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Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 13m

Watch and Learn... "Let's talk about Trump and Hegseth's press play backfiring...." - youtu.be/O-tbCgxjg-Y?...

Let's talk about Trump and Hegseth's press play backfiring....

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27m

If Dems will vote for the CR then Mike Johnson “will look at” maybe having a vote on ACA subsidies in the future. What a deal!

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 17m

Trump’s Big DOJ Scam Accidentally Exposed by MAGA Dimwit Jim Jordan.

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Trump’s Big DOJ Scam Accidentally Exposed by MAGA Dimwit Jim Jordan

As Trump’s wrecking of the rule of law worsens on many fronts, a legal expert explains how Representative Jim Jordan revealed the bigger swindle underlying Trump’s grand project—and how Trump himself ...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 27m

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein…took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch – scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 2h

Watch "Steve Rattner: The job market is clearly getting rough right now" - youtu.be/Zs0TTfacwCY?...

Steve Rattner: The job market is clearly getting rough right now

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Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 9h

"If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention...then that's what I'm going to do." -
J.D. Vance, creator of stories, destroyer of trophies, killer of Popes, couldn't care less about facts.

Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 9h

What are you, a tabloid journalist? Apparently.
Did you VERIFY that was the original unaltered photo? Clearly not.

Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 10h

Watch and Learn... "Let's talk about how Trump’s cuts, Alaska, and balloons...." - youtu.be/xmjcXwYFwmM?...

Let's talk about how Trump’s cuts, Alaska, and balloons....

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 12h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 10h

MAGA Senator Stunned Into Silence On-Air After Learning Trump Admin Sold Out His State
Tim Sheehy of Montana was briefly at a loss for words after being reminded that energy funding cuts impacting his state weren't tied to the government shutdown.
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MAGA Senator Stunned Into Silence On-Air After Learning Trump Admin Sold Out His State

Tim Sheehy of Montana was briefly at a loss for words after being reminded that energy funding cuts impacting his state weren't tied to the government shutdown.

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Dolly's Kid @ellyy4.bsky.social · 12h

Pentagon chief's plane diverted to UK due to cracked windshield on flight from Brussels to US - ABC News share.google/qlhHG25JaPgr...
The Press was safely NOT ON BOARD. lol

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Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 11h

Watch "‘Sign of weakness’: Prof. Snyder on the GOP tactic of demonizing anti-Trump protests" - youtu.be/e4tAb2B4Fgg?...

‘Sign of weakness’: Prof. Snyder on the GOP tactic of demonizing anti-Trump protests

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Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 16h

Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know

Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take.

Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies?

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Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi

Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahda...

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Ella @magiclady58.bsky.social · 12h

Marvelous !

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 15h

“Operation Inflation” is offering free inflatable costumes to Portland ICE protesters.

Bravo and Brava!👩🏻‍🍳💋

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

“Kids”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 12h

Watch "Michael to Vance and Trump: You need to 'own up' to Young Republicans’ racist chat" - youtu.be/_c45vl8AqbA?...

Michael to Vance and Trump: You need to 'own up' to Young Republicans’ racist chat

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 17h

ICE and Trump will be remembered as a shit stain on human civilization.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19h

Midway Blitz Operations in Chicago

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 21h

The Trump administration is going to double the bailout for Argentina to $40 billion, while healthcare premiums for Americans are about to go through the roof.

America First, amiright?

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Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

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MiMiPokerDiva♥️ @mimisungoddess.bsky.social · 14h

I’m Antifa

John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 14h

All decent, patriotic Americans are ANTIFAscist.

The only people defending fascism are MAGAs.

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We're all ANTIFA, Donald.

Hey Donald,

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Two class-action lawsuits accuse Bank of America and Bank of New York of maintaining relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and failing to report suspicious activities until after his death. The suits allege his trafficking operation wouldn’t have existed without the special treatment provided to him.

Bank of America, BNY Sued Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

New lawsuits accuse the banks of maintaining a relationship with the convicted sex offender and failing to report suspicious activities until after his 2019 death.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 13h

Colorado is scrambling to process 900+ unemployment claims from federal workers during the government shutdown and the food pantry at Buckley Space Force Base has seen demand double

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

Sanders: Saturday, millions of people are going to come out on a No Kings day. Speaker Johnson said this is a hate America rally because people are coming out expressing their concerns.. It’s not a hate America rally, it's a love America rally.

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Lysette @lowcarbloving.bsky.social · 12h

Watch "'Kids telling edgy jokes’? Hayes SHREDS Vance’s defense of racist GOP group chat" - youtu.be/b2UsgH761bg?...

'Kids telling edgy jokes’? Hayes SHREDS Vance’s defense of racist GOP group chat

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