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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13h

The Virginia race is considered a potential bellwether for where voters stand almost a year into Trump’s second term.

Obama Boosts Democrat in Virginia Race as Trump Keeps Distance

Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate seeking to flip Virginia, portraying the Nov. 4 election as a chance to send a message against President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12h

“Under past administrations, lawyers and policymakers inside the Executive have exercised oversight over the use of force. It is possible members of Congress have grown to rely on those internal constraints and lost their muscle memory to check the President.”

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Expert Backgrounder on War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock for Boat Strikes Expiring Monday

Expert backgrounder on how War Powers Resolution works in application to U.S. military operations against suspected drug cartels.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

OBAMA: “It’s like every day is Halloween… I will admit it’s even worse than I expected — but I did warn y’all. Check the tape.”

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12h

Families across the country are seeing their healthcare premiums spike. Join @repbrendanboyle.bsky.social on Monday to discuss the impact of the Trump Shutdown, and what we can do to lower costs and protect healthcare: groundworkcollaborative.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Featuring Ranking Member Brendan Boyle (PA), House Budget Committee
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12h

“Presidents have obtained congressional authorization for major wars, such as the Persian Gulf war, the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan and against Al Qaeda and its progeny.”

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War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Good question, Junior!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"

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Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes

“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 1d

A Trump Gala while an eighth of the country is in danger of losing food assistance.

“Let Them Eat Botox!!”

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Trump Rants About Paying Food Stamps ‘If’ He Gets ‘Appropriate’ Guidance From Court — As He Throws Great Gatsby Blowout

Trump attacked Democrats in a rant about being forced to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown — even as he threw a glitzy Great Gatsby-themed party.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has the House adjourned for 42 days, Trump just came back from a week in Asia, remodeled a WH bathroom and flew to Palm Beach for a golf weekend, they refuse to negotiate with Dems, Dems had to sue to get Trump to release SNAP funds, but Republicans are blaming Dems.

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Paul Valentine @psvalentine.bsky.social · 23h

Simply pathetic

TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 1d

Since these guys love to occasionally quote passages from the Bible that they never read:

“Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.”
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.

He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."

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Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 1d

This is partisan hack analysis. This is "obvious" only to ideologues that already believed this. The Dems were hurt by rising prices, a doddering, unpopular incumbent, and the administration's enabling of a genocide. They tried to fix the second problem by dumping Biden, but it wasn't enough.

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Paul Valentine @psvalentine.bsky.social · 23h

She’s right, folks!

🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 1d

I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.

And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.

Paul Valentine @psvalentine.bsky.social · 23h

Shocked, not shocked

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump’s takeover

Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover

Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

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Paul Valentine @psvalentine.bsky.social · 23h

Great stuff!

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I went through all 1,700-plus pages of subpoenas released by Chuck Grassley this week and mapped out how the organizations and people in them connect.
That and more in this week's newsletter! Click click click click. www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-web-that...

The web that tried to steal the presidency

Chapter 1 What is it that happens when first we practice to deceive? I forget. If you are anything like me, you tuned into cable news coverage of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 and thought to yours...

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Community organizers calling out Home Depot for profiting off of immigrant laborers and contractors for decades.

"Home Depot's silence and inaction makes it a passive party in ICE's violence."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

In Belmont Cragin on Chicago's northwest side this morning, a rally is opening in support of day laborers outside the Armitage/Cicero Home Depot.

Activists are calling out the corporation for continuing to allow ICE and Border Patrol to stalk and attack immigrants in their parking lots.

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Douglas Farrar @douglasfarrar.bsky.social · 1d

Lina Khan in conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about the history of antitrust and the future of the Democrats. Watch! 📺

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Live with Heather Cox Richardson

A recording from Lina Khan and Heather Cox Richardson's live video

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

Nearly 42 million Americans lose their food stamp benefits

The lapse in benefits could be temporary if the Trump administration complies with a recent court order requiring them to use emergency money to fund SNAP.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 1d

The Arctic’s strength is key to Europe’s strategic independence.

Europe must be more proactive and invested in the region.

We will partner with like-minded nations for a sustainable, and peaceful future for the Arctic.

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