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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 22h

Trump has no legal authority, "standing" or otherwise, to order the killing of people in international waters for unsubstantiated accusations of non-capital crimes.

Calling them "narcoterrorists" does not make it right or legal to order their deaths without any due process.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump announces another strike "just off the Coast of Venezuela" that killed 6 people

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 5d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!

Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 13d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 15d

Now might be a good time for Democrats to remind people that when they return to power they will not hesitate to prosecute people who murder civilians.

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 22d

The absolute minimum that congressional dems should be demanding re:shutdown is to stop the illegal impoundments. Like, what is the point of a budget if Trump can just ignore it? If republicans want to keep this clown show going they can kill the filibuster and pass it themselves.

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 24d

This article about Madrid’s metro system has some great insights about how its growth was quick, cheap, and of good quality. They identified 4 key points that made it possible and successful. Great read.
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...

How Madrid built its metro cheaply

Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?

worksinprogress.co

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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · Sep 7

Trump putting his name on projects from Biden’s infrastructure bill he didn’t support is actually crazy

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Aug 14

Occurs to me that Trump's entire regime consolidation strategy is to persuade everyone through displays of force that the regime is already consolidated and there's no point in resisting. Which I don't think will work, but also shows how important public acts of noncompliance are.

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · Jul 29

Some amazing things are happening on the California grid.
blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-solar-...

In CAISO, Solar Generation Jumps Again While Batteries Reshape Demand

April 2025 saw another round of record solar and storage participation in CAISO. We’re taking a look at how these resources, on both sides of the meter, continue to reshape market dynamics across the ...

blog.gridstatus.io

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · Jul 19

This tactical urbanism is kinda cool

Wooden benches appearing at bus stops across Bay Area

YouTube video by ABC7 News Bay Area

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 11

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Jul 1

I mean this is just unbelievable — they don't even know what's in THEIR OWN DAMN BILL.

This provision guts renewable energy and they have no clue know where it came from?? This entire process is rotten to its core.

A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators

"I don't know where it came from," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.

www.nbcnews.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Jun 27

Republicans are getting what they paid for: a court willing to cede its power to an executive but only if a Republican is in power. But Democrats will retake power, and John Roberts is all but guaranteeing that Trump’s Supreme Court will barely outlast the Trump administration.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 27

there is no jurisprudence at work here. the republican court believes that anything a republican president is presumptively constitutional, even if it directly violates the unambiguous constitutional text and causes total chaos in law and policy.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Jun 25

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · Jun 22

really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency

Screen shot of CNN site with a Saturday breaking news alert explaining that Trump launched a strike against Iran atop a CNN story from the same day headlined “Always a peacemaker”: How Trump decided to hold off on striking Iran

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · Jun 22

This is quite the headline.

Pakistan condemns Trump's bombing of Iran - a day after nominating him for Peace Prize - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Pakistan condemns Trump's bombing of Iran - a day after nominating him for Peace Prize

In Karachi, a large American flag with a picture of Trump on it was placed on the road for demonstrators to walk over, along with chants against America, Israel and India.

www.reuters.com

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Kraut @derparrot.bsky.social · Jun 22

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · Jun 22

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · Jun 22

Any congressional dem who doesn’t come out against these strikes needs to be primaried

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Jun 20

Any corporate executive who signs off on a bribe to Trump should be prepared to explain their crimes in front of Congress and to the public when Democrats retake power

New York Post @nypost.com · Jun 19

Paramount delays $35M settlement with Trump as media giant fears bribery backlash: sources

Negotiations to settle Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News over the Kamala Harris "60 Minutes" interview entered their sixth month.

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EarthMomma @lanaehforaday.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · Jun 15

You seriously cant make this shit up

A law enforcement officer points a taser at a person wearing a hot dog costume during a protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 14

mood

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jun 13

Trump’s go-to line about every foreign policy crisis and war - from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to October 7th, to the Israel’s devastation of Gaza - was “It would never have happened if I was president.”

Welp.

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · Jun 11

Yeah, why the fuck am I only learning about this on Bluesky

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jun 7

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tried to give a press conference to announce his lawsuit against DOJ. Much to my surprise it turned out to be the greatest press conference of all-time.

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