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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 2h

Professor Plumb. In the library. His mother is a doctor.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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PharmacyStan @pharmacystan.bsky.social · 3h

The number of times you can see history repeating itself …

Using a third party candidate to split the votes and it being orchestrated by the the party desperate to win..

The hostages in Iran pre election..

The same themes 100 years ago literally the same as modern day culture wars…

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 4h

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Unraveling the web of Epstein's Manhattan real estate
archive.is/2025.03.16-0...

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 6h

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Trump wishes child-sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell well
youtu.be/z54ga4eimsw

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6h

Yacht once named ‘Lady Ghislaine’ catches fire in DC Wharf neighborhood

DC Fire and Rescue crews responded to a yacht owned by Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife, and with a colorful history of its own, on Tuesday in the Wharf neighborhood.

www.wusa9.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6h

FILE UNDER: YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 2h

Macmillan, FOX and NY Post? Ya don’t say…

Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 6h

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Trump wishes child-sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell well
youtu.be/z54ga4eimsw

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 2h

Russia’s all about keeping up appearances. Maybe Trump should have been bare chested riding a fine mule steed. 🤢🤢🤢🤢

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

The Kremlin is upset about their boy’s Time cover photo.

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 2h

You’ve got to be kidding!

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

ICE agents interfered with—and even threatened to “shoot and arrest”—emergency personnel rescuing an injured protester last week in Portland.

The agent “pointed his finger at me in a threatening manner,” the driver recalled, “and began viciously yelling in my face.

newrepublic.com/post/201774/...

ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester

Federal agents swarmed an ambulance crew to prevent them from taking an injured protester to the hospital.

newrepublic.com

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 2h

Love this.

Cindy K Duncan @ckdcaorok1969.bsky.social · 17h

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 14h

Pretending to the world that you are the president of peace while waging war at home is diabolical.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket.

Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 9h

Every wannabe king forgets the same lesson: Americans don’t kneel. The weak call it chaos. The strong call it a wake-up call. The Constitution doesn’t need worshippers. It needs warriors.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 3h

Truly, truly, disturbing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 3h

And zip tied the hands of a baby. Child abuse.

Lisan Walt Gaib @wallybmeister.bsky.social · 8h

Trump’s secret police tear gassed a baby in Chicago. I thought Mike was “pro-life”?

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coalminephoenix.bsky.social @coalminephoenix.bsky.social · 17h

They also jailed a producer claiming falsely that she assaulted them. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Border Patrol detains Chicago news producer. See video of incident.

Border Patrol agents detained a news producer in Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10, but no charges were filed and she was later released.

www.usatoday.com

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 3h

What Mike Johnson left out is…he has no line.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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keeblerd.bsky.social @keeblerd.bsky.social · 21h

Biden also got a cease fire and helped release well over 100 hostages . I didn’t hear him whining about getting a Nobel Peace Prize .

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 21h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Wordsmith3 @chappell3.bsky.social · 11h

Don’t cry for fascists, Argentina. Fight authoritarianism. Fight for freedom.

Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US

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Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with U.S. interests in upcoming elections.

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