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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 1d

I think the day is long overdue for us to push back directly and forcefully when anyone claims to be a Christian who is demonstrably not.

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 1d

He does hate Chinese and Japs. So do I. It is race prejudice, I guess. But I am strongly of the opinion Negroes ought to be in Africa, Yellow men in Asia and White men in Europe and America."

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 1d

Harry Truman to his wife Bess, 1939:

I suppose one man is just as good as the other, so long as he is honest and decent and not a ni**er or a Chinaman. Uncle Will says that the Lord made a White man from dust, a ni**er from mud, then He threw up what was left and it came down a Chinaman. 1/2

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

"Rafa" is a Merced county farm worker. He does 2 shifts in 2 different jobs as rent is so expensive. He harvests tomatoes in the am. Then he sorts sweet potatoes under a hot sun - working 13 hours total. He worries about driving home because of lack of sleep. #WeFeedYou

A sweet potato field and the place workers sort the potatoes

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 2d

THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE!

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Bobby Wesson @bobbywesson.bsky.social · 5d

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I’m Bobby Wesson and you’ve probably read about my Chronic kidney … Bobby Wesson needs your support for Please Help Me Travel To UCLA For Free Clinical Trial

gofund.me

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4d

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 4d

It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 4d

He would trade all of the ass-kidding of the Fox losers for just one kind word from the cool kids. But he can never get it!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 4d

The great H.L. Mencken:

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so glad to be back on #Bluesky after 24 hours locked in my room!

"I have returned to finish what I started."

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 5d

"When we entered the room there was urine on the chair, blood on the seat, dried urine all over the bathroom floor, and hair corroded to the bathroom cabinet. Lots of mold growing in the bathroom. The manager at IHG Hotels & Resorts refuses to help! The absolute worst customer service ever!"

Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 5d

"When we entered the room there was urine on the chair, blood on the seat, dried urine all over the bathroom floor, and hair corroded to the bathroom cabinet. Lots of mold growing in the bathroom. The manager at IHG Hotels & Resorts refuses to help! The absolute worst customer service ever!"

Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 6d

When Pam Bondi is asked a question under oath, and she immediately attacks, deflects, or suggests the questioner ask someone else, it's because she knows if she tells the truth, Trump will destroy her, and if she lies, it's a felony.

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 6d

I just stumbled over this. It reminded me of today, where there is no satire about Trump so insane and revolting that we don't have to pause and wonder if it's true.

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 6d

Five years ago, a staffer offered her boss, Senator Kelly Loeffler, a generic tweet she could post after the Vice-Presidential debate. The Senator decided to use it, but forgot to trim off the intro first:

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 10d

Starting yesterday, notifications of higher premiums are being sent to 90,000 Minnesotans.

I heard from a small business owner in Eagan whose premium will increase by *at least* $450 a month. That’s $5,400 a year.

That’s why we’re fighting to extend the health care tax credit.

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 10d

At Quantico, Trump, Hegseth, and all of their GOP apologists dishonored every member of the military, past and present, but no one more egregiously than those who gave their lives for this country. Reading the great Bill Mauldin just now, I came upon this. (Forgive the poor scan)

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 11d

Feel good story of the year.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12d

Jews are 2.4% of the U.S. population, yet 70% of all religious based hate crimes in the U.S. are against Jews. In Europe, the threat against Jews is even worse. Antisemitism/Jew hatred is an open disease in Europe. This must stop. We must stand with our Jewish brothers & sisters against this hate.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING

Four people were injured in a car-ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

The suspect was shot by British authorities.

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Allison Burnett @allisonburnett.bsky.social · 15d

“Let them eat walls.”

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