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Purple Rain @sarahrain.bsky.social · 2h

Lisa would not know a high road if it sued her. #RHOSLC

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

It’s amazing how little Mike Johnson follows the news about things that directly affect his caucus and day’s agenda!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: A judge in Florida issued a restraining order against Cory Mills for threatening and harassing his ex-girlfriend. Do you think this is an ethical violation?

MIKE JOHNSON: I have not heard or looked into the details of that. I've been a little busy.

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Purple Rain @sarahrain.bsky.social · 5h

Bwaaahaaaa

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h

Mike Johnson, fake Christian, doesn't think a Republican congressman beating up his girlfriend is "really serious."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

What could be worse than screaming at a Capitol police officer?

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 6h

Did I miss any updates on the investigation into the motive of Charlie Kirk’s killer? It feels like that just disappeared as a story, which is strange considering his exaltation within GOP and making his murder into a national event. I’d think we’d be getting hearing about it frequently

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 6h

So proud
The Democratic Women's Caucus marching to Speaker Johnson's office demanding Adelita Grijalva gets sworn in

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Purple Rain @sarahrain.bsky.social · 6h

WTAF so beating women is not serious to the speaker of rim jobs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

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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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 9h

Talk about indoctrination…

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 8h

I'm not Catholic, but Pope Leo calls for unity in messaging against Trump's deportation raids.

A true show of WWJD. No wonder Evangelicals don't like him.

#ProudBlue

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 8h

Trump says that, with his illegal mass layoffs, he’s closing “Democrat programs.” But programs like Social Security, education for children with disabilities, & clean water enforcement work for all Americans. If you want to repeal them, send a bill to Congress; if not, hands off.

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Purple Rain @sarahrain.bsky.social · 7h

Done.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Color me shocked.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8h

“Donnie was always a vile little pervert. Fred and I insisted he wear a turtleneck and a scarf. Fred would say, ‘Is that scarf too tight?’ to which I’d reply, ‘He’s still talking and doing disgusting things to his neck, so no.’”

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 8h

It's been 22 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in. At what point will political reporters start calling this a constitutional crisis?

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8h

This deserves more attention. North Carolina wiped out $6.5 Billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents. Less than 1/3 of what we paid to bail out Argentina.
www.carolinajournal.com/nc-program-w...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

Boom! Who’s winning the shutdown debate? THE ACA.

More Republicans than Democrats use the ACA marketplace. So the GOP’s base is relying on the same program their party is causing premiums to skyrocket.

45% of ACA marketplace enrollees are Republicans, and most live in GOP-held districts.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

New in PN: The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 8h

The case before the Supreme Court is called Louisiana v. Callais, a redistricting dispute that has become a major test of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the landmark civil rights law designed to protect Black Americans and other minorities from being shut out of political representation.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 8h

A government that targets citizens against fascism and dictatorships, isn’t a government worth keeping.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 21h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 BREAKING
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sent a formal demand letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, ordering him to swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. More ⬇️

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

If you can’t sell your soybeans because of Trump’s tariffs after Argentina stepped in and took your customers, you can take solace that the guy you voted for also just gave $20 billion of your tax dollars to the country that is bankrupting you.

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