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Janice @jfl11.bsky.social · 2h

😂😂😂😂😂 He’s really crazy. He must be off his meds.

MidNighTmAjYk777 @midnightmajyk777.bsky.social · 2h

www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-mill...

Stephen Miller Yells About American City ‘Bloodbath’ in Unhinged Rant

The top Trump ally said Democratic leaders stand for “violence and death” during a Fox News meltdown.

www.thedailybeast.com

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elijahplovejoy.bsky.social @elijahplovejoy.bsky.social · 3h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

The Gilded Age may have revealed the excesses of an unchecked oligarchy, but at least it left behind centers of learning, culture, and philanthropy. Today’s roster of plutocrats seems uninterested in that. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-our-te...

Why Our Tech Overlords Took a Hard Right Turn

A new book tells the story of how Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs became angry admirers of authoritarianism.

www.thebulwark.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 3h

NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Arcadia Berger @arcadiaberger.bsky.social · 3h

youtu.be/bd6-GbqtUjs?...

Trump's Chicago Takeover Plan Isn't Going Well

YouTube video by Xanderhal

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 7h

Way to go Meat Head!!! Woohoo!!

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Snugglegoth @snugglegoth.bsky.social · 3h

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within" - attributed to Abraham Lincoln.

MAGA Melts Down Over Trump Giving Qatar a Military Base in U.S.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Qatar would build an Air Force base in Idaho.

newrepublic.com

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 8h

Reporter: Do you think Trump is sincere when he says he will work with Democrats to fight violent crime?

Sen. DURBIN: No—he’s cutting police programs.

Sen. DUCKWORTH: No—not at all.

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💙BringDemocracyBack🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🌊🦋 @morningcoffee1st.bsky.social · 3h

Yes the MSMedia FAILED US at a very crucial time.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6h

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 3h

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 2d

More Republican family values:

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 20h

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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 9h

From one of the best movies of all time.

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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 9h

How about this one?

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Vicki ☮💞 @baileygvt.bsky.social · 9h

I found Trump's Nobel Peace Prize. And It's gold too!
#FuckTrump !!!

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uppaalaska.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇺🇬🇱🇵🇦🇺🇦 @uppaalaska.bsky.social · 9h

Shut it down America:

No flights!

No rail!

Close all ports!

No trucking!

No manufacturing!

No commerce!

Close all restaurants, hotels/motels/taxis!

Buy local only!

Boycott chump oligarchs!

Peacefully engage in 24/7 protests!

Until chump & company are removed and in custody!!