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Hoyt

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Chicago by way of Boston [He/Him/Himbo] Hubby, Dad, Bassist, heavy/light equipment mechanic. USMC Veteran🇺🇸 FAST Company, F2/5. All stated opinions my own. I like punk rock and tacos. Hate fascism 🇺🇦 🌻 https://youtube.com/@jasonhoyt7262?si=2f9_UaFApRo8LG-j

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Hoyt @jphoyt.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Throwaway Heroes @throwawayheroes.bsky.social · Aug 8

It’s Bandcamp Friday and we finally have something to share!

Check out our new EP “Countdown” on Bandcamp and soon all major streaming platforms!

#Bandcamp #BandcampFriday #Punk #PunkRock #Chicago #ChicagoPunk

Countdown, by Throwaway Heroes

5 track album

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2h

All of this, in violation of the Constitution.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 17h

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 8h

It was only eight days ago that 300 federal agents descended on a Chicago apartment complex at 3:00AM on a Tuesday morning, zip tying its residents (some of them CHILDREN) and denying them the opportunity call a lawyer.

Don't let the never-ending shit-news-cycle get in your way of remembering that.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21h

Dear media,
1/ ICE consistently lies about its violence toward people in Chicago, with its initial accounts later disproven.
2/ When protesters shout at ICE agents to get out of their neighborhood and ICE tear-gasses them and throws them to the ground, that's not a "clash" – that's ICE violence.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13h

"a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority"

The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

nyti.ms

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 13h

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine that.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 12h

🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 15h

He's defending them because he agrees with them. He knows 20-40 year olds are not "kids who made a mistake". He's playing it down because he sees nothing wrong with what they said.

#Pinks

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merritt @merrittk.com · 15h

hello twitter users who are just joining us! we're happy to have you on bluesky. you're just in time for "wet wet wednesdays" where we all share the sauces, gravies, and marinades we're working on

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

He still had this up *after* the story about the Young Republicans group chat with the Hitler praise was released.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 18h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

The plan to force taxpayers to cover emergency medical costs for non-citizens is a law called EMTALA: signed into law by the infamous democrat Ronald Reagan.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 17h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h

A devastating flood tore through Kipnuk; five months earlier, federal funding meant to help the village withstand disasters was abruptly cut. Lee Zeldin revoked the grant, citing a new push to eliminate what he called “wasteful DEI grants.”

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 17h

Trump is DOUBLING the amount of the Argentina bailout, to $40 billion. Nothing's been done to lower your cost of living right here, in America. America last.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17h

Have you noticed Republicans are so confident and comfortable, almost as if they realize they're not giving up power no matter what?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

The last people who said this here were American colonial merchants who remained loyal to King George III. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

Elise Stefanik is scrubbing photos of herself accepting awards from the vile Young Republicans caught in the Politico group chat. She supported every single one of them in New York State.

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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 21h

J.D. Vance says it's OK to joke about gas chambers, rape, and "watermelon people", but if you quote Charlie Kirk you'll get your VISA revoked

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

What could be worse than screaming at a Capitol police officer?

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Hoyt @jphoyt.bsky.social · 1d

That’s correct! I use Evah Pirazzi “slap” strings and play mostly rockabilly slap style/pizz. The strings are great but every little bit helps to deaden them a bit and make them more “gut-like” even though they have a steel wrap.