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Bob Starr

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Bob Starr @robertlstarr.bsky.social · Aug 24

SCOTUS has bowed to the unified executive theory, 100% the opposite of everything the founders tried to accomplish. America is now a dictatorship and the old song of “originalists” upholding the Constitution has been revealed as the bullshit it always was under Antonin Scalia and his followers.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 17h

One year ago, almost to the hour, watching Jupiter rise over Cape Canaveral. Earlier that day Europa Clipper set sail for that point of light. Several of my colleagues who were helping tell that story got laid off today. They did excellent work. They made a difference. I hope they know I love them.

Jupiter appears as a bright star over the ocean at night, its light reflected on a wet beach. Photo: Bill Dunford

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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Farmers want fair trade, not aid

“He’s destroying our markets.”

When even lifelong farmers have to spell it out this clearly, it’s time for a change.

We don’t need bailouts. We need leaders who actually understand rural America.

Bailouts are Band-Aids. Leadership Matters!

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 23h

By singing entirely in Spanish and refusing to apologize, Bad Bunny is telling millions of Americans to stop sitting on the sidelines as he takes to the biggest stage in the world at next year's Super Bowl.

The full story: lataco.com/bad-bunny-su...

By Gabriel Buelna and Enrique M. Buelna

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 4h

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Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social · 1d

@laureldavilacpa.bsky.social

"I'VE LIVED 82 YEARS ON THIS EARTH, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER WITNESSED PEOPLE DELIGHTING IN THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS SO OPENLY, SO PROUDLY, AND EVEN RECORDING IT FOR THE WORLD TO SEE."
- Mick Jagger

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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ellenkagan.bsky.social @ellenkagan.bsky.social · 1h

www.yahoo.com/news/article... Totally terrific!

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said ...

www.yahoo.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Nikki @varivergirl.bsky.social · 1h

Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal

The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday as the government shutdown enters its third week.

www.nbcnews.com

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 1h

Freedom of the press is essential to every democracy. Glad to see Trump and Hegseth’s attempts to silence military reporters, rejected by news organizations from PBS to Fox News

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 8h

Talk about indoctrination…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Vought: "We're gonna keep those RIFs rolling throughout this shutdown ... think the Minority Business Development Agency that divvies up business grants on basis of race. Think Environment Justice at EPA ... "

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 8h

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

I remember when there were government shutdowns in the past that it felt like a major story every single day.

Like it was all we talked about.

Now it feels like a B or C level story.

thoughts?

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 22h

Mikie Sherrill isn’t afraid to call it like it is: RFK Jr. gets his “facts” from TikTok and online influencers. New Jersey needs a governor grounded in reality, not conspiracy theories and Mikie’s ready to lead with truth, grit, and real solutions.
#VoteNJ

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Mariah 🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋 @mariahbrown.bsky.social · 1h

👹😂👹🤣

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 15h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 19h

A white ibis with a Muscovy duck in Costa Rica for the #BirdOfTheDay long neck challenge and #AnimalArtTuesday

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography

A white ibis standing in a very green pond with a Muscovy duck in the background. There are leaves on the left side in the foreground.

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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌮 ❌👑 @callyson.bsky.social · 20h

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name
She even had her U.S. passport on her
"ICE determined she was an undocumented immigrant because she didn’t “look like” a Greeley. Greeley, who was born in Illinois, is Latina and adopted"
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newrepublic.com/post/201745/...

ICE is not protecting us
ICE is threatening us
Abolish ICE

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

This is what "grooming" looks like:

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 3h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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