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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · Sep 4

A brilliant blueprint for ending MAGA.

My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear
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My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear

What the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 37m

... (as with Comey and James), but because the man who almost certainly caused it to be brought—Donald Trump—should himself be in prison (and certainly not the White House) for his very own violations of the Espionage Act (and obstructing the investigation into those crimes).

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 6h

‘I’m Fat and I’m Going to Hell.’
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‘I’m Fat and I’m Going to Hell.’

- DONALD J. TRUMP

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Portland has fallen!

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 6h

What a writer she is! A savage wit and true patriot. Subscribe if you can

‘I’m Fat and I’m Going to Hell.’ open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

‘I’m Fat and I’m Going to Hell.’

- DONALD J. TRUMP

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 8h

Good morning to all you wonderful A N T I F A

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 7h

Share with all your friends and allies--As Trumpworld once again proves we need an historic No Kings day.

let’s talk about who really hates America
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let’s talk about who really hates America

the fascists and oligarchs are terrified of No Kings Day

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Charlotte Canning @cmcanning.bsky.social · 10h

Remember when Rep. Henry Hyde was leading the Clinton impeachment? When an extramarital affair of his own came to light, he called it, “a youthful indiscretion.” He was 41. I guess the GOP has trouble with adulthood….

Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 10h

Don't let this story die. These are not little boys. This is not in any way acceptable. All these pathetic losers need to be condemned in the strongest language possible by ALL republicans and prevented from ANY political positions for life.
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.

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 9h

Yes!

The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 20h

All the press reporters have handed in their press badges to the Pentagon, even Fox propaganda News handed in their press badges. The regime is losing control. We the People are fighting back. The regime is going to increase the violence to try to get us back down. Don't stop the resistance.

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Theresa-call me Tee!🇺🇦🇨🇦🇫🇴🇳🇴 @theresat45195.bsky.social · 1d

FINALLY! The MSM has finally done what they are supposed to do-without a free press our country crumbles bit by bit! American citizens have the RIGHT to know the unvarnished truth of what our tax dollars are being spent on. We are not a "shadow democracy"! WE THE PEOPLE deserve the open TRUTH!

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

GOV. WALZ: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business — the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Trump’s the one with government interference." (From @atrupar.com )

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GA @gulliaz.bsky.social · 1d

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.⬇️

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 1d

Played and Betrayed: MTG’s MAGA Meltdown
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Played and Betrayed: MTG’s MAGA Meltdown

From Epstein files to foreign policy, is Greene’s grudge exposing fissures in a party that prizes loyalty above all?

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 1d

What the GOP Chat Leak Shows About America’s “Faithful” Right
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What the GOP Chat Leak Shows About America’s “Faithful” Right

The leaks are shocking but not surprising. They’re confirmation of a theology that baptized hate long ago.

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 2d

VILE FUCKING MONSTERS

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 2d

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 2d

NEWS: Young Republicans Exposed For Embracing Hitler and Making Horrific Remarks
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NEWS: Young Republicans Exposed For Embracing Hitler and Making Horrific Remarks

Young Republicans exposed for embracing Hitler and making horrific remarks, Trump floats restricting press access at the White House, Trump threatens to move the Olympics, and more

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d

The GOP budget is going to be the single most unpopular and destructive budget in modern American history - tariffs/higher prices, exploding deficits, gutting health care, slashing clean energy/higher electricity costs, huge ICE expansion.

Going to be a parade of horrors and they are scared of it.

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 3d

Where is the Republican budget? By law it was required to be passed and in place by Sept 30th. Anyone seen it? Got any idea what might be in it? Why the f-ck is the House taking a month long vacation without getting their work done?

Dems ready to negotiate. Rs remain on vacation.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 3d

Recent polls, Trump approval, drop since last poll:

Ipsos/Reuters 40%-58% (-18) 1 pt ⬇️
Econ/YouGov 39%-56% (-17) 2 pts ⬇️
CBS 42%-58% (-16) 4 pts ⬇️
Civiqs 40%-56% (-16) 4 pts ⬇️
Morn Cons 45%-53% (-8) 2 pts ⬇️

So far shutdown ain't working for Trump.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 2d

Arkansas soybean farmer on Trump's $20 billion bailout of Argentina:

"How is this a good deal for me at all?"

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 2d

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Sue Hynes @sushynes.bsky.social · 2d

Aren't we taking a victory lap too soon? Did Biden get a Time Cover when he got a cease fire deal and released 148 hostages? Was he called the leader Israel needed?

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

a perfect photo.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 2d

Will Republicans Ever Pass A Budget?
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/will-repub...

Will Republicans Ever Pass A Budget?

I am not so sure.......

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d

"I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend, I will not capitulate, I will not give in, I will not give up."

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks out after being indicted by the Trump DOJ.

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I bleed blue @herbschaffner.bsky.social · 2d

Will Republicans Ever Pass A Budget?
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/will-repub...

Will Republicans Ever Pass A Budget?

I am not so sure.......

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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