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SalThom2

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Retired graphic designer, now full-time cat herder living in a blue area of a red state. I support good people who are looking for bluer skies.

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 1h
ICE shot a father with his 5-year-old in the car. Mullin offered no evidence for calling the father “the worst of the worst,” deferred questions, and praised his agents. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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DHS chief cool with ICE firing shots into a car with a kid
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called the father “the worst of the worst.”…
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h
NEW: A judge expressed alarm at how quickly the Trump administration moved to use taxpayer funds for propaganda ads. In a ruling blocking the ads, the court highlighted that last month the White House budget office was able to shift $20 million for them in a matter of hours.
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How quickly Trump admin moved taxpayer money for midterm propaganda ads alarms judge
The Trump administration was able to shift $20 million in taxpayer funds for midterm ads in a matter of hours, a federal judge said Monday.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1h
"It’s not naive... to believe in our national sense of honor; and to expect our leaders to behave with dignity, integrity, civility, and humility." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble
A government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5h
To state what’s obvious to prosecutors here, we are within the period before an election where DOJ doesn’t take overt steps in an investigation that might influence its outcome. Another hard norm out the window.
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 1h
Given FEC spending totals, 5.6% of all the money spent by Republican campaigns this election cycle - candidates, superPACs, all of it - was donated personally by Elon Musk. That's up from 3.8% in 2024.
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 2h
"Even if he gets an hour to eat or to exercise, he's alone," attorney Mutimer said. "He's looking at having his liberty potentially taken away. ... He is looking at being removed from the military, losing his benefits and potentially spending significant time in jail." #StandWithMajorWatson #resist
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Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment
Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 2h
The Justice Department is virtually certain to try to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide and a key January 6 witness. 🎁 Article nymag.com/intelligence...
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DoJ’s Doomed Pursuit of Cassidy Hutchinson
Indicting the former aide would surely add to a string of failed prosecutions.
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Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 3h
This DOJ is a joke. Are they investigating any of the Epstein class? Of course not! Only the people who Convicted Felon Donald Trump hates. AG Todd Blanche is The Felon's personal lawyer, not the people's. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home
Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, executed the search.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 1h
A democracy cannot survive with billionaires distorting it this way. End Citizens United
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 3h
🚨 ‘A Clear Answer’: Russia Intervened in the Brexit Vote. "This is the first time the British state has openly recognised something accepted by other intelligence agencies in US & Europe, that Brexit was a target of Putin’s disinformation warfare." @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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‘A Clear Answer’: Russia Intervened in the Brexit Vote
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has broken ten years of establishment omertà over Putin’s plot to get Britain out of the EU, reports Peter Jukes
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h
A 10 year high. The Trump tax is real.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 1h
"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 3h
Three of the biggest data centres in #Russia were taken offline this weekend - dramatically changing the social media landscape.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h
“Political intimidation” We are very far off the cliff 🇺🇸
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 4h
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 3h
Dan Levy Slams Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ Monologue: “Speechless That Something Like That Can Exist On Live National Television” deadline.com/2026/10/dan-...
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Dan Levy Slams Shane Gillis' 'SNL' Monologue: "I'm Speechless"
Dan Levy is not holding back his thoughts on Shane Gillis' Saturday Night Live monologue.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h
POLITICAL RETRIBUTION Federal agents raided Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s DC home this morning. A sitting member of Congress who has repeatedly been targeted by Trump, now facing a federal investigation over immigration paperwork her father completed when she was a child. A CHILD.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 6h
Text messages say #Colorado voters' 'ballot request is in.' No request is needed Don't click the link in the text – it's from an Elon Musk conservative political action committee designed to collect information from voters. www.9news.com/article/news...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 19h
This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 3h
It's been two years now and we've seen the Trump administration-and, frequently, DOJ lawyer after DOJ lawyer lie in official proceedings. When are we finally going to see some consequences for their obvious malfeasance
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 22h
Trump's traitorous deal with Russia not only betrays our Ukrainian friends, but also our own troops whom Russia is helping Iran kill. It's embracing a war criminal and adversary in a desperate attempt to temporarily bring down the cost of diesel before the election.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h
The allegation that James Talarico disappeared to a mental health facility was a malicious lie. But on the bright side, Paxton and his right-wing cohorts just handed Talarico a TON of free media attention and publicity. Complete idiocy. 🤡
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20h
Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...
