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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 11h

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 7h

Jeff Merkley has always stood up for our country.

I’ll be watching his speech late into the night, and I hope all Americans listen to what he says about the use of authoritarian tactics in our democracy.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t understand why anyone’s debating this — a Nazi tattoo is a non starter, full stop.

This is a race for a U.S. Senate seat. The bar for candidates to clear doesn’t have to be insanely high, but it should at least be off the ground

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

“Only the best people. The finest people.”

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 8h

Don JR: If he was a king, he probably would have never left office the first time

(He literally tried to do it)

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

> @newyorker.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Listen, we can’t send this guy enough of our money. Most trustworthy investment ever.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

New York is bringing all that 🔥

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 18h

No dumb dumb

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h

I always knew that some portion of Americans were soulless fuckers. But I never could’ve imagined that a major American political party — the party of Lincoln — would be made up entirely of soulless fuckers.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 8h

I.C.E. is stockpiling weapons of war because the federal government is waging war on our neighbors and friends.

The President of the United States has repeatedly referred to them as vermin and “the enemy within.”

This is America’s future. Dark days ahead. 🇺🇸

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

Important to note that it's New York STATE that brought charges against the J6er that threatened Hakeem Jeffries. Not the DOJ.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 12h

DOJ declined to bring charges against two people who threatened to kill @ericswalwell.bsky.social this year, @nbcnews.com reports: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 5h

A masked federal police force accountable only to the president which can now readily smash into your car, shoot you, and call you a domestic terrorist because you are watching them

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DHS Accused of ‘Propaganda’ for Shifting Story in Shooting

The DHS is facing questions over differing accounts of the shooting of a U.S. citizen in Chicago, as protests continue.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 20h

Reports of outages were slowly rising again Tuesday morning.

AWS Outage: What To Know As Amazon Says Cloud Service Is Back To Normal

Reports of outages were slowly rising again Tuesday morning.

www.forbes.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, in saying that I don't think Democrats should back a Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo, that clearly means that I *do* think Democrats should support a Republican cabinet secretary who has similar ink.

I was worried people wouldn't get the very clear meaning of my post, but thank you.

AllieSilver @alliesilver.bsky.social · 9h

But the white Christian nationalist tattoos that hegseth proudly displays are acceptable to you??

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

San Diego!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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GypsyNZ @gypsynz.bsky.social · 4h

The White House asks people not to share pictures of the demolition … I guess we all know what to do ✊

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15h

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Gabriel San Román @gsanroman2.bsky.social · 12d

My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.

This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.

Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
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LA Times union votes to authorize strike for first time ever

The L.A. Times Guild has been negotiating over their contract with management for three years.

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 15h

Greetings! I’m here in South LA, in front of Santee High School. Federal law enforcement rammed a vehicle, and shot at least one suspect during a law enforcement operation. One man who streams on Tik Tok, Nick, was reportedly hit. One US marshal hit. Lots of preliminary info.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11h

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Adelita Grijalva: "There is so much that cannot be done until I'm sworn in. So every moment that passes that I'm not able to provide constituent services or be a voice for Arizona, I cannot bring the issues forward that they send me here to do."

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