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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6d

democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.

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Kate @katerawstron.bsky.social · 14d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 18d

We need more of this, and from more people. Rolling your eyes as if to say "We all know how they are" (or worse, "Don't get distracted") has been a big strategic mistake. Democratic politicians have to meet the brutality of MAGA rhetoric with outrage--and then, when necessary, match it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 18

Let me just say a simple thing.

Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy.

If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.

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Kate @katerawstron.bsky.social · Sep 15

My grumpy old man ❤️

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Kate @katerawstron.bsky.social · Sep 11

Trump's GOP doesn't engage in "good faith debate" 🙄🤬

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TsoLit @tsolit.com · Sep 10

just a reminder before the gaslighting starts

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you think this is good for anyone, you're a fucking idiot and you should have more people in your life who love you enough to tell you you're a fucking idiot. This is bad for everyone. All of us. Only more suffering will come from this.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 7

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 4

I think that since the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men, we should take their guns first.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Aug 25

It isn’t just that JD Vance lies constantly.

It’s that when he lies he does it with smugness, arrogance and condescension.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · Aug 14

Perfect illustration of the difference between "having no shame" & "being obsessed with status competition."

Trump cannot be shamed, but he can be manipulated into doing nearly anything by offering or withholding status.

This is his greatest vulnerability other than health. We should use it.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 14

Out of the blue, Trump called the Norwegian finance minister to ask when he would get the Nobel prize suggesting he would impose tariffs if he did not www.dn.no/politikk/fre...

Kilder til DN: Trump tok opp nobelpris i tolltelefon med Stoltenberg (+)

Ut av det blå, mens finansminister Jens Stoltenberg gikk på gaten i Oslo, ringte Donald Trump fra Det hvite hus. Han ville ha Nobelprisen – og diskutere toll.

www.dn.no

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Rep. Veronica Escobar @repescobar.bsky.social · Jul 30

Under the Trump administration, DHS has chosen to violate the law which allows for unannounced visits by Members of Congress to DHS facilities, instructing local ICE staff to deny me entry last month, despite my Congressional oversight authority.

So I’m suing.
democracyforward.org/updates/moc-...

Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities - Democracy Forward

democracyforward.org

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Kate @katerawstron.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you to you and your colleagues!

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Jul 19

You can read all the retrospectives about Epstein running now. But to really understand the case, go right to the @jkbjournalist.bsky.social series in the @miamiherald.com that ran 7 years ago (and for completely inexplicable reasons, never won a Pulitzer).

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime

Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Prosecutors, including future Trump labor secretary Alexander Acosta, cut Epstein an extraordinary...

www.miamiherald.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 19

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · Jul 18

WGBH building in Boston today

View of the WGBH building in Boston with an electronic marquee reading “Local. Trusted. Defunded.”

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.

Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide

Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.

www.nbcnews.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 24

The last few days have truly been a low point for the American news media. And it’s all because journalists in this country—and their corporate masters—lack the courage to say what they all know and say endlessly in private:

That Trump is stupid, and nuts.

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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · Jun 20

I assure you, none of them are mine.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 18

Trump: "We have planes that are undetectable flying around. Nobody's able to see them. Stealth."

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jun 14

Selected comments from the NY POST CHAT for the Trump Micropenis Parade:

* "I've seen more people at a kindergarten parade"
* "What an epic fail"
* "The UFC is sponsoring federal events now?"
* "Okay this is getting sad now"
* "Criiiiiinge"
* "There is no one there"
* "This is such a boring parade"

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · May 25

I oscillate daily between wishing we still have Steve Silberman's voice to offer some moral clarity in the midst of RFK Jr.'s lies about autism and thinking "Thank God Steve isn't alive to see this." NeuroTribes was an essential book for me understanding myself. I miss my friend so much.

Bobby Big Wheel @kleinman.bsky.social · May 24

NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman feels like one of the most important books to read in the moment. Our autistic brothers and sisters are facing a wave of persecution from RFK Jr. and his Woo Thugs, gotta educate ourselves so we can stand up for them.

Bobby Big Wheel @kleinman.bsky.social · May 22

I have shallow knowledge of South Asian history so The Vortex by Scott Carney and Jason Miklian was a revelation. I had no idea Bangladeshi independence was intertwined with so many critical world events, even nuclear brinksmanship. Check it out, audiobook is available from Brooklyn Public Library!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 5

I don't think it's fully appreciated just how much Trumpism is a celebration of ignorance. Trump not only never learns but proactively avoids it. It's a braindead movement from the top down.

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