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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1h

@rickyftw.bsky.social @eliotetc.bsky.social proud of you guys for dropping Huel.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 4h

The entire Republican Party strategy for achieving what are comprehensively & wildly unpopular policy objectives now consists entirely of bypassing Article I of the Constitution through wildly illegal abuses of both Article II and Article III.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 8h

Whatever you think about CFPB, it was created by Congress (as part of the Dodd-Frank Act) and can only be abolished by Congress, not by the President acting as a dictator.

Reuters @reuters.com · 14h

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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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 3h

Ironically I was not a “Real American” in their eyes even growing up in a town of 500 people.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 10h

I remember the excuse being that he had a bad showing at the Vegas combine before the draft. Whatever is it, bad day at the office, conspiracy, whatever. I am very happy to have had him this past decade as a Sounder. 😁

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 10h

Without all that busy work how can you justify so much admin?

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h

Here are 14 minutes of USWNT goals from the queen

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 12h

The target of the propaganda will not know that. Will not investigate that. Sadly it can still be effective propaganda.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 13h

The "don't call us Nazis" crowd sure has a lot of swastikas

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 13h

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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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 14h

Everything is retribution

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

🙋‍♂️
Been talking about and waiting years but got our Ford Mach-e in December knowing the credits & rebates would go away.

Was time to let the 2003 Civic retire to a college campus somewhere.

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

If this was a WC game I’d be screaming for yellows & probably a red against them.

That said, I felt Australia brought the WC intensity to this game. Those tackles were anything but friendly.

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t tell Hegseth.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Hawt

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Afraid of all those real “big burley men” mocking their fake ass warrior bullshit.

John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Do I smell a hat trick? #USMNT

John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Puff puff *passes*

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

I’m on day 9.
It hurts.

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Depends on mood, but right now “Cat’s in the Cradle”

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Slow start, better response to going down a goal.

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is a friendly and we don’t really want to play 10 v 11, but in a normal game that Australian player would be heading to the shower right now.

Two terrible back to back tackles.

John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Borderline red card play and the ref doesn’t even call a foul. #USMNT

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John @juanvaldes.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent finish

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