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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 18h

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JDB @amistadsociety.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson was asked about Obamacare, and what came out of his mouth was a tirade where he admitted that the GOP's goal is to kill Obamacare and claimed that it is Democrats who shut down the government, which isn’t true because Republicans control the entire government. (Cartoon: Ed Wexler)

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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 23h

Mike Johnson: “We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history”

Oh man, if only the party that controls EVERY branch of government could do something like oh idk not let our insurance prices triple?? 🧐

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 1d

On Indigenous Peoples Day, we amplify the call for landback to indigenous people worldwide!

Art by Xicana artist Monica Villarreal

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Hops 🏳️‍🌈🌊 @hops45.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
My indigenous ancestors were the Tainos of Puerto Rico.

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 1d

During a gov shutdown the US can send OUR tax payer money to Argentina and we don’t have money for US healthcare or Federal Workers. This SHOULD have been a hot topic as this is clearly NOT AMERICA FIRST. I will be adding this at #NoKINGS

#UsGovermentShutDown
#UsHealthcarePremiums
#UsFarmWorkers

Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 18d

All of these corrupt fascists run their countries economies into the ground, harm ordinary citizens, and make regular people pay for it.

Now the Trump regime is pilfering billions of US dollars to help rig an election in #Agentina.

Funny how connected they all are. #ArgentineBailout #JavierMilei

Argentinian fascist Javier Milei, looking deranged.

Argentinian fascist Javier Milei giving 2 thumbs up with Elon Musk

Argentinian fascist Javier Milei with Trump at CPAC.

Elon Musk quote tweeting Argentinian fascist Javier Milei, saying “Libertad!”

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Sophia Yen MD MPH @drsophiayen.bsky.social · 1d

@tim_cook your stockholders, employees, those born of immigrants, #alliesofimmigrants ask you to: #growapair of #ovaries
#growASpine stand up to #ICE
Bring back www.iceblock.app
Immigrants make America great

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 4d

Def not a fan however I give her 💐 for having a backbone and for standing with the Epstein survivors regardless if it’s just to win reelection. We NEED more Republicans like her. Do your job or GET OUT!

#MTGRepublicanBackbone
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#AdelitaGriJalva

Harold Wesley @harweswea.bsky.social · 6d

MAJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SIDES WITH DEMOCRATS ON EXTENDING ACA SUBSIDIES!!!! 👍 👏👏👏👏

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d

Collins: "Is [Majorie Taylor Greene] doing messaging better than the Democrats are?"

Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Well she's not doing better than me, but she's definitely doing better than a lot of Democrats."

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 4d

Mike Johnson and them STILL cannot answer simple questions. They are still running the government on “ideas” on how to “fix” the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

C-SPAN CALLER: What is your plan to fix Obamacare?

MIKE JOHNSON: Great question. There's a lot of improvement that's needed. Obamacare did not do what was promised. We gotta fix that. In the big beautiful bill we reformed Medicaid.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Have you ever voted against anything that Trump has set forth in terms of policy? ... Trump is a dictator. So it doesn't matter what Johnson does or what they guy over in the Senate does."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 4d

Folks should blast this in its entirety all over on X & TikTok & meta sites so that all Republican supporters can see this idiot being called out by his own hurting right now. Expose the PARTY that supports our military and “all” the american people .

#mikejohnsonCPAN
#governmentShutdownLIES

Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 5d

This is a military wife calling out Mike Johnson on C-SPAN this morning
Yesterday Johnson had the temerity to announce publicly that he will NOT call the House back to pass emergency pay for our troops
Can't imagine why he thought taking callers on C-SPAN would go well for him..

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 5d

As a Seattleite I can tell you we won’t bow to Trump’s invasion of our beautiful city. Stay the fuck out of Seattle. You have no authority here #DefundICE #Voices4victory #ProudBlue

www.king5.com/article/news...

