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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 18h

"I feel terrified" - Inventor of "Glock switch" (auto-sear) technology, a $20 device that enables machine gun-style fully automatic rapid fire, says he regrets creation.

Meanwhile, 31 states exempt private gun sales from background checks.

#GunOwnerForGunReform
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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 19h

He would hate that.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 20h

DeSantis ally Blaise Ingoglia warned Democratic cities to “expect a knock on the door.” Armed state investigators showed up at a veteran’s home—over a postcard reading “You lack values.”

Peaceful dissent in Florida now meets police at the door

#DeSantis #Florida
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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 20h

NOTHING is more important than local and state elections. It's where Republicans draw their power to Gerrymander and suppress the vote.

Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 3d

Voting isn’t the solution unto itself, but it’s critically important at the local level.

There will be 52,000 elections held next month alone, and many will be determined purely by turnout.

You know what to do.

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Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 2d

"Dem Congressman's Nuclear Messaging. Dems: Run With This!"

"Sometimes,” he said, “you’ve got to flip a few tables.”
www.blueamp.co/p/top-politi...

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Top Politician Reveals Best Strategies to WIN Shutdown NOW

We talked the billionaire-to-GOP rigged pipeline of power; great message/sad reality. Greg's "throw a chair" strategy to fight fascist Republicans & government shutdown

www.blueamp.co

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s "plenary" powers “will not be questioned.”

Orwell was meant as a warning, not a Republican play book.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 4d

Spontaneous chimerism - Scientists Discover Woman Carrying TWO Sets of DNA: Male and Female.

Human biology is wonderfully complex. If only conservatives could accept people for who they are and stop accusing God of making mistakes.
youtube.com/shorts/3g_iE...

Scientists Discover Woman Carrying TWO Sets of DNA

YouTube video by Today I Learned Science

youtube.com

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 3d

Q: “Are you going to suspend habeas corpus?”

Trump: “Suspend who?”

Simultaneously hilarious and extremely dangerous.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 6d

✅ Who CAN get Medicaid benefits?

* US citizens
* Lawful permanent residents (after 5-year waiting period)
* Legal immigrants, refugees, asylees

🚫Who CAN’T Get Medicaid Benefits?
* Illegal immigrants

Republicans lie while Democrats fight for hardworking Americans!
#TrumpsHealthcareShutdown

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Turning Point USA announces "All American" Super Bowl halftime show because Puerto Ricans aren't Americans (just American citizens, which means they are... never mind).

The show will feature the likes of Kid Rock and conservative comedian Roseanne Barr seen here performing.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 3d

Q: “Are you going to suspend habeas corpus?”

Trump: “Suspend who?”

Simultaneously hilarious and extremely dangerous.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 12d

As conservative PJ O'Rourke said: “Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work & then they get elected and prove it.”

The GOP exists solely to benefit the 1%. They don't care if our government shuts down and millions lose healthcare. But 18 million stayed home

#DonaldTrumpsShutdown

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 4d

Spontaneous chimerism - Scientists Discover Woman Carrying TWO Sets of DNA: Male and Female.

Human biology is wonderfully complex. If only conservatives could accept people for who they are and stop accusing God of making mistakes.
youtube.com/shorts/3g_iE...

Scientists Discover Woman Carrying TWO Sets of DNA

YouTube video by Today I Learned Science

youtube.com

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 4d

For when conservatives spew lies:

The DC National Guard is solely under the control of the President who delegates authority to the Secretary of Defense and to the Secretary of the Army. No one can “deny” a deployment request, which never came on January 6th.

dc.ng.mil/Join-the-DC-...

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 6d

Wow, @laloalcaraz.bsky.social

"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational." - Charlie Kirk

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 5d

Binging The Handmaid's Tale and didn't realize it was a documentary.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 6d

✅ Who CAN get Medicaid benefits?

* US citizens
* Lawful permanent residents (after 5-year waiting period)
* Legal immigrants, refugees, asylees

🚫Who CAN’T Get Medicaid Benefits?
* Illegal immigrants

Republicans lie while Democrats fight for hardworking Americans!
#TrumpsHealthcareShutdown

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: In a surprise to many, the conservative Supreme Court has rejected Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Epstein.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 6d

Wow, @laloalcaraz.bsky.social

"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational." - Charlie Kirk

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 7d

There's that, too.

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 11d

It takes a special kind of stupid to twice inherit a booming economy and destroy it twice.

CNBC: "Very disappointing. Private sector jobs for September comes in at -32,000. Economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. August was also revised down sharply, the month now showing -3,000...”

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 11d

Is Trump a rapist? Read the UCR rape definition and court decision and you decide:

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 11d

It takes a special kind of stupid to twice inherit a booming economy and destroy it twice.

CNBC: "Very disappointing. Private sector jobs for September comes in at -32,000. Economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. August was also revised down sharply, the month now showing -3,000...”

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11d

Priorities.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 12d

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