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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 7h

the real takeaway here is even vance is on national tv saying that its totally fair to ask why trump sucks at making deals

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

JD Vance: "We want to make sure that they skyrocketing healthcare costs of the Biden administration start to level off and hopefully come down."

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STEPHEN JAMES @stephen5150.bsky.social · 7h

SUNDAY SHOUT 7

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 8h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.

There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.

They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 7h

One more time: As it’s not “weaponization of justice” for law enforcement to prosecute someone who committed crimes trying to rob a bank, it’s also not weaponization of justice for law enforcement to prosecute someone who committed crimes trying to overthrow an American election.

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Cathey🎃🌎🗽☮️❤️‍🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 💙 💛 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 @cleverhandlebars.bsky.social · 7h

Good News Only Update!!

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Good News Only Update!!

With so much depressing news out there, start your morning off with some good news!!

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 1d

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Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · 2d

The newly released Official Statistics for Hate Crime in 2024-2025 do not accurately reflect the true prevalence of anti-LGBT+ hate in England and Wales. This misrepresentation matters.

Read our full statement ⬇️
bit.ly/3J6BNYr

Galop's Statement on the 2024/25 Official Statistics for Hate Crime in England and Wales.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

She called it. Kamala Harris laid out Trump’s vengeance agenda before it even happened.

One line that stuck with me most from 107 Days was when she wrote that during the debate, Trump was “unburdened by the truth.”

He’s also unburdened by threat of accountability, thanks to the Supreme Court.

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Essence of RBG @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 7h

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tatertony.bsky.social @tatertony.bsky.social · 6h

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 10h

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 23h

You know it's bad when you agree with Mrs Ed...😬🐎

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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 7h

Sunday Thought

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Chelsea Blue @lordye.bsky.social · 7h

Just wait til ICE swoops and detains all the Qatari pilots like they did Koreans at the new Hyundai factory.
Fuckin mess of a country now!

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 21h

When we say “No Kings” this should include the nasty billionaires who use their money to control all media and the government.

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Robert @evry1getsatrophy.bsky.social · 7h

We all should have a guarded and cautious optimism.We have a Rep congress and a Supreme Court who want to destroy democracy.We have half of America that are oblivious to what is happening.That’s should scare us.I will continue to fight next Saturday I will be there.I hope others will participate to.

🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 4d

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
Helen Keller

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mgkahb @mgkahb.bsky.social · 9h

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Pete Fjeld @bluefishercat.bsky.social · 9h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Save this graph for the next time @MarshaBlackburn @SpeakerJohnson @JDVance try to hold $50 Billion for rural hospitals out as a of win for the 🇺🇸 people

We’re bad at math but $1.1 TRILLION in cuts (for tax cuts for the rich) > $50 BILLION

They think we are all morons