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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

I sleep well knowing that my money is being used to prop up a dictator wannabe in Argentina

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5h

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 16h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 3h

If the press had acted like this 12 months ago we’d have avoided this whole mess and right now people would be complaining about Kamala Harris’ phased-in expansion of Medicare and increasing the minimum wage.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn either does kidnap and molest preschoolers or he doesn’t. Does he or does he not? Is there troubling evidence or isn’t there? Have preschoolers shrieked in pain and terror in his office or haven’t they? All of this plus the Brooklyn Book Festival!ghv

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onion person @junlper.beer · 12h

we need to abolish this shit

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

Send in the troops

BNO News @bnonews.com · 4h

BREAKING: At least 4 people killed, 16 injured after mass shooting at St. Helena Island, South Carolina restaurant

*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

Yep, same. I don’t care either way. Fuck you. They can go pray to their orange lord.

Caldburn @caldburn.bsky.social · 21h

👇mood all day, every day.

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 19h

One of my neighbors keeps stealing this banner.

This is my third one. This time I ordered a camera too.😂

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

Notice she is visiting her safe spaces to share these hot bullshit takes (the free press, Fox News…).

Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 2h

Well golly it sounds like you should let long-standing precedents stand until you rule on the merits, then. That is not what you’re doing!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

Brett Kavanaugh :“The government can hit your car, crack your skull, disappear you, an American citizen, for no fucking reason and shut you the up to spread free speech (oh also to check the immigration status wink wink)”

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 6h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

‼️ CHATTANOOGA - Public school kids outperform voucher kids AGAIN

As @GovBillLee steers more and more taxpayer funds away from public schools to private (mostly Christian) schools for wealthy families who are already there.

More: www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1h

Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

“As packages flagged for customs issues pile up in UPS warehouses, the company told NBC News it has begun ‘disposing of’ some shipments”

Sweet

The World Is No Longer Flat

What happened to that guy, whatshisname? Trump is destroying the world he birthed, and he's been pretty quiet about it. Thousands of U.S.-b...

www.eschatonblog.com

*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

“You voted for Trump’s America. This is it. Hospitals closing. Seniors abandoned. Teachers under attack. Workers losing unions. Families losing health care.”

Farmers are losing their farms. People are losing their jobs. Citizens are losing their rights.

Keith Olbermann is right: Turn the Press on Its Head

Glasgow, Kentucky, just lost its elder care center because of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill’ as outlined in this Daily Kos article: www.dailykos.com/…. Seventy-six percent of the county voted for...

www.dailykos.com

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

JD has couches. China has all the cards

Vance Says US Holds More Cards in Escalating China Trade Spat

Vice President JD Vance called on Beijing to “choose the path of reason” in the latest spiraling trade fight between the US and China, claiming that President Donald Trump has more leverage.

www.bloomberg.com

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3h

The President using the military as his personal police force to intimidate American citizens is deeply un-American. This is the behavior of an autocrat. Full stop.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

🧑‍🌾 WATCH: Republican nominee in the TN-7 special election Matt Van Epps backs Trump’s trade war — even as it crushes Tennessee farmers 🤔

(Rep. Aftyn Behn (D) is his opponent, and opposes the tariffs)

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3h

"Look at the picture... One of these is a member of a private militia that supports the President and was involved in a violent effort to overturn the election, the other is an agent of the state. Can you tell the difference?" donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Kamala Harris: "I don't know if we can trust what's coming out of the DOJ right now. And that pains me to say that."

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Sean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 1h

Ad on the Bored Panda website, via Puttin' on Airs.
Suck on that, glaciers!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1h

Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point is doing death threats the right way

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 2h

TACO will, Xi Jinpeng won’t

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