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Jenn Q. @jennqueen.bsky.social · 1d

It’s wild how words change depending on who’s affected.

When drugs hit Black communities, it was a “crack epidemic.”

When drugs hit white communities, it became a “health crisis.”

That’s what we call a dog whistle. The language changes when the skin color does.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 12h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 5h

I'm off the opinion that they need to start handing out contempt charges

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.social · 1d

. @katmabu.bsky.social
promises to do a 24 hr livestream if her campaign reaches $100k in donations. If you want an unapologetically pro-democracy Congress, please consider donating. If you want to see her stream for 24 hours, please donate to the stream specific url.

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 8h

More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 6h

Criminal contempt charges.
Start here and keep them coming

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 6h

😆😂 hahaha

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 6h

You also don't get a Novel Peace Prize for lying and spreading self serving propaganda about stopping wars

Kat @phoebe11.bsky.social · 1d

THIS!!! 👇

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Derrick ♎ 🟧 🟦#BLM 🏳️‍🌈 @spawn03.bsky.social · 1d

Whoever did this.....it's perfect. 🤣

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 7h

Damn 🔥

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 14h

🛢 Brent fell to $62.7

That is, now the real price at which Russians can sell its oil is somewhere around $40-50 per barrel. And their budget is calculated at $70+.

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 7h

If a federal judge swore her in, then Mikey would actually have to take the issue to court. She'd be official until a higher court overturned it. That could take weeks while she's in.

Plus, then there's the legal process of discovery... Like getting emails from the white House telling him to stall

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 7h

Mike would have to call the House into session to oppose it which would force him to swear her in anyway

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 7h

This
And even if Mikey doesn't want to recognize it, the 218 signatories could go ahead and release the info they have.
To stop it, Mikey would have to call the House into session which means she gets sworn in anyway.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 19h

🚨🚨🚨Fake ICE reporting site reports to ICE. Be warned:

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 8h

It's described as a facility on an AF base. Singapore already has one there.

Rage bait that isn't accurate isn't helpful

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NPR @npr.org · 11h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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John Brownell @johnbrownell.bsky.social · 8h

We have not seen the details, but it calls for a facility on an AF base. Singapore also has a facility on that base. My understanding is that it's a housing and training center for the fighter jets Qatar is buying.

Note: I am far from knowledgeable on this

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