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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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How Many Boats Does a Guy Have to Blow Up to Get a Nobel Peace Prize Around Here?

I write to you tonight from war-torn Chicago, where busloads of Antifas have run amok, smashing our deep-dish pizzas into that flat, flaccid shit they sell in New York. Luckily, heroic agents of ICE h...

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Judge Pits Alexander Hamilton v. Trump. Spoiler: Hamilton Wins

"If we were even to suppose the national rulers actuated by the most ungovernable ambition, it is impossible to believe that they would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs.” -Al...

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15 New Cracks in the Axis of Dumb and Evil GNR

They want you to think they are invincible and unstoppable because it is the only way they can keep us from stopping them. Just this week, we saw more signs of cracks in their coalition of evil, ...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes refinery in Bashkortostan

Ukraine’s campaign against Russian oil refineries continued with a drone strike on the refinery at Ufa in Bashkortostan. Russia loses an attack helicopter, but there is no indication what happened. I’...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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The Keystone Fascists Are Trying to Dip Their Toe Over a Fateful Line... and Failing.

Most of us are far more angry than afraid. I am really really fucking pissed and disgusted. It's not just what is personally at stake for me: my ability to retire when I want to; the astronomical cost...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Trump begins cruel layoffs of federal workers as his shutdown drags on

The Trump administration started to lay off thousands of employees at federal agencies on Friday, following through on the president’s threat to use the government shutdown as ...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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The Recap: Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize snub, and how Democrats are winning the shutdown showdown

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Why is Trump getting his 'annual' physical 6 months early? Surely, it’s nothing a little m...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Soon everyone in the government will work for ICE

Time for another entry in the continuing saga of the U.S. government being reassigned to work on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.� In the most recent development, hundreds of ...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Cartoon: Heard ya loud and clear

A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Trump tries his best to invade Portland, law be ...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Kentucky town loses senior care center because of Trump

Glasgow, Kentucky—just outside Mammoth Cave National Park—is proud Trump country. Its home county of Barren gave 76% of its vote to President Donald Trump last year.� This rural town of about 15,

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Clips of the week: GOP self-sabotages, and Stephen Miller creeps us out

The GOP’s government shutdown made its way through its second week, and instead of working on a budget that might give Americans some confidence, Republicans in Congress decided to ...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Mike Johnson leads Republicans off a cliff

Gabe Fleisher /Wake Up To Politics: The Shutdown Isn’t Going How I Expected Republicans are taking the blame, and some are starting to crack. In the same vein, I doubt anyone will remember ...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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We're not prepared for what's coming

Some things are hard to acknowledge, because doing so sets you on an uncomfortable path of realizations that leads you to admit your world has been upended. You're forced to confront the discrepancy b...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

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Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress?

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on � House Speaker Mike Johnson � to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won �

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President Trump warns of potential U.S. tariffs on Chinese products in response to China's proposed export controls on rare earths, calling it a "hostile" move that could disrupt global markets.

Donald J. Trump via Truth Social: Some very strange things are happening in China! They are becoming very hostile, and sending letters to Countries throughout the World, that they want to impose Export Controls on each and every element of production having to do with Rare Earths, and virtually anything else they can think of, even if it’s not manufactured in China. Nobody has ever seen anything like this but, essentially, it would “clog” the Markets, and make life difficult for virtually every Country in the World, especiall...

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

C--t.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah sure thats what we are doing you fake patriotic, fascist a$$hole.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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."

maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

What a phony animatronic glamour shots sycohantic Beeeeooooootttccchhhhh!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he has been denied 4 times to see what is going on inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility:

"Something's going on in there that they don't want us to see. I don't know what it is, but all Americans should be asking the same question."

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All Thanks to “A Congress just sitting on the sidelines!” 😠 youtu.be/6NaaYhDq10E

'Get Ready Folks, This Is Just Starting': Joe Biden SLAMS Donald Trump In Fresh Address

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maxwineinger.bsky.social @maxwineinger.bsky.social · 1h

He's such a little pi$$ant.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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