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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 4h

So why on Earth did you vote for the Laken Riley act?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 6h

Heh, fair answer :-)

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 8h

In any sane timeline, that interview would have been the end of Cuomo's campaign.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 21h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 11h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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GolgariGlenRoss @golgariglenross.bsky.social · 1d

Dammit. Janet Mills is, after all, going to run for Collins’ seat. This means the Dem machine is going to keel-haul Graham Platner, lose to Collins, give up governor to the GOP, and they’ll learn nothing from it.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 1d

Nope.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 1d

Every time....

Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 2d

This is absolutely mind-blowing corruption.

Somebody in the NH House should introduce articles of impeachment.

WMUR @wmur9.bsky.social · 2d

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will begin hearing cases on Wednesday.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi to return to bench next week

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will begin hearing cases on Wednesday.

www.wmur.com

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 2d

We explained everything in this webinar;

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApTF...

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 2d

Feel free to share

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 2d

The opposition info thats going out is HIGHLY misleading and the math is wrong.

We did a webinar tonight ("we" being the people who actually wrote the amendments, and a member of the rules committee) explaining the changes and reasons for it all along with the impact. VOD is uploading now.

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 3d

Great, but when the shutdown is resolved, stop voting for Republican legislation. Could ya do that for us? Be a Democrat?

Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 3d

You're declaring this nonsense as an in-kind donation to the Republican party, right?

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 4d

Great - but once the shutdown is over, please STOP voting for Republican legislation. Some of the stuff you've voted for has been seriously awful, and absolutely ZERO Republicans are going to carefully examine your voting record looking for bipartisanship and then decide to support you. Z E R O ...

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 5d

Or ... OR ... just hear me out here , CRAZY IDEA - I KNOW ... but they could always just ... pull out of Ukraine?

Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 5d

Drew Cline. That's all I needed to see.

Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 5d

Lost me at "market aligned", but this is about what I expect from an op-ed on NH Journal.

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 5d

Stop voting for Republican legislation.
That needs to be step one.

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Tim Smith (Insert any of my various titles here.) @tjsnh.bsky.social · 5d

I can't even read the news anymore.

Every hour is a fresh new constitutional crisis that in any other circumstance would lead to mass resignations in the administration, from POTUS on down.

But in 2025? Just another day.

I don't know how we save the Republic.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

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