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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 9h

The GOP should learn something. These kids are mimicking them. I'm

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State GOP leaders shut down Kansas Young Republicans chapter after racist chats surface

GOP leaders in Kansas are shutting down the state’s Young Republicans chapter following a leaked chat that included racist and antisemitic messages.

www.kwch.com

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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 12h

Carry your papers at all times. #NaziGermany

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'Awful': Outrage as legal US resident fined for not having 'papers' proving residency

Two immigrants were sitting in Rogers Park, Chicago, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived and demanded their papers. What unfolded was detailed by the Chicago Tribune: Rueben Antoni...

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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 12h

Terrorism by America.

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Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6

President Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 12h

Minnesota adds two cases to measles surge amid decline in routine vaccinations www.newsfromthestates.com/article/minn...

Minnesota adds two cases to measles surge amid decline in routine vaccinations

The number of Minnesota parents claiming non-medical exemptions to routine vaccinations has more than doubled in recent years, likely fueling the recent emergence of new measles cases, including two l...

www.newsfromthestates.com

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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 12h

Nearly all state funding for Missouri school vouchers used for religious schools www.newsfromthestates.com/article/near...

Nearly all state funding for Missouri school vouchers used for religious schools

State funding of private-school vouchers is primarily being used for students attending religious institutions, with nearly 98% of funding going toward Catholic, Christian, Jewish and Islamic schools....

www.newsfromthestates.com

[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 12h

Are We the Nazis Now?
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Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 12h

Why didn't Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? Let me count the ways

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Why didn't Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? Let me count the ways

I’ll admit to great relief that Donald Trump didn’t receive the Nobel Peace Prize, something for which he’d been shamelessly campaigning for months. I was firmly in the “anyone but Trump” camp but als...

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13h

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h

If you read one story ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court argument, make it this one. The fate of the VRA and the 2026 elections potentially hang in the balance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 14h

Trump said he was cutting "only Democrat programs" in the federal government during the shutdown to punish us, so this morning a lot of MAGA families with special needs kids in school are waking up to find out they've been democrats this whole time.

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“Veteran Cosmic Rocker”✌🏽💫🎸☮️🌎✨🇲🇽🇺🇸 @betosando.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

Of all the things I will read this week, this will be the least surprising.

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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 17h

Market manipulation

Lori (Little Lulu) @lori51051723.bsky.social · 17h

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Seth Maxon @methsaxon.bsky.social · 17h

When you cannot trust the justices to apply the law equally, one wonders how they could weaponize one of America's most righteous and effective laws to help their own political party and to hurt their political enemies. Troubling piece from @imillhiser.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/464...

The uncomfortable problem with America’s greatest civil rights law

Maybe we don’t want to centralize power over elections in this particular federal government?

www.vox.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

My VOTE was RECEIVED and COUNTED. YES ON PROP 50!

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 13h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Jay @pescado70.bsky.social · 13h

How Do We Make a General Strike Happen in the US?

Historically, a general strike represents the most powerful tool available to the working class.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 17h

RFK Jr. is pushing partisan politics and conspiracy theories over science and facts.

A bipartisan group of ACTUAL doctors and experts sounded the alarm on how dangerous it is to have RFK Jr. at the helm of the nation's health care system.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14h

Nearly every media outlet is announcing they will refuse to sign the Pentagon’s new rule stating they cannot report information if it’s not government “authorized.”

Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.

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

"Support the troops, y'all!"

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