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BIGAD @becauseigiveadamn.bsky.social · 23h

Gross

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

i will never understand how 77 million Americans thought empowering this was a good idea. our country was so lucky to survive his first term and he's much worse now.

Ask former President Barack Hussein Obama whether or not he really believes that in 2020 Joe Biden got 15 Million more Votes than he did in 2012 (65.9 vs. 81 Million). Additionally, ask him why it is that Joe Biden “beat” Obama in every single Swing State with the Black Vote in 2020, even though Black Voters hate him, but in no other State? THE 2020 ELECTION WAS AN ILLEGAL SCAM/HOAX THAT THE PEOPLE OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY WILL NEVER FORGET!

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: Amid purge at Justice Dept, two ousted corruption prosecutors (who were part of Jack Smith team), start their own firm to help local authorities stop corruption

Just filed ====>

www.cbsnews.com/news/ousted-...

Ousted Justice Dept. attorneys who prosecuted Trump open new law firm targeting corruption

Two former federal prosecutors who helped prosecute President Trump — and were fired when he returned to office — are starting a law firm focused on public corruption, an area the Justice Department h...

www.cbsnews.com

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 2d

Good for Senator Hashmi calling out school voucher schemes in the VA Lt Gov race ✊

Ghazala Hashmi @senatorhashmi.bsky.social · 2d

John Reid’s own words make it clear he wants to close Virginia public schools and use your taxpayer dollars to fund wealthy private schools — jeopardizing the future success of children in every corner of Virginia.

Hear more in my latest statewide ad:

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 23h

“Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

www.nbcnews.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson sure has time to do lots of media interviews.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson says he's open to meeting with Adelita Grijalva but he's "been a little busy"

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

8/ Rasmussen is practically salivating.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 4d

RFK is undoing human subjects protections so he can conduct placebo trials of vaccines. That means infecting people knowingly. I wonder who will “volunteer” for these trials? If history is any guide, a lot of incarcerated and other powerless people.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

@democrats.org upon hearing the news about the sale of Dominion Voting. 😡🥵

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a measure of how heinously criminal this administration is that the routine, jaw-droppingly overt corruption has come to feel like the B-story.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's ballroom donors include:

-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity

Pay-to-play.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's ballroom donors include:

-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity

Pay-to-play.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

A weeks-long stalemate holding up the latest package of sanctions against Russia was ended tonight after Slovakia lifted its veto, the Danish presidency of the Council of the EU confirmed.

Slovakia lifts veto on latest Russia sanctions

The decision comes on the eve of a crucial meeting of European leaders that will seek to stress the EU’s support for Ukraine.

www.politico.eu

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BIGAD @becauseigiveadamn.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @philweiser.bsky.social Hope you’re already working on a similar plan for Colorado.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.

"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.

Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

Attorney General James Launches Portal to Collect Photos and Videos of ICE Activity in New York

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James is encouraging New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions in New York following yesterday’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Canal Street in New York City.

“Every New Yorker has the right to live without fear or intimidation,” said Attorney General James. “If you witnessed and documented ICE activity yesterday, I urge you to share that footage with my office. We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law. No one should be subject to unlawful questioning, detention, or intimidation.”

Attorney General James is asking New Yorkers to share photos or videos of federal government actions using the Office of the Attorney General’s new online portal.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like people missed this. On the $230 million shakedown, when Trump said, "I'm the one that makes the decision," he accidentally confirmed that he is appropriating for himself the power to order Todd Blanche to approve it:

newrepublic.com/article/2021...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Awful: Trump's $230 million shakedown from DOJ can be paid to him confidentially at first, without the public ever finding out about it until later, Rep Jamie Raskin tells me.

Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...

Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse

It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.

newrepublic.com

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 1d

The only solution here is impeachment. A Declaration of Independence style list of Trump's high crimes and misdemeanors, from looting the US Treasury to deprivation of constitutional rights to demolishing the White House to murder on the high seas to usurping the reserved powers of Congress.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Awful: Trump's $230 million shakedown from DOJ can be paid to him confidentially at first, without the public ever finding out about it until later, Rep Jamie Raskin tells me.

Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...

Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse

It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.

newrepublic.com

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 1d

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After tackling her, agents kept kicking as she lay on the ground bruising her ribs and shoulder.

This was part of a joint FBI-ICE raid on La Catedral Arena in Wilder, Idaho, supposedly about illegal gambling. Children were hunted, a mother brutalized,& a community shown inhumanity, & cruelty.

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 1d

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Children.😭😡

The 6-year-old said he saw “snipers on the roof ready to shoot our cars.”

The 8-year-old said, “I saw soldiers and was so scared I started shaking.”

The 14-year-old said, “They put a gun to my face. Then they pointed it at my mom’s head and said they’d blow her head off.”

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 1d

According to the National Trust, there is a "legally required public review processes, including consultation and review by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts" which is not being followed at all.

savingplaces.org/stories/nati...

National Trust Letter Regarding Proposed Construction of the White House Ballroom | National Trust for Historic Preservation

You can help save the irreplaceable historic buildings, monuments, communities and landscapes that the National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated National Treasures.

savingplaces.org

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

It would seem that bombing a kindergarten should justify a Tomahawk or two.

After Trump-Putin summit suspended, Russia pounds Ukraine, killing seven

The apparent collapse of the latest summit and renewed Russian attacks show that despite Trump’s hopes, a negotiated solution to the war remains distant.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is painfully predictable:

1️⃣ Target a Democratic city
2️⃣ Lie about crime
3️⃣ Deploy heavily armed agents to aggressively detain innocent people and violate their rights
4️⃣ Create stress and chaos
5️⃣ Use self-created chaos as excuse for militarization

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...

The only check-and-balance that actually matters

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 1d

Back in Trump 1, somebody on Twitter said, "Wait... you mean this whole time the government has been operating on the honor system?"

To which I, a Fake Constitutional scholar, said: Yes!

Here's an explanation of why what the framers did in fact call "honor" is essential:

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...

The only check-and-balance that actually matters

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 3d

Dear California,
Please vote "yes" on Prop. 50. We simply must fight fire with fire.

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