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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 7h

I have ZERO PROOF - none - want to state that for the record.

But I would bet everything I own that Trump is somehow making money off of this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 1d

Ms. Keaton may be gone - but Annie Hall will live forever.
So will Kay Corleone. And Louise Bryant.

RIP.

Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 1d

So shocked to hear this news. Unforgettable. And always Annie Hall. May her memory be a blessing.
#DianeKeaton

www.thewrap.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, 'First Wives Club' and 'Annie Hall' Star, Dies at 79

The actress' family confirmed the news to People

www.thewrap.com

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 1d

Texas, you can MAKE THIS STOP.

Those ICE guys work for YOU.

You can demand accountability.

Your faith in God demands it.

So put your faith over your fear... and speak truth to power.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 2d

Usually, I restrain myself from hyperbole about this administration.

But this lie is so total, and so stunning - it's literally the OPPOSITE of the truth. And she knows it.

That makes it an act of pure evil.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 4d

Liberty Vans are there to help, and to record the truth.
@saveamericamvmt.bsky.social

Save America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 4d

ICE raids Home Depot in San Pedro, CA. Operation Liberty is on the ground, bearing witness.

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thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 5d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 5d

This is becoming a battle between ICE and catholicism.

Save America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 5d

ICE pictured pepper spraying David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, during a peaceful protest.

There is no bottom.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 6d

Amen

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 7d

Okay, Dems - now you know what he thinks of us.

Are we little gnats? Is our answer just to tweet angrily?

Or to DO SOMETHING?

Give your all, every day. Work in your community. Build things. Fix things. Rally doubters. Demonstrate your power. And take our country back.

Or buzz off.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8d

The generals weren’t the only ones who gave Kegsbreath a bad review.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 9d

Let's remember what they're celebrating here:

Tens of millions losing healthcare.
Farmers killing themselves at a rate 3.5x higher than the general population.
Vets losing benefits.
Small businesses crushed by tariffs.
The Constitution suspended.
Govt. shut down.
ICE arresting citizens

Some party.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9d

Posted by the President of the United States.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 10d

Yes. He has no plan. Agreed.

But DEMS HAVE TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE.

We can no longer be defined simply by our opposition to a single politician.

Most Trump voters think very little of him. But they think even LESS of us.

Fix that, and we win.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10d

Fat Satan has a healthcare plan — in about two weeks. 🙄

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

KATU News

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 11d

THIS is the problem with Dems.
The ONLY play in that instance would be to grab those fucking hats, throw them across the room, and say "Motherfucker, people are SUFFERING. This is no time to make jokes about tearing up the Constitution. Protect healthcare and you get your government meant back."

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11d

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 11d

The instinct of every Dem will be to wag their finger & say "Fuck you. We told you this would happen."

Dumb. Wrong. Silly.

Want to take America back? Welcome voters like this into our tent. Harness their energy.

Math says we CANNOT win without converting Trump voters.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11d

When reality hits.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 11d

A life magnificently lived.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11d

Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, has died at the age of 91.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 12d

Kristi Noem said of my city, "LA is not a city of immigrants. It's a city of criminals."

Even fans of the San Francisco Giants wouldn't say that.

Great leaders don't demonize their own fellow citizens.

And they don't declare war on them.

800 Generals and Admirals were thinking that today.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 12d

The same paper that literally SAVED our country, that gave us Woodward and Bernstein, has now become a voice of propaganda for a criminal White House.

WaPo, you are LOST.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12d

President Trump spoke to military leaders at Quantico for about an hour and 10 minutes.

He spoke about military strength, his love of tariffs and repeatedly praised the work of firefighters.

Live updates: Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders

The gathering, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, was ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and required some officers to fly thousands of miles.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12d

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 12d

Sad, but true.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 13d

Today, try to keep track of all the times Fox News or any other right-wing media outlet mentions Sanford's political leanings - or says a single word about violence on the right.

There won't be any.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13d

The suspect, Thomas Sanford, seemed to own Donald Trump memorabilia, with a campaign sign outside his house and a Facebook photo wearing a shirt that reads “Re-elect Trump 2020,” and “Make liberals cry again.”

However, local authorities and the FBI have not yet identified a motive. trib.al/0UwICcz

Mormon Church Gunman Had Trump Sign Outside His Home

Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his car into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 14d

That explains a lot.

Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 16d

As if the Nazi salutes and attempts to destroy our democracy weren't enough, NOW will you stop posting on X?

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon named in Epstein files released by Democrats

The three Trump allies are all mentioned in redacted copies of Epstein's daily schedules.

www.axios.com

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