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d.c. O'Brien

@wolfggurl50.bsky.social

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Artist, dog handler, reader, writer, nature lover. Use T*'s failings to hate on America? Don't fwd those notes to me. Potty mouth is appropriate to the times. Cannot FB followers in bikinis or who don't post. I block. No: D/Ms Donations MAGA

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · Aug 22

@tribelaw.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com @weissmann.substack.com @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social

T* attacks law daily. Law must be used to attack him (when & if) noting his surrogates are NOT protected from civil court.

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · Aug 22

Obviously, in Bolton we see another American who thinks T* is shite & said so out loud being deprived of his constitutional rights.

Ya know, there's hella room for MASS CIVIL SUITS in T*'s actions.
+remember: SCROTUS does not make law; only opines.

Congress-serving the people-makes law.

Micah @rincewind.run · Aug 22

I deeply resent having to defend John Bolton but “the president sends his goons on a fishing expedition to raid anyone who criticizes him” is in fact very alarming

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 16h

Sue them sue them sue them. He is being arrested for being there. Period. Illegal arrest.

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 16h

He tries to make the nasty offspring of MAGA into 10 yr olds throwing mud balls. These are MAGA's "future leades" walking in the footsteps of US billionaires (Thiel, T*, Musk et al), the KKK, and neo-Nazis everywhere. They represent, JD. They are not babies who can't read.

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 1d

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 16h

I am great aunty to 9 kids. Not one of them, nor any of their parents, nor any of my family has made sexist racist jokes hoping for gas ovens, genocide and a Nazi takeover (or even a Nazi on the block). Try saying "Hitler did some good things" in my fam, & you'll get chased out of the house.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18h

What are the No Kings protests about?It’s a natural question if one has never been to a large protest. I’ve seen many of my friends on the right, especially after the first No Kings protests in Jun...

We 'have a hot mess in this country': Former Republican blasts Trump in scathing op-ed

www.alternet.org

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 16h

Russia-related DOGE hackers may hv created T*'s surprise win of 7 swing states & the popular vote
A man running on sharks, batteries & The YMCA - & NOBODY showed up for T*, not even for his trials -
Yet u think he won, fair & square? What did he EVER win, fair & square?

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

Whether the active war is over, or just a ceasefire, the violence in Gaza, the death, destruction, lack of food, medicine, hospitals, the inability of kids to attend school? It's still there, on the ground.

zeteo.com/p/plestia-al...

The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide

Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

zeteo.com

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

It's been 5 years since President Donald J. Trump has tried to close an umbrella before getting on Air Force One.
He still hasn't learned how. But hey, that's what aides are for.

No dementia here.

open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup

scenes from the Sunday shows

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Here's Deb Haaland in 2019, saying why, to her, changing the name of today's federal holiday from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day isn't about erasing history at all. It's about correcting history.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Today I wrote about the importance of not falling into the trap of allowing career prosecutors to legitimize political prosecutions. Become a Democracy Docket member to receive all of my writings and other exclusive content while also supporting independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Congrats to Joel Mokyr, a professor at Northwestern in IL, on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.

His groundbreaking work on sustained economic growth ignites innovative solutions — leading to a brighter outlook for our future.

NPR @npr.org · 3d

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. n.pr/4oh42lZ

3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

Back at ya

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

chicago.suntimes.com

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

I DID SOMETHING. I passed around the rant that our demented Dear Leader stroked out on again. Forgetting that he was presiding over J6 his own damn self. What a dimwit.

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Bernard Taylor @btaylorforcongress.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you to Century Village West Palm Beach for inviting to come speak to the community. Seniors have spent their lives working towards the ability to retire and enjoy their lives.

I will always fight for programs and services that help to make sure our seniors age gracefully and with dignity.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing makes flying scarier than having angry overworked transportation & air traffic controllers pushing the buttons - with no pay.

Can't wait. One-Barbie Xmas w 3 day airport waits...let's call it the T* Xmas when it plays out.

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

George Floyd was killed because it was assumed (never proven) that he may have - witting or un - passed a fake $20 bill.
But Homan the Brutal? Nah. No crime there. (Hey America, that's yr money. It's all yr money really).

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents?

Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

Follow the money, @robertgarcia.bsky.social You'll find Epstein, money-laundering w Russia, T*, thru real estate & contacts, along w a huge sex-trafficking of "models" in the 1990s. THAT is what T* fears. Why he's always said investigating his finances is his red line.
FOLLOW THE $

d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

ICE doesn’t need to rappel from helicopters, smash windows, zip-tie naked American children & terrorize their parents to get non-citizens to leave.

The brutality is not accidental; it's the point. It's not a side effect or the result of poor training. It’s a signal of their broader intentions.”

The Brutality Is the Message: Why America’s Violence Against Immigrants Isn’t About Immigration

Every raid, every body slammed to the pavement, is a public ritual meant to teach us obedience. The goal isn’t enforcement — it’s submission...

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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 2d

We can rest assured that T*'s FEMA will be on the ground...
or after Johnson's shutdown...
or never.

Is there even a FEMA at all anymore?

Tragic deaths related to weather continue to destroy communities.

apnews.com/article/alas...

Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor'easter brings flooding to East Coast

Authorities say more than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough...

apnews.com