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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 9h

Thune says this as though he didn’t vote for RFK Jr. earlier this year….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Thune: "If I were a woman I'd be talking to my doctor and not taking advice from RFK"

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 2d

Oh trust us, we know.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 3d

Donald Trump knows corruption well.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to Israeli Knesset: "I have an idea -- Mr President, why don't give him a pardon? Give him a pardon. Whether we like it or not, this has been one of the greatest wartime presidents. And cigars and champagne -- who the hell cares about that?"

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 6d

If a foreign government wants to build a military base in America, all they have to do is donate a jet to Donald Trump.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 7d

Voters are ripping Mike Johnson apart this morning and for good reason.

The Republican Party’s policies are unpopular.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 8d

The media will excuse this by saying it’s just “Trump being Trump.”

Imagine if Biden called for the arrest of Greg Abbott…

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 9d

Fact check: True.

Pam Bondi has weaponized the Justice Department in ways we haven’t seen since Nixon.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 10d

FYI—if Mike Johnson wasn’t so afraid of what’s in the Epstein files, he wouldn’t delay the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 12d

This is authoritarianism.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 13d

The party of hypocrites!

slate.com/news-and-po...

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 15d

Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House.

This is the Trump shutdown.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 15d

The President posted this as our government shuts down...

Yup.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 16d

Donald Trump is declaring war on American cities.

This is a very scary moment in American history.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 17d

If the government shuts down it will be the Republicans’ fault.

They want to let ACA subsidies expire.

Don’t let them get away with it.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 18d

We’ve seen three mass shooting in America in the past 24 hours.

Horrific is an understatement.

This is America.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 20d

Republicans want to make your healthcare costs more expensive.

Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Never let them tell you the two parties are the same.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 21d

Donald Trump is freaking out because we are one signature away from forcing a vote on the Epstein files.

Keep it up.

We’re going to get to 218.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 22d

With Adelita Grijalva’s victory last night the House is on the verge of having the 218 signatures needed for the discharge petition.

This is huge news—release the Epstein files.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 23d

We must continue to boycott Sinclair.

This decision is horrific.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 24d

Today is a good day for the House to vote to demand the release of the Epstein files.

Repost if you agree.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 25d

Imagine the outrage from the right if Joe Biden ordered Merrick Garland to prosecute his political opponent.

They would call for his impeachment.

But, when Trump does it, no one cares.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 27d

Sad!

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 27d

BREAKING: A federal judge just sumamrily struck Trump's complaint against the New York Times, essentially calling it, essentially, garbage.

Must be rewritten within 28 days.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 28d

Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is peak cancel culture.

Republicans are the party of cancel culture.

Don’t let them forget it.

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 29d

The party of free speech just cancelled Jimmy Kimmel.

The First Amendment is dead.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29d

this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

www.nytimes.com

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · Sep 16

Donald Trump is threatening to go after journalists.

This is scary.

Where is Congress when we need it most?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 16

JON KARL: What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she's gonna go after hate speech? A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech

TRUMP: We'll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly. You have a lot of hate in your hate. Maybe they'll have to go after you.

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