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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 4h

Democratic Wins Media

In defiance of Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, protestors in Hungary stormed the streets to voice their opposition to authoritarianism. This is being almost entirely ignored by mainstream media. Let’s make it go viral.

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 9h

After 200 years, the daughter of an American president is back home in Virginia. < www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/b...

Body of President James Monroe's daughter returned to Virginia after 200 years

After 200 years, the daughter of an American president is back home in Virginia. Eliza Monroe Hay was the daughter of founding father and fifth U.S. President, James Monroe. Due to her mother’s ailing...

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 1d

(psssssst . . . . ) (hey . . . . . . . I'll buy a shitload a dead cows from you if you gimmee some $$$$'s per hoof Shhhh! under th' 'mesa' ? ya unnerstand . . . . ) K? . . . . By th' way you doin' a grate job down thar in Argentina. Jus grate. Make the check out to Big Beautiful Ballroom c/o Grift.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 1d

#NC < Redistricting strikes again open.substack.com/pub/jeffjack...

Redistricting strikes again

Also, our big EPA lawsuit

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 1d

#VaGOP < “This is what panic looks like,” campaign spokesperson Peyton Vogel said in a statement. “With just 12 days until Election Day, Abigail Spanberger and her Democrat allies have given up on talking to voters about real ideas and solutions.” > Y'all started it. This is what payback looks like.

Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 1d

#VA < Virginia Democrats plan effort to redraw the state's congressional maps nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Virginia Democrats plan effort to redraw the state's congressional maps

The move, which comes less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 elections, makes Virginia the second state where Democrats have jumped into the national redistricting battle.

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 1d

#VA < Virginia Democrats plan effort to redraw the state's congressional maps nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Virginia Democrats plan effort to redraw the state's congressional maps

The move, which comes less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 elections, makes Virginia the second state where Democrats have jumped into the national redistricting battle.

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr. stirring up a batch in his outhouse even as we speak? < www.propublica.org/article/fda-...

Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.

The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures t...

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

This is very good

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 2d

#NC < LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN! > 50 year anniversary.
The show's creator Richard O'Brien also played the Butler Riff Raff in the movie. You can catch the Post Mortem Players‘ show at Wilson Family Black Box in Concord NC's Old Courthouse Theatre. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1O2...

The Rocky Horror Picture Show "Time Warp" (1975) - (4K)

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

Laura Loomer: The Chaos Artist Who Wormed Her Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle
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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

Or to Russia? < The Trump administration might move a $15 billion program that supports students with disabilities to another federal agency. > www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

‘Erosion of civil rights': Fairfax leaders respond to potential special ed move

Advocates, educators and parents of students with disabilities say they’re concerned about the Trump administration’s reported plans move a program that supports millions of students who get special e...

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

“I’ve not been in this predicament ever," one woman said. "[...] The reason I wanted to become a federal government employee was stability. That stability, that rug, if you will, has been snatched away from us." < www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...

Furloughed fed says she's standing in Maryland food bank line after 21 years in military

“I’ve not been in this predicament ever,” one woman said. “[…] The reason I wanted to become a federal government employee was stability. That stability, that rug, if you will, has been snatched away ...

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

#NC < Democracy Watch: NC Republicans are following Trump’s gerrymandering directive. Will it help or hurt them in the midterms? avlwatchdog.org/nc-republica...

Democracy Watch: NC Republicans are following Trump’s gerrymandering directive. Will it help or hurt them in the midterms? • Asheville Watchdog

Although we hold sacred the right to vote, history informs us that rigging elections has been part of our republic since Elbridge Gerry took a pencil to a map in 1812 and scribbled lines creating a ne...

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds < www.propublica.org/article/immi...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Mamdani hasn’t been elected yet and he’s already driving criminals out of New York.

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 3d

"king-adjacent" < www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-st...

Jon Stewart Gives Trump A Royal Reaming With A Fact-Check For The Ages

The “Daily Show” host looked to the original blueprint for the “No Kings” movement to see what he could learn about the president.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

christ almighty what is this guy doing

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 4d

#DC < " despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects." > www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/w...

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing to build President Donald Trump's ballroom.

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Ken Martin (not that one, but we're riding the same wave) @notfromoff.bsky.social · 4d

#NC < Blatant Gerrymandering > Republicans say newly proposed congressional districts, which would oust one of North Carolina's few Black members of Congress, are an attempt to deliver on President Donald Trump's demand for stronger majorities in the U.S. House. www.wral.com/story/republ...

Republican state lawmakers look to finalize NC congressional map as protests loom

Republicans say newly proposed congressional districts, which would oust one of North Carolina's few Black members of Congress, are an attempt to deliver on President Donald Trump's demand for stronge...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4d

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Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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