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Candidly Tiff @tify330.bsky.social · 11m

His strategy is falling apart cause its terrible and he is a weak Speaker.

PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 35m

“The House speaker is losing control of his party”

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown - The New Republic

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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown — The New Republic

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 4m

Ten fingers down!

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 52m

"Are you the same person who was telling people not to vote?"

💥☠️

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1h

Federal mortgage-fraud prosecutions are exceptionally rare. The amount allegedly at issue in the Letitia James case is so paltry that it would not normally draw the attention of federal prosecutors, @ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes.

The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice

The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.

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Howard ✡🟦🎗 @howarda-atlaw.bsky.social · 24m

Dear Free Phallustine cult:

Trump is president, thanks in part to you. Take your allegations of "enabling MidEast war crimes" up with him and stop stalking and harassing Harris at her book tour. She is a private citizen with 0 control of our government, much less a foreign one.

Love, reality.

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 1h

and yet the protestors are labeled “anti-Christian

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 32m

We knew they were going to ratf*ck around. And now, Trump owns it.

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shawnjohnpdx 🚫🧊 @shawnjohn.bsky.social · 34m

If a weasel could take human form it would be Mike Johnson.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 35m

“The House speaker is losing control of his party”

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown - The New Republic

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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown — The New Republic

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 49m

Want!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3h

Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 53m

oscar the grouch from sesame street is sitting in a trash can with the word trash written on it .

ALT: oscar the grouch from sesame street is sitting in a trash can with the word trash written on it .

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 54m

Since childhood!

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 3h

A good chunk of the people that tell y’all not to vote on “identity politics” told y’all to withhold your vote for democrats…BECAUSE OF GAZA.

I’m gonna let y’all sit and marinate on that for a while 🤷🏾‍♀️

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 1h

For all of you waiting for Black people to “do something”, well here’s your opportunity to join up.

Join us for @blackoutthesystem.bsky.social

That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 1h

#blackoutthesystem is back.
You all saw what an economic boycott did for Jimmy Kimmel; see if you can do the same thing to protect your freedom and your life.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 2h

They can rationalize it however they want. It’s still self-aggrandizing hypocrisy.

MAGA Christians Are Demanding Wives Stay Home — But There's 1 Big Problem - BuzzFeed

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MAGA Christians Are Demanding Wives Stay Home — But There's 1 Big Problem — BuzzFeed

“Erika Kirk has 3 university degrees, she’s a businesswoman and ceo, she got married in her 30s (to a man 5 years younger than her), had kids in her mid 30s,” one woman wrote. ”Her entire life is the ...

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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 5h

I mean seriously! After Reconstruction, Black Americans were told "You can't sit with us, go stay over there!"

Black Americans said "Ok" and formed their societies with businesses, schools etc.

White Americans did not like that and burned their towns/sides of town down. Make that make sense.

Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 5h

But that's the thing: most Black people are NOT looking for revenge, no matter how well deserved.

Most Black people just want to be left alone and mind our own business:

A doer of deeds @loozcoilz.bsky.social · 8h

It scares them because they KNOW they have treated us horribly (and that’s a kind word for it) and they know revenge is waiting for their asses.

White people know they have an ass whipping coming and that’s if they aren’t strung up from trees, whipped, and placed on postcards first.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 4h

I couldn't help but sing (in my head!) my post to this tune.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 4h

Special treatment that impacts the other people who are there to serve their time.

"Maxwell’s unexpected arrival upset the camp’s usually relaxed atmosphere, leading to more frequent lockdowns, the addition of armed guards and other changes."
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Tension rises at Texas prison after Epstein associate's 'mysterious' meeting: report

The transfer of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell to the Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas has drawn criticism from fellow inmates, who say her presence is altering daily life in a facility kn...

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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 1d

Please join us in wishing our very own Sen. Patty Murray, happy birthday!

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 5h

They've been fearing a Nat Turner rebellion from every encounter with us.

They should be happy we don't want revenge.

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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 5h

But that's the thing: most Black people are NOT looking for revenge, no matter how well deserved.

Most Black people just want to be left alone and mind our own business:

A doer of deeds @loozcoilz.bsky.social · 8h

It scares them because they KNOW they have treated us horribly (and that’s a kind word for it) and they know revenge is waiting for their asses.

White people know they have an ass whipping coming and that’s if they aren’t strung up from trees, whipped, and placed on postcards first.

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