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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1h

What if the analysis that says Dems are in trouble because of weak brand and having lost in 2024 is totally wrong? Dems barely lost last year. There are more Dems than Republicans. Young voters skew heavily Dem and by 2028 the majority of voters will be under 40. Trump's approval rating is terrible.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 1h

For the record, nothing prevents the House of Representatives from meeting during a shutdown.

Johnson could call the House back whenever he wants, swear in Grijalva, pass appropriations bills, advance other legislation...

Instead he's given Republicans a 7 week paid vacation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

BREAM: Can you not swear in Adelita Grijalva, though?

MIKE JOHNSON: There is a precedent for doing a pro forma session swearing in, but we are not engaging in regular business right now

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Cap'n Jack Fights Fascism @capnjackresists.bsky.social · 1h

It's not what you think.

They were just going as a couple at a Coldplay concert for Halloween.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

This story keeps getting worse.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!

I know how hard you worked for this.

Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 7h

Fun!

Rapey, Archie Bunker-brained, nepobaby bankruptcy junkie.

Coke-addled, rhino-killing, crypto-cultist failson.

Muppet-limbed, Dollar-Store-Goebbels sister strangler.

Bee-stung, abuser-banging CECOT fetishist.

War criming, dumb-as-snot chat host with more Norse ink than Ragnar Lothbrok.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 16h

it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people

if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops

But here’s the most uncomfortable truth of all: the parasites that have taken over so much of our country—pantsuited girlboss advertising executives, Skittle-haired they/them activists, soy-faced pajama-clad work-from-home HR apparatchiks, Adderall-addicted dog mom diversity consultants, nasally voiced Ivy League regulatory lawyers, obese George Soros–funded police abolitionist district attorneys, hipster trust fund socialists—are some of the least impressive people in the history of the world. The Uniparty would never have achieved what it has in this country without a great degree of rottenness, of decadence, of torpor, of complacency already

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 15h

Remember—we dropped Disney's stock 7% in 24 hrs & they went back on their big decision.

We need to do it to every one of them during the peak of their money-making season, the holidays.

They don't think we can make a difference.

Let's prove them wrong.

Fight back in whatever way you can.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

I sure hope Kamala Harris has a lawsuit ready to go demanding that the unedited 60 Minutes Trump interview be released.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 1d

This is my point again that the electorate has no idea of what's actually going on. Not in some ideological way, so you can argue whether it's good or not, just in a fact way.

Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 1d

Recently my brother in law explained what gerrymandering was to a coworker and they didn’t believe him because if that were really happening there would be riots in the street

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."

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Auntie Has Spooky Opinions @jwoodlands.bsky.social · 1d

Let us not forget term limits on SCOTUS, and also giving the judiciary the power to enforce rulings.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

HAYES: “Let me be as clear as I can — Trump is arguing in court to let Americans go hungry so they don’t have to negotiate with Dems over stopping some of those same Americans health care costs from skyrocketing.”

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 1d

🚨Portugal, a founding NATO nation, just delivered a shock: its president says Donald Trump “functions as a Russian asset.” At a historic rupture, allies fear America’s leader is tilting the West’s security and NATO itself toward Moscow.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

💯

Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 26d

Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.

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Auntie Has Spooky Opinions @jwoodlands.bsky.social · 1d

Might need to change his name. He wouldn't be the first.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me you haven’t actually *read* The Great Gatsby without telling me you haven’t actually read it…

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)

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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 2d

A kindness that will always be remembered.. 🎃

Well done 🎃

#SheShed

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

30+ years ago, my mind was blown when my computer science professor suggested that one day, applications on our computers would be updated by contacting a remote server.

I don’t think he ever imagined that companies would also disable applications we’ve already paid for and installed.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, and welfare-queening has made a comeback. These folks clearly don’t know and/or don’t care how SNAP food assistance works or who benefits from it most. (Hint: it’s white people in red states).

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

80% of air traffic controllers absent at New York facilities.

The system is at breaking point.

The FAA
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Nearly 13, 000 air traffic controllers have been working without pay for weeks, ensuring the safety of more than 50,000 daily operations across the national airspace system (NAS).
As we head into this weekend, a surge in callouts is straining staffing levels at multiple facilities, leading to widespread impacts across the NAS. Currently, half of our Core 30 facilities are experiencing staffing shortages, and nearly 80 percent of air traffic controllers are absent at New York-area facilities.
After 31 days without pay, air traffic controllers are under immense stress and fatigue.
The shutdown must end so that these controllers receive the pay they've earned and travelers can avoid further disruptions and delays.
As we continue to reiterate, we will never compromise on safety. When staffing shortages occur, the FAA will reduce the flow of air traffic to maintain safety. This may result in delays or cancellations.
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Auntie Has Spooky Opinions @jwoodlands.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, isn't TN basically where Katniss's District is? He clearly thinks Hunger Games is a manual.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

👀 @WPLN asking the right questions!

@GovBillLee is playing hunger games with Tennessee families

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Everything the “don’t tread on me” folks claimed to care about is being done by the people they now blindly support

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

Donald: "I took– Those are very hard– They're really aptitude tests, I guess, in a certain way, but they're cognitive tests."

They are actually dementia screenings. And you are only asked by a doctor to take one if they notice cognitive decline.
www.youtube.com/shorts/omTd0...

How to cognitive

YouTube video by Sarah Cooper

www.youtube.com

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 3d

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

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