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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

Done and released to Principle xoxo

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WarmSpirit @xzerox777.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

My old stomping grounds!

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 22h

alaska national guard

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

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Roger S. Baker @roger-the-dodger.bsky.social · 21h

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?
The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist group’s murderous campaign against dissidents. In fact, he seems to admire it.
By Jonathan Chait

Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?

The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist group’s murderous campaign against dissidents. In fact, he seems to admire it.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 20h

He’s lived in California since he was four years old. 🙏🏽

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, is one of at least 15 people who have died in immigration detention since Donald Trump returned to office. Sky's Martha Kelner meets his grieving mother and brother.

Man who moved to US aged four dies after being detained in immigration raid

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, is one of at least 15 people who have died in immigration detention since Donald Trump returned to office. Sky's Martha Kelner meets his grieving mother and brother.

news.sky.com

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 20h

@governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul took umbrage at @briantylercohen.bsky.social suggestion that these Young Republicans might just “a few bad apples” — she took direct aim at Trump & his administratio.

youtube.com/shorts/JH2K9...

Governor GOES OFF on leaked texts of GOP officials

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

youtube.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to my full conversation with David Leonhardt here:

America’s Next Story: Pete Buttigieg

YouTube video by The Opinions Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

This breaks my heart and enrages me at the same time.

Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

EXCELLENT.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?

All while the US government is shut down.

"America First," amirite?

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 20h

One year ago tonight, I captured comet C/2023 A3 gracing the evening sky over Turner Falls, Oklahoma. ✨ #photography

A comet in the evening sky hovers over tree-covered hills with fog filtering in between them. A rocky waterfall sit at the bottom left.

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing

An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operations South Korea has issued its most serious travel warning for parts of Cambodia, issuing a “code black” ban that orders citizens to leave areas in which the government has identified surging employment scams and detention cases targeting its nationals. The travel prohibition covers the border towns of Poipet and Bavet, along with the Bokor Mountain region in Kampot province, 140km south-west of Phnom Penh, where a 22-year-old Korean student was allegedly tortured to death in August. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 21h

Great 🧵; this is the main point. If the President can spend money on whatever he wants without congressionally mandated appropriations we don't have separation of powers, or even really a constitutional republic (at least under the terms of our constitution). We just don't.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

So just how bad is this? I got a text from an appropriator friend saying "The Republic has fallen. Pack it in."

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

They don’t care, actually.

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

Sick sob. Put him away for a long long time.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20h

The entire Republican Party strategy for achieving what are comprehensively & wildly unpopular policy objectives now consists entirely of bypassing Article I of the Constitution through wildly illegal abuses of both Article II and Article III.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever you think about CFPB, it was created by Congress (as part of the Dodd-Frank Act) and can only be abolished by Congress, not by the President acting as a dictator.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 17h

I’m sure my next door neighbor could find some lol

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.

The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.

It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Australian Aviation @australianaviation.com.au · 20h

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is on the way home following deployment to Poland to support NATO and Ukraine. #aviation #aerospace
https://bit.ly/3WHsgdq

RAAF Wedgetail wraps up support mission in Ukraine

Under Operation Kudu, the early warning and control aircraft, deployed in July, had operated out of Poland to support NATO in providing surveillance, communications, and early warning alerts to protect supply delivery lines into Ukraine.

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 23h

Happy to. Going to church tonight.

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Elaine ⭐️ @starree.bsky.social · 23h

Karma is a b. May theirs be swift and just.

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