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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 8d

HEALTHCARE OVER BILLIONAIRES. Thanks to everyone who rallied with us + educated our community on what’s going on right now. We have an authoritarian President that shutdown the government in order to take away your healthcare. Why? To give billionaires and mega corporations a massive tax break. 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

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Risa @goaty.bsky.social · Sep 13

Back for break :p

#omori #omoriart #mariomori #heroomori

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 19

I see the misinformation machine is kicking up to support Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Israel amendment.

Advocates have a responsibility to be clear about what legislation does and doesn’t do. Her amendment did NOT cut off offensive aid to Israel. We shouldn’t pretend it does.

My statement on it:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s statement:

Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza. Of course I voted against it.
What it does do is cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities while allowing the actual bombs killing Palestinians to continue.
I have long stated that I do not believe that adding to the death count of innocent victims to this war is constructive to its end. That is a simple and clear difference of opinion that has long been established.
I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 25

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jun 17

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.

He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.

He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.

This is political intimidation.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 17

Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.

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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · Jun 8

Images of tanks pulling up for a huge PARADE that NO ONE asked for that will cost money & take military personnel away from more important things at a time when Americans are being told we don’t have money for food & healthcare seems wild to me.

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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · May 16

Let me make this simple:

1) People have been fired - our economy & governmental services have been interrupted because of the firings.
2) The proposed budget includes - cuts to federal worker’s benefits, cuts to Medicaid, cuts to food assistance, & deep tax cuts for the RICH,

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 10

This part

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Risa @goaty.bsky.social · May 10

I remember when I was younger than this guy 🥲

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · Apr 22

MAGA found a post I made at 19 with some rap lyrics. They’re having a meltdown over it saying I’m a gang member 🤣🤣🤣

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Congressman Brendan Boyle @repbrendanboyle.bsky.social · Apr 21

Just hours after the death of Pope Francis, this is what MAGA congresswoman MTG posts. Just ugly anti-Catholic hate. She is a disgrace.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 12

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.

This isn't due to luck or skill.

Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.

Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Apr 4

If you're protesting this weekend, know your rights when interacting with law enforcement, including immigration agents.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 5

Frost: They want us to believe that they are the patriots of free speech. They are the ones kidnapping and disappearing college students

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 1

This keeps getting worse and worse.

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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · Mar 19

I said it before: within weeks Trumpland has gone from science superpower admired all over the world to a no go area for international academics. It's terrifying 🧪🎓

Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · Mar 19

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · Mar 14

House Dems stand with our leadership in holding the line for working people.

NO to this Trump/Elon spending bill that aims to make massive cuts to programs that working families have earned in order to give billionaires tax cuts.

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · Feb 25

I kept speaking anyways. I won’t let these neo-fascists stop me from telling the truth. Right after winning the election, Trump created a meme coin to grift off of the American people yet they want to focus on cutting Medicaid for kids.

Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · Feb 25

Chair Comer just threaten to have the House Sergeant of Arms forcibly remove me from the Oversight Committee for calling out Grifter-in-Chief Trump for corruption and making money off of the American people.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jan 31

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · Jan 31

And another one: www.newsweek.com/woman-given-...

Woman given Jan 6 pardon is sentenced for death by drunk driving

A woman pardoned for her role in January 6 has been sentenced again in court after killing a person while drunk driving.

www.newsweek.com

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Uncle Rico Dynamite @unclericodynamite.bsky.social · Jan 30

#ClassConsciousness 101

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 30

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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Tiny cat @tinycatvideos.bsky.social · Jan 30

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Risa @goaty.bsky.social · Jan 11

Kinda messed up the hair but here’s my redraw of some art 😆
#popeethepreformer #fanart #redrawing

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Risa @goaty.bsky.social · Nov 26

Undertale fanart

#undertale #frisk #fanart

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