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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Has Speaker Johnson reached out to you since the January 6er made a threat on your life?

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 8h

"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...

$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...

$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."

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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages

Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 14h

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress 28 days ago with 70% of the vote yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear in. This is a continuation of the GOP's Jan 6 attack and their rejection of democracy.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

Many are obsessed with Virginia naming names in her memoir.
What if I told you… we already know them—she already said them in court
and nothing ever happened…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Mike Johnson shamelessly lies: "We strengthened Medicaid. We improved healthcare access and we lowered premiums with our legislation."

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 1d

Finally.

Kristi Noem is facing a congressional investigation for detaining 170 Americans with no warrants, no charges, no lawyers.

That’s not leadership, that’s lawlessness.

HELL YES to oversight.👇

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 6h

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley started speaking at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday evening and was still going into Wednesday afternoon, pausing for increasingly lengthy questions from other Democratic senators. https://to.pbs.org/4ox72Lm

WATCH LIVE: Sen. Merkley stages marathon overnight speech to protest Trump during shutdown

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon started speaking at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday evening and was still going into Wednesday afternoon, pausing for increasingly lengthy questions from other Democratic sena...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

The GOP-led Congress has been out of session for too long. The House is not shut down. They’re getting paid and should be working.

A tweet from Tim Walz reads: “18,000 Minnesota federal employees are facing unemployment while you’re sitting on your ass. Get back to Washington.” It quotes a tweet from Pete Stauber that says: “No better way to end a beautiful weekend in Northern Minnesota!” with an attached photo showing a cozy outdoor fire pit surrounded by chairs, wood stacks, and string lights at sunset.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 8h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 22h

i don't get it. omen sushi in nyc is cheaper than nobu in malibu, where you dined last year without your wife

Michael Rapaport tweets: "How’s a so-called “working class” mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani eating at OMEN SUSHI tonight — one of the priciest joints in NYC? 🍣💰
This clown lives in a rent-stabilized apartment in Queens but dines like a diplomat on a Qatar-funded per diem.
Who’s paying for that toro, “Zoron the Moron”?"

There are two photos of Zohran Mamdani and his wife eating at a restaurant.

Michael Rapaport eating outside of a restaurant. There are some white canopy umbrellas around him and a tree in the background. Also the ocean and some fence.

Two photos. The first shows the outside of Nobu in Malibu. The second shows the area where Michael sat. There is the same tree, ocean, white canopy umbrellas, and fence.

The menu for Nobu in Malibu shows prices around $60. The menu for Omen Sushi in NYC shows prices around $35.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅

#Ugh🤢✅

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Artmobboss @artmobboss.bsky.social · 1d

Clark Construction is the company leading the renovations for the new White House ballroom project, with AECOM and McCrery Architects also involved in the construction team.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the filed lawsuit
That our Attorney General Kris Mayes filed against the U.S House of Representatives
And speaker Johnson
SWEAR IN ADELITA GRIJALVA NOW
ENOUGH

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the American people who was killed, or on what evidence.

Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark

32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are.

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Karin Williams @karinc1.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣🤣🤣

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

More than a third of the recruits at ICE's training academy are failing the personal-fitness test, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. “It’s pathetic,” one career ICE official told Miroff.

ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits

Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Now they will lower the standards. Watch.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The Epstein files contain the name of a prominent former PM who brutally beat & sexually assaulted an 18 year old.

Trump, Bondi, Patel & Johnson don’t want the world to know his name.

That’s why Johnson will have the House adjourned today for the 78th day out of the last 90.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution

The White White East Wing has a big gaping hole.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

Exclusive: A group of dozens of officials from across the federal government, including US intelligence officers, has been helping to steer President Trump's drive for retribution against his perceived enemies reut.rs/3IXEVG9

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Karin Williams @karinc1.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, this threat still exists.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

COMMENTARY: Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland challenge international law regarding territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders.

And the Danes are right: If the US president presses ahead in Greenland, others can and will follow elsewhere.

Greenland could become biggest car crash in transatlantic relations

The Danes are right: If the U.S. president presses ahead in the autonomous territory, others can and will follow elsewhere.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Watch my supercut of things Mike Johnson doesn’t know. You can see the whole show here: www.youtube.com/live/Ams4OLn...

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