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dmcgeary.bsky.social @dmcgeary.bsky.social · 37m

These also aren't 'kids'. They are 20 and 30 somethings. They're state senators, chiefs of staff, court employees, lawyers, etc.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 45m

The Republican Party has shutdown the government claiming we can’t afford to supplement the ACA. They don’t have a problem giving that same money to their Argentinian nutjob pal, though. America second, Argentina first? #FDT #VetsAgainstTrump

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 45m

Focus on Mike Johnson. Just because he’s little and pious and speaks without opening his mouth doesn’t mean he’s not - at this moment - as dangerous as Trump.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1h

All of this, in violation of the Constitution.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 17h

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 34m

ALTMAN, 10 months ago: "I'm proud that we don't do sexbots to juice profits."

www.reddit.com/r/artificial...

From the artificial community on Reddit: Sam Altman, 10 months ago: I'm proud that we don't do sexbots to juice profits

Explore this post and more from the artificial community

www.reddit.com

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 9h

House Republicans are saying that they are doing all of this work, but they are twiddling their thumbs and refusing to negotiate.

I have never seen people who hate working this much. They need to pick up the phone.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 10h

This is so nice. A father pretending he read the book his son pretended to write. 🥲

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 9h

Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 12h

Republicans aren’t even pretending to govern…
PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE. NEGOTIATE WITH DEMOCRATS.
@whipkclark.bsky.social
youtu.be/MnudTshs5l8

BEHIND the SCENES of the GOV SHUTDOWN!

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

youtu.be

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Mockler: I have spent all my formative years watching the President talk about the opposition party like they should not exist. His claim to fame in politics was saying that Obama was not born in America.

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Barb, Red State Blue Neck @barbb.bsky.social · 9h

This is sure to endear them to California voters.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 17h

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Of 1 Word Is Melting In Front Of The U.S. Capitol

“It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.

www.huffpost.com

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Barb, Red State Blue Neck @barbb.bsky.social · 9h

That's hot

Barb, Red State Blue Neck @barbb.bsky.social · 10h

Jokes on her. Pillow guy doesn't have any money to pay her.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

ICYMI — PELOSI: “Shut up. I did not refuse the National Guard. The President didn’t send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you’re a serious journalist?”

(The unserious questioner is Alison Steinberg, who works for Mike Lindell — the my pillow guy)

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Barb, Red State Blue Neck @barbb.bsky.social · 10h

I'm struggling with all my crappy KY reps and senators being the voice of reason right now. What's going on?

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18h

Sen. Rand Paul: “what were their names” and “what was the evidence linking them to being part of a gang?”
“The Coast Guard, when they interdict boats, … about 25% of the time the boat that they board doesn’t have drugs on it. So they have made an error, but they don’t kill them.”

US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast

The strike marks the fifth deadly strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the region.

www.militarytimes.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

The racist-ass Supreme Court says race can't be a factor for college admissions or redistricting but racial profiling is perfectly fine for ICE to bash brown and Black skulls.

F this corrupt institution.

Expand the Court.

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 14h

There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Barb, Red State Blue Neck @barbb.bsky.social · 10h

That ain't right

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 12h

Make it stop

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 13h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

reut.rs

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