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Tony Moonbeam II @moonbeamii.bsky.social · 16h

Do you have anything to offer beyond shit talking the party? Because I’m not seeing it

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Sarcasmo @sarcasmodemiami.bsky.social · 11h

The greatest lie to come out of 2016 was the assertion by Sanders & Trump that the the Democratic primary was stolen.

It’s a lie that has continued to be told & expanded into a rejection of the 2020 results while justifying voter purges ‘for integrity.’

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Blue-Badger @bluebadgers.bsky.social · 1h

Evergreen.

Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 2h

Bernie still doesn't get it.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 8h

The hoods are all the way off over on the hellsite

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 1h

I mean I just can’t get jazzed about another white guy candidate claiming the Democrats “lost their way” with “hard working men”. First of all, no we didn’t. Secondly, that’s coded racism. I‘m not down with it. Surely there’s a young candidates everywhere not selling that crap.

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 1h

John Roberts says this is fine.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said.
The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 1h

Pretty sure that is what Chuck Schumer has been focused on, while you‘ve been mostly focused on him.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

Chuck Schumer should be focused on fighting Donald Trump and protecting healthcare for millions of Americans, not meddling in a Maine primary.

DC's choice has lost to Susan Collins five times in a row. We can't afford a sixth.

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GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 5h

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2h

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees let Mississippi kill Charles Ray Crawford tonight, despite treatment at trial that was of the same type that SCOTUS later held in another case is unconstitutional.

All three Democratic appointees, in a lengthy dissent, would have kept him alive.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25-385 (25A378)
CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. MISSISSIPPI ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
[October 15, 2025]
The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de-nied.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari.
Charles Ray Crawford will be executed tonight for a crime that his own lawyers told the jury he committed, despite his express instructions not to do so. Had this case come to this Court on direct appeal, Crawford could have proved that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated under our decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414
(2018), in which we held that lawyers may not override a defendant's explicit and unequivocal decision not to concede guilt at trial. He would also likely be entitled to a new trial, as a McCoy violation is a structural error that mandates reversal.

Charles Ray Crawford has identified an important constitutional issue that this Court has not addressed and has divided courts around the country. The Court refuses to
Cite as: 607 U.S.
(2025)
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SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting
resolve that question, even though a man's life is in the bal-ance. For these reasons, the Court should have granted Crawford's motion for a stay of execution and petition for writ of certiorari. I respectfully dissent.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2h

Sorry to harp on this, but another almost-unbelievably terrible unsigned editorial from WaPo. This one has a crucial "tell" that Murdoch's Fleet Street team is in full control.

The tell: Would any US writer refer to Trump as "the American," the way the WaPo does in passage below?

A Washington Post editorial which refers to Trump as "the American."

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 3h

I'm not commenting on scotus today because I have to focus on one dumpster fire at a time so as not to have a heart attack in my 30s. I will just say, today is a great day to learn more about Reconstruction. I'll keep recommending Black Reconstruction as one of my favorite books on the period.

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 2h

A very insecure masculinity indeed.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 2h

Huh?

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2h

A swastika was found in the office of a far-right Republican. The only explanation is that his office was vandalized.

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 2h

The huge problem of inflatable frogs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

JD Vance: "Because we have such a big problem with left-wing political violence, we have to train the investigatory and law enforcement powers of the govt to focus on that particular problem ... we really have to retrain the entire govt to focus on this left-wing violence problem. We are doing it."

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 2h

Left-wing violence? Republicans are living in a different reality and the complicit news media is reporting it as fact.

This is the ballgame.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

JD Vance: "Because we have such a big problem with left-wing political violence, we have to train the investigatory and law enforcement powers of the govt to focus on that particular problem ... we really have to retrain the entire govt to focus on this left-wing violence problem. We are doing it."

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Freddie Mercury's Cat Chauffeur @libbityboo.bsky.social · 2h

Go to moderation Bluesky and turn off your rude & intolerance default mods
It will unblock your moots that are hidden right now

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Lauren-Ashley Arts @laurenashley087.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you for sharing, @libbityboo.bsky.social!

Bee turns one next month, y’all! The link to her birthday registry (which includes her college fund) is below! 😊

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 2h

Oh no, I know. But they are probably still getting less than they would if the soybean market were humming. But it’s everyone else in the area who will get really screwed. Because of the water.

Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 2h

See, I kind of feel like they are crushing the soybean farmers for the data centers.

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 3h

I’m going to make some cheesesteak sliders and tater tots for dinner 🤷🏾‍♀️

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'Conservative Republican' in deep-red Idaho pleads with Trump as 3rd-gen farm flails

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2h

Young Republican Leaders’ Leaked Chats: Racist, Violent Rhetoric Triggers Fallout

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Young Republican Leaders’ Leaked Chats: Racist, Violent Rhetoric Triggers Fallout

POLITICO obtained 2,900 pages of Telegram messages over seven months among Young Republican leaders in NY, KS, AZ, and VT. The chats include slurs, praise for slavery, and talk of gas chambers and rap...

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Melanie Jean @princessmom122.bsky.social · 2h

This is awesome.

Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 3h

Announcing the Governors Public Health Alliance.

We can no longer rely on what's coming out of Washington, D.C., but our states are coming together to unequivocally state that science still matters.

We will work together to safeguard public health and strengthen preparedness.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

Fifteen Democratic governors formed a public health alliance to counter federal agency turmoil under the Trump administration. The alliance aims to monitor disease outbreaks, establish policy guidance and buy vaccines.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 3h

Announcing the Governors Public Health Alliance.

We can no longer rely on what's coming out of Washington, D.C., but our states are coming together to unequivocally state that science still matters.

We will work together to safeguard public health and strengthen preparedness.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

Fifteen Democratic governors formed a public health alliance to counter federal agency turmoil under the Trump administration. The alliance aims to monitor disease outbreaks, establish policy guidance and buy vaccines.

Democratic governors form state public health alliance to counter RFK Jr.

The Governors Public Health Alliance would counter federal health agencies under President Donald Trump as an independent hub to monitor diseases and prepare for emergencies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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