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TAKE ACTION: Oppose the confirmation of Nicholas Ganjei to the U.S. District Court
He aligned himself with right-wing groups that use the courts to attack civil rights and liberties
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Nicholas Ganjei nomination for District Court Judge.
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Nicholas Ganjei nomination for District Court Judge.
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📌 Let's make it as difficult as possible for hungry children, disabled vets and others, and vulnerable families to eat. Of course, if America's richest corporations paid their employees a living wage, some of those families wouldn't need assistance. From @truthout.org #SNAP #hunger #USDA
📌 Let's make it as difficult as possible for hungry children, disabled vets and others, and vulnerable families to eat. Of course, if America's richest corporations paid their employees a living wage, some of those families wouldn't need assistance. From @truthout.org #SNAP #hunger #USDA
USDA Secretary Says All SNAP Recipients Must Reapply, Dubiously Citing Fraud
“Forcing millions to reapply is a deliberate effort to shrink the program and leave families hungry,” said one lawmaker.
truthout.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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📌 Let's make it as difficult as possible for hungry children, disabled vets and others, and vulnerable families to eat. Of course, if America's richest corporations paid their employees a living wage, some of those families wouldn't need assistance. From @truthout.org #SNAP #hunger #USDA
📌 Let's make it as difficult as possible for hungry children, disabled vets and others, and vulnerable families to eat. Of course, if America's richest corporations paid their employees a living wage, some of those families wouldn't need assistance. From @truthout.org #SNAP #hunger #USDA
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🎯 The so-called Ukraine-Russia peace plan is about making money for Trump, but isn't everything he does?
David Frum called it a "devastating report on the real Trump-Russia deal: betray Ukraine in exchange for privileged business benefits for Trump insiders." #Ukraine #Russia #Trump #peace
🎯 The so-called Ukraine-Russia peace plan is about making money for Trump, but isn't everything he does?
David Frum called it a "devastating report on the real Trump-Russia deal: betray Ukraine in exchange for privileged business benefits for Trump insiders." #Ukraine #Russia #Trump #peace
'Devastating': Internet erupts over conservative outlet's 'damning' report on Trump allies
The conservative Wall Street Journal is causing an internet uproar with its new report on Donald Trump allies who are cashing in on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.The Journal's piece ahead of the weeke...
www.rawstory.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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📌 The Trump order to keep coal plant open costs taxpayers over $100 million (~$615,000/day)
The plant operator didn't ask for an order to keep the coal plant running, and the Trump administration didn't consult local regulators. #coal #environment #pollution #fossil-fuels
📌 The Trump order to keep coal plant open costs taxpayers over $100 million (~$615,000/day)
The plant operator didn't ask for an order to keep the coal plant running, and the Trump administration didn't consult local regulators. #coal #environment #pollution #fossil-fuels
Trump order to keep coal plant open costs taxpayers over $100 million
A Trump administration order to keep an aging and unneeded Michigan coal-fired power plant open and online reportedly is costing taxpayers about $615,000 per day, or $113 million to date. Closing the ...
ino.to
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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📌 The Trump order to keep coal plant open costs taxpayers over $100 million (~$615,000/day)
The plant operator didn't ask for an order to keep the coal plant running, and the Trump administration didn't consult local regulators. #coal #environment #pollution #fossil-fuels
📌 The Trump order to keep coal plant open costs taxpayers over $100 million (~$615,000/day)
The plant operator didn't ask for an order to keep the coal plant running, and the Trump administration didn't consult local regulators. #coal #environment #pollution #fossil-fuels
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📌 The U.S. has always had an extensive #surveillance program aimed at those who advocated for #progressive change.
None of the individuals who appear at close range seem to recognize that their picture is being taken; no one looks directly at the camera. From @theintercept.com #MLKJr #NYPD
📌 The U.S. has always had an extensive #surveillance program aimed at those who advocated for #progressive change.
None of the individuals who appear at close range seem to recognize that their picture is being taken; no one looks directly at the camera. From @theintercept.com #MLKJr #NYPD
Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance
After J. Edgar Hoover cast civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a “liar,” the New York City Police Department’s spy unit heeded the call.
theintercept.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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📌 The U.S. has always had an extensive #surveillance program aimed at those who advocated for #progressive change.
