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The Astute Galoot ™️ 🏴‍☠️ @theastutegaloot.bsky.social · 6h

Totes, ChatGPT 👏🏼

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 7h

ChatGPT says it would be best to release the Epstein files.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 18h

Who is losing health insurance subsidies?

Mostly people in GOP states.

Workers at small companies and the self-employed

GOP does not care about healthcare or making Americans' lives better.

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 10h

#TrumpShutdownBadForUS

Our National Parks are suffering big time from Trump's shutdown

• Trash stacking up (Bathrooms, campgrounds, trailheads)
• Vandalism to facilities & natural resources
• Graffiti
• Shooting wildlife
• Destroying plants & trees
• Carting off natural resourcesi

a badge for grand teton national park with mountains and a river

ALT: a badge for grand teton national park with mountains and a river

media.tenor.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

How could this congressman Nazi a swastika so prominently displayed in his own office?

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

APC = Antifa Prop Carrier. Who knew?

Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2d

An antifa commander strategically positions his tank to do battle with Trump's Nazi ICE Gestapo in war ravaged Portland. 😂🤣👇

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The Center for a New American Security @cnas.bsky.social · 7d

"Following the law of armed conflict is not a burden on warriors; it is the very expression of their warrior ethos. It is what separates professional soldiers, airmen, and sailors from criminals."

Former CNO Admiral John Richardson (Ret.)

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Michael Steele @michaelsteele.bsky.social · 14h

Standing up now is not radical. To speak out, to march and to demand accountability is not defiance; it’s what Americans do when they see a wrong being committed.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The GOP’s coordinated attack on the No Kings rally is ridiculous

The Republican talking points are out of touch with the reality of Saturday's protests.

www.msnbc.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 7h

this is truly invaluable reporting

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 14h

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Ex Fetterman staffer

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Monte Mader @montemader.bsky.social · 9h

There’s a hard line.

#deconstruction #exvangelical #currentevents #news

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

newrepublic.com

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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 6h

Awesome!!👏👏

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

> @wsj.com

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Karen Schwartz @pithywidow.bsky.social · 8h

My favorite wall Trump never built remains the one between his administration(s) and his business

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Eric Trump admits that Indonesian President Subianto was caught on a hot mic talking with his dad about Trump family business deals in Indonesia

(so much for the supposed firewall between Trump's business and the federal government ... )

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 7h

How can she work for constituents if she is not seated,Johnson?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid," JD Vance. We checked.

By scanning public records and media reports, Mother Jones determined the ages of eight of the 11 participants in the abhorrent leaked texts from young Republicans that Politico covered on Tuesday: They appear to range from 24 to 35.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court UNANIMOUSLY RULES that the State's Election Procedures Manual is not subject to the state’s Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking requirements.

A BIG victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona and another defeat for the GOP.

🚨 Republican National Committee v. Fontes

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 8h

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.

"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."

It's a must-read:

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 7h

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’
Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’

www.theguardian.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 8h

Donald Trump lied when he pledged to make IVF available to every family for FREE.

His genius plan is to rip away health insurance from millions of people, and then politely ask companies to add IVF coverage out of the goodness of their hearts.

It's insulting—a broken promise.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani uses his appearance on Fox News to "speak directly to the president," since "he might be watching right now."

Mamdani looks straight into the Fox camera as he says this >>>

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