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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 3h

-Strength has nothing to do with bulging muscles, and everything to do with proud, beating hearts.
-Strength is not measured in tough talk, but in raging compassion.
-Strength is not measured by how many people you step on, but by how many you lift up.

THEY are weak. WE are woke.

NEVER forget it.

TRUE STRENGTH

A tribute to the woke ...

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 3h

“Who was president between January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2021” continues to be one of the most important questions of our era.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4h

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 2h

#ResistanceRoots

“Sometimes it seems like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom.”
— Fannie Lou Hamer

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grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 2h

Rookie mistake

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Don't look up @zone6bgardener.bsky.social · 4h

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3h

All of the week’s Civil Discourse columns in one place so you can catch up on anything you missed. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Sunday Morning Wrap-Up

Here’s your Sunday morning wrap-up, so you can make sure you didn’t miss out on any of the past week’s columns.

open.substack.com

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grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 2h

"Old white nepo baby" 🤣

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

She certainly didn't hold back!

Jasmine Crockett Just Blasted Trump With A Brutal New Nickname—And It's Spot On

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.

There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.

They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 2h

"ICE agents are doing the Lord's work."

grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 2h

"ICE agents are doing the Lord's work."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

BASH: Are you gonna look into the way ICE is conducting itself?

JIM JORDAN: We're going to look into the whole situation where you have these mayors--

BASH: So you'll only look into that side and not federal law enforcement?

JORDAN: Wuh wuh wuh we'll look into all this

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13h

“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?

Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson is falsely generalizing the “No Kings” protestors as extremists to justify crackdowns. The truth is, they’re patriots.

These protestors don’t “hate America.” They oppose an authoritarian president who tramples on the freedoms and principles America was founded on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

If only there were a Nobel prize for narcissism ….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 3h

Joe Biden will always be on my list as one of the greatest presidents. It's tragic that Americans forget how he led our country out of the dark days of the pandemic and restored our economy faster than any other in the world. I pray that he and his family receive strength during a challenging time.

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 12h

Sending strength to Joe Biden as he begins radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Few people have given more of themselves in service to this country. Wishing him comfort and healing surrounded by family and love.

grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 3h

Joe Biden will always be on my list as one of the greatest presidents. It's tragic that Americans forget how he led our country out of the dark days of the pandemic and restored our economy faster than any other in the world. I pray that he and his family receive strength during a challenging time.