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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · Sep 4

Patty Murray thinks getting a "temporary" extension of ACA subsidy enhancements is just fine as long as it's "bipartisan"

I'll say it again: Bipartisanship is appeasement. h/t @atrupar.com

Now is not the time to do that. If they fight for us they'll win. Even if it means the government shuts down.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

Heard about this earlier, and my jaw didn’t drop. You know who else isn’t surprised? Pretty much every Republican.

As someone who’s been a frequent target, none of this shocks me. I don’t expect real consequences from the right because I doubt today is the first day they heard about it.

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 9h

if there were even the faintest hint of a chance that they could get that claim through a grand jury, Smith would already be indicted.

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 9h

Distractions, mostly. They want to indict some more law abiding people.

Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 9h

This is a fucking lie.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 9h

In perpetuity.

Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 9h

Impressive. #YesOn50

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 12h

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 14 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

ICYMI. . . FOR ME THIS CLIP IS WORTHY OF SHOWING AGAIN & AGAIN

THE IMPORTANCE OF CALIFORNIA VOTING YES ON PROP 50

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
PLEASE LISTEN
CALIFORNIANS GET EVERYONE TO VOTE
YES ON PROP 50

WE THANK YOU !!!

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 10h

I’m really glad she’s not in front of me because I’m in a shitty mood and would be glad to call her out for the racist c**t she is.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Tim Walz: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business ... the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Donald Trump is the one with government interference."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 10h

They’re sending children to other countries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Pam Bondi repeatedly claims that finding one missing child "makes it all worthwhile" when it comes to military occupations of American cities and adds that "Pritzker should be begging Donald Trump to come in."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 10h

If you’re not antifa, you’re fascist. Think on that, Pam Bondi.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

AG Bondi: "We're gonna get to the funding of antifa, we're gonna get to the root of antifa, and we're gonna find and charge all of those people who are causing this chaos in Portland and all these other cities across our country."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 10h

Antifascists are not criminals and they’re not MS-13

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

HANNITY: Antifa is working against the American people. What would that be called?

BONDI: It would be called organized crime. And that's what they're doing ... they are no different than MS-13

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Ten Graves @tengrain.bsky.social · 11h

Inmate: “What are in in for?"

Korole: “Clarinet."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 13h

Could be. There's lots of racy stuff in there.

Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 13h

I...I just can't even.

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 13h

Naked people are scary? Does he think Adam and Eve were fully clothed?

Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 20h

The most threatening thing he saw was naked bicyclists? How closely did he examine these naked bicyclists? Did it trigger his porn buddy alert?

Just a complete fucking fraud. Lying for his one true lord, Donald Trump

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 19h

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2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped, you'll have until 12/31 to sign-up OR in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ which is an estimated 3% on MA will LOSE their plans.

PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 18h

CA, there’s only one box to check on the Prop 50 ballot > YES

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 14h

JD Vance wants people to call out anyone who says something bad about Saint Charlie Kirk, but has nothing to say about the future Republicans being racist pigs.

That’s because what they said is okay with him because Republicans are white supremacists

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 14h

The Young Republicans prove the entire Republican party is racist and misogynist.

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 15h

Also, pure projection.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "They have the devil's ideology. They become violent on the left."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 15h

Charlie Kirk's killer was raised in a Trumper family and at best, had no political affiliation. Maybe groyper, but no hard evidence to that conclusion. Certainly not left.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "They have the devil's ideology. They become violent on the left."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 16h

Great post but damn. It's a vicious circle. I love how he manifests the outcome.

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 18h

Perhaps no one in American letters has killed his father and married his mother as many times as David Brooks. @driftglass.bsky.social

martinlongman.substack.com/p/david-broo...

David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

martinlongman.substack.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

They all look like failed clones of Blake Farenthold

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 17h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 23h

If I were a Mainer, and I'm not a Mainer, and the Senate election were today, I'd vote for Graham Platner to take on Susan Collins. Simply put, I can't think of a metric by which Janet Mills would be better against Collins, better for Maine, or better for the Democratic Party than Platner. THREAD.

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Ed "Big Spooky Bones" Costanza @gojira65.bsky.social · 16h

Hitlerjugend 2.0

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