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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 9h

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 15h

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14h

Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.

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AD @adelach.bsky.social · 14h

I haven't seen any reports from Logan, though a friend posted pics of a solid turnout in Delaware, OH.

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AD @adelach.bsky.social · 16h

Athens, OH #NoKings

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AD @adelach.bsky.social · 16h

OHIO! This is Athens. #nokings

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AD @adelach.bsky.social · 20h

We had a similar experience in Andalusia years ago, we were so disappointed in the food. We recently went to Madrid and Barcelona, and the food was much better.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

You don’t stage an intervention for someone you “hate” — quite the opposite. You do it for someone you love and want to see do better. 🇺🇸 #NoKingsDay

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

I’m old enough to remember when it was a scandal to say that a portion of your opponents were “deplorable.” This seems a lot worse?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

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

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Just going to keep pointing out that they're openly asserting that they think any criticism of the president is tantamount to "hating America" which is, itself, an insult to American values.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Barrasso on No Kings: "They have this big 'I Hate America' rally this Saturday in Washington where you have all these far-left activists groups coming to protest the president and the administration."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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AD @adelach.bsky.social · 3d

That's a lot of letters to spell "hagiography."

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 6d

A few days ago, I wrote up a piece on Republicans routinely forgetting when Biden took office and how the problem seems to be getting worse: tinyurl.com/3bdxp3te

I suddenly wish I’d held off a few more days. (The “Biden FBI” didn’t exist on Jan. 6. Trump was president at the time.)

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Prof Nick Cowern 🌍 @nickcowern.bsky.social · 7d

China, as an electrostate, is set to wipe the floor with Trump's regressive petro-America. There's going to be hell to pay when the USA finally wakes up to what corporate fossil fuels have done to it.
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How we made it: will China be the first electrostate?

Beijing dominates in solar, wind, electric cars, rail and batteries

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 7d

This is one program Trump thinks is a "Democrat" program because it demonstrates care for others.

But the benefits cross-cut partisan lines.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7d

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9d

Energy dominance!

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 9d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9d

Bumi the 1-year-old rockhopper penguin played during a bubble enrichment activity at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Southern rockhopper penguins, like Bumi, are listed as a vulnerable species by the World Wildlife Fund.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10d

this is not good at all.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 12d

Ten years and five months apart

Greg Abbott & @GregAbbott_TX
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I've ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor Jade Helm 15 to safeguard Texans' constitutional rights, private property & civil liberties
2:21 PM • 4/28/15

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 14d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 14d

It was clear from the beginning that ICE staffing up was going to be a full employment program for racists, barroom bullies and wife beaters

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15d

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 14d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 15d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 14d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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