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manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 1h

Ok course you didn’t listen to the Black woman MVP Harris

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

very funny that JD Vance has so little to do with his time that he goes on podcasts to defend 30-year-old men for saying how much they love Hitler

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2h

Americans have gotten more than $21 billion back in their bank accounts after being cheated and scammed by big corporations, thanks to the CFPB.

But Trump and his Administration love grifters and scammers.

So they're trying to kill the agency holding them accountable.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h

“These kids just sit in foster care,” a family law attorney said, “because mom and dad are working at Subway and can’t afford a four-bedroom house.”

With @wabe.org
(Published April 2024)

When the Number of Bedrooms in a Home Keeps Parents From Getting Their Kids Back

Even after resolving other safety concerns, parents in Georgia can wait for months to be reunited with their children, often because of what advocates say are stringent requirements sought by the stat...

www.propublica.org

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Erick Rees @erickrees1.bsky.social · 5h

For all those pointing fingers at President Biden when it comes to bombings look at these stats

Oh yeah, FUCK YOU!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.yahoo.com

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manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 3h

This guy really hates Black and Brown people.

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manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 3h

Wish these goofs realized ALEC fucks up their lives far more than Daaa Joooooz

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h

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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The Lever @levernews.com · 1d

🚨NEW: Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the Citizens United decision & today released a memoir defending his ruling letting oligarchs buy elections - yet he says he worries democracy may not survive.

None of the media Kennedy is granting interviews has even asked him about Citizens United.

Anthony Kennedy Is Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This

The retired Supreme Court Justice who authored Citizens United is suddenly worried about the future of democracy.

www.levernews.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Bessent’s friends have huge investments in Argentina.

Elon Musk does too.

Bessent is sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina with more to come.

There is zero oversight. Congress not involved.

One unelected man is sending a fortune to Argentina and nobody will stop him,

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 12h

The International community needs to punish any nation that receives kidnapped migrants.

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manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 5h

Wait what the Bernie Bro in Main is ex Blackwater WTF

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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 12h

The fact that Bernard is upset Janet Mills is entering the race while propping Erik Prince's Merc4Murder on a pedestal is why you, Bernard bots, will never be trusted.

The Nisour Square Massacre is enough to say no to Graham Platner.

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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 7h

The same idiots who got us here will keep us here.

THE FUCKING VOTERS

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manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 5h

God forbid the “progressive”podcasters be honked off at Trump and BiBi conspiring to prolong the death and distruction because they wanted to sabotage Prz Biden then MVP Harris #DSA clownshoes

manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 11h

“Progressive” WW using Black congress members as punching bags is not rooted in #racism at all /s. #thelefthasaracismproblem #horseshoepolitics

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 12h

A bigger threat to America than any immigrant seeking refuge and a better life.

www.nbcnews.com/video/brothe...

Brothers accused of stealing $25 million in crypto face federal trial

Two MIT-educated brothers are facing a federal trial in New York over allegations of stealing $25 million in crypto in a matter of seconds. NBC News Legal Analyst Angela Cenedella breaks down the case...

www.nbcnews.com

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manatee123.bsky.social @manatee123.bsky.social · 10h

a cartoon of patrick eating a salad with the words " want some dressing with your word salad "

ALT: a cartoon of patrick eating a salad with the words " want some dressing with your word salad "

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 12h

Makes Nixon talking to the portraits look NBD.

"Donald Trump’s obsession with remaking the White House into something more like his Mar-a-Lago resort is interfering with his presidential duties..."

www.rawstory.com/white-house-...

Trump keeps wandering off the job to give tours of his White House remodel: report

Donald Trump’s obsession with remaking the White House into something more like his Mar-a-Lago resort is interfering with his presidential duties, as he sets aside time spent running the government to...

www.rawstory.com

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 12h

From the water's wet files...

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers."

Bombshell report reveals leaked GOP chat filled with racist jokes and rape fantasies
www.rawstory.com/young-republ...

Bombshell report reveals leaked GOP chat filled with racist jokes and rape fantasies

A treasure trove of leaked Telegram chats among the leadership of the Young Republicans exposed a mixture of racist comments, rape fantasies, and suggestions on how to drive their opponents to suicide...

www.rawstory.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

Wait one damn minute‼️

I know Lisa Murkowski isn’t up on her high horse talking about the lack of trust between Republicans and Democrats after she cast the deciding “Yes” on the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and slipped in backroom deals for Alaska.

She’s part of the problem & needs to own it!

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