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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 5h

Not a good idea to use Laura Loomer as your source of information. The deal does not give Qatar a military base or allow them to create one. It allows them to build a training facility on an existing base.
Still troubling -- but facts matter.

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 5h

This deserves scrutiny.

The Lever @levernews.com · 12h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 5h

Well, yeah. This is the sequel.

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah. How about building an economy that works for *everybody*??

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 5h

I just posted a similar comment before I saw yours. Why haven't reporters asked him about that? Seems pretty obvious to the rest of us.

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 6h

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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 5h

Why hasn't any reporter asked Trump, "If you believe Portland is burning down, why haven't you flown there to survey the damage?"

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 11h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 6h

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

House Oversight's Robert Garcia is calling on Chairman Comer to "immediately schedule a date for Ghislaine Maxwell to testify" before the Committee.

The panel had postponed its deposition with Maxwell until the Supreme Court decided whether to take up her appeal (it did not). tinyurl.com/bpasrhvz

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 9h

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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 6h

>>This is despicable. Kristi Noem is a conscienceless liar and opportunist. Oh, and a dog killer and adulterer, too<<
So, ideal profile to serve in the Trump administration.

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 6h

Also important:
- elephants should not be kept as backyard pets
- encouraging a Martian invasion is illegal
- nuclear reactors are not permitted in residential buildings

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 6h

Hahahaha. They can't fool us. We know he doesn't have a heart.
And BTW -- what are the results of his cognition assessment?

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 14d

What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 16h

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 7h

Well, they can call it what they want, but the photographic evidence from our events always proves them wrong. Now get to work on your protest sign!

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 9h

Dear Laura:
We don't give f*ck what you think.

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 9h

a man sitting on a couch with his mouth open and the words oh snap

ALT: a man sitting on a couch with his mouth open and the words oh snap

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 9h

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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 9h

That would great, but people are too lazy to type out two words + a hyphen.

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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 9h

Perhaps self-awareness is not Kid Rock's strong suit. Good taste in suits is also not his strong suit.

semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 9h

"antifa" is not an acronym and therefore should not be written as "ANTIFA." Neither is it an organization or entity and likewise should not be written as "Antifa." It's a truncated form of the words "anti-fascist" and "anti-fascism."

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20h

Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.

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Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit

Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Trump: I will put America first.

MAGA: Yay!

Trump: many of you will lose your jobs, savings and healthcare. Don’t worry. It’s part of America first.

MAGA: uhm, ok?

Trump: anything that personally benefits me, makes me richer, is also part of America first.

MAGA: this is getting weird.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 11h

Sending billions to Argentina while laying off Americans at home.

Letting Qatar build a base on US soil coz they bribed Trump with a plane and are investing billions in his personal business ventures.

Doesn’t seem like “America First”, does it?

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