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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

WSJ: “.. the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 14h

I heard journalists turned their press passes because they wouldn’t sign. But, you’re saying they were confiscated?
Interesting discrepancy.

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 21h

It is illegal isn’t it? Not that that matters anymore.

KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 10d

Are they air-lifting them in to the lakes?

KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 10d

ELEVEN million; six million were Jews, five million were ‘others’.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12d

Jack Ciattarelli wants to be governor of parts of New Jersey

Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 13d

Reporter: “How important do you think Black & Hispanic voters are to you winning your campaign?”

Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for Governor of one of the most diverse states in the nation:

“Next question.”

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 14d

We The People don’t matter to trump. We are a speed bump.

Aallyah Wright @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social · 14d

After 30 years of tracking food insecurity, the USDA discontinued a federal report that monitors level of hunger in U.S. households.

The USDA labeled the report as “redundant, costly, politicized."

capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-fo...

USDA Pulls Plug on Report That Measured Who Goes Hungry in America

LaPorchia Collins, an agricultural economist, professor and researcher, answered five questions on the agency’s decision to halt data collection.

capitalbnews.org

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 14d

a lot of newsrooms won't do stories about letters or have a really high bar. i'm sure a lot of nonprofit folk have noticed the trend. i think it's a bit sad b/c... idk, that's how i imagine civilized people communicate & people shouting gibberish on TV don't get the same treatment. but there it is.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 15d

On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US.

And nobody covered it.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

State AGs Defend Trans Americans in Stunning Rebuke to Trump’s FTC — Assigned

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 14d

OVERLOOKED: Trump praised judge/his ruling in case over AP being kicked out of White House pool. Called Judge Trevor McFadden (his own appointee, Trump DOJ atty, Colloton clerk) "somewhat liberal." McFadden found WH 'brazen' move violated AP's 1A rights www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 14d

FACTS not BS.
www.usamm.com/blogs/news/m...

US Military Recruitment Numbers Over The Years

Explore U.S. military recruitment numbers from 2016 to 2025. Learn how challenges like COVID-19 and labor shortages have impacted each branch.

www.usamm.com

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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 16d

You. Have. The. Majority.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Rep. Mark Alford on Trump's meeting today with Democratic leaders: "Let's bring them into the Oval Office, let's give them a little taste of what we gave Zelenskyy back in the spring."

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 16d

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NO KINGS Grants Pass · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 22d

This administration’s policies are: Looting, laundering, weakening and avoiding.

KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 24d

He also loves chaos.

“Chaos is a ladder.”
—Littlefinger

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KM Apothecary @apothcarysees.bsky.social · 24d

Cardinal Timothy Dolan has publicly supported Opus Dei and its founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá, welcoming Opus Dei's presence in the Archdiocese of NY.
Opus Dei is being prosecuted in Argentina for human trafficking. Also Opus Dei:
Leonard Leo
Peter Thiel
Samuel Alito
Kevin Roberts
JD Vance

‘I became like a slave’: why 43 women are suing the secretive Opus Dei Catholic group in Argentina

Lured by promises of an education but allegedly trapped in servitude and self-mortification, the former members are suing the ultra-conservative organisation over their ‘exploitation and abuse’

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24d

So unifying

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 24d

This is… on point!

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 24d

Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:

Sarah Despres @sarahdespres
X.com
I see @SecKennedy was able to attend Charlie Kirk's memorial. It's unfortunate the Secretary of HHS was not able to attend the funeral of Officer David Rose who was killed in the senseless attack on the CDC, one of the agencies within @hhs.
6:56 PM • 9/21/25 • 808 Views

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 24d

On top of that, he made girls think there were Prince Charmings available.
I’d rather have Baloo, he was more fun and kind to kids.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Dean Ziegler @wormsusa.bsky.social · 24d

Honestly, I've never heard "Take a picture of the QR Code" in a eulogy before.

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 24d

We, unfortunately, don’t have that type of old school Republican Party.

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 24d

This is kinda crazy if true.

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 24d

absolute insanity.

The "legislation … would require every public university in the state to construct 'a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza', with a statue of the assassinated Republican activist and a sign calling him a 'modern civil rights leader', or pay monthly fines"

Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue

Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

www.theguardian.com

KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · 24d

Well Mr Shirley is full of shite and it’s coming out his mouth.

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · Sep 13

But… it’s fun. 😉

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KPorter @kporter.bsky.social · Sep 13

I’m pretty sure that’s illegal, but maybe not anymore?

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