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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1h

If Barack Obama had sent the National Guard into Texas against the Texas Governor’s wishes, @seanhannity would’ve gotten so worked up he’d a had a heart attack on air.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 4h

"Once you start teaching loyalty instead of critical thinking, you stop creating scholars & you start creating followers. That's not the America we signed up for."

#noloyaltyoaths
#academicfreedom

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just rejected Alex Jones' appeal and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him by the Sandy Hook Elementary School families

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Speaker Mike Johnson just said he's completely fine with ICE agents shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and roughing up journalists.

I'm sure he'll tell us soon about how it's the Democrats who are waging a war on religion and free speech though.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

It looks like every media company in American that covers the Pentagon except OAN is refusing to sign Hegseth’s ultimatum.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3h

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17h

That @JoeBiden put out this magnanimous & gracious statement AFTER all the horrible, dishonest things Trump said about Biden today, says so much about who Joe Biden is as a person. And reminds us all once again of what an utterly horrible, small, bad, & insecure person Trump is.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

ICYMI — with electricity rates already skyrocketing, Trump just canceled the largest solar project in North America.

Utah’s Republican governor seems to understand this is probably not the best idea: “This is how we lose the AI/energy race with China” 👇🏽

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump speaking in front of a group of world leaders: "I'm the only one that matters"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on Orban: "We love Viktor. You are fantastic, alright? I know a lot of people don't agree with me, but I'm the only one that matters. He's a great leader. I endorsed him the last election he had and he won by 28 points. You're gonna do even better this time when you have another election."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

They showed his neck vagina. That’s what he’s really upset about.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Today, Mike Johnson will continue to keep the House adjourned for the 71st day out of the last 83, with Republicans refusing to show up to work again to avoid having to vote on the Epstein files or negotiate with Democrats.

Epstein Shutdown

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Stella Parton @sweetstella.bsky.social · 6h

If God has a message for me I’m pretty sure he can speak to me privately without sending some stranger who calls himself God’s messenger. Come on really people?

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 19h

My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

Even Newsmax has joined with many other large media companies refusing to sign on to Snowflake Pete Hegseth’s military reporting censorship regime.

Still waiting on Fox.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h

Solidarity is the only way

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

if anybody is good at lip reading or can isolate the audio, I'd be very curious to learn more about what these two were talking about here. it certainly didn't sound on the level.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 18h

“You might die but it’s not the fault of the party that runs the FAA and TSA,” isn’t really what you want to hear before boarding.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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