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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 15h

After “No Kings” day there should be a rally against the compliant and complicit GOP Congress…,”No Balls” day.

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 15h

What America needs is a GOP Congress that isn’t afraid to stand up to Trump.

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 15h

Question of the year.

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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately
History is repeating itself

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 15h

“Trump’s immigration tactics repel voters. Can Democrats attract them?”-WAPO
Or:
Would voters rather live in a white country under siege then vote for Democrats inclined to provide safety net services to the population at large.

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 16h

“Comedians cancel Dreamforce performance after Benioff draws backlash for Trump support”-

With Trump controlling Congress and the DOJ and with 23 consecutive Trump friendly decisions from the SCOTUS any pushback to cancel Trump supporters is one of the few avenues of resistance available.

Do it!!

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 16h

“With a phone call, Putin appears to change Trump’s mind on Ukraine. Again.”-WAPO

If the outcome for Ukraine weren’t so negative Trump’s obsequiousness to Putin would be laughable.

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 20h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

“He lied like hell,” said Mr. Trump And I didn’t know him, but he was 100 percent for Trump.”

There you have it. A prerequisite for a Trump Regime Cabinet level position.
Also note how Trump has a zero negative position on someone who lies a lot.

Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His Sentence

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 20h

Trump is equipping his army to monitor the population.

“ICE purchased a large number of surveillance technologies in recent weeks including facial and iris recognition tech. Documents suggest the technology will be used to track “Antifa” groups, which the Trump administration considers anti-ICE .”

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 21h

The future of the Republican Party hits a bump in the road. Not to worry, Vance has already excused it as just young people goofing off.

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 21h

Trump does some of this to annoy the “left”.
But the main problem is he doesn’t see the offenses he pardons as crimes and he regards those convicted as his allies.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 22h

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 21h

“Cruelty and humiliation have become the Trump administration’s common currency.”-G. Parker

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 21h

Rep George Santos of NY, the disgraced GOP fabulist whose lies made him an object of national scorn, was released from prison on Friday night after President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for fraud.

Trump does this:
1) to annoy the Left and
2) because he has no sense of morality or ethics

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP always understood obstruction and tearing down better then they understood governance and working for the greater good.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days.

They have worked 12 days in 3 months.

Epstein Shutdown.

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 1d

Gov. Pritzker isn’t mincing words—he’s calling it what it is: a Union tearing apart and a state under military invasion by an authoritarian regime. This isn’t politics anymore. It’s a full-blown crisis. Big shoutout to Pritzker for having the courage to say it out loud. 🙌🏽

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 1d

Not atypical of the corruption and disregard for the law of Trump appointees. He may be an enemy of Trump now but there was a point at which Bolton was a trusted advisor and close to the President.

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 1d

Leavitt authentically represents who Trump is and how he and the rest of the regime present to the public.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 1d

He’s approaching McConnell’s ploy of not allowing an Obama SCOTUS selection in his disregard for his duties to his office.

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 1d

“Former Trump aide John Bolton indicted over handling of classified material”-WAPO

True Bolton has become a critic of Trump and Trump has targeted him for retribution but don’t lose sight of the fact that Bolton is typical of the corrupt and lawless advisors he appoints to top positions.

brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 2d

“ICE arrests Hanover Park police officer, accuses him of being in U.S. illegally; Village claims he had federal work authorization”

Trump focusing on the worst of the worst.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

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brettroad.bsky.social @brettroad.bsky.social · 2d

“Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules.”

Accolades to the reporters and media organizations who stood up for democracy and the 1st Amendment in the face of another autocratic attack on the nation by the Trump Regime and his toadies.

We are in free fall.