None of the individuals who appear at close range seem to recognize that their picture is being taken; no one looks directly at the camera. From @theintercept.com #MLKJr #NYPD
📌 The U.S. has always had an extensive #surveillance program aimed at those who advocated for #progressive change.
None of the individuals who appear at close range seem to recognize that their picture is being taken; no one looks directly at the camera. From @theintercept.com #MLKJr #NYPD
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📌 The UN Security Council has enshrined Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, put its imprimatur on Israel’s genocide, and granted colonial control over the lives of the Palestinians to the United States, which has aided and abetted the genocide. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #genocide
📌 The UN Security Council has enshrined Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, put its imprimatur on Israel’s genocide, and granted colonial control over the lives of the Palestinians to the United States, which has aided and abetted the genocide. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #genocide
Security Council Shamefully Grants Colonial Domination Over Palestine to the US
A UN Special Rapporteur has decried the resolution as a violation of Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
ino.to
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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📌 The UN Security Council has enshrined Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, put its imprimatur on Israel’s genocide, and granted colonial control over the lives of the Palestinians to the United States, which has aided and abetted the genocide. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #genocide
📌 The UN Security Council has enshrined Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, put its imprimatur on Israel’s genocide, and granted colonial control over the lives of the Palestinians to the United States, which has aided and abetted the genocide. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #genocide
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Nicholas Ganjei nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Nicholas Ganjei nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
TAKE ACTION: Oppose the confirmation of Nicholas Ganjei to the U.S. District Court
He aligned himself with right-wing groups that use the courts to attack civil rights and liberties
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Nicholas Ganjei nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Nicholas Ganjei nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
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🎯 “The world’s first #capitalists faced a problem that titans of #industry still face today: how to get the masses to file into their mills and slaughterhouses to work for as little pay as the law and market allow. #Hunger was the capitalists’ solution to the #labor question.” #poverty
🎯 “The world’s first #capitalists faced a problem that titans of #industry still face today: how to get the masses to file into their mills and slaughterhouses to work for as little pay as the law and market allow. #Hunger was the capitalists’ solution to the #labor question.” #poverty
Pandemic Programs Worked, So Business Elites Killed Them Off
To prevent economic collapse amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the government unleashed the power it always had. New programs caused hunger, evictions, and child poverty to plummet. Why not just continue th...
jacobin.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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🎯 “The world’s first #capitalists faced a problem that titans of #industry still face today: how to get the masses to file into their mills and slaughterhouses to work for as little pay as the law and market allow. #Hunger was the capitalists’ solution to the #labor question.” #poverty
🎯 “The world’s first #capitalists faced a problem that titans of #industry still face today: how to get the masses to file into their mills and slaughterhouses to work for as little pay as the law and market allow. #Hunger was the capitalists’ solution to the #labor question.” #poverty
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📌 While the October 10 agreement has offered some relief for Palestinians, starvation and killings by Israeli forces continue.
Instead of relentless, Israel’s bombings over the last 45 days have been simply ongoing and regular. #Gaza #Israel #genocide
📌 While the October 10 agreement has offered some relief for Palestinians, starvation and killings by Israeli forces continue.
Instead of relentless, Israel’s bombings over the last 45 days have been simply ongoing and regular. #Gaza #Israel #genocide
Keep Talking About Gaza at Your Thanksgiving Table
Why we need to keep pushing for the end of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, even if that means an uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinner.
theintercept.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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To those who celebrate today, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. To everyone, every day, we wish you peace. #Thanksgiving #peace
To those who celebrate today, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. To everyone, every day, we wish you peace. #Thanksgiving #peace
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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To those who celebrate today, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. To everyone, every day, we wish you peace. #Thanksgiving #peace
To those who celebrate today, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. To everyone, every day, we wish you peace. #Thanksgiving #peace
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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From artist/cartoonist Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social #socialism #Thanksgiving #MAGA ("Make The Colonies Great Again")
From artist/cartoonist Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social #socialism #Thanksgiving #MAGA ("Make The Colonies Great Again")
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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From artist/cartoonist Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social #socialism #Thanksgiving #MAGA ("Make The Colonies Great Again")
From artist/cartoonist Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social #socialism #Thanksgiving #MAGA ("Make The Colonies Great Again")
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📌 Don't be silly. Trump doesn't really want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. He just doesn't want to preside over the largest-ever annual spike in ACA premiums. It's always about him.
