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Mary @maryhruth.bsky.social · 1h

You're gonna look really cute in your orange prison onesie, Mikey J.

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Bob Burgess @bobburgess.bsky.social · 1h

*JUDGE BLOCKS FEDERAL FIRINGS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN FOR NOW

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Bear Wilner-Nugent @saltlick.bsky.social · 2h

The corrupt Trump Justice Department is trying to cover the tracks of its wrongful arrest by charging Oriana Korol with a spurious crime. She will be arraigned before a US magistrate judge this afteroon. This outrageous abuse of criminal law is going to backfire badly for the regime.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20h

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

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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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2h

Hey Mike Johnson – the more you facilitate a cover-up and do everything in your power to prevent the release of the Epstein files – the more your constituents, the American public, and the whole world are going to believe you are guilty of the exact same types of crimes as Jeffrey Epstein.

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Marialana Kinter for Congress @marialanakinter.bsky.social · 6h

My official statement on the restraining order issued against Congressman Cory Mills.

He must resign now. There is no room for debate or hesitation.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

I think it's poorly understood just how little in the way of guardrails there are right now on DHS/ICE agents. Rep Swalwell argues Dems should make it clear that rogue officials will face serious scrutiny in a Dem House:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

A law was passed a long time ago to place a plaque on the wall to honor the officers who defended the Capitol on J6. The plaque is done and has been ready to hang up for a long time. MAGA Mike refuses to comply with that law, which is a slap in the face to every officer. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2h

Apparently $20B of our taxpayer money wasn't enough to bail out Argentina.

Now Trump wants U.S. banks to divert ANOTHER $20B away from lending to American businesses, farmers, and families to prop up Milei's corrupt presidency and failing economy.

So much for America First.

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Mary @maryhruth.bsky.social · 2h

... which is why, even with GOP states changing their maps, it seems perfectly possible that America will elect mostly Dems in '26, maybe even taking the Senate. Am I wrong?

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2h

"I do think he needs help – and I don't think anybody around him, on a day-to-day basis, wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

Gov. JB Pritzker
re Donald Trump

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

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

Epstein Shutdown.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

Attention Republicans: there will be no such thing as a “safe seat” when your constituents find out their healthcare premiums are doubling.

Trump states will get hit hardest, and your voters think you don’t care.
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Now we are up to $40 billion for Argentina. Can anyone stop Bessent from unilaterally sending unlimited amounts of our money to South America? And Republicans won’t even negotiate with the Democrats on health care for Americans. Where is Congress?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.

Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 3h

Our economy is about to collapse so Republicans can protect their fellow pedophiles in the #EpsteinFiles.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3h

MAGA doesn't realize they sound and look like weird freaks to the majority.

That's what happens when you're in a cult with power. You get trapped in an incestuous cocoon of insider "jokes," memes, and talking points, not realizing everyone else looks at you with horror, mockery and pity.

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 6h

Instead of using tax dollars to make healthcare more affordable, the corrupt Trump administration spends OUR money on propaganda.

Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 6h

Axios: "The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security."

DHS has spent "at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact."

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.

www.axios.com

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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌮 ❌👑 @callyson.bsky.social · 20h

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name
She even had her U.S. passport on her
"ICE determined she was an undocumented immigrant because she didn’t “look like” a Greeley. Greeley, who was born in Illinois, is Latina and adopted"
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newrepublic.com/post/201745/...

ICE is not protecting us
ICE is threatening us
Abolish ICE

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mommavas @jvasapolli.bsky.social · 6h

And if he sticks around long enough for us to impeach him, do they really think he'll pardon them on his way out the door? Hell no! He doesn't give a damn about anybody but himself!

M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe Rick Wilson of Lincoln
Project is on to Something.......

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 7h

"Everyone's a groyper now" — this was Nick Fuentes response to the Young Republican chat leak.

Those in the chat may not know Fuentes personally, but their worldviews align perfectly. This was always Fuentes' plan.

www.wired.com/story/nick-f...

Nick Fuentes’ Plan to Conquer America

For years, influencer Nick Fuentes was too extreme even for MAGA. Now he's working his way into the mainstream—and has a plan for his secret followers to seize the levers of power.

www.wired.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 22h

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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