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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 4m

Imagine asking this question 8 hours ago, only to watch Trump double that to $40B for no beneficial reason other than he "likes their philosophy," which of course means "Milei kissed my ass and I can get stuff from them."

If farmers were angry at $20B, imagine them at $40B even as they get nothing.

Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 9m

"Taylor believes it is the result of 'foul play or vandalism,' the spokesperson said."

The article makes it sound as though it was "done to" them, that someone somehow snuck it in even though it's clearly pinned up & surrounded by other personal effects.

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 18m

Read "Stephen Miller." Trump couldn't care at all about it. Miller's the one that wants boots on the ground and fear in the air, because there's an election coming up and normalizing a hostile federal presence during an election is a fascist dream.

Imagine how excited he'll be if they cancel it!

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 23m

Now $40B, because if Trump loves anything, it's doubling down on screwing Americans "for the lulz."

If he thinks it's both harming Americans and outraging his ideological foes, why, that's a "win-win" for him!

And the GOP's got his back 100%, it seems. How you like 'em now, farmers?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

MAGA: Make Argentina Great Again

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 49m

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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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 2h

You think them being repulsive has anything to do with their hideousness?

Being racist, sexist and bigoted is not an "opinion" it just means you're an awful POS.

Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 3h

JD Vance - it was a "college group chat."

Peter Giunta – Chief of Staff in NY Assembly

Joe Maligno – Staffer in New York state court system

William Hendrix – Vice Chair, Kansas Young Republicans

Bobby Walker – Vice Chair, NY State Young Republicans

Samuel Douglass – Vermont State Senator

Republicans embroiled in leaked chat controversy:
Top left – Samuel Douglass
Top right – William Hendrix
Bottom left – Peter Giunta
Bottom right – Bobby Walker

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1h

Governor Newsom's press office for the win.

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Kat @phoebe11.bsky.social · 2h

OMG! Remove this demented psychotic NOW!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 55m

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 1h

America has no kings. That’s kind of the whole point.

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 41m

"You heard her, folks - we're going to MehCon 4!"
*sets MehCon board from MehCon 5, 'Moue of Mild Disappointment' to MehCon 4, 'Furrowed Brow of Concern'*
*looks worriedly at MehCon 3, 'Pursed Lips of Perturbity' with real anxiety...*

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking: Ewic says Daddums owns the government - so I guess he owns the shutdown too

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

"Chatbot, show me something that is the *opposite* of what a Republican would do to help the disadvantaged?"

Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 20h

A man named Nicky Crawford transformed a school bus into a mobile laundry service for the homeless called “Flowing with Blessings” He teamed up with Georgia Tech engineering students and created the bus, which provides free laundry, showers, haircuts & meals for the homelessness

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 2h

Neat! The U.S. military is now mercenary, beholden directly to an oligarch instead of indirectly through purchased politicians.

So, when do the GOP just admit that they've sold America to the highest bidders and quit, no longer necessary to a trashed democracy?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4h

Israel sent back Greta Thunberg’s luggage scrawled with “Whore Greta”, an Israeli flag, and a penis.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 2h

Again, not "a bunch of kids," but 20-somethings and older - don't let the "Young" fool you.

JD Vance is desperately handwaving away the simple fact that a bunch of Republicans got caught saying the quiet parts of the GOP platform out loud, in a forum in which they felt safe to do so.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 5h

Well, yeah. It wasn't a "peace plan," but an ultimatum. Hamas wasn't included in its drafting; they were told to either agree to it or be damned and, when they agreed to it, discovered that they were damned anyway.

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Avery Farman @averyfarman.bsky.social · 5h

Does anyone else still find the claims and accusations made against this pig suspect? This is how he acts in public, on official business, to women in the workplace. Imagine how he acted in less formal environs.

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

I hate to think what boys and young men are learning from watching such behavior and how it makes girls and young women. Parents need to teach that this is not acceptable.

Tweet by Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) saying: “This is gross,” quote-tweeting Aaron Rupar. The embedded Rupar tweet reads: “Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, ‘I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling.’” Below is a photo of Donald Trump seated, speaking at a table with flags behind him, and captioned “Thank you, darling. I don’t know.”

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