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HarleyQuinn

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Engaged citizen: call your legislators. Active member, League of Women Voters. Editor-writer. Caregiver. Classical musician. Dog mom. Oxford comma fan; generally intolerant of violence, profanity, & rudeness. I mute obscene words.

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HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · Mar 28

This goes a long way toward explaining MAGA anger, fueled by Fox & rw talk radio.
“Short doses of anger release dopamine, which is a pleasure chemical.”
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Leave the hurt behind! How to let go of a grudge

Resentment is natural when you’ve been wronged, but over time it can become bitter and self-defeating. Psychologists explain how to move on

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 27m

NOT extending ACA subsidies will ALSO cause state economies to PLUMMET $41B.

339,100 jobs will be LOST due to health care providers being FORCED to reduce their workforces. 50% of job LOSSES will be health care–related & HIGHER in states where MORE residents are enrolled in an ACA marketplace plan.

State-Level Impact of NOT renewing ACA Subsidies:

We also produced economic estimates for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, shown in Exhibit 1. Following are some highlights:

Losses will be higher in states where more residents are enrolled in an ACA marketplace plan. The 10 states with the most projected jobs lost are:
Texas: 83,400
Florida: 57,500
Georgia: 33,600
California: 20,300
South Carolina: 13,100
Tennessee: 12,300
Alabama: 9,100
Louisiana: 7,000
North Carolina: 6,900
Mississippi: 6,700.

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HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · 2h

That’s what was reported when he first became Speaker.
So if his Congress salary direct deposit goes into a church, as I’m reading today, how does he support his family?
Reminds me of some financial fiddling by polygamist families I read about years ago.

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John Canady @john-canady.bsky.social · 7h

If it's in Propublica, it's legit.

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Jayme Ruimveld @jaymeruimveld.bsky.social · 8h

This seems likely to be legit. I just wish the reporters would ask Moses Mike over & over about his “adopted” son. Or where his congressional direct deposit goes since he claims to have no bank accounts. Or about his DC “roomies” - GOP guys & activist “pastor.” 🤔

www.propublica.org/article/mike...

Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign

The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. It’s the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.

www.propublica.org

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Josephine Imperato @bakingfool.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson should be humiliated. He is a hypocrite who professes to be devout while protecting pedophiles. He lies proficiently and often. He is a disgrace to the office of Speaker. I would not want to be in his shoes when he's out of office and has time to meditate on what he has done for Trump.

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 7h

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵 As a response to the 1967 Detroit Riot, a controversial police unit known as STRESS (Stop the Robberies Engage Safe Streets) was establised that targeted Black people.(cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

newrepublic.com/article/1417...

Inside the Secretive Police Squad That Terrorized Detroit's Black Community in the 1970s

The elite team was supposed to clean up the streets. It turned the city into a deadly battleground instead.

newrepublic.com

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elizabethodr CTblueSky🦋🔆 🍀 @elizabethodr.bsky.social · 3h

Trump wants to prove we doesn’t need federal government. He expects Ds to cave& he’ll crow.
DEMOCRATS DO NOT GIVE IN!
HOLD THE LINE.
PROVE to ALL how important Fed.Gov. is!
You have to let Republicans FAIL ALL THE WAY!
They know what Trump is doing is WRONG but they won’t stand up to him. MAKE THEM!

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HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · 3h

All correct, except it’s spelled Vought.

BonBon🤌 @roadreclaimed.bsky.social · 3h

The shut down is by design. Russell Voight wanted this all along. More pain for federal workers, his goal.

And also no vote to release the Epstein files so it's a win-win. The government isn't going to reopen.

HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · 3h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

Sen. Chris Murphy: "President Trump is refusing to negotiate because he likes the fact that the government is closed because he thinks he can exercise king-like powers."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

1 in 8 Americans rely on SNAP…

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 4h

With Trump overseas and the Republican House on vacation, here’s how Republicans’ health insurance sticker shock is landing in RI: this family of 3 would see their monthly premium spike $547.

Time for Rs to get serious about fixing this.

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HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · 3h

So if corporations like NBC aren’t donors, wouldn’t they come out and say so?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7h

NBC wants you to trust its coverage of the East Wing demolition even though NBC's parent company helped pay for the destruction.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

well, that's awkward

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 9h

Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy in order to construct a sprawling network of migrant detention centers in Louisiana, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Utah. A source tells CNN that facilities could hold as many as 10,000 people each.

Civil Rights Groups Demand ICE Stop Jailing Pregnant Immigrants Amid Reports of Medical Neglect

A group of civil and human rights organizations is calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end the jailing of pregnant people and to immediately investigate reports of severe medical neglect...

www.democracynow.org

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 10h

Well there you have it. This is one reason why he wants a war. He just said it.

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Hedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson's Ties to Christian Nationalism Revealed

www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson...

Mike Johnson's ties to Christian nationalism revealed

The new House Speaker is being criticized for his previous ties to an anti-LGBTQ religious group.

www.newsweek.com

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Marie 🇨🇦 🐸 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 3h

Starting Dec 26, the U.S. border patrol will photograph every non-citizen including minors under 14 and seniors over 79 including Canadians. No exceptions. They call it “security.” but Let’s be real it’s surveillance.

#SurveillanceState
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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Canadian citizens to be photographed when entering and exiting the U.S., new regulations state — National Post

New regulations by the Department of Homeland Security will impact all non-citizens, including minors under 14 and seniors over 79

apple.news

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HarleyQuinn @harleytheequinn.bsky.social · 23h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

bulldozed by trump now.

designed by trump megadonor timothy mellon's stepmother.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...

www.nps.gov/whho/learn/h...

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Bluebird350 @bluebird350.bsky.social · 1d

Also Tim Dickinson

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey, read my profile of the very odd Tim Mellon from back during the campaign.

Why Are Timothy Mellon's MAGA Millions Also Supporting RFK Jr.?

He’s a Republican megadonor from one of America’s wealthiest families. Is he propping up Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as a spoiler?

www.rollingstone.com

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Bluebird350 @bluebird350.bsky.social · 1d

Rachel's on it 👇🏼

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

bulldozed by trump now.

designed by trump megadonor timothy mellon's stepmother.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...

www.nps.gov/whho/learn/h...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d

"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

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Greg van Eekhout @gregvaneekhout.bsky.social · 1d

California, don't forget to vote on Prop 50. Turnout is expected to be low, and we can't afford to unilaterally disarm while rightwingers pack congress.

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