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MatoulaMikos

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Coming from twitter licking my wounds. Still hoping we can salvage something good from all the bad. looking forward to connecting with many twitter friends that came over here along with new friends that love democracy and still want our republic to thrive

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MatoulaMikos @matoulamikos.bsky.social · Jan 21

There were moments in our history where the people had to rise up against the evil in the world. We are now in that moment. We are not going to surrender our freedoms and we will defend our country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Trump is our enemy along with musk. It is our time NOW💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 18h

So what do you say, J.D. Vance? You once feared Trump could be the American Adolf Hitler. But that seems to be the hope of the new generation of Republicans you’ve raised. Will you denounce this outbreak of antisemitism, racism and fascism in your party?

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 14h

The last time we organized NoKings protests in June, we turned out over 5 million people in over 2100 locations across the country!

This time, we have OVER 2500 locations and are expecting EVEN BIGGER crowds!

Make a plan to JOIN US this Saturday, October 18th!
NoKingsOct18

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MatoulaMikos @matoulamikos.bsky.social · 13h

We are not backing down

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 21h

Donald Trump is bragging that "This will be the longest government shutdown ever."

Fuck Donald Trump. He will NEVER break the will of democracy defending Americans. Take pride in that...and make Goddamned sure you're part of making sure that remains our reality.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20h

Every wannabe king forgets the same lesson: Americans don’t kneel. The weak call it chaos. The strong call it a wake-up call. The Constitution doesn’t need worshippers. It needs warriors.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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MatoulaMikos @matoulamikos.bsky.social · 13h

“So no, Trump didn’t just win the midterms with this ceasefire. He probably didn’t even win the month. He may have won the week, but it’ll be soon forgotten. Unless of course this staged ceasefire falls apart, in which case it’ll become yet another negative narrative for Trump.”

Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 1d

Sorry Donald Trump, you're not going to get away with it that easily

Donald Trump, whose mind is failing even faster than his presidency, was just given an emergency “win” by his indebted pal Netanyahu. Trump now gets to claim that he brought peace to the Middle East. It’s setting off a panic among some on our side. After all, now that Trump is getting positive headlines, the…

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Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 19h

The mainstream media needs to grow up

Let me begin by saying that, whatever part Trump played in brokering peace in the Middle East, it was a good thing. I will let that statement stand by itself. But it underscores at least two glaring inadequacies, much of which are down to America’s pandering legacy media. The first is, Trump is being given…

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

This. And this again.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown:

Portland International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is terrorizing people in the United States of America. Why would you call it anything else? That's exactly what it is.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve ever wondered whether quiet resistance still matters...this story will remind you why it does. The video got grounded...but something much bigger...took off.🔥👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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MatoulaMikos @matoulamikos.bsky.social · 1d

Good read!

Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 2d

Here's what is about to happen. Don't let it fool you.

A feeble and confused Donald Trump was defeated by an umbrella yesterday, before incoherently babbling to reporters about how he doesn’t think he’s getting into heaven. Then he suggested that the airplane he was on was heaven. Either that or he suggested that he was already dead and in heaven. At this point it’s often…

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Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 2d

It's slipping away from them

It seems that some Republicans are coming to their senses, though it’s only for their own salvation. Statistics consistently show that Democrats holding out on the budget to save health care for low and middle-class Americans is gaining popularity. As reported by the Washington Post, Republicans have been trying for 15 years to kill the…

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Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 1d

JD Vance just got humiliated

JD Vance humiliated himself on Sunday by being cut off as he was speaking. It happened on ABC where Vance was busily and insincerely blaming Dems for the government shutdown. But then the subject of bribery and Tom Homan came up. Vance did his best to defend the disgraceful Border Czar. Calling defending the rule…

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Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 2d

Trump is now so deep into dementia that he doesn’t remember who was President on the day he, as President, incited a domestic terrorist attack to try to remain President. He’s that far gone.

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 3d

Senator Bernie Sanders has a message for Speaker Johnson.

The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a "hate America" rally.
It's a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom.

Go to nokings.org and find a location near you to join the movement, 10/18.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 4d

Pam Bondi gets uglier with every clip of her I see. People lying...when everyone knows they are lying...yet they do it anyway...they're the most repulsive thing you can ever see. That feeling of being repulsed...and what you are looking at...when you feel that way...fuse... permanently.

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Palmer Report @palmerreport.com · 4d

Donald Trump is falling to pieces

Woe to the people who dare to try to conquer America. They always meet the same fate — and that fate is defeat. Donald John Trump thinks he’s a conqueror, which is pretty funny if one thinks about it. Trump is no conqueror. All that is, is a silly and infantile person with a brain…

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MatoulaMikos @matoulamikos.bsky.social · 4d

Well well!

Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 4d

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 5d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

So greasy fascist lunatic Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg may be the Antichrist?

Guess whose name appears in the Epstein Files that have been released, Peter? No hers. Yours!

So that, technically, makes you more evil than the Antichrist.

Wilson Dizard III @wpd3.bsky.social · 5d

[Excerpt:] Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg & critics of tech or AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that linked government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.