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🦋 FancyPants 🦋

@nancyswim.bsky.social

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Dem, Political Wonk, Voter, Justice Warrior, Book Lover, Granny, Ally, Crone, GenX. Angry and prone to swearing. Hate fotus and his fascist enablers. It’s time to stand up for the little guy if you aren’t already there.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.

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🦋 FancyPants 🦋 @nancyswim.bsky.social · 10h

Asbestos abatement anyone?

🦋 FancyPants 🦋 @nancyswim.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve been wondering the same thing.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

ICE now has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world and has increased spending on weapons.

It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.

Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?

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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 17h

This is the new ICE version, everyone.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 18h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 2d

That's great, but y'all need to be pushing the "motion to vacate" every time the House convenes. Doesn't matter if you can get the votes or not, we want to see you TRY.

Johnson is far overdue to be vacated.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings

But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 1d

For all practical purposes, Trump is brain dead.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 2d

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2d

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

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scha·den·freu·de 💀 @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 2d

"In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump."

Nate White
THE LONDON DAILY

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

I’m disgusted by the photos of Ttump’s demolition at the East Wing, but I’m even more sickened by the renderings of his mar-a-lago ballroom dwarfing our White House. Once we’re rid of this despicable man, that ballroom must also be removed.

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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 2d

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🦋 FancyPants 🦋 @nancyswim.bsky.social · 2d

Tax the rich!

Dave Lee @davelee.me · 2d

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

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Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s ICE Jacks Up Weapons Spending by 700%—Including ‘Guided Missile Warheads’

“ICE was always going to be Trump’s private military to deploy domestically against Americans,” said one critic.