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Desert Rose

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Proud to be permanently suspended from Twitter for negative remarks about MTG. Fighting fascism one day at a time. #RESISTER #HateMAGA I am JFK's definition of a liberal. I swear a lot-fair warning! Proud to be ANTIFA. Happily married. NO DMs.

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Desert Rose @originaldesertrose.bsky.social · Jul 6

'Nuf said.

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🇺🇸Corey 🇺🇸💔💙 @czellep83.bsky.social · 4h

Viral images of White House demolition spark edict to Treasury staffers next door after critics shred Trump ballroom work as ‘grotesque’ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition

Treasury Department employees told in email that they could ‘potentially reveal sensitive items, including security features’ by snapping photos of the work, and sharing them online

www.independent.co.uk

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David Whitehouse @drubbing.bsky.social · Mar 19

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Many others! Find some and share!

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Fighting Liberal Texas Dem🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 3h

Video Medicare patients lose telehealth access as government shutdown drags on abcnews.go.com/Politics/vid...

Video Medicare patients lose telehealth access as government shutdown drags on

It’s day 20 of the government shutdown and millions of Medicare beneficiaries are losing telehealth access, forcing some like Vicki Stearn to pay out of pocket while waiting months for care.

abcnews.go.com

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 3h

AMERICA FIRST, MY ASS!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Brooke Rollins claims on CNBC that the American farm economy will start improving "next year"

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Ed @yirdaki.bsky.social · 3h

Funny how Mike Johnson knows nothing about any. Reminds me of someone else...

media.tenor.com/bsEf3Q_nGpgA...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

You know it’s bad when this is like the 4th or 5th worst Republican scandal of the day.

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TCFlyingV @tcflyingv.bsky.social · 19h

If we had real headlines:

Insurrectionist Traitor Destroys White House, Threatens to Invade San Francisco

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Dj Omega MVP @djomegamvp.bsky.social · 2d

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely 💯 agree with Jasmine Crockett........

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

LICE 😂
Seattle, Washington
No Kings

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s “historic” visit turned into a comedy show — ignored by Herzog, corrected by Ohana, and stuck with a basic glass while everyone else had stemware.

The self-proclaimed “alpha” left the room humiliated.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 2d

My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 2d

Hey Mike Johnson, let’s see who showed up for what you called the “Hate America” rally.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

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Desert Rose @originaldesertrose.bsky.social · 14h

Excuse after excuse. Just STFU and do your damn job, you lousy POS.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

KARL: “Why haven’t you sworn in Adelita Grijalva?”

SPEAKER JOHNSON: “I’m following the Pelosi precedent with Letlow.”

KARL: “But that was the date Letlow requested.”

SPEAKER JOHNSON: 🤷🏼

#EpsteinFilesCoverUp

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I’m thrilled to be named one of @out.com's 100 top queer people of 2025 (and to come in first in the Disrupters category!)

It is a huge honor to be recognized alongside so many brilliant and inspiring individuals who are shaping our world and advocating for greater inclusivity and diversity.

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Desert Rose @originaldesertrose.bsky.social · 14h

Yes!!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Compare Trump’s (unusual) level of empathy for Argentina — vs. Ukraine.

@atrupar.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

The AWS outage exposes again that “the cloud” isn’t magic, it’s infrastructure. The issue isn’t a cyberattack, it’s architectural over-reliance on a handful of cloud giants. We centralized the internet and then made our entire lives dependent on it.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Mayor Karen Bass: Today, I called on Congressman Robert Garcia, who is the lead Democrat on the Oversight Committee, to hold congressional hearings looking into the abuses by ICE and what is going on with the administration’s attacks on cities.

We’ll be having a hearing soon.

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 2d

💯🔊

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday was the largest protest in our history w/7 million in attendance (not incl globally).

First No Kings was about 5 million.

We are making strides on the path to 3.5% needed to solidify democracy, enforce accountability & effectuate change.

1.5% more to go, about 4 million.

KEEP IT UP.

💪🏼

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 1d

As we remain peacefully but firmly rooted in our cause, which is to say our nation’s fundamental principles, we become bulletproof.

Resist.

✊🏼🆘🇺🇸

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 1d

Where chaos is expected, offer clarity.

🧈

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 1d

He’s seething because we are peaceful patriots, wielding the weapons of competency, intelligence, logic, and critical thinking.

His Insurrection Act threats are moot.

Dead in the water, and he knows it.

Hold the line.

✊🏼

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