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Kat @phoebe11.bsky.social · 1h

Let's make this pig famous! Repost his pathetic face everywhere!!! Trump's little johnson is a lost cause, why bother! He'll hopefully get his days in court once this circus is over.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

Trump also removed Dem members of the FLRA.

To simplify a bit, Congress created bipartisan judicial-like entities to decide on whether abuses of personnel laws were taking place.

Trump illegally fired Dems, SCOTUS said that was fine, and now DOJ says judges can't weigh on personnel abuses.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mamdani: "Andrew Cuomo is gonna say a lot of things tomorrow night on the debate stage. And frankly, I wish it was more like Nascar so New Yorkers could see the billionaires that were sponsoring him right on his suit jacket. He watches Fox News as well. So I'll just speak to him directly ... "

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2h

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 1h

The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 4h

Republican officials have spent years psy-oping themselves into thinking that there are no sincere, good faith liberals or progressives anywhere in America. So no wonder they're totally unequipped to deal with a large crowd of normal people waving American flags.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 1h

Is bluesky going to ban me for saying what we're all thinking, too lol

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 4h

Jordan Peterson critically ill with pneumonia, neuropathy, and sepsis

Jordan Peterson is sick, and suffering from "spiritual attacks" (and surely it's not the drugs, or long COVID, or a meat-only diet, or...)

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

They arrested a giraffe.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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JJ @jjbrainstorm.bsky.social · 2h

You really seem upset that white Republicans should be held responsible for their beliefs for longer than a minute.

Let them spend a few years making amends and unlearning their bigotry, and then discuss redemption.

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David Greenbaum @rvrgraves.bsky.social · 8h

“'I regret the hurtful and disrespectful language I used as a satirical college opinion writer 20 years ago'

Youthful indiscretions. I wonder how many students he may have harmed as an educator from the animus which I witnessed in him during his student years?

House panel delays minimum wage hearing after finding GOP witness Joseph Sabia's homophobic blog post

Joseph Sabia was set to testify on the effects of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, a priority for House Democrats in the next Congress.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

Important to understand that MTG kickstarted this rebellion.

For important (and super fun) context, check out my half-hour video on this.

It helps you reconcile two competing emotions: Yes, MTG did a good thing. No, she is not a good person.

Watch for more!

youtu.be/ZktofrLJNvY?...

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 7h

oh, ok so you're admitting he's acting like a king

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

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the ghost of kwisatz haderade 👻🏹 @booksandbows.bsky.social · 8h

you’re the one coddling your ego to make yourself believe that you didn’t have any way to know how racist republicans were lol, they were

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JJ @jjbrainstorm.bsky.social · 3h

Strawman after strawman.

They are allowed to change, if they can recognize and admit their bigotry and then do the hard work to correct themselves.

They are not doing that.

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JJ @jjbrainstorm.bsky.social · 3h

It is your eagerness to limit accountability of racist Republicans that is irksome.

How about they put in the work for a year or two, then we can discuss whether they are redeemable.

Instead of printing up the white privilege free passes ahead of time.

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JJ @jjbrainstorm.bsky.social · 3h

These people are the young leaders.
Who do you think they are attracting to the party?

Are they going to be racist forever? They will be until they publicaly admit their racism and take deliberate steps to unlearn it and make amends.

You don't get to just remove the red cap and move on.

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JJ @jjbrainstorm.bsky.social · 4h

Everyone who voted for Trump in 2024 was more than comfortable with racism and bigotry. Ever single one. He ran on it.

Are they redeemable? Well they can start by publicaly admitting and dealing with their racism. Put in the years to undo the damage.

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JJ @jjbrainstorm.bsky.social · 4h

Only if Americans sit on their asses.

Organize and vote Democratic each and every time.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h

For the love of America, NoKings.org.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

"'The real question is like, why? Why is this coming out now? ... And I think it’s quite clear: This is an authoritarian regime that is very scared of mass organizing, peaceful protest, and that’s true of any authoritarian regime,' Levin added. 'It is the number-one thing they’re concerned about ...

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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