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notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 25m

Kavanaugh is a racist and misogynistic fraud. He should never have been confirmed. But we can continue to point out the right wing justices failing women and minorities and keep fighting for the rights of all Americans.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 15h

Kavanaugh really, really wants a time limit on remedies for racial discrimination. I really, really want a time limit on racial discrimination in America. But guess what

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

I love Nancy.

White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 4h

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Not any kids in my neighborhood.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

🎯

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

I’ll make note of it.

CaptGH @captgh.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn’t Cross the Line

Remember this for future reference.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

If they were really targeting the worst of the worst they’d be turning on themselves.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

Abolish ICE.

Tweet by Robert Reich (@RBReich): “Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the ‘worst of the worst.’ But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.” Below is an image of a police officer on a bicycle overseeing a protest scene at night.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Somebody’s been doing their homework.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10h

Russell Vought is a piece of shit.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Sick bastard.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 18h

Massively Popular Dog-Themed Account Bashes ICE for Allegedly Shooting Pup in Rare Political Post. Of course they did given DHS Secty Kristi Noem is a proud puppy killer. www.mediaite.com/online/fckin...

‘F*cking Losers’: Massively Popular Dog-Themed Account Bashes ICE for Allegedly Shooting Pup in Rare Political Post

WeRateDogs, a popular social media account that shares heartwarming dog stories, took an unusual political turn Tuesday with a post bashing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over a story about...

www.mediaite.com

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

I agree completely.

John @johnbull.wtf · 8h

Whoever bullied Stephen Miller and Mike Johnson in high school needs to make a public apology for putting this on us.

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notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

We can’t help who our relatives are.

rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 3h

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notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Well we know he held it in his sweaty little hands.

Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 3h

This is so nice. A father pretending he read the book his son pretended to write. 🥲

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

I’m with you Rude.

The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 3h

It’s time for a state to say, “Fuck you” and impound everything the federal government has in the state until Trump releases the funding it was budgeted by law. Take buildings and vehicles. Seize accounts. Whatever it takes. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

www.nytimes.com

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Lawler and Stefanik busted.

Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 10h

the older Rs have taught the young Rs how to shamelessless spew misogyny, racism, anti-semitism. But quoting Charlie Kirk's own words is terrorism.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 10h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Lawler and Stefanic busted.

Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 10h

the older Rs have taught the young Rs how to shamelessless spew misogyny, racism, anti-semitism. But quoting Charlie Kirk's own words is terrorism.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 10h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

“Let’s talk about really serious things.” Is he SERIOUS?!? A woman being beaten by some jerk is serious!

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3h

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Are you fucking kidding me?!?

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

LA Times now confirming our earlier reporting: www.latimes.com/california/s...

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

I hope not.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 2h

Nope. Nobody who’s willing to admit to it.

LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 8h

Uhhhh, given that the government is shut down and the yearly appropriations have expired, does anyone know where the funds for the Argentina bailout are coming from?

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 3h

It was bad in the 1950s, too. Only they knew I was Jewish and accused me of killing Christ. I was 9 years old. I didn’t know what the hell they were talking about.

The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 18h

I was a Young Republican for a brief time in the 1980s (for real). I promise you they talked like this back then. They didn’t know I was Jewish, so the Holocaust jokes flowed freely. It all helped radicalize me against the right.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 3h

You noticed. They don’t want women to vote either. And they really don’t want black women to win.

Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 9h

The American Right doesn't want black people to vote.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Johnson and MAGA hate America. They’re all cowards. Afraid of their neighbors.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13h

Speaker Mike Johnson's goal with telling MAGA base that the No Kings rally is a Hate America rally and that it's filled with Antifa terrorists is to incite violence against the rally. He knows MAGA will commit violence. Then Trump can call out the military on Democrats to silence dissent.

notdistracted.bsky.social @notdistracted.bsky.social · 4h

I’m old enough to remember when being a patriotic citizen was not even an issue.

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4h

I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.