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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 13h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

So, 2 things:

1. Glad a reporter asked about this.

2. The reporter ultimately didn't ask Johnson a moral/religious question, but a technical policy one. Given Johnson's background, worth asking him *specifically* if he supports shooting clergy w/pepper balls and if it's a religious liberty concern

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

What Trump and Republicans don’t want you to know about the government shutdown, an excellent summary:

What Trump & Republicans don’t want you to know about the government shutdown

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

www.youtube.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs; the [Willamette River] shall swarm with frogs which shall come up into your house...

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, as we see what unfolds we need to remember that on the American side this was primarily orchestrated by two real estate moguls –– Kushner and Witkoff. And three when we include Trump.

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 1d

For his first teaching, the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church opted to focus on the gap between the rich and the poor.

We dive deeper into the pope’s teaching, which calls into question some basic tenets of mainstream economics.

The pope calls on Catholics to take on economic inequality

Pope Leo XIV’s first teaching called on Catholics to engage with and help solve poverty.

mktplc.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“Total destruction”

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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 2d

Red Cross vehicles will be arriving to receive the hostages and ferry them to Israel forces. Should happen shortly. Live streaming from Reuters.

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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like Reuters is live streaming the hostage release. I think this is inside Gaza, not sure.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

LIVE: Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages

A view of Khan Younis in Gaza ahead of the release of Israeli hostages.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hfu...

LIVE: Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages | REUTERS

YouTube video by Reuters

www.youtube.com

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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 2d

Live footage of the release…

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

John Denver, gone 28 years ago today.

“.. I was camping up in the mountains. We were in the Rockies … I remember looking straight up and seeing meteor showers and thinking, this is what it is to be alive. And that line ‘I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky’ — that actually came from that night.”

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

"The U.S. is two economies. There's an enormous AI boom going on, huge investments, particularly in data centers. If you took that out of the numbers and you just looked at the non-AI parts of the economy, it's basically flatlining. We're on the cusp of a non-AI recession."
-- Me

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 3d

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 3d

Bravo Portland: PDX won't play Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown delays

www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

PDX won’t play Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown delays

The Port of Portland says it could violate state and federal laws that prohibit using public assets and employees to disseminate an explicitly partisan message.

www.seattletimes.com

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 3d

She was an absolutely wonderful actress- and a rare and fascinating person. Thoughts with her children and sisters. Rest in peace Diane.

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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 3d

Yup. USA still has the same income during a shutdown.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH — @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social : “Here’s a partial list of things Trump is choosing to no longer study — food insecurity, gun violence, toxic exposures etc… Just because you don't measure it doesn't mean the problem went away. Censoring science & data collection is scary in a democracy.”

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