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PirulaG

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · Apr 7

Fwd-ing: listen to this truth

“Pin this wherever you need to, because you're going to need this reminder.

Also ANY politician that promises you otherwise is full of it. We barely survived four years of Trump and that was with people in his orbit who were willing to pushback somewhat.”

#khive

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Kristin Reid @kristinmreid.bsky.social · 1d

The accusation of Genocide was made on October 8th, 2023. While activists justified or even celebrated the most depraved terror attack in modern history.

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❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 8h

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h

There’s 1,000 times more chatter about the Maine senate race in a year than about Maine’s ballot measure in 3 weeks that’d bring voter ID and crack down on mail voting… maybe let’s start there??? boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts

Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.

boltsmag.org

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 8h

Probably the most important thread going right now

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 18h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 12h

Beware of white podcasters who are hellbent on going after Democrats as Republicans actively destroy the country.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 10h

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 22h

Brett Kavanaugh is basically arguing tha there have been "sufficient remedies" for racism.

This seems like a good time to bring up the @politico.com about how young Republicans have *remedied* racism.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10h

The notices are going out now.

Window shopping has already started in 13 states.

Open enrollment begins on November 1st (it actually started today in Idaho).

The first premiums with the new rates will be due before January 1st.

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 10h

Ukraine's top aid donor, the U.S., has given $37B+ in humanitarian support for 3 years since Russia invaded. Felon Trump halted that aid, including assistance to war veterans & refugees. Push back on heartless monster Trump!

Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremism

dlvr.it

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · 10h

Sure mother fuckers don’t wanna eat us?

a cartoon character holding a lollipop pointing at the camera

ALT: a cartoon character holding a lollipop pointing at the camera

media.tenor.com

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 10h

Necessary construction terminated!

New York, New Jersey existing tunnels were damaged during Super Storm Sandy

Construction has been going along

Vindictive, nasty f*er takes revenge on the states where he made & lost millions

Because we're Blue 💙🩵

We will survive this too

Steven Silverberg @stevesilverbergesq.bsky.social · 10h

“Work has been underway at five sites in New York State and New Jersey for the construction of a new tunnel connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, the busiest rail corridor in the country.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Robert Rowley @robertrowley.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: 💥
SYRIA’S NEW PRESIDENT ASKS PUTIN TO SEND RUSSIAN TROOPS TO THE GOLAN HEIGHTS
To “prevent Israeli violations.”

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · 10h

Spark of hope. For now.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12h

Solidarity is the only way

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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EktaShahMD @ektashahmd.bsky.social · 12h

Read re read and re read again this article instead of ignoring the role Russian propaganda has played for 6 decades

JennyBeeFightsFascists🐝🟦✡️🎗️💛🕊️🪩🌟 @benbennybee.bsky.social · 12h

🎯Until people realize that HATE is a TOOL of authoritarians &they get their power by fucking with people’s minds, we will tear ourselves apart while the leaders sit on high &laugh.

Russia &the KGB have been using antisemitism as a weapon of war against Democracies for over a century.
IT’S A TOOL!

More than a Century of Antisemitism: How Successive Occupants of the Kremlin Have Used Antisemitism - United States Department of State

This report is also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian and Urdu. Executive Summary For over a century, Tsarist, Soviet and now Russian Federation au...

2021-2025.state.gov

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 13h

Still find it wild how they shut down USAID with no Congressional approval

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 19h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · 10h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h

Two class-action lawsuits accuse Bank of America and Bank of New York of maintaining relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and failing to report suspicious activities until after his death. The suits allege his trafficking operation wouldn’t have existed without the special treatment provided to him.

Bank of America, BNY Sued Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

New lawsuits accuse the banks of maintaining a relationship with the convicted sex offender and failing to report suspicious activities until after his 2019 death.

www.wsj.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

😡😡😡😡

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 15h

Before it was illegally destroyed by Musk and co., USAID had a budget of $35 billion (in 2024)

Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 16h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robert Rowley @robertrowley.bsky.social · 12h

Breaking: #Hamas claims it has met its commitments, saying the two bodies handed over today are the last in its possession.

Israeli officials dispute this, saying Hamas still holds at least 17 bodies. 1/

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 14h

Last tweet of the day. Do not f*ck with @teampelosiofficial.bsky.social

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · 12h

VA we’ve got a leader who tells the truth & fights for us!

Vote ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for Governor.

Early voting is happening now, return your ballots by 7 pm Nov. 4!

Not registered yet? You can register up to & on Election Day in Virginia!

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