ordered to give. Will know shortly. I’ll break it all down on my YouTube channel later today!
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not surprised that the 5 time draft dodging, president bone spurs does not see our veterans as a priority. Watching our tax money being pissed away on vanity projects when real needs exist is absolutely infuriating.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 24/09/2026
At 11 am today, Trump's AG has to hand a federal judge the FBI notes the DOJ has spent months trying not to produce, under a law that passed the House 427 to 1. The judge ended a DOJ prosecution team's careers the last time they lied to him. New piece: cc @katiephang.bsky.social
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The Notes Trump's DOJ Tried Hardest to Bury Are Due in a Federal Judge's Chambers at 11 A.M. Today
A law passed 427 to 1 says the files get released. A year later, it comes down to handwritten notes and a judge who has broken a Justice Department before.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This guy constantly makes himself look foolish. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Don't download the Trump app. Everything he does is underhanded and dishonest.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump trying to dismantle the International Criminal Court, so the US can't be tried for war crimes, is like a serial killer lobbying for the repeal of the criminalization of homicide. It also mean Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are *definitely* committing war crimes.
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How Rubio’s trying to keep the U.S. from being investigated for war crimes
When he was a senator, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia for war crimes while invading Ukraine. Now he wants the court “dismantled.”
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stephen Miller and Donald Trump are illegally using ICE as their own personal military force. ICE is killing people on our streets. Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov is right: we need aggressive INVESTIGATIONS and justice for families terrorized by this administration.
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freddyandmike.bsky.social @freddyandmike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Clown about to clown!
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LIVE: Trump and other world leaders speak at UN General Assembly 2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
6 weeks from the election & suddenly Republicans pretend to care more about their constituents than cultish obedience to Trump. But 5 minutes after the election they’ll be right back selling you out so they can get a signed hat in the Oval Office or a dinner invite to Mar-a-Lago.
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All of This RIGHT HERE!!👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 22/09/2026
Trump's third-country removal scheme may be suspended, but the cruelty of ICE flights continues. This is yesterday, Monday, Sept. 21. --72+ flights, nearly every adult onboard shackled --12 removal flights --A removal flight headed to Myanmar
An ADSBx map of the lower continental US plus Mexico and Central America down to Nicaragua. There are dozens of flight lines across the map, mostly converging on Alexandria, Louisiana.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 22/09/2026
⚡️ Zelensky meets Macron to discuss air defenses, winter support. "We are also ready to secure additional SAMP/T air defense systems and missiles for them using the financial resources available through the EU loan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Zelensky meets Macron to discuss air defenses, winter support
"We are also ready to secure additional SAMP/T air defense systems and missiles for them using the financial resources available through the EU loan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’d highly recommend that nobody download this app. At best, it’s unfiltered propaganda. At worst, it’s spyware.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nate Silver’s latest Senate polling averages show Democrats ahead in TEN key races: 🔵 GA: Ossoff +9.1 🔵 NC: Cooper +8.9 🔵 NH: Pappas +5.0 🔵 OH: Brown +4.5 🔵 ME: Jackson +3.5 🔵 MN: Flanagan +2.8 🔵 MI: El-Sayed +2.8 🔵 TX: Talarico +2.7 🔵 AK: Peltola +1.7 🔵 IA: Turek +0.8
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/09/2026
Saturday, Newsom signed 13 bills designed to keep Trump and anyone else from screwing with California’s elections. 🗳️ Seize ballots or machines - Felony 🗳️Interfere w/mail ballots - Felony 🗳️Use law enforcement to disrupt polls - New restrictions 🗳️Target election records - The state gets notified
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
LATEST BREAKING NEWS: Closet case—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is personally going to be checking early morning erections of young military enlistees to verify their testosterone levels and satisfy his latent obsession… Once again, you can’t make this shit up! 😎✨
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our national symbols matter, and they belong to all of us—not just one man. A big thank you to everyone who turned out to protect the Kennedy Center this weekend. Keep going.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Some of the worst abuses in the history of the American Republic were perpetrated in the name of “national security.” But none have used it as mendaciously as Trump.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist…
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