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Point Blank Sandwich Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8h

Heritage is just cartoonishly evil. Just the worst scum on the face of the planet.

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 1d

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com · 8h

This sucks dude. EVEN if Thune isn’t lying to you about the vote, the House won’t hold a vote.

You got nothing, and just proved to the public that the shutdown was your fault.

And you proved to Republicans that they can weaponize hunger. You negotiated with terrorists

Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 8h

My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:

"I have long said that to earn my vote, we need to be on a path toward fixing Republicans’ health care mess and to protect the federal workforce.

This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren’t willing to do. Lawmakers know their constituents expect them to vote for it, and if they don’t, they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will.

This legislation will protect federal workers from baseless firings, reinstate those who have been wrongfully terminated during the shutdown, and ensure federal workers receive back pay, as required by a law I got passed in 2019. That’s a critical step that will help federal employees and all Americans who rely on government services. I’ll keep working towards a long-term government spending plan that includes critical priorities to support Virginians and funding for Virginia community projects."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 11h

Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 8h

he’s right though!! the house won’t pass it, they won’t even reconvene!!

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 8h

Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 7h

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8h

So @therickwilson.bsky.social had some thoughts about @schumer.senate.gov caving

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 8h

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.

If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 7h

It shows Schumer no longer has the caucus.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 8h

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.

If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 7h

Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

Not only that, but if German elites (esp von Papen and Hindenburg) hadn't caved, Hitler wouldn't have been chancellor. People think Hitler rode into office on some big democratic wave, when in fact he snuck in through the side door due to the incompetence of a few men.

Dave Mulder @dave.mulder.rip · 1d

I’ve been going through every NYT daily beginning in 1933 and it is remarkable how quickly Hitler consolidated power after becoming chancellor. It was sudden, and there was very little resistance.

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Lilly of Copper Island @lillysrouter.bsky.social · 14h

When most people say they want to be a millionaire, what they really mean is "I want to spend $1 million," which is literally the opposite of being a millionaire. - By Morgan Housel, Motley Fool

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 18h

“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly.” — recently retired federal judge

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench

A judge explains his reasons for resigning.

www.theatlantic.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.

(Video: Marisa Schultz)

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Trump was just viciously BOOED at the Washington Commanders Detroit Lions game.

I’ve never heard a president booed this loudly in my life. Holy cow!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

Wow I can't believe George
Soros bought up all those seats and paid all those people to dress up as Commanders fans

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Trump getting booed at the Commanders game

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

This is BRUTAL.

Trump LOUDLY BOOED at the Commanders game.

America lets him know exactly how they feel — to his face.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Trump getting booed at the Commanders game

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 10h

Football fans didn’t hold back their thoughts about the guests of honor at a game in Maryland.

Trump Booed at NFL Game After Demanding Stadium Is Named After Him

Football fans didn’t hold back their thoughts about the guests of honor at a game in Maryland.

trib.al

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

The man who called out war dead "suckers and losers" is indeed pure trash, and the fact that pretends to support the military is the most disgraceful thing ever.