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Jennifer Bryant — she/her @mntnmama.bsky.social · Mar 5

Everybody heard him say Elon is in charge of DOGE, right?

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

"Good luck Marco," Trump says, addressing the Secretary of State directly. "We know who to blame if things go wrong."

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

I don't know how it feels to chew 5 Gum, but I do know how it feels to sit through 90 minutes of a Trump speech.

It's a lot like this.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is making the same face I've made for the last hour. #StateOfTheUnion

LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · Mar 5

Love the “fact checking” by the Democrats at the #SOTU

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 5

Trump backed GOP into a big corner with his “balanced budget” point.

The ONLY way House GOP could even think about upholding their “no cuts to Medicaid” swing seat promises and their spending cut mandates is deficit spending and bad math.

Now they have to gut Medicaid & hand it to Elon in public.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 5

This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Make it make sense.

David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social · Mar 5

Trump claims he “brought free speech back” after removing a man from exercising his free speech.

#StateOfTheUnion

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Trump says November 5th will be "one of the most important dates in the history of the country".

Some Dems jeer. The GOP side, which has been quite raucous, is relatively quiet. Trump waits for louder applause, looks from side to side, and then moves on.

Most honest moment of the night so far.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

"The days of rule of unelected bureaucrats are over", says Trump, prompting noticeable laughter from the Dems.

No doubt they're thinking of President Elon Musk, who is also present in the chamber.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

This is what counts for optimism in 2025.

Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · Mar 4

unfortunately true 👇

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

As Trump spews lies about DOGE savings one member of Congress called him out. He shouted, "Those are lies!"

I barely noticed it over the constant heckling.

Back in 2009 one member of Congress shouted "You lie!" at Barack Obama and it was a scandal.

We are in a much different world now.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Donald Trump now talking about Elon Musk as the cameras pan to the First Lady's section of the gallery.

Trump is notorious for always wanting to be the center of attention, so it's surprising that he would (albeit briefly) shine a spotlight on the President of the United States.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

'Drill, baby, drill" says Trump as he begins talking about energy.

People living in New York, Minnesota, and Michigan will soon pay an extra 25% for electric because those states source most of their energy from Canada.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

We're 20 minutes into the State of the Union and we've heard a lot about Trump's election win, Mount Denali, The Gulf of Mexico, and trans athletes. Culture war word salad. Not a word about consumer protections or cheaper prices.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Donald Trump: "I have stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech"

Me:

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Exactly.

Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

"I withdrew us from the anti-American UN Human Rights Council".

Just an absolutely stunning statement right there.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Photo of Marjorie Taylor Greene's MAGA hat. Hats are against the House dress code especially during such a formal event. Mike Johnson, strangely, does not seem concerned about this lack of decorum.

Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · Mar 5

Sycophancy on full display. #SOTU

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Democrats were actually showing a little bit of spine for a few minutes there. I was impressed. Hard to say if that will persist after Green's removal from the chamber. Several of them are holding protest signs.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

We're 5 minutes into Trump's address to Congress and already one Democrat, Representative Al Green, has been removed from the chamber.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

"The American Dream is surging bigger than ever before"

Not sure the thousands of fired federal workers would agree with this one.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Do you really need me to answer that one? 😉

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Donald Trump hasn't been made it to the podium and already the Republicans are chanting "USA! USA!"

Imagine wrapping your entire personality around one man like this.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

It would honestly drive me crazier to not watch it. To me, not knowing is harder than knowing. But I totally get why people are tuning this one out. I expect ratings to either be sky-high or in the toilet. There won't be an in-between.

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Shane Assadzandi @shaneiferd.bsky.social · Mar 5

I am in position and ready to live-Tweet...er, live-Sky?...this speech that is sure to be...a speech. The one thing I'm sure of is that it is going to be a speech.

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