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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.yahoo.com

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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 5h

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 9h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 8h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 8h

When a picture says a thousand words…

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

When a picture says a thousand words…

Photo of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson biting his lip

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

“Not going to be great” is quite the understatement by Fox here.

Tweet by FactPost (@factpostnews) reading: “Fox: The tariffs, 10% for lumber, 25% for cabinets, vanities, upholstered furniture. On January 1st, the tariff for cabinets and vanities increase to 50%, all the rest of the furniture to 30%. The cost of building materials has increased 34%. There is a concern that this is not going to be great for the home buying industry.” Below is a Fox Business screenshot showing a reporter in a lumber workshop with the headline “New tariffs on furniture & lumber take effect.”

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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 10h

Cause he is one. 💯‼️💯

Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov · 13h

Mike Johnson is covering up for pedophiles. I won't stop saying it.

Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 10h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

This woman is incredibly strong; I’m so proud of her. People are getting so tired of this Shit!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Check it out!

From the vault: Mike Johnson said he’d take a blowtorch to the ACA.

Here’s the thing… 45% of marketplace enrollees are Republicans. Cool! So he’s threatening to burn the GOP’s own base. 🔥
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 10h

America first? Seriously?
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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 12h

Americans, you deserve so much better than this.

Let’s make sure Saturday is just the beginning.

We will overwhelm this regime with dignity and a fierce, non-violent “NO!”

#NoKings ✋🏼

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 12h

Americans, you deserve so much better than this.

Let’s make sure Saturday is just the beginning.

We will overwhelm this regime with dignity and a fierce, non-violent “NO!”

#NoKings ✋🏼

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 12h

Hey Mike Johnson – the more you facilitate a cover-up and do everything in your power to prevent the release of the Epstein files – the more your constituents, the American public, and the whole world are going to believe you are guilty of the exact same types of crimes as Jeffrey Epstein.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 12h

🚨IRS, FBI, Federal Marshals, MPD, DEA, ICE, HLS, and ATF here to “investigate” this woman. Suspicious for being black? The regime has made their white supremacism clear. The time for us to reject it is NOW!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 11h

Here’s my message to Speaker Mike Johnson on the 15th day of this shutdown, from his very own podium.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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