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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 56m

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Why this former Republican aide will march on No Kings Day

What are the No Kings protests about?It’s a natural question if one has never been to a large protest. I’ve seen many of my friends on the right, especially after the first No Kings protests in June, ...

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 1h

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Every living ex-Fed chair gives Supreme Court urgent warning about Trump move

Every living former Federal Reserve chair joined with other leading economic policymakers from decades past have issued an urgent warning to the U.S. Supreme Court about President Donald Trump.Those p...

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 1h

For instance, Schatz said Vought has threatened to cut funding for special education programs, substance abuse treatment funding, and funding for Community Development Financial Institutions, which are a main financier of rural development projects. #CutsHurtRedStates

Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 1h

Too far. “I think Russ Vought overplayed his hand, and as we see evidence that they’ve overplayed their hand, they’re going to get even more sort of rhetorically nutty,”Senator Brian Schatz said.
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Trump official 'overplayed' his shutdown hand — and Republicans are 'freaking out': Dem

One of President Donald Trump's White House officials has "overplayed" his hand regarding the government shutdown, and some Republicans in Congress are "freaking out" because of it, according to one D...

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 1h

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration has turned over a list of targets to IRS agents, which includes some high-profile Democratic donors. Trump plans to install loyalists in the IRS criminal-investigative division, to give him influence over criminal investigations.

Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 3h

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The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps

I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 4h

#IsraelIsAScourgeOfHumanity
#ProsecuteIsraelInTheHague
#StopArmingEvilIsraHellnow

Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 4h

The Asra Media Office, which covers Palestinian prisoner issues, said Barghouti “lost consciousness and suffered fractures in four ribs as a result of the beating”.

Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 4h

#FreeMarwanBarghouti
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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 6h

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Trump confirms that he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela

Move by US marks sharp escalation in efforts to pressure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s regime

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

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From the vault: Mike Johnson said he’d take a blowtorch to the ACA.

Here’s the thing… 45% of marketplace enrollees are Republicans. Cool! So he’s threatening to burn the GOP’s own base. 🔥
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 7h

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Video Jack Smith talks about Trump probe in rare interview

ABC News' Luke Barr reports on comments from the former special counsel about President Donald Trump's Justice Department.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 7h

The thing that Talarico and Hinojosa have in common is that they both come from the Texas House, where they have watched, first hand, how Republicans have bent over backwards to appease the wealthy and billionaire class, while intentionally inflicting harm on working people. #TXisTurningBlue

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 7h

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Lone Star Left Endorses Gina Hinojosa For Texas Governor

The people versus the powerful starts here.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 8h

Ted Clayton, a political scientist at Central Michigan University: “MacIntyre argues that today we live in a fragmented society made up of individuals who have no conception of the common good, no way to come together to pursue a common good, no way to persuade one another...” #NewSocialContract

Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 8h

Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

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Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

Unions have sued to block dismissals during the government shutdown.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 8h

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Missing Naval Academy Midshipman Kyle Philbert James Found Dead Near Campus - The Quintessential Gentleman

Missing Naval Academy midshipman Kyle Philbert James, 20, found dead near campus; investigation into his death underway.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 8h

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America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 8h

Why don't Arabs send in peacekeeping forces now during the ceasefire? Don't allow IDF to retake more of Gaza. #StopIsrael

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 10h

Supreme Court seems open to limiting key section of Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court seems open to limiting key section of Voting Rights Act

Further limits on the use of race in drawing electoral districts could have a major impact on representation in Congress and legislatures.

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 12h

MAGA Senator Sheehy stunned into silence after being confronted by Trump Cabinet member's words about Trump cutting a $1 billion hydrogen production development that Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, had previously praised for its potential to create jobs. www.rawstory.com/tim-sheehy-2...

MAGA senator stunned into silence after being confronted by Trump Cabinet member's words

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) was stunned into silence on Tuesday night after a CNN anchor confronted him with Energy Secretary Chris Wright's comments about the government shutdown. Sheehy joined CNN's Kait...

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 12h

#EndAIPACcorruption #SupportANewPolicyPAC

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Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 12h

#Israelitorture
Naseem al-Radee & Mohammed al-Asaliya were among Palestinians released from Israeli detention after brutal confinement without charge. Both described systematic torture, medical neglect, starvation, & unsanitary conditions in prisons, leaving detainees severely underweight.

Blue Texan @hmdob.bsky.social · 12h

Health officials in Gaza said some recovered bodies arrived with signs of gunshot wounds & their hands and legs cuffed, & some still had blindfolds on. Several bodies bore signs of field executions & others were found with tank tracks on them, according to Al Jazeera. #IsraeliCrimes

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