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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10h

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 12h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Kamala Harris: "I think he has a vengeance campaign, which is really exposing the petty nature of who he is and his deep level of insecurity."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

True bravery!

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 5h

This is a very interesting and important thread:

alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 7h

THREAD. Did you know that at about 1/3 of all stranger homicides in the U.S. are perpetrated by police? But there's something hidden here that is important to understand in this authoritarian moment.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 20h

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 22h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 5h

Ah. I see you hold your fellow 'journalists' to high standards.😐

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 5h

You have my full support, Myron. I've thought about running for office, but the Antifa bake sales are keeping me very busy, and at my age, I don't want to take on too much.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 9h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 1d

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22h

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 20h

The Trump ceasefire deal is the Biden ceasefire deal Trump begged Bibi not to accept in 2024 because it would've hurt Trump's chances of winning the election and I wish this was the first time a GOP candidate for president won by meddling in American foreign policy.

See: Nixon '68 and Reagan '80.

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 9h

Anyone who doesn't sautee the onions as a first step should be jailed.

Canned baked beans are already swimming in sugar.

Why use VEGETARIAN baked beans if you're adding pounds of ground beef?!

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 9h

Far from th OP being "ashamed of rejoicing in their acrimonious divorce", she is still rejoicing in it.

OP seems like a very unpleasant person.

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 9h

Not to mention, HE was president on 1/6.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Heidrun @heidrunmead.bsky.social · 9h

Those two marbles had to hit just so.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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