BTW, House #Republicans don't care and don't want to extend them. #ACA #AffordableCareAct #Trump
📌 Don't be silly. Trump doesn't really want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. He just doesn't want to preside over the largest-ever annual spike in ACA premiums. It's always about him.
BTW, House #Republicans don't care and don't want to extend them. #ACA #AffordableCareAct #Trump
Even Trump wants to extend Obamacare tax credits—but Republicans stopped him
Tick, tock: the GOP is desperately trying to run out the clock on ACA subsidies.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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📌 Don't be silly. Trump doesn't really want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. He just doesn't want to preside over the largest-ever annual spike in ACA premiums. It's always about him.
BTW, House #Republicans don't care and don't want to extend them. #ACA #AffordableCareAct #Trump
📌 Don't be silly. Trump doesn't really want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. He just doesn't want to preside over the largest-ever annual spike in ACA premiums. It's always about him.
BTW, House #Republicans don't care and don't want to extend them. #ACA #AffordableCareAct #Trump
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #AffordableCareAct #ACA #Medicaid #healthcare
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #AffordableCareAct #ACA #Medicaid #healthcare
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to protect Americans’ healthcare
Reduce health costs, retain the ACA tax credits, and repeal the cuts to Medicaid
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #AffordableCareAct #ACA #Medicaid #healthcare
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #AffordableCareAct #ACA #Medicaid #healthcare
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🎯 Since May, when Israel ousted other aid providers and made Gaza Humanitarian Foundation the lone distributor in Gaza, Israeli soldiers and American subcontractors have killed nearly 3,000 Palestinians seeking aid. The vast majority were killed at GHF sites. #Gaza #genocide #Israel #famine
🎯 Since May, when Israel ousted other aid providers and made Gaza Humanitarian Foundation the lone distributor in Gaza, Israeli soldiers and American subcontractors have killed nearly 3,000 Palestinians seeking aid. The vast majority were killed at GHF sites. #Gaza #genocide #Israel #famine
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Calls It Quits After Thousands Die Seeking Its Aid
The aid group GHF oversaw relief in Gaza during a period defined by the killings of Palestinians seeking food during famine.
theintercept.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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From artist/cartoonist Clay Jones, @claytoonz.bsky.social. Read his blog post here: claytoonz.substack.com/p/legal-orders
From artist/cartoonist Clay Jones, @claytoonz.bsky.social. Read his blog post here: claytoonz.substack.com/p/legal-orders
Legal Orders
Donald Trump is issuing illegal orders to the military
claytoonz.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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From artist/cartoonist Clay Jones, @claytoonz.bsky.social. Read his blog post here: claytoonz.substack.com/p/legal-orders
From artist/cartoonist Clay Jones, @claytoonz.bsky.social. Read his blog post here: claytoonz.substack.com/p/legal-orders
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📌 The combined impact of the bills contained in Rashida Tlaib’s proposed “Economic Dignity for All Agenda” could dramatically reduce poverty and inequality. The only question is whether Congress has the political will to enact them. #poverty #inequality #EconomicDignity #economy
📌 The combined impact of the bills contained in Rashida Tlaib’s proposed “Economic Dignity for All Agenda” could dramatically reduce poverty and inequality. The only question is whether Congress has the political will to enact them. #poverty #inequality #EconomicDignity #economy
Rashida Tlaib’s Plan to Combat Poverty
Last week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib proposed three pieces of legislation under the umbrella of her “Economic Dignity for All Agenda.” These bills would create a comprehensive system of economic sec...
jacobin.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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📌 The combined impact of the bills contained in Rashida Tlaib’s proposed “Economic Dignity for All Agenda” could dramatically reduce poverty and inequality. The only question is whether Congress has the political will to enact them. #poverty #inequality #EconomicDignity #economy
📌 The combined impact of the bills contained in Rashida Tlaib’s proposed “Economic Dignity for All Agenda” could dramatically reduce poverty and inequality. The only question is whether Congress has the political will to enact them. #poverty #inequality #EconomicDignity #economy
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Stop President Trump’s plan before it poisons another generation and provokes a war.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #NuclearTestingy
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Stop President Trump’s plan before it poisons another generation and provokes a war.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #NuclearTestingy
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to block Trump’s irresponsible nuclear testing plans
Trump’s tests will make us sicker, poorer, and less safe.
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Stop President Trump’s plan before it poisons another generation and provokes a war.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #NuclearTestingy
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Stop President Trump’s plan before it poisons another generation and provokes a war.”
Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #NuclearTestingy
🎯 When do we say that Trump crossed a line?
This is his most dangerous and insane escalation yet, because it crosses a bright red line the Founders warned about: a president openly demanding the #execution of #Congress members for telling U.S. service members to obey the law. #sedition #Trump
This is his most dangerous and insane escalation yet, because it crosses a bright red line the Founders warned about: a president openly demanding the #execution of #Congress members for telling U.S. service members to obey the law. #sedition #Trump
If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is?
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
hartmannreport.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🎯 When do we say that Trump crossed a line?
This is his most dangerous and insane escalation yet, because it crosses a bright red line the Founders warned about: a president openly demanding the #execution of #Congress members for telling U.S. service members to obey the law. #sedition #Trump
This is his most dangerous and insane escalation yet, because it crosses a bright red line the Founders warned about: a president openly demanding the #execution of #Congress members for telling U.S. service members to obey the law. #sedition #Trump
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🎯 We have no idea how to react to Trump hosting Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Do we post that meme about Obama and bin Laden? Do we mention 9/11? What about a reference to Jamal Khashoggi? We chose this quote from Ron Filipkowski. @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social #MbS #Saudi #corruption
🎯 We have no idea how to react to Trump hosting Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Do we post that meme about Obama and bin Laden? Do we mention 9/11? What about a reference to Jamal Khashoggi? We chose this quote from Ron Filipkowski. @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social #MbS #Saudi #corruption
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🎯 We have no idea how to react to Trump hosting Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Do we post that meme about Obama and bin Laden? Do we mention 9/11? What about a reference to Jamal Khashoggi? We chose this quote from Ron Filipkowski. @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social #MbS #Saudi #corruption
🎯 We have no idea how to react to Trump hosting Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Do we post that meme about Obama and bin Laden? Do we mention 9/11? What about a reference to Jamal Khashoggi? We chose this quote from Ron Filipkowski. @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social #MbS #Saudi #corruption
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🎯 Geez. She DID go to law school, right? Has anyone checked?
Halligan told a judge that the full grand jury that indicted Comey did not see the final indictment; only the foreperson and another grand juror saw it. (What!?) #Comey #Halligan #DOJ
🎯 Geez. She DID go to law school, right? Has anyone checked?
Halligan told a judge that the full grand jury that indicted Comey did not see the final indictment; only the foreperson and another grand juror saw it. (What!?) #Comey #Halligan #DOJ
Somehow Lindsey Halligan F*ed Up The Comey Case Even Worse Than Initially Known
I will be shocked if she isn't disbarred when this is all over.
crooksandliars.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Wm. Crain nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Wm. Crain nomination for District Court Judge.
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TAKE ACTION: Oppose the nomination of William Crain to the U.S. District Court
He allows his biases to inform his decisions, not necessarily the law
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Wm. Crain nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to say “No” to the Wm. Crain nomination for District Court Judge.
Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #judiciary
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🎯 Remember all the speculation about the Senate delaying passage of the bill to release the Epstein files. Apparently, the Senate didn't get the message. #EpsteinFiles #Senate #Trump
🎯 Remember all the speculation about the Senate delaying passage of the bill to release the Epstein files. Apparently, the Senate didn't get the message. #EpsteinFiles #Senate #Trump
Live updates: Congress sends bill forcing release of Epstein files to Trump’s desk | CNN Politics
Congress is sending the bill to compel the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files to President Donald Trump’s desk. Follow for live news updates.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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🎯 Remember all the speculation about the Senate delaying passage of the bill to release the Epstein files. Apparently, the Senate didn't get the message. #EpsteinFiles #Senate #Trump
🎯 Remember all the speculation about the Senate delaying passage of the bill to release the Epstein files. Apparently, the Senate didn't get the message. #EpsteinFiles #Senate #Trump
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From artist/cartoonist/illustrator Daniel Boris. Follow him here: @danboriscreates.bsky.social #EpsteinFiles #Epstein
From artist/cartoonist/illustrator Daniel Boris. Follow him here: @danboriscreates.bsky.social #EpsteinFiles #Epstein
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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From artist/cartoonist/illustrator Daniel Boris. Follow him here: @danboriscreates.bsky.social #EpsteinFiles #Epstein
From artist/cartoonist/illustrator Daniel Boris. Follow him here: @danboriscreates.bsky.social #EpsteinFiles #Epstein