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Lea Leander @lealeander.bsky.social · 1d

Let me ask again - can we bring a class action suit against this guy?

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Trump Targets Democratic Districts By Halting Billions During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 18h

Conservativism isn't freedom & don't let anyone tell you it is.

It's tyranny.

They want to control what & how you think, what you say & hear, who you hire, who gets funding, what gets studied & even what bathroom you use.

That's authoritarianism & that cannot stand in a democracy.
SPEAK OUT NOW!

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 17h

If you're in California pass out flyers about Prop 50.

Print these double-sided.

Make sure everyone knows to vote YES ON PROP 50!

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 20h

What the fuck are we doing?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

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Leaving MAGA/Rich Logis 🇺🇸 @leavingmaga.bsky.social · 18h

Seen in Tennessee

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Nick Anthony @nick-anthony.bsky.social · 11h

“That means the Tesla is 17 times more likely to kill its occupants by fire than a car (the Ford Pinto) that literally had a petrol bomb strapped to its bumper!”

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wlockett.medium.com/the-cybertru...

The Cybertruck’s Fatal Flaw

It is quite literally a death trap…

wlockett.medium.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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Allie-gata #Resists @alliegata.bsky.social · 11h

I was walking toward the Mar-a-Lago spa, on my way to work, when a car slowed behind me. Inside was a British socialite named Ghislaine Maxwell and her driver, Juan Alessi, when Maxwell spotted me – my long blond hair, my slim build, and what he called my notably “young” appearance...

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‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

We can’t pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown, making us less safe, but we can send $40 billion to bail out Argentina.

Make it make sense.

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Conrad Brean @conradbrean.bsky.social · 10h

I'm no fan of David Brooks, but he's absolutely correct about Chuck the schmuck.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 19h

Help stop the new gerrymander. To overcome these attempts to block the will of voters, support People Not Politicians Missouri. peoplenotpoliticiansmo.org

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 19h

DHS cut $15M in grants meant to curb political violence just as it surges nationwide, from school threats to assassinations, leaving communities with fewer tools to detect danger and prevent bloodshed.

Trump Administration Cut DHS Grants Meant to Prevent Political Violence

DHS rescinded millions in prevention grants just months before high-profile political assassinations, leaving schools and local governments struggling to maintain early-warning systems.

theintellectualistofficial.substack.com

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20h

In case you didn't know...Trump is crushing the federal Office of Special Education. Think. About. That.

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Conrad Brean @conradbrean.bsky.social · 20h

If you think this can't happen here, you're out of your mind. The seeds are already being planted. Speak now, or lose your chance to speak for the rest of your life.

Get out there on Saturday and make your voice heard!!!

#NoKings

www.nokings.org

Conrad Brean @conradbrean.bsky.social · 20h

The people we're gonna see at #NoKings this Saturday are the most patriotic citizens who still believe in the ideals that this country was founded on. Our country was founded following a revolt AGAINST a king, that we might live FREE.

Wave that flag - wave it wide and high! 🇺🇸
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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 21h

She wasn't "arrested", she was assaulted, kidnapped, & is being unlawfully imprisoned for playing music during a peaceful protest.

The chump administration is openly trampling the rights of Americans to instill fear & silence dissent.

#Pinks

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 21h

The Argentina bailout just doubled to $40 billion. So much for “America First.”

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Steve The Enraged Apostate 🌊🇺🇸 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @enragedapostate.bsky.social · 21h

How many of you came into 2025 thinking you would be supporting Argentinians somewhat lavishly?

That is like knocking on the door of every household in Argentina and handing them $2800 in cash

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Eykyu - The solution is unification🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁡󠁿🌊🇺🇸🦅 @eykyu.bsky.social · 21h

Watch and listen!!!!!! No Kings Day!!!!

MAJOR BREAKING: Trump poised for unprecedented crackdown

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Katrina @countrygall44.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if the Supreme Court said you have the right to TORTURE A STRAIGHT KID until they turn Gay.

That’s what they’re doing to Gay kids by legalizing conversion therapy in all 50 states. 💔🏳️‍🌈

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 21h

“If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” -Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/orig...

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 21h

Whoops, make that 21.5%, sorry!

Also, remember that this is for UNSUBSIDIZED enrollees, who only make up 13% of the ACA exchange market.

For the other ~430,000 Pennsylvanians, NET increases are gonna be MUCH higher in many cases...

acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

How much more will ~560,000 PENNSYLVANIA residents pay if the improved #ACA subsidies expire? (updated)

Originally posted 1/29/25 Pennsylvania has around ~496,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 87% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~103,000 unsubsidized off-e...

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