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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 34m

Just a thought: Instead of Argentina, how about we bail out America first?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 59m

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2h

"ICE's film crew is making slick videos to convince the American People that ICE Agents are ripping the 'worst of the worst' off our streets. But they're crafting and creating a story that is divorced from the reality on the ground."

- Jacob Soboroff, MSNBC

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 2h

The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 42m

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 41m

Two Sick WTF Trump Moments That the Media Completely Ignored

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Two Sick WTF Trump Moments That the Media Completely Ignored

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 2h

WHAT THE FUCK FENTANYL IS NOT EVEN COMING FROM VENEZUELA

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Eric Trump: "Now every single time a boat goes out of Venezuela it's getting blown up into a million pieces. That's exactly what's happening every single day. I personally have 4 friends who have lost children to fentanyl."

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 42m

How is it we have 40 Billion for another country that created its own problems, but we don't have money for Medicaid,ACA subsidies, Student Loan Forgiveness? So America last.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 2h

JD Vance (41) defending hate speech from 40 year olds by saying "kids will be kids" is some weapons-grade telling-on-yourself

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3h

Also a reminder these weren’t “Kids”! Some of these “Young Republicans,” which includes ages up to 40, were elected officials or government appointees.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 44m

The Vice President of the United States will not unequivocally condemn Young Republicans for saying that their perceived political opponents should be sent to gas chambers.

A window into @jd-vance-1.bsky.social's disgraceful character.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 17h

Vice President JD Vance downplayed the severity of racist texts leaked from a Young Republican group chat, dismissing the criticism as "pearl clutching" and attempting to draw attention to a Democrat texting scandal instead.

JD Vance Hits Out at ‘Pearl Clutching‘ Over Racist GOP Group Chat

The vice president defended the “college group chat” in a post made to X.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 4h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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davidkc.bsky.social @davidkc.bsky.social · 1h

Swearing in Grijalva would be a no-brainer for any sane, smart, normal, politically astute person. The more MAGA Mike delays this, the more it looks like he's just trying to cover-up the Epstein files. Dems should be hammering hard on this point, more than they have been.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 2h

A-Holey Mike is losing the support of his own conference. As the Trump/Repub shutdown grinds on, they understand the optics of sitting at home instead of working to reopen the government. And even MTG recognizes that Grijalva should be sworn in immediately.

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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1h

This is Chicago, armed fascist thugs pointing guns at unarmed US citizens.

Photo by Anthony Vazquez at the Chicago Sun-Times.

Armed officers in military-style gear confront a group of civilians during a tense outdoor standoff; one officer points a rifle at a young man who raises his hands defensively while others shout in the background, with trees and houses visible behind them.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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davidkc.bsky.social @davidkc.bsky.social · 1h

It won't make one bit of difference to them so who cares?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Totally unhinged lunatics. Completely divorced from reality. These people lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/meid...

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 1h

Of course, they look like this…👇

Incel. Central. Pathetic. 😎✨

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 5h

Elise Stefanik is scrubbing photos of herself accepting awards from the vile Young Republicans caught in the Politico group chat. She supported every single one of them in New York State.

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · Apr 26

Sadly, this is very true…👇

America’s. Cult. At. Its. Worst. ✨

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2h

Hey American farmers, Trump just doubled Argentina's bailout from $20 billion to $40 billion.

That's the same Argentina that, because of Trump's tariffs, has now supplanted ALL of America's soybean sales to China.

Trump sold you out – then gave the guy who benefited an extra $40 billion gift.

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davidkc.bsky.social @davidkc.bsky.social · 1h

What's that again about deserving a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3h

Check out our ads running in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more than 185 local newspapers today.

We're encouraging Americans to stand up to Donald Trump and join their local, peaceful No Kings protests this Saturday. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 2h

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