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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

🔥ZOHRAN: “What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity. And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.”

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 9h

AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Bernie Sanders
200000
Number of Donations
150000
100000
50000
Elizabeth Warren
60000
40000
20000
01
25
50
Donor Age
75

Hakeem Jeffries
40000
30000
20000
10000
Nancy Pelosi
100000
Number of
Donations
75000
50000
25000
Suzan DelBene
2000
1500
1000
500
25
50
75
Donor Age

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 3h

This is the message every Democrat needs to be broadcasting. The corrupt SCOTUS may have said Trump has immunity for now, but nobody else does and Trump should lose it as soon as Democrats are back

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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Adam C @qedadam.bsky.social · 3h

As someone still masking indoors, and currently able bodied, I can confirm that it's not unreasonable for folks to continue masking while also demanding better from our governments and institutions re: air quality etc

jacky. @jacky.wtf · 4h

Apologies for the Substack link but I personally haven't cared much for Bouie, but this is the nail in the coffin, IMO.

Beyond all reason

Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.

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Andy’s Toys @andystoys.bsky.social · 3h

SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY Oct 19, St Louis Vintage Toy + Advertising Show at Orlandos Center. (63125) #stl

St Louis Vintage Toy & Advertising Show at Orlandos Center Oct 19; on I-55 at Union and Hoffmeister. 63125

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3h

In retrospect, perhaps trusting all of the government's systems and data to Elon Musk and his band of 20-year-old cybercriminals was not the smartest move.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 4h

New: hackers just doxed hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ officials. I went through the data. In many cases does look legitimate, sometimes includes residential addresses.

“Mexican Cartels hmu [hit me up] we dropping all the doxes wheres my 1m [1 million].”

www.404media.co/hackers-dox-...

Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials...

www.404media.co

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 14h

But Republican group chats about how much they love Hitler are fine.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Dave McCormick: "I do think some of this horrible language on the extreme left -- 'fascism, Nazism, authoritarianism' -- I think that's a recipe, an introduction and encouragement to violence. It's gotta stop."

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 15h

The union representing 3,200 Boeing Defense workers on strike in the St. Louis area said it has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the company. #moleg #mogov

Striking St. Louis Boeing union workers file federal labor law complaint • Missouri Independent

Union members on strike in St. Louis say Boeing company is violating federal labor law in contract negotiations.

missouriindependent.com

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 16h

One billion dollars of bribes through just one of his hundreds of different schemes.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 17h

President Donald Trump and his family have reaped more than $1 billion in crypto cash over the past year, thanks to an industry boom fueled by the administration’s own crypto-friendly policies.

Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab

The president’s son said the true total is “probably more.”

trib.al

John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 16h

fortunately it's a state Constitution issue. There's not a federal question here so not likely for SCOTUS to have a chance to interfere (on this issue)

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Sick & Tired 🦋💙🦋 @enuffbs.bsky.social · 17h

But 13 year old girls are women when they are raped by pedophiles repeatedly. See the problem?

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

“Kids”

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 16h

This claim is groundless. They tried the same thing with Right-to-Work and it was thrown out in the courts quickly.

If you've already signed, you're good. There will be signature gatherers at most (probably all) No Kings protests.

If you want to get involved, sign up with People not Politicians

Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · People Not Politicians - Missouri on Mobilize

Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with People Not Politicians - Missouri.

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 18h

Comment cannot match this, even if some are funny.

Paulie @gibbspaulus.bsky.social · 19h

“Doth thine box rolleth on wheels?”
“It doth not, good sir!”

( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 17h

This isn't a he said/he said moment. The Constitution is not complicated on this. The only job of the Secretary of State is to receive the signatures and verify they are valid voters and enough were collected.

He has no authority to say when gathering may begin

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 17h

Missouri’s secretary of state says any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map on the ballot won’t count.

Proponents of the redistricting referendum say that’s an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature-gathering window.

Missouri redistricting referendum backers cry foul as Hoskins throws out signatures

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won’t count. Proponents of the redistricting…

www.stlpr.org

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1d

The Constitution is clear and simple. There is no requirement that the Secretary of State or any other official sign off before signatures can be collected.

Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 1d

Court filing raises questions about source of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map #moleg #mogov

Court filing raises questions about source of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map • Missouri Independent

A lawsuit challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting plan creates uncertainty on claims it was prepared in Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office.

missouriindependent.com

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Our sitting Vice President won’t say that loving Hitler is bad. That seems like a real issue to me!

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 1d

Truth 💥🤬🖕🏼

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Rachel Parker @msraitchetp.bsky.social · 1d

Pls boost b/c links don't get traction. If you're interested in learning more about how to be an effective journalist and you live in St. Louis: This series is free. ALL political influencers should really attend this. Why not have the skills along with the audience?
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Mini Journalism School

This multi-week lecture and discussion series helps you gain a greater understanding of the decisions, ethical considerations, and techniques that go into creating the credible, accurate news you rely...

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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 1d

Shocked that a man who thinks racial profiling is just a minor inconvenience would question whether we need to protect against racial gerrymandering.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Alito says that we can figure this out with math. Nelson agrees, gives Alito the math that defeats his point.

Alleged attempted rapist Brett Kavanaugh jumps in to essentially ask if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act even still needs to be a thing.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Sotomayor: "race is *always* a part of redistricting efforts."

Thank you. See, the Republicans are trying to gaslight people by suggesting they're for "no race in gerrymandering." That's just not true. Race is ALWAYS a factor when you're drawing a map.

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 1d

Wow this is a pretty barf-tastic response from Knightly

That scoff laugh says it all. Gross.

Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 2d

The thing that gets me about actors responding like this whenever they’re asking about JKR is that they always say “we need to learn to agree to disagree ^_^” as if trans people are the ones leading the campaign, when we’re just trying to live our lives while JKR posts about trans hate 24/7

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1d

like when President Trump pardoned every Jan 6 rioter who assaulted hundreds of Capitol Police officers.

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