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mrrexdart.bsky.social @mrrexdart.bsky.social · 28m

He really thinks the problem is he didn't do enough Mamdani style videos? 😂🤣

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

This is how Andrew Cuomo thinks we should respond to authoritarianism.

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 1h

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 57m

He’s had a year . To put forth a full plan , to actually rally and make himself the face a real resistance not just to Americans but to an international audience

He did not

But he made multiple jokey jokes about not voting for the Dem nominee

Or even preparing for the incoming incursion

Axios @axios.com · 22h

Dozens of Democrats running for U.S. House seats across the country told Axios they either wouldn't vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as party leader or declined to commit to doing so.

Scoop: Dozens of Democratic House candidates won't commit to backing Hakeem Jeffries

"If there's a contingency of 10 to 12 of them and they're sticking together, I think it's going to really shake things up."

www.axios.com

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Keira Havens @highcountryrose.bsky.social · 1h

Lol he is so good at this

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1h

The NYC mayoral debate starts with Mamdani promising to raise taxes "on Andrew Cuomo's donors."

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 1d

More info on the Charlie Kirk fan who mowed down two teens in NJ:

"The suspect also was behind two SWATing incidents and that police allowed the teen's father to drive him away from the victim's home after the second SWAT hoax call"

nj1015.com/police-misco...

SWAT calls and stalking warnings: Inside the NJ police connections behind the Jeep homicides

In Cranford, the tragic loss of two teen girls raises questions about police favoritism and the suspect's troubling behavior linked to law enforcement ties.

nj1015.com

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 3h

Almost getting there but you need to call for his removal and propose specific courses of action.

Also remember he tried to murder you four and a half years ago for context.

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4h

Where on earth does the Trump administration get off talking about half of the country this way? What a sick way to talk about the political opposition.

Democrat, Republican, whatever—we are ALL Americans.

We need to show Trump what WE think with our voices and our votes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1h

Area arsonist complains he gets no credit for breaking into neighbor’s house and stealing a garden hose to use on raging inferno….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 1h

here's where normie dems are!! the disconnect between rank-and-file dems and electeds (and, apparently, various press people in their orbit) is unbelievable bsky.app/profile/flee...

Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 10h

look i was recently talking to a septuagenarian life long dem (who shall remain nameless) and generic lib, and she was like “i just think there should be firing squads and they should sell tickets.”

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1h

Area arsonist complains he gets no credit for robbing bank to fund firefighting efforts….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 1h

This Saturday, demand impeachment. #NoKings or tyrants here.

✅ Maintain message discipline: IMPEACH, CONVICT, REMOVE. It is clear and actionable.

✅ Call your representative and demand impeachment. (202) 224-3121

✅ Download free printable materials:

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Printable materials - Citizens' Impeachment

These free printable materials are available for you to download and either print at home or at your local print shop. Hand out flyers at your next protest, put up […]

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 5h

this is a prime opportunity for democrats to explicitly tell their voters "they say you're a terrorist, but youre just a patriotic american who is trying to get by in this world."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 5h

this is the kind of statement highlighting why i criticize dems and say they need to adopt modern comms. this comment should be repeated on the social media for every congressional dem and denounced in press releases from them all. its not even ideological. blue dogs and super lefties can agree.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 5h

this is a prime opportunity for democrats to explicitly tell their voters "they say you're a terrorist, but youre just a patriotic american who is trying to get by in this world."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Keira Havens @highcountryrose.bsky.social · 6h

Here are the instructions to reach out to your legislative director (it has a link to our article of impeachment for Treason). Reach out to @citizensimpeachment.com with your district if you'd like to request a meeting with your rep re: impeachment for treason

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🚨 Rep, It's Treason | 📤 Monday Morning Message

Confirm receipt of impeachment article & request a meeting

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 7h

Republicans should know better than to reveal themselves as racist in private when the standard GOP policy is to reveal themselves as racist in public.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7h

your regular reminder that Ben-Gvir is a proud war criminal who used to have a portrait of a mass murderer in his living room and in a remotely functional political culture would never be allowed anywhere near the levers of power

one of the worst people alive

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1d

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7h

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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onion person @junlper.beer · 7h

the part about that “i love hitler” groupchat is that it’s not surprising that all young republicans are nazis, this is just the average rightwinger these days. they’re all extremists who love every extreme position possible and everyone needs to realize that

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 7h

Here are some ways to get ready for #NoKings this Saturday. We have a lot of good stuff for you!

(P.S. Want this delivered to your inbox? Get involved here: citizensimpeachment.com/sign-up-to-h...)

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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 9h

This is Johnson saying the GOP Nazis had VIP tickets to Trump's inauguration. As proof there's no reason to be concerned about Nazis in the GOP.

What a time to be alive. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Are you worried about extremist pro-Hitler sentiment among young Republicans?

JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 8h

“I’m not worried about nazis in the party because this is a Nazi party that uses Nazi methods to achieve Nazi goals and I’m a Nazi. Does that make sense?”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Are you worried about extremist pro-Hitler sentiment among young Republicans?

JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 8h

Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will:

MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.

Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.

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mrrexdart.bsky.social @mrrexdart.bsky.social · 8h

I figured that would be their reaction, and it's probably why Republicans picked paying "the troops" illegally as their test case. They know it's illegal, but figure that the public at large will want the military to be paid and will turn against anyone who says they shouldn't.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 11h

What really gets me is no one is even TRYING to draft an impeachment article.

This could be written up in a few hours.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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mrrexdart.bsky.social @mrrexdart.bsky.social · 9h

I think we were all supposed to act like it was a surprise instead of a pattern of behavior that continuously repeats.