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Box of Frogs

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We are the first generation that has sufficient resources to put a roof over every head, a meal on every table, to provide education and basic health care to all, and to care for the planet. Yet we don't. You have to ask what is wrong with us?

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · Aug 12

Republicans have turned the USA into the kind of police state that Republicans always warned you America would become if you didn't vote for Republicans.

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 6h

I wonder if Lindsey Halligan understands that her career as a lawyer is over yet?

oldladylife.bsky.social @oldladylife.bsky.social · 6h

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'A huge problem': DOJ may have withheld evidence suggesting Letitia James’ innocence (AlterNet)

The New York Times reportsU.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan may have left out important information in her indictment against New York AG Letitia James that mig...

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 6h

Miller is just one of several puppet-masters who are running their own agendas.

Vought is another, as is Leonard Leo.

My hope is that the cracks in their different agendas will be found or manifest themselves as they get over-confident.

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 6h

It is insane to contemplate that when we now see Trump on TV, that's him at his best. That's him after the staff have applied his makeup, made sure he has fresh underwear and given him whatever meds he needs to stay awake for a few minutes...

...and he still can't complete two consecutive sentences

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 9h

I'm not religious but one thing I am certain of is that if there is a God then Mike Johnson is going to burn in hell because he is evil.

You don't need to believe in God to recognize evil.

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 9h

You misspelled Mediocrity

David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 9h

Meritocracy www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 9h

Prediction:

1. Johnson will have to call Congress back to Washington
2. He will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva
3. Massie will be able to force the vote on the Epstein files
4. Trump will invoke the insurrection act to put the USA in a state of war to stop the release

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 11h

It is impossible to insult the intelligence of Republican voters more that Republican politicians do.

I have given up trying.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h

Their complaints that Dems oppose the “rural hospital fund” are so hilarious.

Kind of like: “I’m going to burn down your house and give you a chocolate chip cookie instead.”

“That sounds terrible.”

“What you don’t like chocolate chip cookies!?”

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 14h

I hate to say "Actually" but it's pretty clear the slope on all those lines increase after 2020.

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 14h

People often forget that the Republican goal is to end the Federal government.

They resent the 12 days they had to work.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

$47. And that’s if the government isn’t lying about the interest rate. Plus, they will have to prove she intentionally schemed to swindle $47 from the bank - as opposed to just not knowing the difference between a second home and an investment property. Good luck, Lindsay.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 14h

To be fair that's - ummm - just a moment - $14,100 over the full 25-year span of an average mortgage.

I mean - it's not a free Jumbo jet - but it's not nothing.

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 1d

Jack is unraveling, and it’s no secret why: he’s 25 days away from becoming a three-time loser.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 17h

Sadly, as public funding for the arts disappears, the dependency on corporate and wealthy donor fundraising means that proactively appeasing fascism and trashing the rights of women now appears to be on the agenda. #NHPolitics www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/l...

Music Hall cancels fundraiser featuring abortion rights film, faces backlash

The Music Hall faces backlash after calling off Joan G. Lovering Health Center’s fundraiser featuring film about abortion rights activists.

www.seacoastonline.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 18h

Have they fired the person they hired to replace the last person they fired because they didn't like the job numbers yet?

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 18h

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Jay @jaylboh.bsky.social · 18h

Seems like his complaints could be fixed by taxing billionaires more.

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 19h

He believes he is implementing the will of his imaginary friend for the good of his communion.

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 19h

Republicans have done it. I now can't trust Dominion voting machines.

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 19h

Bitcoin still over-valued by 100%

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 19h

100% agree. I believe that people earning over a certain amount, or handling contracts over a certain value should be subject to greater liability.

The punishment should be jail time, not fines. The cost of corporate corruption is currently just an accounting line item

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 19h

No paywall, worth the time...

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 20h

“There are so many things in Britain that have deteriorated. But nothing like what’s happened to my own country. And that’s not just Trump. When I go back to Iowa and just see what’s been lost... it would be hard for me to be positive" | 🗣️ Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson: Things are bad in Britain. But America is worse

The American author and honorary Brit on the state of the world, updating his bestseller A Short History of Nearly Everything, and why it’s his last interview

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 19h

Republicans are the hijackers flying the plane in this analogy.

It's up to American citizens again...

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 20h

There is more evidence that having too much money leads to mental health issues than there is that Tylenol leads to autism.

Tucker Frump @tuckfrumplimpdix.bsky.social · 20h

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 21h

What we all see ICE doing is what happens when you pay law enforcement to meet targets instead of standards.