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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 8h

Donald Trump thinks bailing out billionaires is an "essential service."

But making sure Americans' health insurance premiums don’t double? Not so much.

Senator Warren says: Because of the Republican shutdown, air traffic controllers and TSA agents aren’t getting their paychecks.

But one government function that President Trump didn’t want to shut down? Sending $20 billion in American taxpayer dollars to Argentina.

Why? The bailout for Argentina helps Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s billionaire hedge fund buddies.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“That’s state-funded. Not federal.”
“You’re right.”

@chadkultgen.bsky.social’s MAGA mom slowly realizes Republicans have been lying to her that Dems are fighting for undocumented people to be covered by federal insurance, which is not allowed by federal law.

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Fly Free @f1yfr33.bsky.social · 6h

HMMM.

FOX NEWS AND HATE

SEEMS LIKE NEVER ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

Just going to keep pointing out that they're openly asserting that they think any criticism of the president is tantamount to "hating America" which is, itself, an insult to American values.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Barrasso on No Kings: "They have this big 'I Hate America' rally this Saturday in Washington where you have all these far-left activists groups coming to protest the president and the administration."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

Just going to keep pointing out that they're openly asserting that they think any criticism of the president is tantamount to "hating America" which is, itself, an insult to American values.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Barrasso on No Kings: "They have this big 'I Hate America' rally this Saturday in Washington where you have all these far-left activists groups coming to protest the president and the administration."

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING NEWS: We are challenging the EPA over illegally ending the Solar for All program – a program that would help Oregonians save more than $83 million in energy costs.

Read more about what happened and why it matters.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 8h

Given the Trumpist assault on the patriotism of all who plan to attend No Kings rallies, I urge every Democratic elected official to attend one. They shouldn’t speak—if there are speakers, better to br less partisan civic leaders and citizens—but they should stand in solidarity with the rest of us.

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Fly Free @f1yfr33.bsky.social · 6h

NO!!!

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION DOES NOT GET TO DECIDE

THE "TRUE PURPOSE" OF SEX!

(as if there is only one and they know what it is!!!)

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 8h

I’d always assumed Republican sex was bad but outlawing it seems needlessly harsh on us normal people.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 8h

I’d always assumed Republican sex was bad but outlawing it seems needlessly harsh on us normal people.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

"It is borderline hysterical. It would be funny if it wasn’t so f**king serious to think that this is in fact a war zone needing federal intervention, much less federal troops prepared to use all force." — @timdickinson.bsky.social

Scenes from Portland's imaginary insurrection

"It would be funny if it wasn’t so f**king serious," Tim Dickinson says.

www.publicnotice.co

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Fly Free @f1yfr33.bsky.social · 6h

"KIDS" IS NO EXCUSE

FOR WHAT THEY SAID AND WHAT IT MEANS

SHAME!!!

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h

Because this isn’t the movement of Reagan or Eisenhower or even Bush… if you still find yourself defending it, maybe the joke’s on you—because history never laughs with those who excuse the inexcusable.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The GOP’s Young ‘Leaders’ Aren’t Kids — They’re Adults Praising Hitler

There’s a world of difference between gallows humor and glorifying genocide — one saves your sanity, the other kills your soul.

open.substack.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h

Because this isn’t the movement of Reagan or Eisenhower or even Bush… if you still find yourself defending it, maybe the joke’s on you—because history never laughs with those who excuse the inexcusable.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The GOP’s Young ‘Leaders’ Aren’t Kids — They’re Adults Praising Hitler

There’s a world of difference between gallows humor and glorifying genocide — one saves your sanity, the other kills your soul.

open.substack.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

Congratulations to my friend a co-host of the @dailybeanspod.com. Well deserved!

Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 8h

I am BEYOND thrilled to share that I have been inducted into the iconic #Out100 for 2025! It’s a huge honor to be recognized alongside so many brilliant and inspiring individuals who are shaping our world and advocating for greater inclusivity and diversity.

www.out.com/out100/2025/...

The 2025 Out100: Dana Goldberg

These are the LGBTQ+ people making the world bolder and brighter in 2025.

www.out.com

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Fly Free @f1yfr33.bsky.social · 7h

MORE OF THIS!!!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“You’re making everyone here uncomfortable.”

“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆

More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“You’re making everyone here uncomfortable.”

“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆

More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 8h

This list has been verified.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 8h

Stop calling us Nazis or we’ll murder you over things you say

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

CHICAGO (AP) — Judge says she will require immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after turbulent protests.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

The Supreme Court is on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act's equal opportunity protections for minority voters — 12 years after they first rolled back its safeguards against voter suppression.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.