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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 2h

Young Republican leaders joked about gas chambers. Used racial slurs. Called rape “epic.” Praised slavery. And said outright: “We love Hitler.”

Not anonymous trolls—these are vice chairs, national committeewomen, and future Republican party leaders

#Project2025

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 2h

Once again no lightning bolt?! 🤬

Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 2h

Can we replace Speaker Johnson with someone who keeps up with current events and is willing to keep the House in session more than 15 days a quarter? 🤔

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 14h

Bette Midler sings to Stephen Colbert: You never kissed the orange ass.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 6h

When the next generation of your party is more repugnant than the current generation, it’s proof positive your ideologies are deeply toxic and un-American.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 17h

When Mike Johnson was still in his 20’s he “adopted” a young boy…so that tracks. 🤷‍♀️

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 18h

Yep, Trump is giving his latest boy crush $20B and they’re already positioned to sell their soy crops to China…America first? 🤯

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

THIS!! 👇👇

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 5d

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.

Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile today at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Only at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.

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Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 5d

Stop threatening me with a good time and expanded democracy. 😂

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 6d

Anyone have any heartwarming stories of how tax breaks and government subsidies for billionaires made your life better?

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

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 8d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 8d

And Johnson won’t swear in the new House member that could vote to release the Epstein files…🙄

Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 8d

Tricia doesn’t keep up with the Supreme Court rulings? 🤔

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: For the last several months, I have written and spoken regularly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. This is not something I ever envisioned for myself — and it is certainly not something my ancestors envisioned for their great grandchildren.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?