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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · 16h

East Wing
1902 - 2025
RIP

Here it is in 1906

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · 20h

MAGA: You can't tear down Confederate monuments. That's history and heritage.

(Trump bulldozes the East Wing of the WH)

MAGA:《crickets》

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · 19d

"We are so much more hardcore than they are"

Things people who are not hardcore say

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · 24d

“There is no provision in the Constitution that authorizes the President to enact, to amend, or to repeal statutes." ~ Justice Breyer (1983) - "Clinton v. City of New York", which struck down the line-item veto.

Despite that ruling, SCOTUS is allowing Trump to have line-item veto power.

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Pinky @pinky420.bsky.social · 28d

I saw this on X and think it’s a great idea. I love the name

@harrisonstarr.bsky.social

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Sep 18

There will be no hurt fee-fees of the king...

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Steve Okino @steveokino.bsky.social · Sep 10

Mourning, today, for a victim of a political assassination.

A memorial on a black background with a photo of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was targeted in a political assassination. The text reads, "In Memory of Melissa Hortman, Former Minnesota House Speaker, 1970-2025. Taken far too soon in a targeted attack. A voice for justice, clean energy, and equality. We honor her legacy, leadership, and courage. #RestInPower."

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Sep 4

He's a political appointee in a hyperpartisan environment. Any action he takes - or any action he doesn't take - is inherently political. To think otherwise is absurd.

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ninth Circuit: We're just upholding the law as written

SCOTUS: And we keep telling you we don't care about that

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Aug 21

The plan is to shut down voting stations or militarize them in swing cities to intimidate people from showing up to vote. Mail-in voting circumvents that plan. If he can force everyone in high population areas to vote in-person on Election Day, he can control the outcome.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Aug 19

Translation: I can't rig the election in my favor if there is mail-in voting.

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Aug 14

For the Epsteinth time - Trump is not well.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Aug 14

I keep waiting for Trump to create an official WH office of polling. Then he'll badger the media to report them alongside private polling numbers.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Aug 7

A Trump deal in writing isn't worth anything either. He negotiated a new free trade treaty with Canada and Mexico in his first term and ignored it.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jul 24

They really think if she'll lie for Trump the she should be rewarded. They are also so high on their supply, they think letting a pedophile go free is a power move that will make this all go away.

But, they have never cared about the kids, and they can't wait to prove it every day.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jul 16

The list must include wealthy political donors. One, it was the type of crowd Epstein chummed around with, but 2) Politicians and celebrities are replaceable - money is not.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jul 14

Maybe they are yelling, "Bruuuuuce". It was in New Jersey. 😎

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jul 9

It's Probability. As in, he probably used his ability to pull the numbers out of his ass.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jul 2

Do you know what is WAY cheaper than funding ICE, building concentration camps, renting foreign prison space, and flying people there? Creating a path for citizenship or permanent residency. It's 100% more moral, too.

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jul 1

What's the math on a path to citizenship? If you've been here for a decade plus, raised a family, have a job, pay taxes, and contribute to your community - why are we so gung-ho on maximum cruelty? What's the point? They were born somewhere else - so what. They've made a life here. Let it go.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 28

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:

- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jun 25

Trump to Putin ...

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jun 20

Biden: We'll have a "cancer moonshot so we can end cancer as we know it. Because we can do it!"

Trump: We're canceling all cancer research and bringing back all that wonderful asbestos.

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jun 18

He still has his sights on forcing out Powell and installing a stooge at the Fed.

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jun 17

Leaving early because you "have more important stuff to do" while knowing it will give you the attention you seek is an asshole move.

Harrison Starr @harrisonstarr.bsky.social · Jun 17

He's never been interested in G7 style politics. The kind where countries with common interests work together. He only knows how to boss people around and get attention by being an asshole. He did that. Now, he has assumed correctly that he'll get more attention by leaving early like an asshole.

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