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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 11h

Gettin' my ABBA on

Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 15h

Just a little data point, but earlier this year a liberal Tiktok influencer said on a visit to DC that she talked to waitstaff about which pols were well liked by them, and MTG fared particularly well. That she was reportedly kind and likable to staff, tipped well, etc.

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 23h

Kinda wild that Mamdani and Sliwa are the guys who won their primaries and there has been open, nonstop meddling to overturn that will of the voters and install the disgraced former governor and it’s largely being covered like this is perfectly normal shit

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3d

The reason for this is that this class of people has internalized the idea of conservatives as the American Volk, an idea downstream of the senate and EC giving them more power than their numbers that has somehow become a quasi spiritual belief about the nature of the country

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 2d

You're such cowards. The media won't report the plain truth about Trump's malice toward the American people.

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 3d

My sign at today's No Kings march in NYC #nokings

At protest, holding sign reading 'Make Anti-fascism great again'

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 3d

People getting ready to start marching out of Times Square this morning #nokings

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 3d

Times Square right now #nokings #nyc

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 3d

People are starting to gather and prep for the No Kings march in Times Square #nokings

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 7d

"We're saving God" - these guys can't go 10 seconds without saying or doing something blasphemous and yet the media is constantly supporting their delusion that they are religious. The reality is that they openly worship themselves.

Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 8d

Zohran Mamdani entrance at his rally at the United Palace in Washington Heights tonight

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 8d

Amazing Zohran Mamdani rally in Washington Heights this evening. Lots of activists and progressive leaders spoke, and Tish James introduced Zohran.

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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 12d

www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move

Respondents said anti-trans policies have complicated their sense of home in Texas and pushed them to consider leaving the state.

www.dallasnews.com

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 13d

Is she just ambitious enough to be trying to flee the sinking Trump ship by becoming a Compassionate Conservative, or does she actually care about her constituents and realizes Dems can't bail out her sociopathic party alone this time?

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 13d

Quite enjoyed this weird new movie, Mr. K, tonight (plus talk back with Crispin Glover afterwards)

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 16d

Portland Frog updates about getting pepper sprayed in his fan intake 🐸🫡

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

TIME MAG - “The 69-year-old judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire…” (Stephen miller in particular has been lashing out at judges)

time.com/7323442/sout...

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 16d

Yikes. Imagine thinking a government where everyone has healthcare and the wealthy aren't quite as wealthy is as bad as public kidnappings, a police state and the constitution ripped to shreds.

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 19d

At the 26 Federal Plaza vigil in NYC today

Arm holding sign reading 'Kidnapped by ICE, thousands unknown'

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 19d

Pretty gross to see this white supremacist garbage in Central Park this afternoon

Graffiti on stone pillar reading 'Deus Vult'

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 19d

Good grief, that statement sounds like it was made in a hostage video. Yikes.

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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 21d

They hate us and have declared war on us, you absolute idiots.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 24d

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

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