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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 21h

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 6h

He’s selling you off piecemeal. Enjoy!

Emtcub @cumpigcub.bsky.social · 10h

Occupy Democrats

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22h

Good news for transgender people at MIT.

Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.

The latest from reporter S. Baum.

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MIT Rejects Trump’s Bid to Institute Trans Bathroom, Athletics Ban

“A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow.”

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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 22h

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 13h

🚨 Do ICE have MRE provisions? Oh, no. That’s a damn shame. All that income and no place to buy a meal. Hey, I know what they can eat… 1/2

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 19h

WHO IS FIRING WHO??

The president cannot fire federal employees. He appoints a relatively small group of officials:

Cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, and some other political appointees (about 4k total).

Vought can’t either. Only within the OMB, which has roughly 500.

We still have laws, yes??

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 13h

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know American farmers made more money with fewer subsidies under the Biden administration?

My interview with Dr. Chris Jones -- catch up on farm policies and what we should be doing to preserve our food and farm markets. One word: diversification. jesspiper.substack.com/p/soybeans-a...

Soybeans and Sisyphus

A conversation with Dr. Chris Jones

jesspiper.substack.com

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

Support for Palestine means you’re a terrorist now Charlie!! Apparently saying genocide is bad is wrong? Who knew the entire world would be ok with it though right?

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah. Y’all can’t vet for shit either.

Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 1d

I'm gonna need white people to stop telling Hakeem Jeffries to do something when you all couldn't even confront your family and friends about not wanting to vote for MVP.

Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

Perhaps you should all actually stand for something and stop throwing various people under the tanks.

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

BTW, proof that politicians are cheap to buy.

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23h

Where is that $50k ?

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 17h

Did y'all know Jay is gone and so are the My Bangers Tab? This was one of mine. Time to bring it out again! 💙

October 18! #nokings Be There!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

This man is delusional. When has there not been different rules for different people?

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

now do jan 6th

Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

for their lives. You got trans people trampled. You live in a country that murders foreign nationals in international waters. But you’re used to that anyway. You let the religious fanatics and racists take over because someone told you no. And yes, it is that simple. Trump voters are useless but you

Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 13h

But the Black lady didn’t get elected so yay! I’m tired of hearing the arguments about why people wouldn’t vote for her. You did this. You were told what they had planned for the country and chose to abandon it. You didn’t prove a fucking thing. You got more people killed. You got immigrants scared

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 14h

Yep. Figured they would throw us under the tanks. The gays and women are next. Alongside the Black and Hispanic folks. Vet your democratic candidates very well for primary season. Because if you think we’re the only sacrifices to them keeping power, you’re a fool.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. Last night, 26 Senate Dems helped pass a NDAA containing a military trans sports and surgery ban and dropped demands for protections against US troop deployments in the bill.

It is the latest in the national fight over must-pass bills during the shutdown.

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26 Senate Democrats Help Pass Military NDAA Containing Trans Sports, Surgery Ban, No Protection For US Troop Deployments

The bill passed by a wide margin in the Senate and will be the starting point for negotiations with the House, which contain more severe anti-trans riders.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1d

News: I have obtained full transcripts of Peter Thiel's Secret Antichrist Lectures (as have multiple other journalists).

They were supposed to be embargoed until 9 a.m. tomorrow, but Reuters has a story up. (They may have gotten them from a different source)

www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...

www.reuters.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

SPANBERGER: “She doesn’t think gay couples should be allowed to marry.”

WINSOME EARLE-SEARS: “That’s not discrimination.” 🤔

SPANBERGER: “She thinks you can fire someone for being gay.”

EARLE-SEARS: “That’s not discrimination.” 🤔🤔 #VAGov

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

MEMPHIS: “Everybody in the neighborhood has seen a decrease in business.”

Trump’s invasion (with @GovBillLee’s help) is scaring locals away and hurting businesses.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 18h

Did you notice this? Or just ignore it?

Jenn Q. @jennqueen.bsky.social · 1d

It’s wild how words change depending on who’s affected.

When drugs hit Black communities, it was a “crack epidemic.”

When drugs hit white communities, it became a “health crisis.”

That’s what we call a dog whistle. The language changes when the skin color does.

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Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 18h

Next year.

Roan @rmbloom.bsky.social · 18h

I can’t believe we’re in 2025 and just now doing this. Canada is such a fucking middle class country. Nope, don’t need to feed kids here. Their parents should do that. Idiots. Canada is fucking expensive. The governments should have been doing this decades ago!

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

#Canada #NationalSchoolFoodProgram🍁

Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 1d

Carney on Canada's National School Food Program: "No child should go to school hungry or sit in a classroom all day wondering where their next meal will come from... Until today, this program was a pilot..so, we're announcing we'll move forward with the funding and legislation to make it permanent."