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@upaswamp.bsky.social
· Mar 15
The ten traitors that collaborated with the GOP failed their country and party. Never forgotten. Never forgiven.
🔴Schumer
🔴Fetterman
🔴Cortez Masto
🔴Durbin
🔴King
🔴Shaheen
🔴Gillibrand
🔴Schatz
🔴Hassan
🔴Peters
🔴Schumer
🔴Fetterman
🔴Cortez Masto
🔴Durbin
🔴King
🔴Shaheen
🔴Gillibrand
🔴Schatz
🔴Hassan
🔴Peters
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"Trump has been functioning as a dictator...but it’s a vulnerable dictatorship. Virtually none of these abuses are popular with the American people...and it’s coming home to roost for Trump."
On the pod, @davidrlurie.com is good on Trump as weak, failing autocrat:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
On the pod, @davidrlurie.com is good on Trump as weak, failing autocrat:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump’s Fury at NYT Explodes amid Fresh Concerns about Mental Decline
As Trump’s rage at the paper of record reveals too much, the author of piece on Trump as “lame duck dictator” explains how devastating it is for him that his carefully-cultivated illusion of strength ...
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Trump has been functioning as a dictator...but it’s a vulnerable dictatorship. Virtually none of these abuses are popular with the American people...and it’s coming home to roost for Trump."
On the pod, @davidrlurie.com is good on Trump as weak, failing autocrat:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
On the pod, @davidrlurie.com is good on Trump as weak, failing autocrat:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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Precisely.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Precisely.
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Trump panic on full display and it's glorious! "Trump Fires Off Bizarre Post Urging Tennessee Voters to Reject Candidate Who ‘Hates Christianity’ and ‘Openly Disdains Country Music’" If Democrats win the special election Tuesday in Tenn Trump is done. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
Trump Fires Off Bizarre Post Urging Tennessee Voters to Reject Candidate Who ‘Hates Christianity’ and ‘Openly Disdains Country Music’
Trump ripped Democrat Aftyn Behn in a wild Truth Social post — accusing her of being someone who "hates Christianity" and "openly disdains country music"
www.mediaite.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump panic on full display and it's glorious! "Trump Fires Off Bizarre Post Urging Tennessee Voters to Reject Candidate Who ‘Hates Christianity’ and ‘Openly Disdains Country Music’" If Democrats win the special election Tuesday in Tenn Trump is done. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
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Love it! If you’re an American and your state isn’t rapidly deploying MW+ charging for semis, it’s time to get involved and vote vote vote too so you can thrive beyond this decade!!
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Love it! If you’re an American and your state isn’t rapidly deploying MW+ charging for semis, it’s time to get involved and vote vote vote too so you can thrive beyond this decade!!
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NEW: There’s this annoying assumption that while oligarchy may explain many bad trends in our society, it somehow has nothing to do with the housing crisis.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
Pay No Attention To Oligarchs Raising Your Rent
A brief look at the absurd idea that billionaires and corporations have nothing to do with America's housing crisis.
sirota.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NEW: There’s this annoying assumption that while oligarchy may explain many bad trends in our society, it somehow has nothing to do with the housing crisis.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
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More evidence of Donald Trump's dementia. His import taxes (tariffs) raise about one-tenth as much revenue as the income tax. Unless he wants to raise the ANNUAL deficit by $2 trillion, he can't replace the income tax cepr.net/publications...
Trump Crazy# 27542: Replacing the Income Tax with Tariffs
Trump’s plan to replace income taxes with tariffs ignores basic math and would massively expand the federal deficit.
cepr.net
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More evidence of Donald Trump's dementia. His import taxes (tariffs) raise about one-tenth as much revenue as the income tax. Unless he wants to raise the ANNUAL deficit by $2 trillion, he can't replace the income tax cepr.net/publications...
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Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
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He also pulled his chair back from the table as if he was expecting the Ukrainian delegation to reach across the table and punch or choke him. He knows they have a good reason to want to do it.
Witkoff‘s face next to the Ukrainian delegation is really something.
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
He also pulled his chair back from the table as if he was expecting the Ukrainian delegation to reach across the table and punch or choke him. He knows they have a good reason to want to do it.
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Doubling down on a failed policy that is increasingly unpopular and puts National Guard members at risk for a hateful white nationalist immigration policy?
That's a bold strategy, Cotton.
That's a bold strategy, Cotton.
Bondi: "Yes, we are bringing in our National Guard to every city we possibly can who needs our help. And that's a lot of them."
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Doubling down on a failed policy that is increasingly unpopular and puts National Guard members at risk for a hateful white nationalist immigration policy?
That's a bold strategy, Cotton.
That's a bold strategy, Cotton.
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Trump isn't doing anything to lower costs for your family, but he is using the full force of the presidency to make himself and his family very, very, very, very rich.
