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Ben McAdams Memorial Act(THE NECROMANCY ARCH) @purrtah.bsky.social · 2h

Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 5h

I'll take KC and Buffalo alone over the rest of the AFC combined.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 7h

"The planes also don't have engines, which would need to be purchased separately."

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.

I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

More broadly, officials across ICE say Noem and Lewandowski have directed them to use a $170
billion infusion of cash from Congress to launch splashy ideas that have proven ineffective or impractical.
Among the examples some ICE officials have cited: A few weeks ago, the pair ordered ICE officials to buy 10 737 jets from Spirit Airlines that they said would be used to boost deportation flights— and for their own travel, according to people familiar with the matter.
Some officials warned the pair that the effort would be prohibitively expensive compared with hiring more flight contractors, the people said.

Once the officials looked into the proposal, they learned that Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy for a second time in August, didn't own the planes. The planes also don't have engines, which would need to be purchased separately.
The project has since been put on pause, though DHS recently purchased two Gulfstream jets for $200 million, according to Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, who were notified by the department.
A spokesperson for Spirit didn't respond to a request for comment.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 11h

A picture of Dr Manhattan blowing up Rorschach but captioned with “the poorest person on Twitter may have access to more beauty and meaning in life than the most wealthy person in the world”

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 10h

Instead of "winner-take-all" swing states (which ensure disproportionate power to whoever can most efficiently disinform the most ignorant voters), we could have city-states and country-states, each of whose interests are fairly homogeneous and consistent, who can negotiate over long periods of time

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 11h

And the red state would lose the bulk of its tax revenue, the old state capitol of Missouri would be in it, and it would be among the poorest states in the country. Plus, their voters would demand tax rates lowered still further.

The future is failing red states. Make them face their own policies.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 11h

There is enough history of states splitting into two (Maine/Massachusetts, Virginia/West Virginia) to justify the practice. If Missouri split into three states - one based around Kansas City, one based around St Louis, and one for the rest of the state - you'd have two blue states and one red.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 23h

Previous generations had mortgage debt. Current generations have college debt. The figure that matters isn't earnings, but net earnings after debt service and rent/mortgage payments. And of course, education debt is 10x more depressing than mortgage debt.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 1d

They're betting the store that this Cold Civil War will never turn hot, or even that vengeance won't take the form of cities and states turning off the largesse to the hinterlands and slowly choking them out through municipal statehood movements.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 1d

That's a hero in my book.

biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 1d

You're more like the teenage kid covered in cigarette burns because they won't let their dad abuse their mom.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, but they successfully transitioned from a small, governing majority to a complete media and judicial takeover to create permanent, single-party rule. Hungary is the template for JD Vance's America - where voters can be ignored and Republicans never really have to face them.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 1d

"I'll love no matter how many children you starve to death, Elon!" (400K and counting, by the way, according to best estimates.)

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 2d

He's a dead man walking who has brazened his way out of the consequences for every mistake he's ever made and every crime he's ever committed. He's going to die like he lived - killing everything he touches and calling it a master plan.

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone else feel weirdly unnerved by the sheer amount of politically suicidal things Trump keeps doing? Is there method to the madness or is he really just that far around the bend and his staff is following him there?

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Shoe+ @shoe.bsky.social · 2d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.

Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 3d

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

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Shoe+ @shoe.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently Schumer's offer also included a legal guarantee of appropriations being spent as specified.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure it's any deeper than Trump's gut instinct. "We're not letting them take our hostage away - we have to shoot the hostages to show them we mean business!"

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2d

i was really skeptical that this was the case at the beginning, but i'm not sure what other explanation makes sense at this point

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2d

johnson is also fucking terrified of what's in these files and is willing to keep the house on permanent vacation to prevent their disclosure, and that's becoming obvious to even the most checked-out median voter

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 2d

Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so dangerous to Trump that they had to shut down the House for 8 weeks to keep it from being released.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

for them it’s like the equivalent of ticking time bomb case. The most extraordinary and extreme efforts, and bending the way till it breaks, to head off the irreparable harm which in this case is allowing very poor Americans to purchase food.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d

#BREAKING: The Trump administration is asking #SCOTUS for an immediate “administrative” stay of a Rhode Island district judge’s order that is otherwise requiring it to resume the distribution of SNAP benefits from other funding sources no later than the end of today.

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Nied @nied.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think people fully realize how brutal a vise Republicans are in now. If they cave tomorrow Democrats get all the credit for giving people healthcare. If they somehow bypass the filibuster they get a year plus of headlines about ripping people's healthcare away.

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d

"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 2d

The Dems are also winding the clock on the Republicans and leaving them twisting in a permanent bad news cycle. Every day is a 60/40 win for the Dems. The Republicans are trapped in a disaster they can't escape without surrendering or destroying the filibuster (which is what saved them 20 years now)

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biggerinjapan.bsky.social @biggerinjapan.bsky.social · 2d

It's hard to see how a one-dimensional team like the Broncos beats the Chiefs and Chargers. But maybe other teams will do it for them...