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Michael Paulauski♨️

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I lose brain cells so you don't have to. Devops Galore. DemSoc liking anarchism. Antifascist. BLM/Abolish the Police. Views are mine, not employer’s. He/him

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · Feb 4

I'm seeing a bunch of people saying "watch this" but nobody detailing what AOC said: Dems Are Fighting Back!

House Democrats will introduce legislation to block or slow down actions at the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prevent further firings and financial overreach.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 4

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 6h

Ok. You don't have the stuff to work for an actual elected, because you can't think strategically in the terms of the House. I don't think you have the stuff to be an advisor for a candidate because your political instincts are what gave repubs the House in 2022.

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 6h

I would suggest you consider that if you don't want to be a cheerleader, keeping quiet on leadership is actually a good option right now. Idk if you even live in the US, but if your district isn't offering a reason to engage, find candidates you *like* & talk them up.

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 6h

The kvetching at Democratic leadership distills to people mad they haven't done things they can't do, people made they didn't do things they actually did & people who want to undermine Democrats.

Leftists kvetching about Jeffries in 2025 are probably strengthening his claim on Speaker in 2026.

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 7h

I will pretty much guarantee an impeachment in 2027 if Democrats regain the majority, whether Jeffries is Speaker or someone else. It's also probably doomed, but will be over an issue & time that puts repub Senators in a bind. It'll be something that divides the GOP base, not the elites.

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 7h

Less than 2 weeks ago, the "shout at Jeffries" contingent thought the focus on healthcare was a sure way to wind up being blamed for the shutdown. I think Jeffries knows a hell of a lot more than them.
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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 11d

The ACA subsidies are entirely a wedge between GOP electeds & a large chunk of GOP voters.
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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 16d

People who depend on ACA subsidies are disproportionately Republicans. This is absolutely good framing by Schumer & Jeffries that pits Trump against his own base. It won't make many small biz owners become Democrats, but it does make them decide to sit out the next election.

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 5h

What in the fuck is wrong with these people?

depose schumer @glosson.bsky.social

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much lower priority, but bonus points if you can articulate how you'll imprison schumer and jeffries

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depose schumer @glosson.bsky.social he/him Joined Sep '23

if they can go after a republican like comey, we sure as hell had better be able to find a way to take a swing at the seditionists on our

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Ed @ed3d.net · 11h

accounts with tens of thousands of followers do not get to "vent" or make shit up to panic their followers. there is no "but" after this sentence.

I do not have tens of thousands of followers but explicitly refuse to sow panic; these people can do likewise

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Ed @ed3d.net · 11h

if you need to "vent" this is what having a pet is for. lady has heard some of my most unhinged political takes and offers no judgment. admittedly she is frequently sleeping

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 10h

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 10h

But especially Reagan judges who actually believed every word about liberty, democracy, and the American Way.

Their anger is vicariously *scary* when deployed against MAGA tyranny.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 8h

They hate us for our freedoms, man, I dunno what else to say

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Sick Hunt, Dracones @scalehelix.net · 8h

this is an incredibly brave thing he did and it’s even more brave that he actually told a journalist about it because there’s a 98% chance they will doxx him in exchange for a signed photo of donald trump

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 8h

Has anybody been playing the Perfect Strangers theme song at protests in Chicago to show that they’re unbent, unbroken, standing tall on the wings of their dreams?

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I Nied to drink your blood! 🧛 @nied.bsky.social · 9h

If they weren't constantly empowering fascists it would be really funny how leftists keep getting duped by the most obvious ploys by foreign autocracies.

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 8h

Look vibe coding can be kind of fun. This is Claude making a 1997 Geocities page for Darth Revan

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 8h

Geocities pages in many cases were the equivalent of tweets. They were stock clip art images. It was a fun place to hang out but it wasn’t a lost arcadia, it was a site to post stuff about yourself for fun and most people paid little attention + had little skill or knowledge

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 9h

Lol come on man.

Federal Worker Rights @fedworkerrights.bsky.social · 9h

Here's the error-filled table of contents of the Government's brief opposing a TRO of the shutdown RIFs

Table of contents of government brief opposing a TRO of Shutdown RIFs. Where page numbers should be, the document says, "ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED"

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 9h

Most AI generated content is the Geocities Website Builder of 2025

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I Nied to drink your blood! 🧛 @nied.bsky.social · 9h

(The only leftist content it actually allowed was stuff that would undermine the broader left on behalf of the right)

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I Nied to drink your blood! 🧛 @nied.bsky.social · 9h

Keep in mind the sale hasn't gone through yet so this is the "only site that allows leftist content" people said it was wrong to shut down.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 9h

I'm sorry that your words have implications beyond the strict text, bud.

Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 9h

That's weird, I was told by many folks On Here that TikTok was a bastion of free speech!

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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