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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 54m

She wasn't "arrested", she was assaulted, kidnapped, & is being unlawfully imprisoned for playing music during a peaceful protest.

The chump administration is openly trampling the rights of Americans to instill fear & silence dissent.

#Pinks

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 43m

The Argentina bailout just doubled to $40 billion. So much for “America First.”

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Steve The Enraged Apostate 🌊🇺🇸 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @enragedapostate.bsky.social · 39m

How many of you came into 2025 thinking you would be supporting Argentinians somewhat lavishly?

That is like knocking on the door of every household in Argentina and handing them $2800 in cash

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Eykyu - The solution is unification🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁡󠁿🌊🇺🇸🦅 @eykyu.bsky.social · 39m

Watch and listen!!!!!! No Kings Day!!!!

MAJOR BREAKING: Trump poised for unprecedented crackdown

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

www.youtube.com

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Katrina @countrygall44.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine if the Supreme Court said you have the right to TORTURE A STRAIGHT KID until they turn Gay.

That’s what they’re doing to Gay kids by legalizing conversion therapy in all 50 states. 💔🏳️‍🌈

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 37m

“If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” -Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/orig...

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 13h

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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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 36m

Whoops, make that 21.5%, sorry!

Also, remember that this is for UNSUBSIDIZED enrollees, who only make up 13% of the ACA exchange market.

For the other ~430,000 Pennsylvanians, NET increases are gonna be MUCH higher in many cases...

acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

How much more will ~560,000 PENNSYLVANIA residents pay if the improved #ACA subsidies expire? (updated)

Originally posted 1/29/25 Pennsylvania has around ~496,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 87% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~103,000 unsubsidized off-e...

acasignups.net

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

He keeps saying this, even though Jack Smith didn't join the classified docs case until a few months after the raid.

But since he keeps doing this on Fox News, where they are on the same team, he won't get called out on it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 5h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 2h

Reality check

Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 5h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 2h

Putin must be delighted www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...

U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports

The U.S. is now in the 12th spot — it was first a decade ago. The index ranks how many destinations a passport holder can visit without needing a visa.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Cat Skoor 🌱 💙🐕🌷🌲 @bluecatherine.bsky.social · 2h

I bet Americans will show up for the No Kings demonstrations.
Millions of Americans.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h

For what? To create chaos and fear. To create conflict where there is none, then claim it’s necessary to crack down. Disgraceful thuggery.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 16h

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Cat Skoor 🌱 💙🐕🌷🌲 @bluecatherine.bsky.social · 2h

Right, Moses. Your Orange Clown pardoned the men that hurt and even killed the Capitol police. You showed them indifference.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 21h

it’s illegal, but, also, this didn’t happen, and if someone *did* tell him this, they were lying

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Antonia 🦋 💙📘🩵Democratic Election Judge, Autism Awareness @antonia2024bsky.bsky.social · 4h

This 👇👇👇👇

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3h

I know the whole “every accusation is a confession” thing but it’s pretty clear this is the most elitist government that’s existed in decades. It’s just 12 billionaires in a group chat sharing banned Reddit memes

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

Boom! Who’s winning the shutdown debate? THE ACA.

More Republicans than Democrats use the ACA marketplace. So the GOP’s base is relying on the same program their party is causing premiums to skyrocket.

45% of ACA marketplace enrollees are Republicans, and most live in GOP-held districts.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 2h

They’re really going all-in on this “Democrats are terrorists” talking point.
Everybody, be careful, peaceful & alert Saturday.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Emmer: "Clearly, the Democrat Party of today is not your grandfather's Democrat Party. They care about one thing and one thing only -- appeasing the radical pro-terrorist wing of their party."

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Conrad Brean @conradbrean.bsky.social · 58m

There is nothing intelligent about AI - it is a cancer. It is already causing severe damage, but you ain't seen nothin' yet.

Matt Round @mattround.com · 19h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 19h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

Chaz Ebert, the widow of Roger Ebert, said "nominations are officially open for the inaugural FECK Awards -- a groundbreaking new initiative celebrating individuals and organizations who elevate humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness."

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

www.businesswire.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 2h

Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.

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