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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

True bravery!

Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 18m

No one ever calls him on this particular BS. They treat it like a legitimate opinion for a President to have. It’s not! It’s sinister. Bought and paid for by oil and gas. If it’s a hoax then 5000 scientists are in on it?

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📎Limeyjeff @limeyjeff.bsky.social · 24m

Will hurt farmers, but helps Bessent's hedge fund co-conspirators. The grift is incredibly blatant.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 29m

No way

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES FROM ANTIFA, GOVERNOR

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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onion person @junlper.beer · 5h

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 57m

The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice

The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.

www.newyorker.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 3h

Ok, instead of asking Trump about how he knows climate change is a “hoax”
Just ask him to name his grandkids

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Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 3h

Hope so

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 5h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 3h

Great point !

Ryan W Enslow @ryanwenslow.bsky.social · 21h

The purpose of government is not to maximize earnings to investors

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 4h

It’s all bullshit all the time

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Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 4h

Has anyone asked Donald Trump how he knows more about climate change than thousands of scientists and the US National Science organization?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jeffries: "If Republicans continue to refuse to extend the ACA tax credits, tens of millions of people are about to experience dramatically increased premiums ... including in the state represented by Speaker Mike Johnson. In fact, in his own district, I believe premiums may increase by about 380%."

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sanbornjf.bsky.social @sanbornjf.bsky.social · 5h

I like frogs

youtube.com/shorts/H2eSV...

Meet the Portland protest frog that started a movement

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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🍁GЯ3ƬΣ🇬🇧 @gr3te.art · 5h

R. I. P. #DianeKeaton #gr3tetag #weekendvibes

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 16h

Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi and Tina Fey as Kristi Noem. 😂👍

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."