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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 21h

I remember when Janet Reno got slammed for studies showing domestic militia/RW terrorism was a bigger problem for us than people in middle east. I believe they were forced to take it back. Then, the GOP started blocking ATF from studying it further. And Hillary was right about a vast RW conspiracy

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

It's Fetterman all over again & if he wins they'll pretend they never supported him when he shows his Blackwater heart.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

I love how they put him on an angle so you don't notice how close his eyes are, and they shouldn't be squaring up his round head.

a boy in a blue shirt with a shark on it is on a trampoline holding a large white ball

ALT: a boy in a blue shirt with a shark on it is on a trampoline holding a large white ball

media.tenor.com

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 1d

I was working at the U.S. Attorney’s office taking on the opioid crisis at the very same time as Jack was making millions of dollars creating materials downplaying the dangers of opioids. Families across New Jersey suffered while Jack got rich.

Read the facts here: opioidjack.com

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

My Roo isn't sweet but I love her anyway

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 1d

*Trump finalizes ceasefire deal that started with Biden but that Bibi rejected until Trump was in power and he had 9 more months of slaughter*

*Trump indicates no intention of enforcing the ceasefire or of helping Palestinians*

Media and leftists: wow he did what Biden could not

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no, he got called out on his lies!!!!

How dare they.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

running against a demented old man, but they never screamed for him to go away.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

“At least one person in the Telegram chat works in the Trump administration: Michael Bartels, who, according to his LinkedIn account, serves as a senior adviser in the office of general counsel within the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d

As the Trump shutdown drags into its third week, it's clear Republicans are so committed to raising people's health care costs that they're willing to hold the country hostage to do it.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

But he's also very unlikeable, I don't know how convincing he'll be.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

I'm shocked they rejected his appeal. That must mean they will be doing something horrible soon, whenever they surprise me they follow it up with horrible stuff.

Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

I asked one who asked what happens if she dies in office what about Bernie who's older (& was older than she is now last time he ran), already planning to run again, someone else mentioned his heart attack and a VT. GOP governor but somehow that wasn't important, only her dying was.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

No, she's running because she's the best chance available to get rid of Collins. She's popular and has won statewide before.

You didn't care about Bernie dying, why worry about her?

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

Same plan all you Bernie lovers have for that man, who's older than she is yet supported by all of you for the re-election bid he already announced, before he rigs the dem primaries to get rid of any real opponent.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

I knew the NYT had gone to the dark side years ago, but to see the Washington Post suddenly be even worse than the NYT breaks my heart. The minute he hired the UK guy I cancelled, I knew it was downhill from there.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

I want someone who can beat Collins, a Blackwater alumni isn't that person.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

When I was a kid so many homes had one of the two delivered weekly. It's so sad what they've become.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

Which is why it's funny how they hated Liz Cheney when they've been so welcoming of RW garbage that says one decent thing. Heck, they'll be campaigning for Marjorie Taylor Greene soon because she's said one or two decent things.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

They'll try but she's already well liked there and if anyone can beat Collins it's another old lady they like.

I have real hope in her, if she can't win none of these others will.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

I have actually seen people screaming how she is too old and the Blackwater Bernie guy is young and white and male and in the same thread they'll defend the fact that Bernie is older and already running for another term. Oh, and they have no problem with him rigging the VT primaries every 6 yrs.

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

It seems like it's all about engagement with these fools, I don't have the energy to fight with them, there was a reason to before the election when it might effect votes, but they're never voting for a democrat so why should we bother even acknowledging their existence.

a man wearing glasses and ear buds says " block blickity block block "

ALT: a man wearing glasses and ear buds says " block blickity block block "

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Aprile529 @aprile529.bsky.social · 1d

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

Source: margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-...

The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why.

Plus: Watch George Stephanopolous pushes JD Vance with follow-up questions, cringe at Bari Weiss's pep talk to CBS journalists; and more

margaretsullivan.substack.com

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