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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21m

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 44m

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 10h

Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 18m

Well, Mr. Secretary you’ve stepped in hot, fresh and deep manure this time…with waffle soled sneakers.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. Pentagon reporters in Arlington, Virginia walk out of the building carrying their belongings after turning in their press badges. Reporters from nearly every major news organization would not sign new rules viewed as an infringement on First Amendment rights ..”

@gettyimages.com

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 31m

Our Dear Leader don’t need no statistics to keep this crypto-coin grifting and protection rackets humming along…

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 41m

The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier picture even as the economy enters a challenging phase of stubbornly persistent inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring. https://to.pbs.org/4nLOln6

Shutdown delays release of Labor Department's monthly inflation report

The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier economic picture.

to.pbs.org

SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 33m

Vought believes he is the blint instrument of Our Dear Leader’s “Plenary Authority” as defined in Project 2025.
SCOTUS has been sent an annotated copy and Chief Justice has been instructed to write all future opinions so as to facilitate full implementation.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 5h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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lavalips.bsky.social @lavalips.bsky.social · 3h

HE FLUFFED IT AFTER TIME MAG REVEALED HE IS SO BALD.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4h

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees sound ready to transform the 14th and 15th Amendments into a weapon against the very racial minorities they were meant to protect—handing Republicans 15-19 additional House seats in the process. A disaster for democracy.
slate.com/news-and-pol...

Is it racist to remedy racism? That’s the question at the heart of Callais v. Louisiana, which the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday. The case asks whether the Voting Rights Act gives Black Louisianans too much political power—and if so, whether the landmark law violates the Constitution. Unsurprisingly, the Republican-appointed justices seem eager to rule that it does. Throughout oral arguments, they suggested the VRA protects minority voters too effectively, dragging the government into race-conscious considerations that offend the equal protection rights of the white voters who sued in this case. And they floated various ways to gut what remains of the statute by twisting it beyond recognition or striking it down altogether. The result would be a windfall for Republicans, who stand to gain at least 19 seats in the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court frees them to gerrymander Black communities into oblivion. Such a decision would also devastate minority representation in Congress, eliminating up to 30 percent of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 41m

Seriously, is anybody surprised that this Ohio Congressman would allow a swastika to be displayed in their office??!
Taylor.house.gov

Congressman Dave Taylor holding a semiautomatic rifle in this undated photo.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8h

The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.

That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 6h

Did the ICE gansters stop and provide insurance information - or did they flee the scene?

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 5d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 6h

Republican officials have spent years psy-oping themselves into thinking that there are no sincere, good faith liberals or progressives anywhere in America. So no wonder they're totally unequipped to deal with a large crowd of normal people waving American flags.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 7h

Well we realize that DL Demon Queen Mike Johnson isn't concerned about the:
- release of the Epstein files;
- colleagues that engage in domestic violence;
- American people hurt by the shutdown;
- truth-telling.

About Cory Mills:

🧾 www.mediaite.com/crime/restra...

📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 6h

I bet Cory “Macho Man” Mills ain’t gonna be hosting a Town Hall anytime soon.

Politico @politico.com · 7h

Rep. Cory Mills' former girlfriend obtained a retraining order against the Florida Republican.

Speaker Mike Johnson has "not heard or looked into any of the details of that."

Johnson shrugs off allegations against Cory Mills

The embattled Florida Republican has been slapped with a restraining order.

www.politico.com

SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 6h

Like keeping the House shut down to avoid votes on releasing the Epstein files!
Yes, now that is REALY important.
Right, Lil’ Mikey?

Violet Grey @violetgreywriter.bsky.social · 7h

"Let's talk about things that are serious."

Okay, let's talk about Cory Mills DV allegations. Also why you've been refusing to swear in an elected official as she'd be the deciding vote to release the Epstein Files, Mr. Speaker.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

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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RuneyOG @runeyog.bsky.social · 7h

He doesn't know about Cory Mills, or what Trump and Pete said to the generals, but he does know the Portland naked bike ride is the most dangerous thing around.

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rureadyyet.bsky.social @rureadyyet.bsky.social · 6h

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) praised Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) after a judge issued a restraining order against him under Florida's "dating violence" law.

OF COURSE HE WOULD DEFEND A BULLY PICKING ON A FEMALE!!! ARE YOU EMBARRASSED YET LOUISIANA!!! YOU SHOULD BE!!!

www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

MSN

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 6h

I’ll bet that Committee will wanna “take a look!”

Froggie @ranapipiens.bsky.social · 6h

Speaker Johnson suggests Ethics Committee will take look at Cory Mills over restraining order
thehill.com/homenews/hou...

thehill.com

SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 6h

Lil’Mikey is trying to keep the lid on the Epstein files for Our Dear Leader, and now this!
Mikey’s will be able to list on his résumé that he is THE MOST experienced apologist for sexual predators!

nls5.bsky.social @nls5.bsky.social · 6h

Cory Mills - rep from Florida has restraining order against him Judge found Mills caused “substantial emotional distress” and there was “reasonable cause to believe she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence”

Mike Johnson said to move on to something serious

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godofindifference.bsky.social @godofindifference.bsky.social · 6h

“A judge ruled that Rep. Cory Mills, who has said ‘we must stop the left’s attack on women,’ poses a risk to his ex-girlfriend, the reigning Miss United States.”

Republi-cons are serious about tax cuts for the rich — everything else is performative to keep the rubes voting for them.

Judge finds anti-trans Republican Florida Congressman Cory Mills to be a danger to women

A judge ruled that Rep. Cory Mills, who has said “we must stop the left’s attack on women,” poses a risk to his ex-girlfriend, the reigning Miss United States.

www.advocate.com

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Ursa @ursa58.bsky.social · 6h

In a democracy committed to equal citizenship, intimate images cannot be wielded as a cudgel. Image-based abuse isn’t ‘messy politics’; it’s coercion the law must prevent. Public office confers duty, not immunity

Screenshot of two Bluesky posts. The first, by Chris Hayes, links to an Orlando Sentinel article titled “Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills,” with courtroom photos of Mills and a woman. The second, by law professor Mary Anne Franks, says: “Revenge porn is a crime both in DC & Florida, where the victim lives. It also became a federal crime to either commit or to threaten to commit image-based sexual abuse on May 19 of this year. It looks like at least one of Mills’ alleged threats to expose the images occurred after that date.”

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goldenstatecats.bsky.social @goldenstatecats.bsky.social · 6h

Just another sexual predator…not gay guy…Cory Mills

✔️Male
✔️White
✔️Christian
✔️Nationalist
✔️Evangelical
✔️Red State
✔️Florida
✔️Representative
✔️Republican
✔️Racist
✔️GOP
✔️MAGA
✔️Voted for Trump
✔️✔️Images of sex acts with his girlfriend
✔️✔️✔️Trump loves him

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Woman Is Granted a Protective Order Against Florida Congressman

www.nytimes.com

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · 22h

Nesterova: “Neither of the two parties who are fighting were there (in Egypt) so keep your head wrapped around that…”

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Whatever they signed in Egypt is bs. Thank you for the attention to this matter.

Details? Check the latest livestream where I read out the exact “document” they signed. [pinned post]

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-no...

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Erik Stratton @estratton.bsky.social · 1d

"They have not loved a lot of things." I guess he *is* aware of the polls.

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