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Martha 🥄 near Seattle

@marthawt.bsky.social

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Born-inside-the-Beltway politics nerd, public education advocate, Xitter refugee fighting despair. I AM ANTIFA; come at me, bro!

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Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · Jan 31

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7h

The Trump bailout package for Millei: $40 billion and counting. This is what America First means.

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Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 5h

This effin’ guy.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

“Kids”

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 5h

Has there ever been such an oily and prolific liar as Shady Vance? Oh, wait. He learned from the Master.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 19h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 14h

Great question!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 13h

20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?

All while the US government is shut down.

"America First," amirite?

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 7h

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 22h

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Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, well, they cannot disrupt all 2500+ protest sites. Jerks.

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 7h

Reclaiming all the gold slathered all over the WH could pay for the demolition.

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

Meanwhile, Justice Gorsuch is nodding along to oral arguments at the Supreme Court about how there’s no racism in politics anymore

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 14h

This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 12h

If you’ve recently awoken from a coma, the Speaker of the House is stalling the swearing in of a newly elected member from Arizona because she would be the deciding vote in the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, which would be trouble for his boss.

You’re caught up.

Ps: Welcome back.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h

Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h

This move isn’t about helping troops, it’s about testing how far executive power can stretch. If left unchallenged, it sets a dangerous precedent where any president could redirect funds for political ends. Congress must act, or risk losing one of its most essential powers.

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Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Well, thank the almighty for that small mercy

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

They don’t know you very well.

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

TRUMP DID THIS.

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Wish I could inject this into all Americans’ veins.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 13h

Allocated without Congressional approval in order to prop up an autocrat. And just after we snatched back every dollar going to starving and sick children globally.

We are the shithole nation.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 17h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Courage and righteousness, right here.

P R ∆ J | is making beats for a boring dumb bitch @prajxl.bsky.social · 14h

*adds Bryan Andrews to 'mildly decent white people' playlist*

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

What a generational talent he is.

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Topography. (Seattle has a lot. It’s hard to get places, because streets do not/cannot go through.)

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Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Or … Republicans are soliciting stochastic terrorism.
But we will show up Saturday anyway, even though the Soros checks never seem to arrive. ✊🏼

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Republicans are soliciting stochastic terrorism.
But we will show up Saturday anyway, even though the Soros checks never seem to arrive. ✊🏼

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

Martha 🥄 near Seattle @marthawt.bsky.social · 8h

Republicans are soliciting stochastic terrorism.
But we will show up Saturday anyway, even though the Soros checks never seem to arrive. ✊🏼