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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5h

SCOTUS looks ready to erase another key piece of the Voting Rights Act, this time by striking down Louisiana’s Black-majority district for “relying too much on race.” Let me translate…they’re opening the door for states to erase Black and Latino districts that usually vote blue.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 8h

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

⚠️ Professor @jagjitchadha.bsky.social: "The European Investment Bank (during) our membership would typically lend us £6-7 billion pounds a year"

"The replacement banks we've got only lent £2.4 billion pounds. We have not replaced what we've lost from the European Investment Bank"

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 7h

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

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Polar Nerd @polarnerd.bsky.social · 20h

Socialism: what Jesus actually wanted for his followers

GOP: everything Jesus warned his followers against

John Henry @priveteye.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani is a self confessed socialist. Be careful New Yorkers - you could end up like socialist Denmark...

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WWII.Boomer @zignacio.bsky.social · 1d

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Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-

Of such I dream, my world!

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WWII.Boomer @zignacio.bsky.social · 1d

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I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul

Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,

Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,

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WWII.Boomer @zignacio.bsky.social · 1d

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It’s such a bleak prognosis in today’s world, such that I share…

“I Dream A World”
By Langston Hughes

I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn

www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/langst...

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Democrat-God @shamballa-warrior.bsky.social · 8h

Swear her in. Or we sue and Jail you Mike Johnson. You got no immunity from the Turd Supreme Court.

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 21h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Chanting Crow 🌊🌛🌝🌜🌊 @chantingcrow.bsky.social · 8h

I 🤔 she should do way more than threaten legal action. This partisan behavior is what got us in this mess we're in now with the regime turnig 🇺🇸into a fascist state. Everyone in power has to do everything they can to reverse that course. The GOP need to stop protecting & caring water for 🍊 leader

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

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💿🥂 The Mayor of Funkytown 🥂💿 @mayoroffunkytown.bsky.social · 8h

"Both Trump and his Slovene-born escort spent years demanding Obama’s birth certificate. I demand Melania Trump’s immigration papers. How did she get an Einstein visa despite lying under oath about college degrees?" –@strandjunker

I'd love to see them and hear the explanation, too.

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uppaalaska.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇺🇬🇱🇵🇦🇺🇦 @uppaalaska.bsky.social · 8h

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 9h

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 11h

Stacey Abrams explaining again what is happening in the country. Day by day we are watching the takeover of this nation. Everyone needs to resist, every business, every college, every home that gets it. We must not bend America‼️

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 1d

In case you haven't seen this, use this calculator to see how much the #TrumpShutdown will cost you as your ACA healthcare premiums skyrocket. You can thank little twerp #SpeakerJohnson for fucking you royally in your bank account #DV1 #ProudBlue
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How Much More Would People Pay in Premiums if the ACA's Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire? | KFF

The ACA's enhanced premium tax credits arre set to expire at the end of 2025. This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the cred...

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 1d

So called trump peace deal "..was never truly signed by Israel or Hamas...Yet, as the situation deteriorates, Trump continues to host “Mission Accomplished” events, more focused on self-congratulation than on saving lives" #TrumpIsAFailure #DonTheCon #ProudBlue #DV1
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Tuesday Afternoon News Update: Ceasefire in Trouble, GOP Meltdown Over Shutdown, + More

Catch up on today's news with me

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 1d

ICE are the #TrumpNaziGestapo, wake up, this is not normal run of the mill arrest and deport people who are dangerous. They are here to intimidate and instill fear on Americans. All the signs of fascism are here in America. Stop them. #DV1 #ProudBlue
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Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

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somecandytalking2 #FBPE (Hampshire, U.K.) @somecandytalking2.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social for the great recommendations. I so appreciate being able to connect with so many like minded people worldwide determined to protect democracy, integrity and true humanitarianism.
Sending love in solidarity from Jane, U.K.
#StrongerTogether
#HopeNotHate

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 1d

#Pinks
#ProudBlue

Love this intelligent, competent woman!!

#JasmineCrockett

“The problem is that Americans thought it was ok to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of The United States and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things.

Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of The United States and if we don’t wake up we may not have a United States.”

Congresswoman
Jasmine Crockett

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 17h

This is a great resource.
Please share and wide:

We Have Rights

“An empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)”

#Pinks #ProudBlue

www.wehaverights.us

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❀༻𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕫𝕚𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕖༺❀ @schultziepie.bsky.social · 12h

✨Good Morning ✨
Protecting your boundaries
isn’t selfish—it’s sacred.
Thanks for stopping by.♥️

#kindnessmatters
#mentalhealthmatters
#Pinks

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Last Sunday, @demiforillinois.bsky.social, @raygunsite.com and I hosted a No Kings protest sign-making party with the best problem:

So many people showed up, we ran out of table space.

This is what community care looks like.

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somecandytalking2 #FBPE (Hampshire, U.K.) @somecandytalking2.bsky.social · 1d

Nazis have the sexual allure of rotting manure.

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