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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 55m

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1h

Let’s be clear:

Republicans are 💯 responsible for the government shutdown. They don’t need a single vote from Democrats to reopen.

Republicans are 💯 responsible for firing thousands of federal workers. They don’t need a single layoff to offset the shutdown. It’s their Project 2025 playbook.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Did people actually believe Trump during his campaign, or did they just love the permission he gave them to be racist?

Trump on loop: “They’re stealing your jobs.”

If that were true, why aren’t Americans lining up to take those so-called “stolen” jobs?

Every Trump voter needs to see this.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2h

Argentina. Qatar. Trump is selling out America, piece by piece. Where did America First go?

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 3h

Agreed.

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 3h

I agree on the irony. But you are correct on all counts.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Imagine that

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 17h

The physician undoubtedly recommended Tylenol for common side effects like slight fever or pain.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 20h

This is dedicated to those who believed DJT and legacy media coverage that Project 2025 was nothing to be concerned about.

Also, this isn’t legal.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

NEWS: "Donald Trump is a pedophile who routinely raped young girls."

MAGA: "So boring."

NEWS: "Donald Trump is allowing Qatar to build an air force base in Idaho.”

MAGA: “This is IMMORAL! What an outrage!!! I will not stand for this wicked behavior!!!”

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 18h

It was a woman. They kidnapped a woman.

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 18h

It was a woman.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

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.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"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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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 21h

YOU CANNOT DISCOUNT SOMETHING SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERCENT DOES NO ONE UNDERSTAND HOW NUMBERS WORK ANYMORE

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

😕🇺🇸

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Grab the popcorn.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 20h

To all the Americans losing their jobs and farmers losing their farms, take comfort in the fact that the people in Argentina are doing great.

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 19h

No foreign bases on American soil.

Period. Full stop.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 20h

We're all going to die anyway.

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