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wmj3.bsky.social @wmj3.bsky.social · 10h

Gotta wonder if Vance shared this passage with Usha and the kids.

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Dennis See Sea @dennis-see-sea.bsky.social · 10h

The top age limit on that Young Republican group is 40.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

no surprise here, jd vance has a vested interest in being able to be an open nazi in american politics

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 11h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

Wait one damn minute‼️

I know Lisa Murkowski isn’t up on her high horse talking about the lack of trust between Republicans and Democrats after she cast the deciding “Yes” on the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and slipped in backroom deals for Alaska.

She’s part of the problem & needs to own it!

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7h

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 13h

A judge has granted the reigning Miss United States and FL GOP committee member a restraining order against her ex, FL Congressman Cory Mills.

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and bared the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

I’m a subscriber to The Onion print edition and trust me, the ads alone are worth it

Fake Apple ad

Remember when those
Chinese factory workers were all committing suicide?
Neither do we!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

abcnews.go.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20h

Farmers grow what they grow because of farm policy.

We don’t need all the soy and corn that we grow, but those are the commodities that receive subsidies and markets.

If we want something better, if we want to heal the Earth and grow food, now is the time to do it.

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 14h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11h

Every wannabe king forgets the same lesson: Americans don’t kneel. The weak call it chaos. The strong call it a wake-up call. The Constitution doesn’t need worshippers. It needs warriors.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Mike MacLennan @mmaclennan.bsky.social · 7h

“When we made love on top of the pile of rat carcasses Bobby kept in his man cave, I felt an intense connection. Also the bones of decomposed rats stabbling my hips”

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スコット @y2skot.bsky.social · 6h

“Exile”? From what, exactly? Two cushy jobs bookend a year off to write a vanity book that is meaningless self-promotion. She wasn’t in “exile”. She was deep in rot because she was unethical and self-centred.

Who would want to read her book about me-me-me?

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 9h

oh good I was worried the utterly unearned Vanity Fair editor job was all she got for violating the most basic rules of journalism

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 9h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19h

ACLU asks court to end Las Vegas police partnership with ICE

The ACLU claims local law enforcement has no authority to enter into agreements with the federal government and can't make civil arrests for immigration violations.

ACLU asks court to end Las Vegas police partnership with ICE

The ACLU claims local law enforcement has no authority to enter into agreements with the federal government and can't make civil arrests for immigration violations.

www.courthousenews.com

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

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 15h

"We have a rising new Dem star who really engages with people, and is sure to win their next election."

DEM LEADERSHIP: That's fantastic.

"What are the next steps?"

DEM LEADERSHIP: Simple. Force them to step aside and throw their support behind this 80-year-old lifetime politician.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 7h

🧵I’m on the road for another 2 weeks, but everyone needs to pay attention to the Supreme Court tomorrow (Wednesday)

The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.

The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop

On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.

slate.com

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The moonlit knight @unifawn73.bsky.social · 14h

Even Argentina has Universal HC, now thanks to US tax payers.

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MartyE @magmart60.bsky.social · 13h

If my son loses his insurance thru the marketplace, he will die. He will not be able to get his medication which is $8k per injection. My representatives are Repubs. They don’t care. They don’t even respond.

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Andy Nonimous @andy-nonimous.bsky.social · 13h

It is now significantly cheaper to fly to Argentina where they have free healthcare for tourists (and get what we're already paying for) than to buy American insurance.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

Democrats shouldn't let go of these Young Republican messages.

Have the right-wing defend it. The VP, JD Vance, already has, and the talking points have been delivered to the MAGA base.

They keep deflecting and doing both sides, but nothing is comparable.

Just keep it in the news.

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tsoprano.bsky.social @tsoprano.bsky.social · 4h

That's the level of anger that every thinking American, with more than a modicum of humanity should feel real right now.

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