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donmoyn.bsky.social
Just incredible meme potential
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
Jamelle saying #2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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jessicacalarco.com
No. No. No.

Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.

Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social I "The purpose of entitlements is not to spend as much as possible," the Editorial Board writes. "It is to make sure the truly vulnerable get the help they need without becoming dependent on government handouts. Scrutinizing food stamp rolls is a small step in that direction."
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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mnhousedfl.bsky.social
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
Re-sharing this with alt text added (image appears twice because the text didn't quite fit and is continued on image #2). This is an incredibly important message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Melissa and Mark Hortman.
A Facebook message from Colin Hortman: My father and mother, Mark Hortman and Melissa Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man who believed conspiracy theories and fake news. Words matter. Sharing fake news is dangerous. One part of my grief journey has been understanding the last conversation with my mother. She loved her job. People respected her job and what she did at her job. When I called her after the legislative session ended, I asked why she voted for the bill mentioned in the video shared by President Trump, and she wept. That bill and her vote had nothing to do with fraud. She voted for that bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. She had seen the impact of shutdowns: people lose their health care, their jobs, and in some cases, from a story she told me, have taken their own lives. She was in a very tough position on that vote. She had never really voted against her conscience like that. It was emotional and extremely difficult. Her struggle with that vote makes this conspiracy all the more painful for me. I am asking President Trump to remove the video that he shared and apologize to me and my family for posting this misinformation and for using my mother's own words to dishonor her memory. My sister Sophia Hortman (Sophie) asked me to share this on her behalf, she is off social media: “The video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social is a painful, false twisting of my mother’s final vote. The vote she made was incredibly difficult for my mother; it was not a vote made lightly or with malice in her heart. She made the decision to prevent a government shutdown because she believed our great state protects and helps Minnesotans. We must create a society in which we do not harbor hatred and violence toward our political opponents, and this video promotes a false narrative which fuels the flames of political division. (ALT TEXT PART 2) The video being shared by the president is another hurdle our family must overcome in grieving the loss of my parents, Mark and Melissa, and their beloved Gilbert. I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced, and to honor the spirit of the holidays we have just spent without our parents by taking down the post on Truth Social.” Please share our message and help us ask the President to take this down.
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen to the United States:

“Enough is enough.”
We have been a close and loyal friend of the United States for generations. We have stood shoulder to shoulder in difficult times. We have taken responsibility for security in the North Atlantic - and not least for North America. That is what true friends do. Precisely for that reason, the current and repeated rhetoric coming from the United States is entirely unacceptable. When the President of the United States speaks of "needing Greenland" and links us to Venezuela and military intervention, it is not only wrong. It is disrespectful. Our country is not an object in great-power rhetoric. We are a people. A country. A democracy. That must be respected — especially by close and loyal friends. We are part of NATO, and we are fully aware of our country's strategic location. We also understand that our security depends on good friends and strong alliances. In that context, a respectful and loyal relationship with the United States is very important. That has been the case for decades. But alliances are built on trust. And trust requires respect. Threats, pressure, and talk of annexation have no place between friends. That is not how one speaks to a people who have repeatedly demonstrated responsibility, stability, and loyalty. Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation. We are open to dialogue. We are open to conversations. But they must take place through the proper channels and in full respect of international law. And the proper channels are not random and disrespectful posts on social media. Greenland is our home and our territory. And it will remain so.
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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aaronsojourner.org
Blocking profitable development to protect his fossil fuel donors.
July 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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dawnxianamoon.bsky.social
Liberals: What do you expect Dems to do? They're in the minority!

Dems after Trump illegally invades a sovereign nation, kidnaps its president, & chomps at the bit to invade more:
andrewsolender.bsky.social Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 23h
Some Democrats hate that their party is largely positioning itself in opposition to the operation that resulted in Maduro's capture.

"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com

Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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joegross.bsky.social
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far:

🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico

Insane.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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bitchuationroom.bsky.social
Don't let the Trump regime or weak centrist Democrats fool you.

They are trying to characterize Venezuela as an illegal, narco-terr*rist nation to justify violating their sovereignty.

This is the war on Iraq all over again, but so much dumber...
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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smtuffy.bsky.social
At the current trajectory, Trump is going to make the GW Bush era anti-American climate seem like a love-in
February 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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notalawyer.bsky.social
first as tragedy then as farce. then as farce again. then farce one more time. a little more farce after that. then some farce. and then another farce and more farce after
July 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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katmabu.bsky.social
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.

I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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repdangoldman.bsky.social
Trump’s unilateral operation last night was an illegal act of war without Congress’s authorization.

Maduro is a brutal dictator who has oppressed the Venezuelan people, but our constitution does not yield for bad people.
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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historysraven.bsky.social
Really shocking how Brad Lander is the first Dem (I’ve seen) to have a decent post on this. (Okay, not that shocking. And good on him.)
Brad Lander• @bradlander.bsky.social • 3m We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad. The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President's actions are reckless and illegal. 2 14 54 ••• Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social • 3m Congressional leaders must immediately act to prevent further destabilization to the region and prevent this spiraling into another war.
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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shamballa-warrior.bsky.social
It was never never about freeing Venezuela from Maduro.
It’s about Trump and his Trump family stealing Venezuelan Oil from the Venezuelan people.

zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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profsaunders.bsky.social
Anyway, it's hard to see how this makes the US more secure. And I can't help looking at the pictures of this massive naval deployment and thinking about how much it cost relative to giving Ukraine what it needs to defend itself. 10/10
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again

Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
So blowing up the dead body of the man Trump deliriously claims stole the 2020 presidential election from him was part of a *law enforcement operation* targeting an entirely different leader?

Pull the other leg now.
U.S. strike hits Hugo Chávez mausoleum in Venezuelan capital-VIDEO
Venezuelan media report that the Cuartel de la Montaña complex, housing the remains of former President Hugo Chávez in Caracas, was struck by U
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January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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atrupar.com
Trump on Democrats: "They should say 'great job.' They shouldn't say, 'Oh gee, maybe it's not constitutional.' You know, the same old stuff that we've been hearing for years and years and years."
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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jaredlholt.bsky.social
Hard to imagine many takes that aged as bad as this one

www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/o...
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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jasoncomix.bsky.social
Our government is continually repeating the worst parts of our history. America was built on genocide and human abduction, and there are so many who glorify that history that we are forced to relive these events over and over.
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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jasoncomix.bsky.social
I’m 51. I can barely count the number of times (in my lifetime!) the US has invaded a country under false pretenses to steal resources and force other countries to follow our will. The number of times we’ve shielded dictators after destroying democratically elected governments.
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM