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Roger Powelson
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anti war Vietnam Vet,Twitter refugee, climate change believer. SNCC and the Mississippi Freedom Summer. I dream of taking back the Senate and the House . Homelessness is a policy choice we must change. "Heart" Christian. HTGS
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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · May 6
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d
If the wine importer wins at SCOTUS today, it means Trump will have to pay back all the tariffs they paid.

So now people are suing to line up to get paid back ASAP.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tariff-Paying Firms Line Up in Court to Get Paid If Trump Loses
The day before a US Supreme Court showdown over President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, yet another lawsuit contesting his trade policies hit the docket.
www.bloomberg.com
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d
I was just really amused by Alito's pearl-clutching about Scalia's intellectual integrity yesterday like pls be serious

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
Sam Alito Forced to Briefly Contemplate the Crushing Weight of His Intellectual Bankruptcy
On Monday, the justice came agonizingly close to acknowledging how freely self-described textualists set aside the text when they find it inconvenient.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 21h
Dems urging SCOTUS to overturn Trump’s emergency tariffs
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h
#SCOTUS
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 18h
ODDS FALL FOR TRUMP IN SUPREME COURT TARIFF CASE The chances that the Supreme Court will uphold President Trump’s global tariffs have dropped to 21%. Justices, including Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, questioned whether the 1977 International Emergency Economic
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Endless lies 🤥 - brought to you by corporations who won’t pay a living wage
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daniel s. @self.agency · 17h
note they did no such thing to track trump’s numerous antisemitic appointments and actions
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daniel s. @self.agency · 18h
these fucking fucks www.adl.org/resources/pr...
ADL @ADL · 1m We have good reason to be concerned with what a Mamdani Administration could mean for the safety & security of NYC's Jewish community. We are expanding our efforts to protect the world’s largest Jewish community outside of Israel, and will hold the next mayor of NYC accountable. Quote ADL @ADL · 3h 1/ 📢 ADL is launching a comprehensive citywide initiative to track and monitor policies and personnel appointments of the incoming Mamdani Administration and keep Jewish New Yorkers safe. 🧵 Learn more: https://adl.org/resources/press-release/adl-launches-initiative-track-and-monitor-mamdani-administration-policies
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Molten Irony (Wade) @ginsengity.bsky.social · 17h
This is a fine example of "careful what you wish for" & MAGA simply cannot process it. 😂
governor.ca.gov Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h
Republicans are throwing a tantrum because Californians stood up to Donald Trump's election-rigging scheme.

Cry harder.
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h
Mike Johnson: “I'll make a comment about the tragedy in California last night…It's just a blatant example of Gavin Newsom's immoral leadership and the fact that they will do anything to try to rig the system to win.”
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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 17h
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startup...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 1d
📌 H O P E • I S • B A C K ✊🏾✊🏻

LOVE won over hate 💯 🇺🇲🐥

🤭🤣 Canks lost BIGLY 🐥
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d
BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican John Reid. She is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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Patty Hoyt @patois42.com · 1d
SWEET!

Cheney dead?! Spanberger elected?! Dems keep PA Supreme Court?!
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Patty Hoyt @patois42.com · 1d
This is worth framing.
cwarzel.bsky.social Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 1d
hilarious graphic right now on msnbc as they call it in california
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d
BREAKING: Decision Desk calls New Jersey Governor for democrat MIKIE SHERRILL
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 1d
As the polls close in New York City, Hasan Piker tells us how he feels about the future of the Democratic Party at the official results party for the Mamdani campaign.
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The Astute Galoot ™️ 🏴‍☠️ @theastutegaloot.bsky.social · 1d
Nicky Fuentes is calling 🤙🏼
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ltwlauren🤸‍♀️❤️🎶🎨🐾 @ltwlauren.bsky.social · 2d
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 2d
Alexandria & Richmond, Virginia have both implemented free bus service, as Mamdani has proposed.

They have also succeeded in increasing ridership—as of latest data, their ridership in 2025 is 31% & 25% higher than in 2019, respectively.

Overall US transit ridership is 20% lower in 2025 than 2019.
kenklippenstein.bsky.social Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 2d
Abigail Spanberger takes a swipe at Mamdani, saying "maybe he should be a Democrat" and that his campaign promises are dishonest.
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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 1d
Restatint the obvious. Who else would have a "great gatsby" themed party as 42 million people prepared to go hungry? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump sure seems eager to starve the poor
The president can't quite suppress his sinister goal of withholding benefits from hungry Americans, even as the White House insists otherwise.
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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The trouble with US veterans benefits isn’t ‘rampant’ fraud – it’s bureaucratic roadblocks, advocates say
Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d
You have to know that lawyers told Sammy boy that this was inevitable so you can’t even imagine what kind of obscene hubris flavors the air at OpenAI
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.

OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.

A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 1d
we’re cutting aid to Uktaine and attacking South America? And our generals and Senatorsare OK with this? Republicans are surrender bunnies open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Pivot To Confront China Was Really A Pivot To Work With China
At least the Administration is being honest about it now.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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