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Chris McKercher

@systemisbroken.bsky.social

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Blue dot in SD. She/her Fighting for the future of my four grandkids. I’m a caregiver, and there aren’t enough of us. Cutting Social Security Medicare and Medicaid will harm seniors and the people who help them.

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Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · Aug 6

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For people not from South Dakota, this is the best primer on Noem that I’ve seen.

Also, I somehow never knew how her dad died until I watched this. I just knew it was a farming accident.

Kristi Noem: Everything You Didn't Know About Her Sh*tty Past

YouTube video by Hysteria

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Chief White House Chuck Taylor Correspondent 🐝⚜️ @ntdubb.blacksky.app · 1h

Hey #Texas peeps: Texas has 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot. These aren’t routine bills, a yes/no here rewrites the Texas Constitution and is hard to undo. This is a solid list of recommendations for this year’s election. As always, look them up for yourself, too. #Election

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 1h

I can't believe this has to be said outloud.

ACLU @aclu.org · 2h

Pregnant people in ICE detention have suffered severe medical neglect and abuse.

ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

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Maca Iglesias🇺🇸Thank You, President Biden🇺🇸 @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social · 1h

Alaska $25 million
Ballroom $300 million
Argentina $40 billion

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 21h

Fact Check: Prices are not down.

Source: Go to the fucking grocery store.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Trump: Prices are way down in our country

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

National Guardsman Awakes Screaming From Nightmare About Americans Going About Daily Lives

FORT WORTH, TX—Catching his breath and wiping the sweat from his brow after he realized it was all just a bad dream, Texas National Guard member Jason Ringgold reportedly woke up screaming at 3 a.m. T...

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1h

Where is this?

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3h

When you can be accused of a crime by this regimes Gestapo without proof, it’s shows to what extent they’ve weakened the rule of law

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American Oversight @weareoversight.bsky.social · 1h

The public deserves answers about the administration’s escalating efforts to weaponize the DOJ against its perceived political opponents.

Read more about our investigation into the administration’s use of Signal and other apps with auto-delete capabilities: americanoversight.org/investigatio...

The Trump Administration's Use of Signal and Other Ephemeral Messaging Platforms - American Oversight

American Oversight is investigating this serious national security issue and holding the administration accountable for its obligations to preserve critical government records.

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American Oversight @weareoversight.bsky.social · 1h

“What makes this all the more alarming is the context: Halligan appears to have engaged in this conduct while leading prosecutions against the president’s perceived political enemies,” our Executive Director Chioma Chukwu said.

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American Oversight @weareoversight.bsky.social · 1h

Lindsey Halligan, now acting as interim U.S. attorney, reportedly texted a journalist about the indictment of NY AG Letitia James using Signal.

We’re investigating.
americanoversight.org/lindsey-hall...

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1h

DHS just posted a Little Dark Age edit. Clear pattern of black-pilled memes and fashy fancams that reflects who ICE wants to recruit

www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1h

I didn't know this
Did you
Plaque on the East Wing of the Whitehouse
This is truly infuriating !

Like everything trump touches he destroys

IT IS THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE

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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 1h

Update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: While the judge deliberates on whether to release him, DOJ says the US identified a country that will take him: Liberia. Abrego Garcia's lawyers prev had said he was willing to go to Costa Rica and that officials there were amenable; no mention of that buff.ly/sAR7n1Y

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1h

MORE OF THIS, PLEASE

Democrats @democrats.org · 2h

Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.

Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 1h

EXTRA! EXTRA! 🗣️

The new Pentagon press corps will include a veritable WHO’S WHO of journalistic excellence 🥴:

the Gateway Pundit
the National Pulse
podcaster Tim Pool
the Just the News website
Frontlines (Turning Point USA)
LindellTV (“MyPillow” guy)
The Daily Signal (Heritage Foundation)

Meet the new Trumpified Pentagon press corps

“We are grateful for Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership and his remarkable track record of success.”

www.motherjones.com

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1h

Uh….nope.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Kevin Hassett's theory of tariffs: "China has got to sell a lot of stuff to us to maintain political stability. And so if we put a tariff on their stuff, then they cut the price so that our consumer is basically still able to demand as much stuff as they need to sell to be politically stable."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's ballroom donors include:

-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity

Pay-to-play.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

Absolutely no one spends $350 million on a remodel to a house they plan on leaving in three years. No one!!!

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 18h

Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

There are no mainstream Republicans or media elites or corporate leaders riding to our rescue.

The only people who are going to save our democracy is us. Regular, everyday Americans. Like the record setting 7 million who turned out this weekend.

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James Meek @jamesmeek.bsky.social · 9h

Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 20h

Washington Post reports: “Also visible Thursday: dump trucks rumbling between the White House and East Potomac Park, an island in the Potomac River a couple of miles away, where they dumped sandy-colored debris.”

So they’re just haphazardly dumping potentially hazardous debris.

Why am I surprised.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 14h

MAGA are simple-minded

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 1d

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