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Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · Jan 19

Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows -

Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows

He said Trump would rob law enforcement and media of their independence.

www.reuters.com

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Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · 1h

Mike loves the violence, except if it’s against the right wing extremist Kirk who provoked the violence to begin with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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🎉 ZELD🅰️ 🎊 @zeldazellzelda.bsky.social · 7h

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Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · 4h

AG Mayes is a winner, so the little loser Mike better get busy.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 18h

🚨 BREAKING
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sent a formal demand letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, ordering him to swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. More ⬇️

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

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

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 15h

I thought they said it was wrong for an administration to ask a social media platform to take stuff down.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 15h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

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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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 17h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

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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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

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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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · 21h

Apparently Republicans are the Antichrist that Peter Thiel spouts off about.

@meidastouch.com @meidasjordy.bsky.social

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

Reading that cretin Alex Jones was put on blast by the conservative Supreme Court and "Dr. Phil" has had to declare bankruptcy on the same day? What an embarrassment of riches! Only one other breaking news story about another odious man would make things better.
www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trum...

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 1d

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · 2d

She was fired for posting about Charlie Kirk’s death

She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."

www.npr.org

Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · 2d

Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 3d

Kamala Harris: “The rule of law is very much under attack by this president who thinks that the Department of Justice is his personal lawyer and is basically subverting the will of the people around constitutional safeguards”

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Diplocat @diplocat.bsky.social · 2d

#Meta is the #antichrist.

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

www.theguardian.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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