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Kelly
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Avid reader, blue through and through. 🩵💙 Not interested in crypto. #resisters #odaat #buildtheresistance
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Kelly @kirwinged.bsky.social · 17d
"As the only elected official who represents everyone in the U.S., the president is expected to be a unifying leader for the whole nation - not just for their political party or supporters."
The Roles and Responsibilities of the President
This resource can help you understand the roles of the president, identify the powers and limits of the office, and learn how people can evaluate a president’s ability to fulfill the responsibilities ...
www.learningforjustice.org
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Kat Hartness @kathartness.bsky.social · 5h
'Never felt more betrayed': MAGA rebels over Trump's 'treasonous' Qatar base in Idaho

www.rawstory.com/trump-qatar-...
'Never felt more betrayed': MAGA rebels over Trump's 'treasonous' Qatar base in Idaho
After years of advocating "America First," President Donald Trump's administration, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday, "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acce...
www.rawstory.com
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 5h
Trump is giving Qatar a military base in America.

Remember, Qatar funds Hamas.

Oh yeah, Qatar also gave Trump a $400 million plane.

www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho
The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.
www.cbsnews.com
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6h
I love, love, love MAGA crashing out over Trump selling out to Qatar.

I mean, it really gives me & so many Muslim American writers, commentators, & journalists, so much joy.

For 25 years, this country has accused us of being Hamas, terrorists, bla bla bla.

And Trump bear hugs Qatar.

I love it.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5h
If the Dems bail out a guy who is firing furloughed workers while he has his ballroom built on the taxpayers dollar and is sending 20B to Argentina and constructing an air base for Qatar in Idaho during the shutdown
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 5h
This is so fucked up‼️Military families are having to go to food banks because #TrumpShutUSDown We bailed out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion and Qatar is getting a Air Force base in Idaho, but our military personnel have to resort to this. Republicans can’t govern‼️
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5h
Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 5h
Why not give Qatar an airport? Think of the time savings. 🤷‍♂️
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 6h
📌As we were saying ...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6h
Mr. President. Stop breaking the law. 

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h
School performance, graduation rates, and proficiency are all making strides in Illinois.

We know that here we can’t abandon the pursuit of academic excellence.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 6h
Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h
😕🇺🇸
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 6h
This is what ice is doing
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h
George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
"We have a madman who's unwell in the WH...Trump has to be part of any deal here too. If he's unwell, that's something Dems need to point out to say, 'This is why we can't trust an agreement with these guys'"

Full convo w/ @davidnir.com on Rs losing the shutdown: www.publicnotice.co/p/republican...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
I guess they didn’t like Trump’s new 100% tariffs on China today, added on to the previous tariffs.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 5h
Many have noticed a pattern that on the days Russia attacks Ukraine the worse, Donald Trump goes on social media and thanks Putin. This has happened repeatdly.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 5h
Hours after Russia launched one of its most destructive terrorist attacks on Ukraine, Donald Trump publicly thanks Putin.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h
I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h
A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 9h
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 7h
It’s Hamas
It’s antifa
It’s Soros
It’s terrorism
It’s…
It’s…

It’s Americans who will be peacefully marching with signs and supporting democracy—and don’t want a King.

#WeAreTheMajority
And they know it.
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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 7h
These do not look like police videos. They look like campaign ones." I spoke about DHS's glossy, military like videos. The deportations are for the camera. @cnn.com @zbyronwolf.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...
Analysis: DHS leans into propaganda with militaristic action videos | CNN Politics
When helicopters descended on a Chicago apartment building last week with federal agents kitted out in military gear, locals saw a terrifying escalation in the federal government’s incursion into Chic...
www.cnn.com
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h
Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...
Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases
Read here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 5h
The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Bacon: "The president was demanding her indictment 2 weeks ago and I think it really muddies the water. Normally, the president says out of this discussion, they let the attorney general and the process work. When you have a president ordering & demanding indictments, it will be used by the defense"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
The No Kings protests have been some of the most peaceful and well attended political assemblies in American history. In fact, MAGA has mocked them as a bunch of boomer grandmothers. Now they are apparently terrorists. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."
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