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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1h

these people are insane

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Brooke Rollins: "Charlie Kirk is in a way the modern day Thomas Jefferson."

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 58m

Thanks, yes some ups and downs but definitely moving forward every day.

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 1h

Golden opportunity missed by not having Nuzzi join the same roundtable

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 1h

We got my mom 3 of these to wear during her acute rehab stay, and now at outpatient PT, and she gets endless compliments on hers.

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 1h

When they tell you who they are, believe them

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 1h

Lies and the lying liars who tell them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2h

Trump Budget Director Vought: Looking to shut down CFPB in the next 2-3 months.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

This is the same Speaker who has repeatedly refused to put up the congressionally-mandated plaque honoring the Capitol Police members who were viciously assaulted by MAGA goons on January 6th.

We've seen your deeds, you oily liar.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 16h

Korol is a US citizen. Her family hasn’t heard from her since she was taken, public charges haven’t been released—what crime did she even commit? 2nd-Degree Woodwinding?—and there has been no explanation for her “renditioning” across state lines.

We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 16h

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 2h

The Trump administration is attempting to undermine elections. Efforts have included rewriting election rules to burden voters, threatening to prosecute election officials, and supporting election deniers. Keep track and learn more with our interactive timeline: bit.ly/3IZMSdG

Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections

Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.

www.brennancenter.org

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 2h

Gah! New streak starting again tomorrow!

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 6h

The strategy is to make all of us lose our minds.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 4h

More than last year's total USAID budget (which Trump/Musk said we couldn't afford)

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4h

*BESSENT SAYS ACTION WILL TOTAL $40B FOR ARGENTINA: SEMAFOR

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 6h

Megan has created printable zines with information on how to protect your community from ICE.

Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 2d

Newest "How to Report ICE" zine is up!
#Memphis, TN!

Find your local zines below and distribute them in your community to empower folks with the ability to help keep their neighbors safe.

Spanish zines are available for 11 locations (we are working on more!)

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Aloe plant "reading" a black and white illustrated zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe."

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 5h

Such a golden opportunity missed by not having Nuzzi join the same roundtable

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h

We interrupt your doomscrolling to bring you something that feels like a rarity these days: Good news about the environment.

On @revealnews.org latest “More To The Story,” @billmckibben.bsky.social explains why harnessing the sun is our best chance to rein in the effects of climate change.

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Patrick @atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 6h

Very nice, Sarah!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12h

Thinking of all the people who insisted that this admin was serious about "ending antisemitism on college campuses."

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.