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Chris McKercher

@systemisbroken.bsky.social

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Blue dot in SD. She/her Fighting for the future of my four grandkids. I’m a caregiver, and there aren’t enough of us. Cutting Social Security Medicare and Medicaid will harm seniors and the people who help them.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · Aug 6

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For people not from South Dakota, this is the best primer on Noem that I’ve seen.

Also, I somehow never knew how her dad died until I watched this. I just knew it was a farming accident.

Kristi Noem: Everything You Didn't Know About Her Sh*tty Past

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 26m

7 people left at Los Alamos???

If this isn’t an open & treasonous invitation to foreign intelligence agencies, hackers & local & international terror groups, what is?!?

"President Trump did not have to furlough 80% of the workers who maintain our nuclear weapons stockpile - he chose to. Just like he chose to fire workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration earlier this year and cancel billions of dollars in clean energy projects that lower Americans' energy bills.
President Trump is simultaneously risking our national security and actively tanking our economy" Heinrich said. "Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House, but they refuse to come to the table and work with Democrats to lower skyrocketing costs and healthcare

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 6h

ICE stormed our neighborhood today. And violated court orders by deploying tear gas.

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Lakeview Street Tear-Gassed By Agents Amid North Side Immigration Surge: 'It Hit Home'

Friday's detentions and standoff marked the most high-profile federal activity in Lakeview and Lincoln Park yet, leaving some neighbors shaken.

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · 10h

An oldie, but a goodie.

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

The more things he pretends to spend it on the more money he can stuff in his pocket

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 2h

Kristi Noem sent the SD National Guard to Texas. When we asked who was paying for it, it was an out of state donor. I swear, she was doing shit small scale here as a test, then other states copied it. No need for a concealed carry permit anymore! A little bit later, TX did the same thing.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 2h

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6h

If the stuff happening in Chicago were happening in New York City it would be on every television on earth right now

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5h

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 2h

I can’t see the state of Illinois just handing over their governor. How do they expect this to play out?

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

THIS JUST IN! The Justice Department investigated crimes! I hate our Supreme Court. If it weren't for them, Trump would be in prison right now for January 6th.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 2h

Well, at least she seems to be dressing like a normal professional now, unlike when she was in congress.

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Francesca Bonanno @runningwiththedogs.bsky.social · 2h

This demented old fucker probably thinks it’s still 2020 !

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

Wow! Very impressive for them to do all of this in 2020 while Trump was president and they weren't in the government! Very normal post from the President of the United States!

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 2h

He’s really stuck on the word “lowlifes”, isn’t he?

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Mosie @mosiefar-27.bsky.social · 3h

My hero as well. And what ching the video, the first people to jump in back her up were also women. These big, bad boys don't know what to do with women that aren't afraid of them.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 3h

All SNAP recipients in South Dakota get their benefits on the 10th. This was posted in the elevator of an income based apartment building for the elderly and/or disabled. Things are about to get really ugly.

A notice to residents about the possibility that there will be no SNAP benefits

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 3h

Well, they claim that those statues are heritage and shouldn’t be removed, but apparently the entire East Wing has no historical or cultural significance to them.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 3h

At least four people shot near Howard University, Washington DC police say

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At least four people shot near Howard University, Washington DC police say

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3h

Elon moves $133 million in crypto from SpaceX, and Trump accepts a $130 million donation. Hmmm… is Elon buying his spot back? Probably just an odd coincidence.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 3h

Fuck this guy.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 6h

This is not hyperbole…

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof.

How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

Maybe we should all apply and then wash out of the academy.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Omg, this detail from CNN about the ICE hiring snafu is wild. This seems like an HR 101 level thing to get right.

They turned a hiring bonus into something much closer to an application bonus.

Seems like a great way to burn a ton of cash. Also? Here’s some waste for sure!

The signing bonus also prompted discussions internally because it’s not contingent on a key part of the hiring process, which is passing the academy, another source said. Even candidates who don’t pass the academy and are slotted for administrative jobs are still pocketing thousands of dollars.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h

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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: I reviewed a text chain provided by an acquaintance of Graham Platner where the person discussed with others Platner’s Nazi-like tattoo months before the story became public, undercutting claims Platner only recently learned of it.

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Graham Platner’s claims that he didn’t know tattoo was Nazi-linked undercut by new evidence | CNN Politics

A KFile investigation has uncovered mounting evidence that Platner — a Marine veteran— was aware of and defended the use of Nazi symbolism that had come to be embraced by some members of the military.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 6h

Oh hell no. The Fourth Amendment is still in place, right?

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: DHS is looking to build mobile surveillance units for regular trucks that combine AI, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless networking into a single system capable of spotting movement from miles away. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks

US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.