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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 9h

Trump & JD Vance are grooming young men to be little creeps.

The leaked GOP texts read like a digital frat basement dripping with the dance-party sweat of insecurity & cruelty.

By making excuses for these folks, they’re ushering in an age of revenge-porn politics.

www.treason.io/p/read-are-r...

READ: Are Republicans grooming young men to be creeps?

Leaked GOP text messages reveal how next-gen conservatives are being mentored into little monsters.

www.treason.io

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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 3h

Wow has any other president ever created an extra day in a week just to stop another war?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Rep. John McGuire: "We had an epic week. He stopped 8 wars in 8 days."

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 2h

MAGA/GOP are without shame. 😠

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 2h

Whenever Democrats are tempted to pull out the old “spirited disagreements but we’re all Americans” bromide, they need to remember this first.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 3h

Worsen relations? Oh no, we better back off because it worked so well before. 😠

"Peace with Honour - Peace for Our Time" - Neville Chamberlain

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 3h

Donald Trump: 'What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening'.

Oh, okay. 😠

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 4h

Multiple “sources” are telling Fox News the swastika in a GOP staffer’s office was just an optical illusion. That’s how fucking stupid they think we are.

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 4h

AG Bondi is a soldier in the fight against democracy! 😠

VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 4h

"They may be young fascists but they're our young fascists." - JD Vance

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

“Kids”

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5h

Extrajudicial killings are illegal under both domestic and international law.

We filed a FOIA request demanding information on the legal justifications President Trump is using to conduct deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

Trump's boat strikes are killing potentially innocent civilians. They must be stopped.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had killed six people in a strike on a boat that, Trump said, was “trafficking narcotics.”

www.msnbc.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 4h

A cease-fire is far from peace in the Middle East. And that SOB in the Oval Office is not a peacemaker. 😠

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The Center for a New American Security @cnas.bsky.social · 7d

"Following the law of armed conflict is not a burden on warriors; it is the very expression of their warrior ethos. It is what separates professional soldiers, airmen, and sailors from criminals."

Former CNO Admiral John Richardson (Ret.)

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah well I'm sure that the authorities will punish the President a firm spanking. 😠

a man in a plaid shirt and tie is holding a wooden stick

ALT: a man in a plaid shirt and tie is holding a wooden stick

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

Nancy Pelosi is sick of their bullshit.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @Acyn
, Acyn, posted 3 hours ago, stating, "Question: Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6th? Pelosi: Turns Around Shut up. I did not refuse the National Guard. The President didn’t send it! Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you are a serious journalist?" The post includes a video still from Lindell TV showing a confrontation: a woman in a green jacket (Pelosi) speaking into a microphone held by a man in a blue suit, with another man in a suit and a background of parked cars and a government building.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 5h

“Trump is gonna give Ukraine tomahawks!”

Nope. Just another TACOOOOO

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump threatens American boots on the ground in Gaza to fight Hamas

If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 5h

Right. MAGA/GOP are consistently holding town halls across America. Give me a break! 😠

VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 5h

MAGA/GOP consistently demonize themselves when they speak. 😠

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.

We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.

Vlad 🐸 Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 22h

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 6h

This is an outrageous abuse of power. Exactly what the Founding Fathers had impeachment for.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h

A military showcase at a Marine base in San Diego will take place the same day as several anti-Trump “No Kings” protests.

This sparked a dispute with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), whose office called the event “an absurd show of force.”

Trump administration, Newsom feud over planned live-fire military event

An event this weekend set to be attended by Vice President JD Vance has prompted concerns over whether it will be necessary to temporarily shut down a major highway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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VernBob @vernbob.bsky.social · 6h

"They may be young fascists but they're out young fascists." - JD Vance