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G P Marx

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DEMS! Appellate Counsel - Retired Public Defender - Kids, Grandkids, 45 years married - Louisiana - Reads: Atlantic Monthly, Wa Post, Illuminator, Acadiana Advocate, Daily Beast, Foreign Affairs. Former Journalist TV, Radio, Newspaper, BOOMER!

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G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

40 Billion to Argentina, but no ACA!

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h

I'm filing a brief in support of the case against Donald Trump's illegal tariffs now in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

California families and businesses shouldn't pay the price for actions that Trump never had the authority to take in the first place.

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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 19h

NAH.

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G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 19h

REAGAN DID SAY IT, AND HE WAS RIGHT apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context

President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former U.S.

apnews.com

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G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

EVERYONE OF THEM IS A BULLSHITTER: "Bondi Vows to Investigate Another Trump Nemesis"

G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

DESTROYER OF BEAUTY Read This: "Real-Life Indiana Jones Torches Trump’s White House Teardown With Scathing ISIS Comparison" www.thedailybeast.com//real-life-i...

Real-Life Indiana Jones Torches Trump’s White House Teardown With Scathing ISIS Comparison

An archaeologist who spent years documenting the recovery of ancient artifacts looted by ISIS in Syria and Iraq is shocked by Trump’s wanton destruction.

www.thedailybeast.com

G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

RACISM GOES WAY BACK. talkafricana.com/german-afric...

German Africa Show: The “Human Zoo” That Toured Germany Before the Nazis - TalkAfricana

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Jmtdiva she/her @jmtdiva.bsky.social · 1d

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 1d

There always a fucking tweet.

This doozy back from June 2020.

Would really love it if someone in our fed govt would go rogue and arrest him based on his own EO.

***still dreaming of seeing him in a jail cell…

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Screenshot of tweet made by Donald J. Trump blue ☑️ ... 6/23/20
“I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran's Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent.....”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

DUMBEST EVER KING www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/t...

Trump terminates all U.S. trade negotiations with Canada over Reagan tariffs TV ad

President Trump claimed Canada had ran an ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs to influence a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.

www.cnbc.com

G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

HE WILL TRY TO STAY-UNPRECEDENTED Read This: "Steve Bannon Reveals ‘There’s a Plan’ for Third Trump Term" www.thedailybeast.com//steve-banno...

Steve Bannon Reveals ‘There’s a Plan’ for Third Trump Term

Bannon divulged that there are “many different alternatives” for securing a third term for Trump.

www.thedailybeast.com

G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

ILLEGAL GAMBLING HITS A FEW NBA FIGURES www.bbc.com/news/article...

NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown

It follows a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged, mafia-linked poker games.

www.bbc.com

G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

REMEMBER HE HAS NO EMPATHY www.cbsnews.com/video/soybea...

Soybean farmer says aid announced by Trump falls short as losses mount from trade war

Last month, President Trump said he would use revenue generated by tariffs to bail out American soybean farmers affected by the trade war with China. They were expecting around $13 billion, but the ad...

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G P Marx @pmarxla.bsky.social · 1d

40 Billion to Argentina, but no ACA!

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

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Just so we're clear, Trump screwed over American farmers just to buy beef from THIS guy.

Picture of President of Argentina

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

If republicans are fine with this, is there any reason why he couldn't just... knock down the lincoln memorial? or the vietnam wall?

What else might he want to do to arlington cemetary besides putting his big weird french arch with gold dingleberries in front of it?

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It’s not just the facade: Team Trump has wrecked much of the White House’s East Wing

By Tuesday afternoon, it appeared obvious that a significant portion of the East Wing has been demolished, the president's earlier vows notwithstanding.

www.msnbc.com

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 1d

Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

📉 San Francisco is on track for the fewest number of homicides and street encampments in decades
📉 Crime rates are down across California
✅ State and local partners are using increased funds to hold drug traffickers accountable

We're getting the job done on public safety.

Hoodline: "San Francisco Crime Rates Plummet Amid Joint Law Enforcement Efforts"

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Guess who has seen the Epstein files, every single page, every video, photo, name, and accomplice.

Jack Smith

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 1d

Keep fighting 🦋💙🦋

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally participated in an ICE raid at a laundromat in the city. However, the owner locked the doors and refused entry, which halted the operation at the site.
Chicago

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Trump Confirms That He Prefers Illegal Extrajudicial Murder to Constitutionally Required Due Process, a Violation of His Oath of Office and Yet Another Basis for Immediate Impeachment

Everyone with any sense knows that before this is all over, Trump will apply this new maxim to Americans.

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 2d

Fox News runs some more footage of "Chaos in Portland" - the chaos being that ICE agents and federal agents are blanketing the area in gas and smoke for no reason.

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 1d

First Mass Layoff at Retail Giant Target in a Decade Under Trump's Flailing Economy www.commondreams.org/news/target-...

First Mass Layoff at Retail Giant Target in a Decade Under Trump's Flailing Economy | Common Dreams

As Americans are feeling the pain of President Donald Trump's economic policies, including the US leader's global tariff war, Target announced 1,800 job cuts.

www.commondreams.org

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