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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It’s fantastic news that all remaining hostages have been returned.

I’m not ready to spike the football and declare victory on peace yet, though. These things can - and often do - go completely sideways.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

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

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone wonders why we call them wannabe authoritarians, here you go.

They’re now shitting on the Bill of Rights.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

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

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

When people show you who they are, believe them.

And of course JD Vance refused to condemn this.

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 11h

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Star Wars Explained @starwarsexplained.com · 21h

When you think of iconic movie posters, you think of his work. RIP Drew Struzan, you will always be the gold standard.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 12h

Statement released by the Pentagon Press Association.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23h

“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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson could end the government shutdown and release the Epstein files today if he wanted to.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 11h

Typical move, proving once again that donOLD is a racist.

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 14h

Let’s stop pretending. The issue before the Supreme Court right now is easy to understand: There are still many people on the far right who don’t see Black Americans as equals...they see them through the same filthy slur they whisper when the cameras are off. That's right...that word.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 12h

apnews.com/article/chic...

County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. The county includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.

apnews.com

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Jean Pocket @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 11h

“Let’s be clear if I were a Republican I would of been sworn in” 💪🤩🇺🇸
#AdelitaGrijalva #SwearHerIn

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 12h

#ResistanceRoots

Eugene Patterson was born on this day in 1923 in Valdosta, Ga. A Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and journalist, Patterson used his platform to advocate for civil rights, speaking directly to white Southerners about ending segregation and racial violence. /1

Eugene Patterson in 1984. Photo credit: AP / The Tampa Bay Times.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.

bit.ly

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 13h

Mike Johnson isn't Christian.
He proves that every day.
But he IS a numerologist.
He fears 218.

Swear-in Rep. elect Adelita Grijalva!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander