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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2h

It's sad that @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social is doing the work that journalists should be doing, especially when confronting politicians who support Netanyahu, AIPAC, and Israel's genocide.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely!
It’s great to see people catching on though.
Jen Welch often repeats the classic line, “Courage is contagious.”
She most definitely leads by example.
Of course so does Waj Ali…

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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 1h

Ken Harbaugh and Fred Wellman warn how Trump could use the Insurrection Act to crush dissent.

@fpwellman.bsky.social

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The Ken Harbaugh Show (@thekenharbaughshow)

Ken Harbaugh and Army veteran Fred Wellman break down Trump and JD Vance’s disturbing talk of invoking the Insurrection Act — a move that could let Trump deploy the U.S. military against Americans and...

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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal Democrat @us-political-news.bsky.social · 5h

Trump’s newest attorney goon is in way over her head https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/14/2348550/-Trump-s-newest-attorney-goon-is-in-way-over-her-head?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Trump’s newest attorney goon is in way over her head

Sure, they said. Go take a job as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, even though you’re not qualified, they said. It’ll be fun to be Trump’s Best Little Hatchet ...

www.dailykos.com

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 5h

I simply had to keep those pictures of that awesome establishment, because I’m a bricklayer…
😉✌️💙🚫🚬🧱

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 5h

A child care business owner. A retiree from Jackson. A clergy member from mid-Michigan. These are the health care stories Michiganders shared with me.

Share your story: slotkin.senate.gov/letters

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 5h

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) shows little remorse for the over 3,500 federal workers permanently fired by the Trump administration due to the government shutdown.

"I want to help them find another job. There's 8 million open jobs across the country right now ... No one's job is without risk."

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

Uh... so he's openly trying to rig a foreign election for a friend of his and a friend of his top donor—Musk—by saying that Argentinians will only get $20 billion dollars in American aid if they vote for Milei?

So this money Trump is stealing from US taxpayers is not to help Argentina, but his pal?

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 7h

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses on.ft.com/3L8Y0Wi

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses

President suggests $20bn swap line is contingent on libertarian’s victory in midterm elections

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 8h

The new box set, Power to the People, is a portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono as political radicals thriving in NYC's eclectic energy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review ↓

John and Yoko's New York Adventure

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 8h

Deep

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 8h

As Felon Trump calls Democrats “terrorists,” he has also unilaterally declared cartels “designated terrorist organizations.”

@jahimes.bsky.social wants answers from the Admin about what’s going on & why Trump thinks he’s legally justified to do extrajudicial killings.

youtu.be/ExdL4LQmg64?...

Dems FURIOUS as Trump BYPASSES Congress With DANGEROUS Plan

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 8h

It seems to be right there

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 9h

Although the Senator is indeed a National hero, I enjoy being next door in VA, where he was just on the local news.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 9h

Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.

Cruel.

I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.

Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody

Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 9h

In 1948, the GOP-controlled Congress spent 109 days in session, a post-WW2 low. They lost both chambers that fall.

Under Mike Johnson, the House has been in session just 20 days of the last 103. And staying home isn't working any better for him. My latest for MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Concerns about Congress’ shrinking role in running the country long predate Johnson and the rest of this generation of congressional leaders, on both sides. But just 20 days in session in more than three months is an astonishingly small number — a rate of less than 80 days in session in a calendar year. The lowest since World War II, for comparison, was the 80th Congress, which had 109 days in session in 1948. But unlike this 119th Congress, the “Do Nothing” Congress (as President Harry Truman famously deemed it) had two excuses. First, it was in opposition to the sitting president, limiting the chances for legislation. Second, 1948 was an election year, and Congress typically spends less time in session when its members are campaigning.

Just as the White House has been sending mixed messages — alternating between blaming Democrats for the shutdown and using it to fire thousands of federal employees — Johnson’s “stay home” approach has undercut his talking points. It’s difficult to argue that he is serious about swiftly reopening the government when his caucus is spread out around the country. Instead, Democrats seem to be winning the messaging war. The Washington Post reports, “The White House and a growing number of congressional Republicans are worried that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of any bill to reopen the government is proving salient with voters — including their own.”

Speaking of Obamacare, by keeping the House away, Johnson has hurt efforts to deal with expiring subsidies for plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. “That’s a Dec. 31 issue,” Johnson insisted last week. But that timeline is misleading. “While the enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, the start of open enrollment is around the corner on Nov. 1,” says Miranda Yaver of the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. If lawmakers don’t agree on a fix before the end of the year, it will be weeks after “marketplace insurers have submitted their initial premium rate proposals, suggesting dramatic premium increases faced by marketplace enrollees.” Without a fix to the subsidies soon, millions of people will be deciding in November whether to pay more next year or forgo coverage altogether. For them, a Dec. 31 deal would come far too late.

As for the Epstein files, Johnson’s effort here seems especially futile. Clearly, neither the White House nor Republicans in Congress want a vote on releasing the files (though even if the bill passes the House, it will certainly die in the Senate). But efforts to derail the discharge petition seem to have failed, and at some point — whether for the ACA subsidies or some other legislation — the House will have to come back. By delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in, Johnson only deepens suspicions that the White House is hiding something.

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 11h

Excellent reporting

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 12h

I’ll take this opportunity to toss genius Hal Sparks’ theory on this.
Saudi Arabia is actually low on oil, in a world where it’s becoming less relevant.
They need new source of future income, and intend to do so by turning the Holy Cities into tourist sites.
Tickets for pilgrims, & hotels in Gaza…

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

Trump’s role in halting Gaza’s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job? | Kenneth Roth

The US president’s Gulf allies and supporters at home might just persuade him to pursue lasting peace. And then there’s always next year’s Nobel prize, says writer and academic Kenneth Roth

www.theguardian.com

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 12h

I’ll venture a “No.”

John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 12h

I’ll never forget

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 12h

Emphasis on ‘Boisterous and joyful!’
I’m from Arlington, and we can see 2/3 of the Washington Monument from our neighborhood intersection
And if the vibes of this event are like the last, I’d compare it to the feeling of walking to Obama’s first inaugural.
Multiplied by a Grateful Dead show
😎✌️💙🌈🚫👑

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 12h

I’m a constituent of Virginia, but I sure do support the candidacy of Mikie Sherrill from afar!
I have friends in Seaside Park mopping up though.
And they’re ready.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 13h

His dad literally said he wasn't getting into heaven like 2 days ago

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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John Palmeter @jpzo.bsky.social · 13h

I lean agnostic, but I’m happy God is being saved.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14h

❤️🤍💙America elects Presidents not Kings.

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