Washington leaders preparing for possibility that Trump deploys National Guard to Seattle

"Stay out of Seattle," said Mayor Bruce Harrell in a message to President Donald Trump.

www.king5.com

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 5d

💯 deserves the SPOTLIGHT it was getting prior to the 2024 election. Although THEY have been flooding the zone, we must stay on top of women rights to protect the mother’s , grandmothers, mothers, sisters , daughter’s & nieces.

#womensRIGHTS
#maternalRIGHTS
#blackMotherRIGHTS

Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · Sep 13

It's confirmed: Trump 2.0 considers the following to be the equivalent of abortion: birth control pills, IUDs, hormonal implants. The want to destroy reproductive health care, women's autonomy, and lives at home and abroad.

This deserves more coverage.

#GiftLink #GiftArticle

$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 17d

This is so devastating. When I was young and without insurance, Planned Parenthood *was* my health care provider. It’s so cruel and awful that they’re forced to make this decision; abortion health care is reproductive health care is women’s health care. Period.

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 19d

EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will halt abortions in October in response to the GOP budget "defunding" provision

It's the first known PP affiliate to drop abortion services in the wake of the law:

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to Halt Abortion Services

Sources say the affiliate isn't scheduling abortion appointments after September 30 in an apparent attempt to avoid Medicaid "defunding."

www.autonomynews.co

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❀𝕀𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕪𝕞𝕒𝕞𝕒❀ @irmaspikeymama.bsky.social · 19d

Here we go again with the government sticking their nose into issues that are none of their f***ing business!!! The Brain Worm Dude and his Health Department are once again trying to restrict access to Mifepristone. Stop taking Women’s Choices away. Hands Off Women’s Reproductive Rights!!!

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 6d

Is anyone working on a new app to replace TikTok?

#ORACLEtiktok
#banTikTok
#TRUMPTikTok

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 7d

I woke up thinking about wanting to boycott companies & banks supporting this regime because protesting is NOT ENOUGH.

**Need organizers to come together as they did with TARGET to make a REAL impact. **

#boycottWellsFargo
#boycottHOMEDEPOT
#boycottAMAZON

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 7d

"The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo."

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 7d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

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KHarris 🫘 ANTIFA Chapter 2547 @aeroweld.bsky.social · 8d

Gov Greg Abbott needs to be impeached for sending TX National Guard to another state based upon the rantings of a demented vindictive convicted felon & admitted serial sexual assaulter. We are NOT democrats & republicans at this moment in history…we are Americans!

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Irate Citizen 😡 @irosau.bsky.social · 8d

Watch out TEXAS: an ELON MUSK candidate for House District 10 !!

Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 8d

"Elon Musk PAC’s Lawyer Files for Congressional Seat in Texas"

Ryan Autullo, @erickillelea.bsky.social for @bloomberglaw.com

Elon Musk PAC’s Lawyer Files for Congressional Seat in Texas (1)

Chris Gober, an attorney that helped Elon Musk’s America PAC raise more than $250 million to support President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, launched a congressional campaign in Texas on Friday.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Democracy Matters @jmal52.bsky.social · 8d

What I want to know is why are the major networks not covering this ICE invasion? @msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com @cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @nbcdfw.com @fox4dfw.bsky.social Anyone???

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 8d

1. Federal agents from ICE and other agencies are wrongly detaining U.S. citizens, sometimes detaining them for days, on suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants.

The raids are done without search warrants or other procedures designed to protect civil liberties.

How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens

Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.

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Congresswoman Julie Johnson @repjuliejohnson.bsky.social · 11d

🚨Day 3 of the Republican Shutdown.

Workers unpaid. Families cut off from critical services. Agencies frozen.

This is on Donald Trump & Congressional Republicans — willing to wreck lives just to cling to power.

We’ve put together an FAQ/Resources page here: 👉 juliejohnson.house.gov/services/gov...

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 12d

With ACA tax credits, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 pays ~$7,000 for their annual premium.

Without ACA tax credits, the same couple could be forced to pay nearly $30,000.

I know Republicans only speak "billionaire"—but middle-class families can't afford this.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 11d

First they shut down the government. Then they tampered with federal workers’ emails to shift the blame. This is corruption in broad daylight.

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

www.nbcnews.com

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