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True Blue Liberal

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On Twitter as @trueblueliberal since 2010 And there's a blog at http://trueblueliberal.blogspot.com since 2004 "If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers." Thomas Pynchon

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · Nov 22

If you are following or have followed me over at the musky old place, please consider following me here too as Twitter winds down its existence.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

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Arabella @arabellaspireship.bsky.social · 2h

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Dr. Tea, Cake, & Revolution. @witwarrior.bsky.social · 1h

All of these acts start small, possibly seem benevolent or trivial, but they’re not. They create precedents.

They are RUBICONS.

The significance of crossing the small river was that the aspiring autocrat was also crossing into Rome WITH HIS ARMY - an army loyal not to Rome but to him personally.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 6h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified.

They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on.

One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

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

“Kids”

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dennisbmurphy @dennisbmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Barron Trump is estimated to be worth $150million mostly via Bitcoin gambling and likely insider trading at the age of 19. The seed money must have come from one hell of an allowance!

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 15h

Disgusting his donors laughing at war crimes...

Laughs among Trumps ballroom donors on Venezuela: Nobody wants to go fishing anymore. No one wants to do anything near the water. If they have a beautiful boat they might as well get rid of that boat.

www.reddit.com/r/law/commen...

From the law community on Reddit: Laughs among Trumps ballroom donors on Venezuela: Nobody wants to go fishing anymore. No one wants to do anything near the water. If they have a beautiful boat they m...

Explore this post and more from the law community

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

are the ... beautiful Black women in MAGA hats in the room with us right now sir

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 22h

Is it legal for Trvmp to spend $20,000,000,000.00 in American taxpayers' money to rig an election in Argentina for an Argentinian Trvmpist?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how MAGA told us Javier Milei would fix Argentina's economy with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing out Argentina with billions.

Remember how MAGA told us Donald Trump would save US farmers with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing them out with billions also.

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 22h

Congratulations!!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

hey this is fun

Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 1d

And congratulations to @jamellebouie.net for winning the American Historical Association's Tikkun Olam Prize for promoting public historical literacy www.historians.org/award-grant/...

Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy – AHA

The Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy honors individuals whose work has promoted literacy in public culture.

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 22h

Yes.

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ridem24.bsky.social @ridem24.bsky.social · 1d

There should be no more confusion any longer on who these terrorists are. They are trying to make this once great country all white and are not hiding it. Please take Malaria and Barron back to Slovenia.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

This is straight up white nationalist talking points posted by the DHS.

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The Liberal Page @theliberalpage.bsky.social · 1d

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever is actually in the #TrumpEpsteinFiles must make Trvmp's birthday letter to his pal Jeffrey look like a Hallmark card you would send to your Grandma.

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever is actually in the #TrumpEpsteinFiles must make Trvmp's birthday letter to his pal Jeffrey look like a Hallmark card you would send to your Grandma.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

For JD Vance “free Palestine” is intolerable antisemitism that must be destroyed while “I love Hitler” is just silly fun.

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Just for context of the gif:
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - You Have Sunk My Battleship! Scene (6/10) | Movieclips

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 1d

This is not the way to prove that you're not a Nazi.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 1d

After Trvmp gets his wish to bring back big beautiful battleships (because he thinks they look cool and strong), what will he revive next?

Colorful cavalry charges?

Or, even better, maybe knights in gold armor?

a man with a hood on is holding a pole and says `` you have sunk my battleship ! ''

ALT: a man with a hood on is holding a pole and says `` you have sunk my battleship ! ''

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True Blue Liberal @trueblueliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Is there any definitive proof that Bessent isn't a robot?