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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 16m

More evidence of alliance between Republican politicians and Putin's tyrannical Russian regime: Rep Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) "will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s economic cooperation envoy" saying “Our two countries do not need to be enemies" www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/09/f...

Florida Lawmaker to Meet With Putin Envoy Dmitriev This Month - The Moscow Times

U.S.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 22m

Learn from the Declaration of Independence's "charges against King George III and his 'repeated injuries and usurpations'" which created "an absolute Tyranny over these states'" thus "vividly resemble" Trump's "tyrannical threats" www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...

What We Should Demand, What We Should Oppose

Reflecting on a president's obligations and what history tells us about rejecting tyranny and injustice

www.americaamerica.news

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 37m

Resistance rises: Brown won't sign Trump administration's compact because "provisions would restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance, critically compromising our ability to fulfill our mission" www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 57m

[More lies] No, The FBI Did Not Wiretap Republican Senators "Congressional Republicans...falsely claiming...an FBI document...is proof that Special Counsel Jack Smith wiretapped 8 Republican senators" around Jan 6" No, he just got call logs 2 years later www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/protect-yo...

Protect Yourself from Bogus News Fabricated by AI-Generated Sites

PLUS: The FBI Did Not Wiretap the Phones of Republican Senators. See NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

www.newsguardrealitycheck.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 1h

Most corrupt regime ever: Trump regime's unprecedented ties to Qatar: Qatar provides leverage in the global energy war, "humanitarian face to Trump and Putin...billions to Trump and his family" Qatar gets security guarantee, US base, role as "whitewashed mediator" www.mind-war.com/p/shadow-tri...

Shadow Trilateral: Trump, Putin & Qatar

Steve Witkoff has been brokering a deal to isolate Europe and make Trump billions.

www.mind-war.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 1h

Another governor refuses to be a quisling: Gov Scott (R-VT) criticized "Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Chicago, IL, and Portland, OR....'I don’t think the military should be used against our own people. In fact, it’s unconstitutional'" www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gov-...

Gov. Phil Scott says Trump’s national guard deployments are unconstitutional

Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon, against the will of officials there...

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

Remember how MAGA told us Javier Milei would fix Argentina's economy with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing out Argentina with billions.

Remember how MAGA told us Donald Trump would save US farmers with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing them out with billions also.

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Jazzwamp @wampwamp.bsky.social · 20h

Republican chats leaked: Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.

They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.

Terraformer @terraformer.bsky.social · 1d

here comes the avalanche of:

"taken out of context"

"locker room talk"

"just blowing off steam", and

"why do liberals Hate America™️" and whatnot

All duly reported by complicit press and media for "balance"

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 19h

America didnt even do this when Kennedy was assassinated

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
5:55 PM • Oct 14, 2025 • 34.1K Views

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

OOPSIE DAISY. The entire republican party is just a gaggle of sex pests.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 18h

Do they all have... sexual issues? Judge issues restraining order against Rep Cory Mills (R-FL) "forbidding him to contact a former girlfriend who in court proceedings said he had threatened her with revenge porn after she broke up with him" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Woman Is Granted a Protective Order Against Florida Congressman

www.nytimes.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 18h

Funny, just last month the leader of the local RI YR group published an op-ed entitled "Political disagreement should be welcomed, not weaponized". Maybe he wasn't on the chat group. But will he, or any other YR leader denounce what was on it? www.providencejournal.com/story/opinio...

Political disagreement should be welcomed, not weaponized | Opinion

In wake of Charlie Kirk murder, the author urges everyone to reject the extremes and protect the space of open dialogue.

www.providencejournal.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 18h

Funny, just last month the Chairman of the RI Young Republicans authored an op-ed titled "Political disagreement should be welcomed, not weaponized." Maybe he wasn't on that chat? But will he, or any other YR leader denounce these sentiments? www.providencejournal.com/story/opinio...

Political disagreement should be welcomed, not weaponized | Opinion

In wake of Charlie Kirk murder, the author urges everyone to reject the extremes and protect the space of open dialogue.

www.providencejournal.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 18h

"Leaders of Young Republican groups ....referred to Black people as monkeys...'watermelon people'...mused about putting...political opponents in gas chambers...talked about raping...enemies...driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who...support slavery" www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 18h

Resistance grows. ICE is causing a state of emergency "LA County officials voted...to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids....gives the county the power to assist residents they say have been impacted financially by ICE action" abcnews.go.com/US/los-angel...

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 18h

And yet, after calling all Democrats, all peaceful protesters "terrorists," he demands Democrats vote to uphold Trump's budget?

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 19h

"The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 20h

Trump's lawless regime " federal judge ruled...that the Trump administration had violated his previous court order by implementing a nearly identical policy that...made state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement" condition for getting FEMA grants www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trump administration flouted court order on FEMA grant funding, US judge rules

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration had violated his previous court order by implementing a nearly identical policy that again made state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement a condition for receiving grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

www.reuters.com

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 23h

"US companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs...contradicting assertions by...Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation" Will the gullible who voted for him thinking he'd improve the economy notice? www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs

U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

www.reuters.com

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 23h

[Corporate, especially private equity owned medical organizations are bad for your health] Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths...7 more deaths per 10,000 patients [also lower costs and with fewer employees] www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 23h

Trump and lackies blame "Antifa", "'terrorist wing' of the Democratic party" for upcoming No Kings 2 demonstrations, despite complete lack of evidence for this, like vicious lies that Hitler's propaganda machine disseminated about political opponents www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

MAGA-worls is already blaming ‘Antifa’ before No Kings protests

Administration officials and Republican allies baselessly label nationwide protests ‘Hate America’ rallies as president looks for legal justification to crush dissent

www.independent.co.uk

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 1d

"Nazis began...war against the Jews" by calling them them "'vermin,' 'rats,' and 'parasites.... phrases like ...'blood poisoning'....'the enemy within'" Trump has referred to "enemy within""provoking violence to justify military or quasi-military action" adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-ene...

Trump’s “Enemy Within”: How Fascist Rhetoric Became U.S. Policy

Behind talk of “vermin” and “enemies,” Trump’s administration is mobilizing the tools of state power against its own citizens.

adamkinzinger.substack.com

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 4d

The fact that the hits ALL GO DOWN IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY means that it is policy and training, not rogues.

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Health Care Renewal @healthcarerenew.bsky.social · 1d

Next they'll try to install telescreens to broadcast videos of Big Brother