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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 4h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 4h

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act "has had a major impact on improving political representation opportunities for voters in communities of color and all around the country," says @kareemcrayton.bsky.social.

Future of Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance as Louisiana's congressional map returns to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will convene on Wednesday to hear a legal battle over Louisiana's congressional map that could reverberate across the country.

www.cbsnews.com

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 16h

Looks like the Republicans are testing the waters regarding nuking the filibuster.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 16h

Netanyahu announces Israel will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite it being a key ceasefire agreement clause.

Didn't take long, did it?

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 17h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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JuliusG @julius64.bsky.social · 15h

She needed to bring a mannequin with her to say that crap?

Blackheadkoi @blackheadkoi.bsky.social · 20d

#TruthWarriors
#resist
#BlueCrew
#ProudBlue

Repeat after me: "It's the TACO tariffs!" "It's the TACO tariffs!" "It's the TACO tariffs!". Got it? So why do we, the people, have to watch OUR money being doled out to farmers because of TACO tariffs????

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

Brooke Rollins: "Soybean, corn, wheat, sorghum, cotton farmers are facing very difficult times. We are currently in conversations here at the White House, across the government, on a farmer aid package."

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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 17h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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JuliusG @julius64.bsky.social · 1d

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

How fashy do you have to be for the Washington Post to refuse to sign your pre-clearance policy? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lissthesassy @lissthesassy.bsky.social · 1d

The dude with the mask has an accent, the young man doesn't.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) @mariaevaj.bsky.social · 1d

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JuliusG @julius64.bsky.social · 1d

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CherieAnne @cherieanne.bsky.social · 1d

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

You know they’re worried about this weekend’s turnout at the No Kings rally when they’re already making comments about it. Who’s ready for Saturday?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.