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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

no idea that Bowie covered this! interesting

LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

mickeleh

Are you telling me that the White House doesn’t have any sort of Protected Landmark status? That some demented shit-for-brains hotel-keeper can just order up some bulldozers to knock it down at a whim? Is that what you’re telling me?

LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

personality_of_colt

If you saw all the elderly people attending No Kings rallies on Saturday, you now understand why Trump and his goons are so desperate to eliminate absentee and mail-in voting.

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

ronaldfilipkowski
Trump is not paying for the huge construction projects at the WH out of his pocket as MAGA claims. He started out with that lie then admitted more than once, on video, that he’s been shaking down CEOs & rich people who as usual want something from the government

LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

theheatherashley

He asked for donations for his Arc de Trump victory arch and ballroom…But not for your healthcare or SNAP benefits.

LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

camillefaucette

How is the White House not a historically protected building?

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

auntiemameskitchen

Hey MAGA. You want to keep up monuments to Confederates because “heritage” but you don’t give a shit if someone literally demolishes half the White House?
It’s almost as though it wasn’t about heritage at all. Just about racism.

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

harrisonstarr_

MAGA: You can't tear down Confederate monuments. That's history and heritage.
(Trump bulldozes the East Wing of the WH)
MAGA:《crickets》

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

laure_noe_creative

Watching the demolition of the White House East Wing conjures up the same devastation I felt watching the Jan. 6 rioters disgrace the Capitol. It cuts to the bone.

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 3h

ptc2015

So, “donors” are going to pay for the new ballroom? Is that like “Mexico is going to pay for the wall”?

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

tomwhoasmr

Spending $250 million to build a ballroom in the White House while millions go without a paycheck during a government shutdown is some serious Marie Antoinette "let them eat cake" energy.

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

martinldart

The fact that Republicans howled about 'history' when statues of Confederate traitors were taken down, but are now silent about the destruction of the White House, tells you that it was about the racism the whole time.

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

jeopardamy
“So, what’s your group’s name?”
“Moms For Liberty”“
Oh, cool. And by ‘liberty,’ you mean?”
“We mostly focus on making sure other people can’t read books we don’t like”
“Oh, of course, that’s what liberty is all about really”

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

amyklobuchar

No time to bring down health care premiums when you’re tearing down walls, windows and drapes. Sconces over cancer screenings!
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

kristaveadwarren

The way some people I’ve known for years act like I suddenly became radicalized. Babe, I’ve always thought that rape and racism and corruption were bad. I just didn’t ever feel like I had to say it on a never-ending loop the way I do today.

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

pkheatley

Folks who were offended by a change to the Cracker Barrel logo are now silent about the destruction of the White House!

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LaVonne Bray @lavonnebray.bsky.social · 4h

triciaokelley
ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

So wait. If Mike Johnson says Adelita Grijalva “should be serving her constituents” already—even without being sworn in—can she also go ahead and sign the discharge petition?

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