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Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · Jan 21

I'm so far behind in following back new followers. I've received a lot(well for me anyway)in a short period of time. I vet and to make matters worse I've been rather ill so I ask for your patience. Thank you so much.🗽 #KeeperOfTheFlame

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 59m

Gov. Pritzker on Trump's threat to jail him: "I am not afraid. Do I think he could do it? He might. As I've said before, come and get me....I will stand up for the law and the constitution."

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 20h

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. The day after crypto experienced its biggest one-day selloff, everyone in the industry was trying to figure out who was left holding the bag.

“.. More than 1.6 million traders were liquidated, according to data tracker CoinGlass.” 👀

@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 1h

Don't forget to wash your nose.

Jinx the bobtail tabby washing her nose with her pink tongue

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 2h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Douglas S. Weddle @douglassweddle.link · 6h

Steve Martin and Martin Short tribute to Diane Keaton during her AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony. RIP

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 21h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19h

Only Nixon can go to China and only Marjorie Taylor Greene, for some reason, can say from the right that your access to your medicine shouldn’t only be possible if you encounter the genie from Aladdin

JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 3d

How fucked is it in the year 2025, Marjorie Batshit Greene is the lone voice of reason in the Dipshit party?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Once a loyal foot soldier for Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene is increasingly bucking her party

From the Gaza war to the Epstein files to the government shutdown, the MAGA-aligned congresswoman has grown critical of her fellow Republicans.

www.nbcnews.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 6h

If you missed our segment on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social’s show last week, catch @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & me here for free. We talk about Columbus Day (basically the Confederate flag of holidays),the Ambler mining road in Alaska, ICE raids, & more.

📡 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

Podcast Episode · The John Fugelsang Podcast · 2025-10-11 · 42m

podcasts.apple.com

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Kombiz Lavasany @kombiz.bsky.social · 20h

god. I love Portland. Such an awesome American city. Iused to visit regularly but now I miss it, that amazing vibe.

we love dogs - noem go home. on a sign above a woman walking her dog at night.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 19h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 23h

“The disparity between the luxurious aircraft and its shackled, vilified passengers must have been quite a sight…”

@gbrockell.bsky.social reports how an Israeli-American billionaire family flew 10 migrants out of the US, as part of ICE deportations.

Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 18h

doing great, country

Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20h

Last week, Trump:

- authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago.
- said he’d consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military to US cities.
- called for the jailing of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Read: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19h

The Court not that long ago, even in the earlier years of the Roberts era, produced opinions that made for compelling reading even when they got the result wrong. The oral arguments could make for interesting listening on the substance of ideas. That's not the case anymore. It's amateurish slop.

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The Weekend: Primetime @theweekendprime.bsky.social · 17h

“There was clearly an enemies list…he has absolutely weaponized the Department of Justice.”
Former Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin reacts to MSNBC reporting that John Bolton could soon face a complaint or indictment as Trump goes after his perceived political enemies.

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The Weekend: Primetime @theweekendprime.bsky.social · 16h

"It's not about doing it the right way. It's about trying to portray this point of view... the easiest thing we can do is vilify groups that we hope people don't know personally." @cristela.bsky.social debunks the Trump admin's claims that they want immigrants to come in the "right way."

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning! If you work at HHS and want to talk to a reporter anonymously, you can reach out to me on Signal.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

The One Big Beautiful Bill cut a trillion dollars from healthcare, Schoolmarm Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 4h

Republicans literally passed their healthcare plan in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. That’s why we are here

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Johnson strikes a patronizing tone about MTG: "Republicans have been working around the clock on healthcare. They're on the committees of jurisdiction that deal with this. Marjorie doesn't serve on those committees, so I offered to have her come into the room and be a part of those discussions."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Vance claims "tariff revenue" will be used to pay the troops

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Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · 2h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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