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Alex R Olivas Jr

@alexolivas.bsky.social

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The only bipartisanship I support is bipartisan opposition to MAGA. Proud "scumbag commie lib" who doesn't engage Nazis. Dog dad, Democrat, software engineer, firefighter/EMT, rock climber, triathlete, gamer, and recovering physicist.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · Mar 9

To anyone who says we shouldn't be pressuring Democratic members of congress to fight, I only have this to say - the oath they took did not say "...to protect and defend the Constitution the next time we're in the majority."

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

Virginia Guiffre's Memoir Has the Power to Expose Epstein, Trump, and a Cabal of Pedophiles

thelefthook.substack.com/p/virginia-g...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 20h

Mike Johnson has given the house a very very very very very very very very very long vacation because he’s worried about the Epstein files

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Raskin with Jeffries: "It's an alarming situation where now we have many of these January 6 defendants who have been picked up on other defenses. The Department of Justice is not zealously prosecuting them for other crimes they have committed ... it's a very dangerous situation."

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 17h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

The man should be in prison. But sure, let's pay him a quarter of a billion for being a criminal.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 8h

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 4h

I’m actually surprised they have a line you can’t cross.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Trump nominee for special counsel drops out after his Nazi posts surfaced.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

I am trying to figure out if legacy media lets Republicans lie without correction because they think it's good journalism or because they don't know the facts well enough to point them out.

Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 7h

POTENTIAL?! He’s LITERALLY stealing from us.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 5h

Jeff Merkley has always stood up for our country.

I’ll be watching his speech late into the night, and I hope all Americans listen to what he says about the use of authoritarian tactics in our democracy.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 5h

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 4h

I just hope he doesn’t move to my part of the country.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

A free campaign ad for Mamdani.

Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 5h

The Republicans are transparently corrupt. They’re transparently depraved. They’re transparently criminals. So in a way, yeah.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Johnson on Epstein: We want maximum transparency. That is exactly what the American people are getting right now.

Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 6h

So they can sell your email address.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 7h

To recap:
•$100M on golf
•$172M for jets for ICE Barbie
•$230M in DOJ payments to Trump
•$250M for a vanity ballroom
•$40B to Argentina while our farmers suffer
•$117B in annual tax cuts to the super wealthy 1%
•$170B ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo

Meanwhile—no money for food stamps

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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 9h

The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no evidence they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had proof, they’d face a court, not a drone.

The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

We got to get that full $80 billion of US taxpayer money down there quick to help Milei hang on to a couple more seats in the legislature.

It’s an America First thing.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

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