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Paul J

@papasnpotatos.bsky.social

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Union Organizer, Congressional Liaison for Labor. Labor Unions built the Middle Class.

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Paul J @papasnpotatos.bsky.social · Apr 18

By his actions, Donald Trump has personally signed the death warrant of thousands of innocent children.

‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’

Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4h

Brett Kavanaugh's behavior during today's second oral arguments has been incredibly obnoxious and rude. He is so eager to kill a service member's lawsuit against a negligent government contractor that he keeps interrupting other justices, raising his voice, and getting emotional. Weird and erratic.

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

What he said Part 2: 💯 🎯

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

What he said: 💯 🎯

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тнε νεяѕε @theverses.bsky.social · 6d

Top US prosecutor’s use of text message auto-delete could be illegal, watchdog groups warn

Lindsey Halligan, who brought cases against James Comey and Letitia James, allegedly violated records-retention laws

www.theguardian.com

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 6d

Lights are on but nobody is home.
We have a broken Roomba for President.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8d

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10d

This is their playbook for the midterms. Intimidation and harassment - if we are lucky it will only be that. Because their full playbook is most likely much worse but this is the warmup act.

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 10d

Tell Congress to cancel these awful GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown!

Tell Congress: Cancel GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10d

“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”

“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”

~Center for Budget and Policy

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11d

This is very good

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11d

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm.bsky.social · 11d

newrepublic.com/post/202114/...

ICE Agents Drag Blind Man Across Pavement and Drop Him on His Head

“I think they wanted to make a point. So they picked the weakest person they could find and made a big show out of it.”

newrepublic.com

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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 11d

"Good unionized jobs for Canadian workers" says Carney

Just don't tell that to Canada Post workers or Air Canada flight attendants

#cdnpoli

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Paul J @papasnpotatos.bsky.social · 13d

I wonder if the irony is lost
on him that a post marking a day that celebrates “light triumphing over darkness” is met with hatred from Trump’s own cult.
apple.news/AEwQMXHUITue...

"Go Back": MAGA Floods Kash Patel's Diwali Post With Racism

How will Donald Trump’s fans feel when he also marks the holiday with an official White House event?

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Whrledpeas @whrledpeas.bsky.social · 13d

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13d

American students are falling behind, and the most common explanations overlook the main problem, Idrees Kahloon argues. https://theatln.tc/pB2mYbVS

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17d

Padilla: It’s not just undocumented folks who are being detained and arrested. It’s legal immigrants—even US citizens. We know of at least 170 US citizens who have been caught up in these raids and put in detention centers.

It’s the intended effect of this administration to stoke fear and terror

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 21d

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20d

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 20d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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