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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 3h

apple.news/ANX9cSr8WRg6... 💥Mama’s don’t let your children grow up to be soldiers, Trump will use them as cannon fodder…then label them suckers & losers….more bodies in his wake but this time they will be yours to bury or try to put back together…with less Veteran services!!!

Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro — Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure ...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Nana-in-SC @nana-in-sc.bsky.social · 7h

Measles spreading in SC....

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 4h

It was all propaganda anyway, the journalists only provided them with a podium to spew more propaganda.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 7h

UPDATE: A federal judge extended both Temporary Restraining Orders blocking Trump’s National Guard deployment into Portland for another 14 days, finding “good cause” to keep protections in place while the Ninth Circuit reviews the case.

Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump’s Portland National Guard Deployment

Read more here.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson fears 218.

Swear-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva. Now. Release the Epstein files!

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 4h

Courage!

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 18h

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 4h

His last term he was looking to launch a few missiles into Mexico, then say it wasn’t us….

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Selina Grissom @lilrdvet2.bsky.social · 1d

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 8h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 7h

This is exactly what I have been saying! They're proving that Congress is NONESSENTIAL! They have everything except UNITARY EXECUTIVE POWER! With UEP, there's no need for Congress or the courts!
#ScheduleF is the blueprint to total control! It's not about anything but power!
#NoKings

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 8h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 10h

‼️Another chat member, Vermont state SEN. SAM DOUGLASS,…faced mounting calls for his resignation as well, including from the state’s Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, and Douglass’ fellow Republican lawmakers, who called his statements “deeply disturbing. apple.news/ARKLphPu0RxK...

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Check it out!

From the vault: Mike Johnson said he’d take a blowtorch to the ACA.

Here’s the thing… 45% of marketplace enrollees are Republicans. Cool! So he’s threatening to burn the GOP’s own base. 🔥
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 9h

Compare to Hitler requesting the Nuremberg tribunal to dismiss & then pardon all crimes leveled at his final solution henchmen. This is where are once great country is on the world stage, our dick-tator requesting the pardon of an equally reprehensible dick-tator.

Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 10h

‼️Another chat member, Vermont state SEN. SAM DOUGLASS,…faced mounting calls for his resignation as well, including from the state’s Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, and Douglass’ fellow Republican lawmakers, who called his statements “deeply disturbing. apple.news/ARKLphPu0RxK...

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Alaska villages RAVAGED by floods after Trump canceled $20 million in flood protection funds!
Zeldin claimed “wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants” seeing as the population of Kipnuk is almost entirely Native American, we can see this translates to “Doesn’t Help White People.”

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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