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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 27m

"No taxtation without representation"
Funny how all the militia and tea party types like Wendy Rogers and her friends are all quiet when Trump is doing literally what they screamed the Democrats would do. Armchair warriors.

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 34m

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action if Johnson doesn’t seat recently elected Democrat

BY EMILY BROOKS - 10/14/25 4:17 PM ET The Hill

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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 35m

Sue them into eternity on Civil Rights discrimination grounds, something akin to denying basic protections based on races, color, creed, etc. Even if it doesn't move it ties up MAGA, which is their own strategy. Hit them fast, let them litigate, hit them again.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 41m

Apparently protecting US citizens from flooding is DEI.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 49m

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 2h

Gee, wonder how they'll rule.

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Trending Stocks @trending-stocks.bsky.social · 2h

Gives billions; Amazon stock soars. #finsky

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

“Despite her donations, Scott remains wealthier than when she initially split with Bezos, as Amazon shares have surged.”

MacKenzie Scott Shrinks Her Amazon Stake by $12.6 Billion

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reduced her stake in Amazon.com Inc. by 42% over the past year, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

www.bloomberg.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

ERIKA KIRK: He did pray for his enemies, which is very hard, but he did

TRUMP: *shit-eating grin, shrugs*

ERIKA KIRK: I saw him do it

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 9h

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Harmonius12🤦🏻‍♀️💅🏻 @unharmonius.bsky.social · 2d

Wow a Middle East country is having its own military base in the middle of maga country - make it make sense 🤡😬🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡is this what you voted for maggots?

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h

Balaji (a close associate of Thiel & Andreessen) leads the “network state” movement, which encourages tech elites to build their own “countries” by acquiring physical territory w/in host countries & building “parallel institutions” to replace existing ones in media, education, finance, & science 1/

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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 9h

"Why then by all means we should burn it down"-Mike Johnson,probably

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9h

The Affordable Care Act has proven a big success with the public, according to a new CNN poll. It’s gained 40 points in net favourability since 2014 and now stands at +30 points net favourable.

More Republicans than Democrats now use the ACA marketplace.

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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 12h

That is not a court by any definition, and the judicial branch only has minimal power, that is to put holds on Trump actions. No accountability whatsoever, so they just keep doing it. Only the U.S. MSM did not read or listen for decades: that is literally the fascist strategy.

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George @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 12h

I agree that the way to fight tRump is through the courts but I'm also cognizant of which court gets the last say and that scares me. They've already placed tRump above the law, which says it all.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

$JPM

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 12h

JPMORGAN EXEC SAYS WE HAVE A LOT OF ASSETS OUT THERE ENTERING BUBBLE TERRITORY

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SiLveRFoxXx @silv3rfoxxx.bsky.social · 13h

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-short...

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 12h

Thank You!!

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 14h

Frogs fight fascists.....🐸

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70andexhausted.bsky.social @70andexhausted.bsky.social · 15h

youtube.com/shorts/FOL7j...

Pam Bondi is Going to Prison #duet #pambondi #attorneygeneral #AG #guilty #criminal #corrupt #trump

YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 18h

The face of someone who just discovered the air has…flavor.

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wallaby67.bsky.social @wallaby67.bsky.social · 17h

Always expect much less from Trump than he promises, especially when going against Putin. Perhaps there's a way to deliver more Tomahawks if it's through an allied third party? Trump might go for that.

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 17h

❗️The US will be able to transfer only 20-50 Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine - this is not enough to change the course of the war - Financial Times.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

Analysts expect China-owned container carrier COSCO to be most affected, shouldering nearly half of that segment's expected $3.2 billion cost from those fees in 2026. Read more: reut.rs/470TOzf 7/7

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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