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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 52m

"Retrain"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 53m

JD Vance: "Because we have such a big problem with left-wing political violence, we have to train the investigatory and law enforcement powers of the govt to focus on that particular problem ... we really have to retrain the entire govt to focus on this left-wing violence problem. We are doing it."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 38m

Now we are up to $40 billion for Argentina. Can anyone stop Bessent from unilaterally sending unlimited amounts of our money to South America? And Republicans won’t even negotiate with the Democrats on health care for Americans. Where is Congress?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 36m

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.

Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 27m

Yep

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28m

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 27m

Except those ones our supporters beat and pepper sprayed and we pretended it didn’t happen and continue trying to cover it up

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 29m

Getting Trump elected twice to trash the USA for decades to come sure has worked out well for Putin … so far

Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 3h

Putin must be delighted www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...

U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports

The U.S. is now in the 12th spot — it was first a decade ago. The index ranks how many destinations a passport holder can visit without needing a visa.

www.washingtonpost.com

Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 38m

💯 🎯 ✊

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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CNN @cnn.com · 2h

A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon.

It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. https://cnn.it/4qdizB1

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3h

I know the whole “every accusation is a confession” thing but it’s pretty clear this is the most elitist government that’s existed in decades. It’s just 12 billionaires in a group chat sharing banned Reddit memes

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Kyle @kyleshivers.bsky.social · 2h

Raise your hand if your boss has never shot a puppy in the face 🙋‍♂️

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 41m

I mean, we all know this point but still THIS for freaking ever!!!

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2h

A foundational truth of this republic is it has no king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Fox is now openly celebrating Trump's unconstitutional seizure of power from Congress. There is literally nothing the guy could do that they wouldn't cheerlead. The network is completely captured by MAGA.

chyron: "FOX HOLDS FEDERAL PURSE STRINGS"

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 43m

Seeing Kinzinger refer to “the Right” as an “other” is sure interesting to watch. Seeing one’s former party turn into a cabal of sociopathic, Nazi clowns can sure do things to a person

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

open.substack.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2h

A Bronx family lived without utilities for over 6 weeks after they were shut off without explanation.

The landlord, despite receiving severe violation notices, didn't fix the problem.

HPD couldn’t turn the utilities back on, so it issued the family a vacate order.

These Bronx Tenants Lived Six Weeks Without Water and Power. The City’s Fix? A Vacate Order

The plight of the Ramos family reveals the weaknesses in the City's system to protect tenants from unlivable conditions—and from being put out on the street.

hellgatenyc.com

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 49m

You can tell who really signs Varney’s paychecks

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

VARNEY: Do you want to cancel that huge solar project in Nevada? I think it's largest one in the US

BURGUM: We're taking a look- there's been no cancelization of Esmeralda yet

V: Is it your intention to get rid of wind and solar power completely?

B: It's about making sure we have a secure grid

Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 50m

This shouldn’t stop anyone from protesting. Just need to do everything we can to communicate to all Americans who the bad guy is

Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 2h

President Donald Trump, Republican officials, and their right-wing media allies have laid the groundwork for a broadbased attack on core progressive and Democratic Party institutions in response to Saturday’s planned nationwide “No Kings” protests. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

The Trump administration is positioning the upcoming No Kings protests as an excuse for crushing dissent

www.mediamatters.org

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Apparently, the official GOP response to the leaked Young Republican chats is “come on, it’s not a big deal that these guys are using racial slurs and praising Hitler, that’s totally normal” and, uh, that sorta raises more questions?

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 53m

And more and more people are waking up to that fact. Just not enough yet

Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2h

Donald Trump pardoned the “Camp Auschwitz” guy, dined with Holocaust deniers, and said, “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.” This isn’t a coincidence. It’s a culture.

‘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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 3h

Rank-and-file Young Republicans are more upset at the guy who leaked their leadership’s Nazi group chat than they are at their leadership for being in a Nazi group chat.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

ICYMI: Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 59m

Protecting the worst of the worst. Yep, that summarizes them perfectly

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 2h

Quite the party summary.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 2h

The leaked chats between Young Republican leaders were obviously disgusting.

JD Vance’s efforts to downplay the scandal and complain about “pearl clutching” made an awful story worse. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

JD Vance tries to downplay leak of disgusting Young Republican chats

For the vice president to suggest it’s “pearl clutching” to condemn those who were part of a racist group chat says a great deal about his judgment.

www.msnbc.com

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Old Man J @oldmanj.bsky.social · 1h

👇👇👇👇

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2h

It's somehow both wildly underreported and just out in the open that the vice president is either a neo-Nazi or, at a bare minimum, a neo-Nazi fellow traveler.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.