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Allen Laird
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Mountain Adventurer. Retired Staff Software Engineer. Mensch. I am working to make uncomfortable changes in my failing local community. It has a long history of public corruption and nepotism. We can do better. #Blue
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Allen Laird @allenlaird.bsky.social · Nov 19
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 7h
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Allen Laird @allenlaird.bsky.social · 7h
Mellon is a disgusting human being.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 9h
1. Here are some facts about the guy, Timothy Mellon, who donated $130 million so Trump could pay the troops during the government shutdown.

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The reclusive plutocrat who became the biggest political donor of 2024
The largest donor of the 2024 presidential campaign, by far, is Timothy Mellon, the reclusive billionaire and heir to the Mellon banking fortune.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10h
It has been said before, but it bears repeating: the elderly who’ve worked their entire lives to get $800 a month on Social Security aren’t bankrupting America. It’s tax-evading billionaires like Trump who are bleeding this country dry.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11h
I’m pretty sure Stephen Miller would steal a lifejacket from a toddler.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h
bulldozed by trump now.

designed by trump megadonor timothy mellon's stepmother.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h
"Federal agents fired a pepper round that struck the pastor of the College Heights United Church of Christ. The impact caked his face in orange powder...

“I’m in a lot of pain,” the pastor texted from the emergency room, “He clearly was aiming for the face.”

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 16h
Trump says he is both the President and the Speaker of the House.

Congressional Republicans are nothing more than a rubber stamp for his extreme agenda.

You deserve better.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h
The Pentagon accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to help pay troops' salaries.

Fiscal policy experts are questioning the legality of the move.
 
"In general, you may not spend money that has been donated because the Constitution and the Anti-Deficiency Act say that you can't."
Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops
The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d
25 October 1901 | Czech Jew, Bedřich Pereles, was born in Prague.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive.
An ID photo of a mature man with round glasses. Czech Jew, Bedřich Pereles.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d
Trump is sending ARGENTINA $20B and increasing their beef imports while STARVING AMERICAN FAMIILIES.

There's funding available to help keep food benefits, but Trump just doesn’t want to provide it.

What'll it take for him to start leading the country he actually lives in?
CNN: “Trump's Argentina beef deal angers America's struggling farmers: ‘You're selling us out’”
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1d
By refusing to work with Democrats, Republicans are willing to DOUBLE the health care costs for millions of people.

It’s shameful.
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Allen Laird @allenlaird.bsky.social · 1d
Says COMPLETE FAILURE.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d
Never imagined our law enforcement would look like this.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include:

-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Google
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family

Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d
ICYMI: Trump isn't done slapping Americans in the face by screwing farmers, destroying landmarks and potentially pardoning pedophiles. Did you vote for this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsigSC8Xzzg
Trump DEMOLISHES the East Wing to Build his #EpsteinBallroom
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d
Things were better a year ago.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d
If you're hopping mad about Trump destroying the White House, we've got a new hat or sticker for you.

Your purchase supports progressive groups working to build a fairer, more inclusive America for everyone—and win elections!

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Dark blue hat with an icon of the White House and "Not His House. Our House." embroidered on the front Dark blue sticker with an icon of the White House and the words "Not His House. Our House."
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d
10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.

6 people dead this time.

Not a single arrest made.

Not an ounce recovered.

Not a shred of evidence provided.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d
Imagine MAGA now imagine it much bigger and even more indoctrinated, that’s Russia.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services took many websites and apps offline earlier this week. It also affected some smart bed users who were just trying to sleep.
AWS Cloud-Computing Outage Left Smart Bed Customers Without Sleep
The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services was particularly disruptive ensnared unexpected consumers earlier this week: People who just wanted to sleep well.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d
Pregnant people in ICE detention have suffered severe medical neglect and abuse.

ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
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