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The Glenn @3rdtryproductions.bsky.social · 2h

@kenwhite.bsky.social I'm so sorry.

Cruz: I've introduced legislation that would allow DOJ to use RICO to prosecute the money that is funding these No Kings Protests

Credit: @acyn.bsky.social

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h

In the wake of the Hegseth/Pentagon press ban, I'm reminded of this section from Sebastian Junger's National Review essay, 2024.

www.nationalreview.com/magazine/202...

And then we invaded Iraq. Although I was drawn to the sheer magnitude and drama of the war, I didn’t cover it because I was personally so against our decision to invade that I didn’t think I could be objective. I still had high hopes for Afghanistan, but my optimism didn’t survive long. I spent a year embedded with a platoon from the 173rd Airborne in the infamous Korengal Valley, and our outpost was attacked almost daily. After one particularly fierce firefight, a special operator shook his head and said, “We’re never going to win this war until we admit we’re losing it.”

What he said shocked me: It was 2007, and questioning the war was still considered unpatriotic heresy. If you didn’t believe America was right and honorable in all things and would win any war it fought, you were basically siding with the terrorists. And yet here was a highly experienced soldier questioning exactly that. And that is the proper role of the press: to provide the kind of honest and brutal assessment that generals, politicians, contractors, and second lieutenants can’t because they’ll lose their jobs. The simple truth is that if you’re against the working press, you’re against protecting American soldiers from faulty weapons and bad decisions. No military or government will publicly examine itself for failures. Only the press — and internal whistleblowers — can do that.

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Carmen Czachor @carmenczachor.bsky.social · 3h

But you know phrases with "always" or "never" are false in multichoice tests...

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10h

In all seriousness, how hard should it be for the Vice President of the United States to say "There's no place for this in our party. I condemn it without hesitation."? If you can't say that about anything, for fear you'll upset your supporters ... well, that's either evil or pathetic.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

All of this, in violation of the Constitution.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19h

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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NPR @npr.org · 3h

Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela by authorizing covert CIA operations. And, a federal judge halts the Trump administration's shutdown layoffs. n.pr/3KTQb6P

Trump escalates pressure on Venezuelan drug trade. And, judge pauses shutdown layoffs

Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela by authorizing covert CIA operations. And, a federal judge halts the Trump administration's shutdown layoffs.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3h

Dear European colleagues, I strongly advise you to forcefully repudiate this initiative before they end up in a position to influence policy. Let me know if I can help.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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Blue Axeman @blueaxeman.bsky.social · 14h

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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 3h

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

They arrested a giraffe.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Carmen Czachor @carmenczachor.bsky.social · 8h

And your better plan would be?

Carmen Czachor @carmenczachor.bsky.social · 19h

Now would be a good time for picketing at the Supreme Court. Right now.

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Carmen Czachor @carmenczachor.bsky.social · 20h

Seen in Porto Portugal. Im going! Because I love America.

Poster on a wall in porto Portugal. "Fighting dictatorship together. No kings in the USA!" With date and time and location info.

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Carmen Czachor @carmenczachor.bsky.social · 20h

Seen in Porto Portugal. Im going! Because I love America.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:

- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders

Topics he thinks are not serious:

- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 20h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

www.brown.edu

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Kaine: "We should not be allowing the president to create a secret enemies list and make the unilateral decision about whether to kill people without sharing that information at least with the Armed Service and Intel committees. So this is very troubling."

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 22h

Title X is a program that helps women get things like birth control & cancer screenings.

It was established under RICHARD NIXON. The decision to essentially abolish this office has nothing to do with the shutdown.

This is just another attack on women's basic health care.

HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office

Almost every member of the Office of Population Affairs lost email access and is unable to tell if they were laid off, workers told NOTUS.

www.notus.org

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21h

A Portland mother was violently pushed to the ground and has since been transported across state lines. Her husband has no idea when they’ll hear from her again. trib.al/89dsyj8

Woman Arrested While Playing “Ghostbusters” on Clarinet at ICE Protest

Oriana Korol has since been transported across state lines, and her husband has no idea when they’ll hear from her again.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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