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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Trump has mostly focused cuts on what he calls "Democrat programs" - but even when he lays off employees in places like Homeland Security, it is about settling scores. So, CISA is cut, including the unit that focuses on cyber attacks on infrastructure. Why? donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

DHS is conservative, but the unit targeted was the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. This was the unit that said that the the 2020 election was not, contrary to Trump’s claims, subject to foreign vote manipulation. Since that time Trump has put the unit in his crosshairs, and is even investigating its former head, his own appointee, Chris Krebs.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

There is a bunch of unprecedented stuff about this shutdown - turning public resources like airports or govt employees into partisan tools, the blatant lying about what is happening - but the worst is using the shutdown to engage in ideological targeting. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

Trump has been quite upfront about using the shutdown as an opportunity to engage in score-settling. When asked about the first wave of layoffs, Trump said “It will be Democrat-oriented...They should be Democrat-oriented.” When warning about a second wave of layoffs he left no doubt: “we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we’re opposed to. And they’re never going to come back, in many cases…We’re not closing up Republican programs.”

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

New, from me: I break down all that is happening with the shutdown.
Shutdowns are bad. But only Trump and Russ Vought are brave enough to ask: what if shutdowns aren’t painful enough? How can we use this as an opportunity to target our political enemies? 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

The Shutdown Shitshow

As Trump uses the shutdown to settle scores, the public bears the cost

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

The World Cup and Olympics should boycott the U.S. rather than let their events be used as weapons by the fascist Trump. They won't, of course, because of their own corruption. But they must realize this is shaping up to look like the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

Blaming Boston street takeovers and LA wildfires, the US president said both global sporting events could be moved for supposed safety reasons

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2h

Rebranded racism is still racism. Without the support of the white supremacist Trump regime, the obscene cannonization of Charlie Kirk would've never occurred, or at most been relegated to a few Christian nationalist Klan gatherings. 😳👇

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Michael B Lehrhoff @mblehrhoff.bsky.social · 2h

Kirk told Alabamans that Haitians would rape their women and turn white Alabamans into slaves -- but, no, it's so unfair to call Kirk or his organization racist.🙄
As always, Republicans can't handle the truth, so they gaslight it 24/7.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 3h

In case you weren’t hip to it:

TURNING POINTS USA IS A RACIST HATE GROUP!

It always was.

There is literally no difference between praising Charlie Kirk and praising David Duke.

Same same.

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 39m

The Trump Court wants to drag us back to the 1850s, pre Civil War, when America was “Great”. I can hardly wait to hear Justice Alito’s opinion on why the 19th Amendment should be repealed.

mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 43m

Turning Point USA put him on their list of those to persecute. He immediately began to receive death threats for his opinions. There’s your Republican Family Values! There’s your Christian Love in action!

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 45m

Let’s check the fascist playbook now—- marriage of businesses and government ✅ government control of media ✅ government control of Supreme Court ✅ cooperation of Church and State ✅ Christofascist Heritage Foundation planning the eradication of democracy and freedom ✅

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 50m

You’ve got to admit he’s right— extreme right. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Going ahead and running as a criminal worked for Trump
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 13h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 22h

This idiot keeps bragging about the 20 hostages being released in another country while he's kidnapping thousands of people a day here in America.

Fuck him and the fascism he rode in on.

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 56m

Australia wisely bans guns, right wing extremist hate promoters, foxes, rabbits, the spotted lantern fly and the Asian toad. 🤷🏻‍♂️🚩🚩🚩

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 59m

That guy considers himself the Master Race? 🤦🏻‍♂️🚩

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 19h

Kind of amazing that the photo Politico used of one of these folks -- the one who made a joke about gas chambers -- is from an event that Politico sponsored last summer.

Peter Giunta participates in a CNN-POLITICO Grill discussion at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 1h

We picked my fellow hedge fund manager Rob Citrone to be the beneficiary of a $20B loan to Argentina— is there anything wrong with that? That’s just straight up mob criminality— but it’s not socialism!!! 😳

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 1h

All in all it’s just another—
brick in the wall. 🎶🎶

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 1h

She’s a lot closer to the flag than she is to talent or good looks— U assume there’s a Bible hidden in there somewhere. 🤦🏻‍♂️🚩

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

“There are only three good kings in America: Gayle, Stephen, and Burger.” #NoKings

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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 3h

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 1h

The Greatest Generation sacrificed everything to gift us a democracy. Those who follow a fascist, criminal psychopath to destroy it— dishonor that sacrifice. 🤬🚩

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 2h

My dad ( Royal Canadian Navy- WW2). and my brother (a marine who died at 19) . They were absolutely anti fascist therefore i they would have been antifa 🇺🇸

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

Just trying to imagine what Republicans would’ve done if, say, the head of the California Democratic Party were accused of rape, while one of the state’s Democratic congressmen has his career ended by sex trafficking allegations and a second juggled multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

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

(taps mic)

“Florida Keys Party”

Florida's GOP power couple is embroiled in scandal

House report on former Rep.
Matt Gaetz reveals rampant sexual misconduct, drug use

Exclusive: Top Florida
GOP official was convicted in probe into his romantic involvement with
inmate during his time as jail employee

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against
Rep. Cory Mills

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mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 1h

This is the “Christian Love” of the Turning Point Christofascists in action. He fled the country to protect his family from right wing death threats. They REALLY don’t like us calling them what they are — FASCISTS!!!

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