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Normal Citizen Vermont
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Just a normal citizen here in Vermont Project manager by day, political junkie the rest of the time
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19m
Tl;dr: DOJ makes a mad dash to deport Kilmar before he gets to depose Todd Blanche.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 27m
NEW: The Trump administration is racing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as Friday, conceding it does not intend to follow through on his criminal case despite earlier assurances.

w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 2h
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 2h
The ballroom is Trump's "main priority," next to accumulating obscene amounts of money.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2h
Senator Gallego - “How can I negotiate? The president’s in Asia for five days. Johnson’s keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with?"
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collin grasley 🇨🇦 @mode23.bsky.social · 2h
this is from 2014 but mighty relevant today:

"I see pitchforks."

www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats
A memo for my fellow filthy rich who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 3h
How did I miss this
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4h
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 8h
Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is not just about blocking the release of the Epstein files. It's also very much about GOP's rejection of democracy. This is wake up call for the 2026 election! My Article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/gops-refus...
GOP’s refusal to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is a continuation of Jan. 6 and GOP’s rejection of democracy
The GOP is anti-democracy party
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 5h
The White House’s campaign against elections isn’t exactly subtle:
- DOJ election monitors in blue states
- gerrymandering schemes
- fighting to acquire voter registration lists & election data in several states
- election deniers in key federal election posts www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
The White House’s campaign against elections takes a radical turn with midterms on horizon
As Trump’s Justice Department intends to send election monitors to California and New Jersey, the developments are more unsettling in the broader context.
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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Tim Walz: "Everything coming out of DHS right now is about theatrics, is about a media hit or whatever. My guess is she's probably here on personal business and used it as a way to pay for it by having a press conference that had absolutely nothing factual and nothing new."
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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
"The next presidency is going to have to embark on a sweeping de-Trump-ification of the entire federal government to purge it of the culture of abuse and lawlessness that has taken hold, and there are few more vivid examples than ICE." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
ICE is out of control and beyond repair
This agency needs to be stripped down to the studs. Dems should start preparing now.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 5h
It’s tempting to dismiss Steve Bannon because he combines all the worst elements of demagoguery, graft, and bad hygiene.

But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.

open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
Spoiler alert for today’s newsletter: We’ve been asking the wrong question about Trump 2.0.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 5h
Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
Spoiler alert for today’s newsletter: We’ve been asking the wrong question about Trump 2.0.
open.substack.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 6h
Okay, I needed this
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h
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Normal Citizen Vermont @normalcitizenvt.bsky.social · 7h
We should put out

"Hunter Biden linked drone company wins contract"

And watch the MAGA sphere explode
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7h
Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract on.ft.com/4oCpy51
Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract
Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft
on.ft.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h
Fox threatening us with a good time again
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 7h
I am speechless with admiration.
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h
This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 8h
He said my pedophile line 👏
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Gallego: "How can I negotiate? The president is in Asia for 5 days. Johnson is basically keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with right now?"
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 8h
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gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
Trump screws his voters again: He just denied disaster aid to Maryland (while giving it to red states). But I took a look and it turns out the suffering Maryland counties are in Appalachia and backed him by 40 and 54 points.

On the pod, @stevebenen.com and I discuss:
newrepublic.com/article/2022...
Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters
After Trump’s handling of disasters boomerangs on MAGA country, the author of a piece on his retribution against blue America explains how this saga reveals MAGA ideology’s deepest depravities.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 8h
Wait till they find out how many Trump voters depend on SNAP and Medicaid.
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
It gets crazier. Source in Maryland Gov Wes Moore's admin tells me they informed Trump officials that the ailing counties were in Appalachia, and the Trump people were surprised to hear this!

(Supports @jamellebouie.net's point about MAGA's Balkanized vision of US)

newrepublic.com/article/2022...
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