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MAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military Base
From her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15h
Darline is dum(b).
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22h
Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
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aprilblue57.bsky.social @aprilblue57.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Who's going to jump on this?
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15h
Zelenskyy might be saving our democracy. The mad genius is bombing Russian data centers linked to FAKE NEWS bot farms. Without them, Putin’s midterm influence will accidentally fall from a 30th floor window. I 💙 Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h
Zelenskyy: “Don’t attack us. Don’t kill our children. We will stop attacking your diesel. I think it’s a fair deal.”
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23h
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/10/2026
SOMEBODY EXPLAIN HOW THIS MAN STILL HAS A JOB? Brenden Cuni, the same ICE agent seen on video brandishing a rifle at the scene of the shooting in NY, where officers shot an unarmed man in front of his 5-year-old child, was also filmed kneeling on a pregnant woman in Minneapolis last December.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 19h
BREAKING NEWS ============= Trump is procuring Russian diesel fuel at DOUBLE the price available from Canada. Can ANYONE explain that logic? ------------------- Oh. And apparently Canada doesn't give a fuck ... because other countries are BEGGING for their cheaper diesel. -------------------
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
All Zelenskyy had to do was sacrifice some of his land and people to the country that's been bombing, kidnapping, and killing them. What is his problem?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Christian” pastors cheering on public executions when the whole Christian faith is based on the abhorrence of the gruesomeness of a public execution shows how far Christian Nationalism is off the rails.
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hopebuilding @hopebuilding.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Local media described the protest as numbering in the thousands. Spectrum News reported that demonstrators filled Clinton Square before marching toward Trump’s event, while organizers said their message was simple: Trump and his politics were not welcome in Central New York."
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Trump’s Syracuse Motorcade Meets a Wall of Fury as Thousands Flood the Streets: ‘You’re Not Welcome Here’
SYRACUSE, New York — Donald Trump came to Syracuse hoping to energize Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. Instead, one of the defining images of his visit may be the furious reception waiti…
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I regret to inform everyone that, I, too, did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that exist only in my imagination. I ask for grace and understanding during this difficult time.
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FactsOverFeelings @thunderstorming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Never forget, right, Republicans? We didn’t.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Unmarked lunatics with guns attack your car when your kid is with you— you drive off too. Anyone who say otherwise is a liar. They almost killed the kid. What the fuck are we doing? 😳🇺🇸
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s simple to figure out at this point, he’s a Russian asset. Thank you for your attention to this treason.
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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
He’s doing public executions now and has a branch of government that violently snatches citizens from the street and that’s nothing compared to what he’s doing on the world stage WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT NOBEL!?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"The depravity and degradation continues to expand...The decision to let the public watch a man's execution is a barbaric new low for these ugly men who continue to ratchet down any basic human decency." open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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How Much Lower Can Hegseth and Trump Go?
A Saturday Prompt
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Let me see if I understand this . . . 1. The U.S. is at war with Iran. 2. Russia is helping Iran in that war. 3. The U.S. is now giving Russia money that it can use to help Iran destroy U.S. bases and kill U.S. troops. Donald is smart & patriotic like that.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Asked if he approved of the public execution,Trump said, “Absolutely.” After all, he’s been imagining executions since at least 1989 when he bought a full-page newspaper ad demanding that the Central Park Five be put to death. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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How Much Lower Can Hegseth and Trump Go?
A Saturday Prompt
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