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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

#TrumpHatesOurHealthCare
Regular Americans don’t give a shit about a clean CR. They care that they can afford their insurance premiums.

NEW POLL…

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15h

Civilian is a legal term, learn it and use it. It’s not pick your own language.

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Captain Fanta @sassy0210.bsky.social · 15h

“Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there. It would be sacrilege merely to redecorate it — a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship.” -Jacqueline Kennedy-

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 16h

Male koalas may return to sleep if they fail to find a mate. Their low-calorie diet limits activity, making rest essential. Scientific studies confirm that survival often takes precedence over mating efforts.

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 16h

One of my favorite quotes of RBG.

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Marilyn Somers @marilynsomers.bsky.social · Nov 26

"I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is they get their feet off our necks."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Jaana Uolamo @jaanauolamo.bsky.social · Mar 7

Find your tribe.
The right people for your soul: hear you differently, show up differently,
support you differently,
and nourish you differently.
That's how you'll know.

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Brian @bm1970.bsky.social · 1d

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#BlueStormComin1🌪️👊🔥🇺🇸 @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning and Happy Monday 👋

Time to meet more #NeverTrump friends 👋

I hope everyone has an awesome day❤️☮️

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a drawing of a cup of coffee with monday written on it

ALT: a drawing of a cup of coffee with monday written on it

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Estel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social · 17h

Solution...Tax the hell out of the filthy rich...

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Brian @bm1970.bsky.social · 21h

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#BlueStormComin1🌪️👊🔥🇺🇸 @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Tuesday and Good Morning everyone👋

We will have many #TacoTuesday 🎉 so join us beginning at 4:30 est. The schedule will be posted after noon.

Let’s meet more #NeverTrump friends, let’s see your 👋

Have a great day all ❤️☮️

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Who misses Beth Dutton? 👋

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18h

UPDATE: While briefing continues at SCOTUS on DOJ's stay request in the Illinois / National Guard litigation, here is the parties' joint proposal for next steps at the District Court before Judge Perry: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 18h

More covfefe....

'I got extremely angry': Trump enraged as man calls him 'third-best president'

'I got extremely angry': Trump enraged as man calls him 'third-best president'

President Donald Trump admitted that he became "extremely angry" after hearing that he was not a better president than George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.At a Tuesday event with Republican senators ...

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 18h

About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year, the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds — a worry that extends across age groups and includes people with and without health insurance.

What Americans think about rising health care costs, according to a new AP-NORC poll

A new poll finds most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive. That comes as Americans make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future...

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 18h

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 18h

Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 18h

Fair point...probably nothing will flip the hardcore base.

But exposure isn’t just about politics anymore. It’s about money and power.

When leaks hit balance sheets...when lenders, insurers, and foreign partners walk...supporters can still cheer...but the cash stops flowing.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 18h

Totally get it, Jeanne...he’s survived things that would’ve buried anyone else.

But gravity always works… just sometimes slower for the powerful.

When money dries up...partners bail...and foreign banks start protecting themselves...even Teflon starts to peel.
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Estel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social · 18h

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 18h

Good reaction or ???
The pilots heard some static sound over this intercom, and they mistakenly thought it meant someone was trying to break in.

US pilots make emergency landing after mistaking static sound for plane invasion

Flight returned to Omaha airport minutes after departing for Los Angeles, after intercom was left on by accident

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 19h

Pure 100% covfefe...

‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’

Scrutiny grows over Trump competence – but can an unfit president be removed?

Impeachment and 25th amendment offer routes for removal – but experts say system is set up to protect the president

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅

#Ugh🤢✅

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 19h

What is that they keep saying?? FAFO? Yep, I think that's it.

"Those hoping to shelter in recent Supreme Court rulings or this president’s support for retribution should reconsider how their actions will be seen under a future administration that might not be so willing to ignore the rule of law."

Trump aides warned they're in 'significant legal peril' after plan to sic IRS on foes

President Donald Trump's officials could be putting themselves in legal peril by moving forward with plans to weaponize the Internal Revenue Service, an expert said Tuesday.The administration reported...

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 19h

With Trump pushing to assist Argentine President Javier Milei’s government, the plan was to create a financial package made up of a “$20 billion currency swap with the U.S. Treasury Department and a separate $20 billion bank-led debt facility,” the Journal is reporting.

Trump's $40B Argentine giveaway hits major snag as banks balk at loan: report

A Donald Trump proposal to bail out struggling Argentina with a $40 billion loan is bumping up against economic reality with banks being asked to provide half of the amount demanding collateral or fed...

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 19h

Trump just committed yet another felony — and this time he knows he's been seen

The president says he has the power to pay members of the military even though the government’s fiscal year ended on Sept. 30.That may seem acceptable. After all, why should those who serve the countr...

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Christine Walker @cwalkersocal.bsky.social · 20h

How leaders of the MAHA movement benefit from anti-science advocacy and promise profits to industry.
...But it’s fueled by a web of well-funded national groups led by people who’ve profited – financially and otherwise – from sowing distrust of medicine and science.
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How leaders of the MAHA movement benefit from anti-science advocacy and promise profits to industry

Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.

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