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thepissedoldlady.bsky.social
@thepissedoldlady.bsky.social
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Well-trained dachshund mom, outspoken defender of democracy, Blue dot in East Tennessee. My escape is hard science fiction. Retired, love crochet, jigsaw puzzles & AC/DC!! NO DMs.🚨WARNING: I am a prolific reposter & use the F word like a comma!
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Damn, this poll is brutal! And it’s going to get worse…

The only folks still supporting Trump are MAGA Republicans, and even that won’t last much longer once the fact that Trump is just fine leaving them hungry really sets in.
#VoteDemToday
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There are no words. Hungry kids are not a bargaining chip. Choosing to let millions go hungry is unspeakably cruel.
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“.. The Louisville Metro Police Department described the scene as active with ‘fire and debris,’”

@cbsnews.com $UPS
www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-pla...
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Shelter in place order issued for five mile radius from Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, where a UPS cargo plane en route to Hawaii crashed shortly after takeoff.
Very good analysis!
NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”

@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Absolutely disgusting response from Turning Point USA's spokesperson here, who targeted some random teachers and rained hell on their lives because he couldn't fathom not trying to squeeze some more engagement bait out of his dead boss.
For me, this is absolutely the common sense view we need to take going forward. Please read 💙
IMHO, this is the best common sense approach we need to take! I love everything about it!!
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If you face any difficulty voting or have questions about your ballot, help is just a phone call away: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683 ☎️
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You found $40 billion to bail out Argentina.

But refuse to provide a dime to keep American children from going hungry.

Show some leadership, get off the golf course and reopen the government.
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NEW: The White House says it is drafting a new executive order aiming to further restrict access to the ballot box and target mail voting. The confirmation comes hours after the president called California’s mail voting system “rigged."
New Trump Anti-Voting Order Coming, White House Confirms
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Here is the test.

Brad Lander cross-endorsed Zohran Mamdani. The two candidates have very similar and compatible visions for NYC, similar policies and priorities.

Does anyone have any doubt whatsoever that Schumer would have a problem voting for Brad Lander if he were the nominee?
I had thought most of my naive idealism had been stomped out of me by now, but it’s amazing to me that this level of public animosity could be directed by Democratic leadership toward a sweet and personable young candidate of their own party seemingly exclusively because of his background.
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?

Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
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"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts
The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.
www.publicnotice.co
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A federal judge on ICE's Broadview facility, which the feds call a processing center:

"It has really become a prison."
U.S. Robert Gettleman is now giving his thoughts. He says, "I think the evidence has been pretty strong that this facility is no longer just a temporary holding facility. …

"It has really become a prison."
DOJ's Jana Brady steps up next but says she'll largely "rest on our brief that we filed."

She wants any TRO to not "interfere with the executive branch."
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🧑‍🌾 KENTUCKY’S @govandybeshear.bsky.social : “Farmers are getting HAMMERED. Trump may be the worst president I’ve seen towards farmers in my lifetime.”

Full @thebulwark.com pod with @timmiller.bsky.social : youtu.be/m1Dd36WwkQA?...
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Reminder — Earlier this year, House Republicans CUT food assistance programs, while increasing the deficit by trillions of dollars, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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Trump has no idea what’s going on. He’s turned the WH into a gilded Assisted Living Facility with court jesters and a ballroom.
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Trump told at least 18 lies in his “60 Minutes” interview, about prices, inflation, the election, and even basic history.

We must not continue to normalize his lies.

The only antidote to his disinformation is truth, repeated loudly and often.

Read the fact check. www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump littered his new “60 Minutes” interview with a wide-ranging assortment of false claims, the vast majority of them previously debunked. We counted at least 18 inaccurate assertio...
www.cnn.com
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"Because Trump and his fellow GOP 'leaders' have made their refusal to negotiate with Democrats a bizarre 'principle,' when — as seems increasingly certain — they’re forced to make a deal to reopen the government, Trump, the self-styled dictatorial strongman, will end up substantially diminished."
Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts
The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.
www.publicnotice.co
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Here's a Republican in Congress admitting THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN.
Greene: “I shouldn't have to go into a SCIF to go find our Republican health insurance plan.”

Hostin: “There is no plan.”

Greene: "That I believe is the truth.”
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The whole thing is great (of course) but this graf gets at how outrageous the Missing Mike act is, better than the news:
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Let’s be clear: The Trump Administration has the resources and the legal authority to fully fund SNAP benefits. Not only do they have the ability, but they have also been ordered by a court to do so. And they are still choosing not to.
House Democrats Respond to Trump's Illegal SNAP Cuts
YouTube video by House Democrats
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