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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

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Detroit Breakdown @detroitbreakdown.bsky.social · 1d

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12h

Tariffs are ruining everything — including the Texas State Fair.

$14 for fried oreos.
$15 for a funnel cake chicken sandwich.
$25 for a turkey leg.

DC politicians are pricing Texans out of our own state fair.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12h

Utter nonsense.

MAGA Influencer Dragged After Claiming That Only 'Single Gay Males' Live In Cities

www.comicsands.com

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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 12h

#nokings

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 12h

Remember when Donald Trump said that construction of his new $250M ballroom wouldn’t interfere with the existing White House structure?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

This is a desecration and an abomination. First he posts an AI video of himself wearing a crown dumping shit on the heads of Americans, then he starts tearing down part of the White House for his Mar-a-Lago style ballroom.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12h

People we're saying that he should just build an Oval Office in Mar A Lago and laughed at me when I said that the reality was he was gonna wreck the White House and turn it into Mar A Lago if they ever let him back in there

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 13h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 12h

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Donald Trump is now officially demolishing part of the White House to make room for his $200 million golden ballroom.

This comes as Americans can’t afford groceries and the government is still shut down.

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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 12h

This is a punch in the gut. No MAGA clown will ever convince me to entertain their bullshit in any kind of good faith. There must be a reckoning when this is over. Every official in this administration, every ICE agent, every collaborator, all must be held accountable.

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 17h

Oversight Dems aren’t letting up on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Release the files, NOW.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

NBC just gutted the very teams that gave marginalized voices a seat at the table—then called it “restructuring.”

The cuts:

📌NBC BLK (Black community coverage)

📌NBC Latino (Latino community coverage)

📌NBC Asian America (Asian American community coverage)

📌NBC Out (LGBTQ+ community coverage)

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Ann 🦋 📎 @annokla.bsky.social · 1d

This Administration is so corrupt.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 2d

Do Androids find themselves lost in the whimsical world of electric sheep dreams?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"And I looked at all the brand new signs"

Look at all the old, homemade signs at typical Trump rally:

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Q: "Trump authorized military strikes...in the Caribbean. 20 people have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe these strikes are legal?"

Sen. Rand Paul:" "No...These people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.

Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

"SOUTHCOM was concerned about the operations not being lawful," per CNN reporting.

Not surprised.

I served in Pentagon assessing counterterrorism operations. I explain constitutional and international legal problems with these Caribbean strikes.⤵️

youtu.be/DHXz_y6Updg?...

Illegal Caribbean Boat Strikes

YouTube video by Ryan Goodman

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: You talked about the Hudson River Tunnel in NYC. Is the funding terminated?

TRUMP: Right now there is no funding. Because it's up to me

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?

Who could have foreseen this?

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

As soon as Trump was sworn in, he immediately stopped the investigation into who was paying Epstein money.

Can't be any more obvious that.

Shows 100% that Trump was connected to the money side of Epstein's sex trafficking and child rape.

#SmokingGun

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Guarantee it's the Epstein money trail that's spooking Trump more than the child rape.

As soon as Trump took office, he immediately blocked the 4-year congressional investigation into Epstein's assets.

He also immediately revoked access to all sensitive docs.

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 1d

abcnews.go.com/Politics/wee...

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2d

As much as the conman psychopath wants the crown, it's No Kings. Not now, not ever in the United States of America. 😂🤣👇

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

See the difference? 👀

#NoKings

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