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump isn't doing anything to lower costs for your family, but he is using the full force of the presidency to make himself and his family very, very, very, very rich.
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"They view the United States' Government as mere appendages to their own affairs, and we know now that gov't by organised money is just as dangerous as gov't by organised mob"
Or the famous Madison Square Garden address he gave days before being reelected in a landslide
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjST...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjST...
FDR: I Welcome Their Hatred
YouTube video by heckofjob
m.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"They view the United States' Government as mere appendages to their own affairs, and we know now that gov't by organised money is just as dangerous as gov't by organised mob"
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
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Next week, we can make the midterms even scarier for Republicans by flipping a deep-red district that Trump won by double digits. Please make some calls to help us elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative, social worker, and former Indivisible organizer): www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Next week, we can make the midterms even scarier for Republicans by flipping a deep-red district that Trump won by double digits. Please make some calls to help us elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative, social worker, and former Indivisible organizer): www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Trump wants the next presidential inauguration to, unconstitutionally, be him -- and he wants it inside a big ballroom with an underground bunker to keep the 1 million citizens wanting to storm the White House to prevent this at bay
"The latest plan, which officials said was still preliminary, calls for a ballroom much larger than the West Wing and the Executive Mansion. Mr. Trump has said publicly that he would like a ballroom big enough to hold a crowd for a presidential inauguration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Inside Trump’s Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as Possible
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump wants the next presidential inauguration to, unconstitutionally, be him -- and he wants it inside a big ballroom with an underground bunker to keep the 1 million citizens wanting to storm the White House to prevent this at bay
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Let’s go Tennessee Democrats. 🇺🇸 The country needs this win! Help stop Trump’s agenda. Show up for Democracy and vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social. 🗳️🇺🇸🇺🇸
“Orwellian shit going on in Tennessee — Republican voters are being threatened to vote, Democratic voters are being told to vote a day late.”
👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real.
And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔
👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real.
And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Let’s go Tennessee Democrats. 🇺🇸 The country needs this win! Help stop Trump’s agenda. Show up for Democracy and vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social. 🗳️🇺🇸🇺🇸
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So my book about Howard Zinn’s outsized life comes out August 2026. That’s now official. If you want me to come to your bookstore/library/community center/house party to talk about Zinn’s life and and what teaches us about how to beat back the bastards, please email [email protected]
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So my book about Howard Zinn’s outsized life comes out August 2026. That’s now official. If you want me to come to your bookstore/library/community center/house party to talk about Zinn’s life and and what teaches us about how to beat back the bastards, please email [email protected]
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Opening the door to throw Hegseth under the bus:
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Opening the door to throw Hegseth under the bus:
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The immediate and overwhelming community response that thwarted an ICE raid yesterday will be commonplace in NYC.
At HandsOffNYC.com we’re ensuring it by preparing New Yorkers borough by borough—block by block—on how to nonviolently respond to the unwarranted and unlawful terror ICE imposes on us.
At HandsOffNYC.com we’re ensuring it by preparing New Yorkers borough by borough—block by block—on how to nonviolently respond to the unwarranted and unlawful terror ICE imposes on us.
After protestors block ICE in Chinatown, NYC immigrant advocates pledge more resistance
They also called on the NYPD to drop charges against people after clashes with officers.
gothamist.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The immediate and overwhelming community response that thwarted an ICE raid yesterday will be commonplace in NYC.
At HandsOffNYC.com we’re ensuring it by preparing New Yorkers borough by borough—block by block—on how to nonviolently respond to the unwarranted and unlawful terror ICE imposes on us.
At HandsOffNYC.com we’re ensuring it by preparing New Yorkers borough by borough—block by block—on how to nonviolently respond to the unwarranted and unlawful terror ICE imposes on us.
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It sure looks like we’re in the murder business now. My full take on Substack. Join me there: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It sure looks like we’re in the murder business now. My full take on Substack. Join me there: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
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We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
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Republicans are FREAKING OUT about how close this race is. We can elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social and send a massive message to MAGA - help GOTV here:
It’s clear that Republicans are very worried about the upcoming special election in a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits.
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Scoop: Trump and Johnson to hold tele-rally for GOP in tight Tennessee House race
Should Republicans lose — or win narrowly — it would further expectations that the party is heading toward a perilous midterm.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Republicans are FREAKING OUT about how close this race is. We can elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social and send a massive message to MAGA - help GOTV here:
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George Packer tells @timmiller.bsky.social that what’s happening in Arizona isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a turbocharged mix of rage, religion, and threats to criminalize dissent. A real step toward authoritarianism, playing out in plain sight.
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
George Packer tells @timmiller.bsky.social that what’s happening in Arizona isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a turbocharged mix of rage, religion, and threats to criminalize dissent. A real step toward authoritarianism, playing out in plain sight.