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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 5h

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7h

She marched to Mike Johnson’s office and will be the 218th vote to finally release the Epstein files

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

Heard about this earlier, and my jaw didn’t drop. You know who else isn’t surprised? Pretty much every Republican.

As someone who’s been a frequent target, none of this shocks me. I don’t expect real consequences from the right because I doubt today is the first day they heard about it.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6h

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11h

When people show you who they are, believe them.

And of course JD Vance refused to condemn this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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CatLieb @cat-lieb.bsky.social · 12h

Absolutely this. I am blessed to be able to make a list and go to the store without a lot of worrying (I grew up poor so I'll always stress some!) but I've been making a lot more decisions and keeping track in the store because of prices.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 11h

I’ll go hungry before I deny Ziggy his healthy treats.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h

They’re getting closer to taking away YOUR rights for expressing unpopular opinions.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Dennis-101 @dennis-101.bsky.social · 12h

How many man hours were burned to walk the dog across the street?

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h

Exactly.

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mrut @mrut.bsky.social · 12h

must be confusing for the nazis #iknowalittlegerman #weeniesofbluesky

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h

Keep these absurd images coming.

They make ICE look ridiculous.

Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 1d

A giant weiner dog has entered the fray in war ravaged Portland. Apparently, Trump's Nazi ICE Gestapo did not have a collar big enough to arrest the weiner. 😂🤣👇

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Ranita She/Her @ranita1008.bsky.social · 12h

It's always been about racism.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h

They’re getting closer to taking away YOUR rights for expressing unpopular opinions.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h

I was just a kid but everyone in my family boycotted orange juice & it was incredibly effective.

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 14h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 13h

at this point it would be interesting journalism if someone could locate a Young Republican groupchat that was not full of overt Nazis

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h

What happened to this guy? They didn’t even give him a chance to show ID?

It’s not about immigrants. It’s about disappearing everyone they hate.

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 13h

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 13h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 13h

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 13h

I have made a starter pack for Yes on Prop 50 Warriors - all vetted and on board to make Prop 50 pass to preserve our democracy against Trump and Republicans!

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