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Bernd Buchmasser @berndbuchmasser.bsky.social · 2d

The White House these days is about as trustworthy as unrefrigerated gas station sushi.

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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IMMIGRANTS MATTER. @shinery.bsky.social · 2d

I got two things - a bump on my nose and a large eye milia - burned off of my face, and got to hear my skin sizzle and smell it burning. 🫩

And then found out they may not take my insurance anymore.

a man wearing glasses and a suit says oh jesus christ

Alt: a man wearing glasses and a suit says oh jesus christ

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 2d

They didn’t quit their jobs, they found their courage.

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 3d

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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pamballard3.bsky.social @pamballard3.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder what Argentina has promised him???? For Americans tax payer money?????

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 2d

He keeps proving he’ll choose himself over the country.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Trump swaps ‘America First’ for ‘Argentina First’

The U.S. bailout of Argentina's failing economy doubled on Wednesday, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying that American taxpayers are now giving roughly $40 billion in aid, all while the ...

www.dailykos.com

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pamballard3.bsky.social @pamballard3.bsky.social · 2d

You hit the nail on the head, the DEMS still don't get the idea is to fight dirty like the MAGATS

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3d

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

The RNC filed a lawsuit accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists, marking the latest move from the RNC to demand voter data from blue states. https://bit.ly/3KUaYqW

RNC Sues Hawaii for Access to Voter Roll, List Maintenance Records

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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John Lehman 🇨🇦 @johnlehman.bsky.social · 3d

A woman gets duly elected by the people and the government refuses to allow her to do her job.

What the hell is going on in the US? What a shit government system you have there. It's an incredible mess.

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 2d

While Andrew Cuomo’s busy calling Trump for career advice, Zohran Mamdani’s out here calling out corruption and fighting for working New Yorkers. The vibes? Immaculate.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Watch Mamdani brave Fox News to deliver biting message to Trump

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared on Fox News Wednesday as part of his campaign against disgraced—and clearly compromised —former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.� Mamdani ...

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 2d

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pamballard3.bsky.social @pamballard3.bsky.social · 2d

We all know that the roberts court doesn't give a shit about the constitution, they work for dump.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

🎥 NEW VIDEO: Marc Elias joined Nicolle Wallace and Michele Norris on MSNBC to share his takeaways from SCOTUS oral arguments in Callais v. Louisiana — a landmark challenge that could help Republicans rig the 2026 midterms and vastly reshape U.S. elections.

SHOCKING: Supreme Court Threatens Voting Rights Act

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 2d

always exciting when Penn acknowledges the ethics that inform most other institutions

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pamballard3.bsky.social @pamballard3.bsky.social · 2d

johnson release the epstein files--it is so simple even you can do it.

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 2d

“Speaker Johnson is running out of excuses for keeping the government shut down."

Full story here 👇

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump

Resignation, coinciding with Hegseth’s partisan speech, was over Trump flouting constitution, Doug Krugman writes

www.theguardian.com

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pamballard3.bsky.social @pamballard3.bsky.social · 2d

Hey America, you are losing, Argentina is winning. Dump did this to us. VOTE BLUE

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3d

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pamballard3.bsky.social @pamballard3.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD!!!!!

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Phil’s anti-woke TV network goes broke www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Dr. Phil’s anti-woke TV network goes broke

After the end of his popular daytime talk show in 2023, Dr. Phil McGraw launched a right-wing media network, and a new report from Slate documents a network in chaos, with suspended programming and .....

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 2d

The horrors and racial profiling we are seeing on the streets of Chicago is not only a “political gesture” and it’s hard to fathom this playing well for anyone paying attention to Portland or LA or how this will go in NYC!

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d

Trump plans to open door to more terror attacks in blue states www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Trump plans to open door to more terror attacks in blue states

President Donald Trump is proposing a cut to anti-terrorism funds being used to protect regions of the country that are among the biggest targets of international terrorism, including Washington, D.C.

www.dailykos.com

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