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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 2h

📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”

-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump

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🇨 🇭 🇪 🇷 🇾 🇱 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🩵 💙 🌊 @confettimother.is.democrat · 20h

Stephen Miller wants to spend $27 billion to deport 1 million #immigrants, who currently contribute $89 billion in taxes each year. Do the math: that's $106 billion net loss for #America.

Tell us again how it's not about #racism 🦧 and xenophobia.

GrammaGaz🌊✌️🇺🇸🆘️💉😷🇺🇦🥅🏒 @grammagaz.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Who is Mike Johnson being threatened by? I mean, if he's not bringing the House back, releasing the Epstein files ... he seems scared

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think so ... Do I think he's really up to the task? No.

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Tungstone @tungstone.bsky.social · 7h

Refusing to admit fault to protect self-image, like every narcissist.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 𝚍𝚋𝚊 𝙱𝚊𝚍 𝙱𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢 @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 8h

Definitely not ok to have a raving lunatic with no apparent connections to truth be the President of the United States. Unless you need a wild frontman while working to fuck shit up behind the scenes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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Tungstone @tungstone.bsky.social · 7h

Somewhat refreshing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 12h

Wow. Gavin Newsom just brutally mocked Trump for his dementia-laden post. Trump forgot that he was president on January 6, 2021. How embarrassing.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

This unwell man, who was President of the United States, is trying to rewrite history.

Nice try, Don. Biden wasn’t president on January 6, 2021. I would say even his own voters can’t be this gullible, but…

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Tungstone @tungstone.bsky.social · 14h

Electoral authoritarianism

A regime that uses democratic institutions but manipulates or empties them of real meaning, while systematically undermining rule of law.

When due process is denied as a systemic practice, the government ceases to be truly democratic, even if it retains electoral rituals

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Tungstone @tungstone.bsky.social · 14h

Electoral authoritarianism

A regime that uses democratic institutions but manipulates or empties them of real meaning, while systematically undermining rule of law.

When due process is denied as a systemic practice, the government ceases to be truly democratic, even if it retains electoral rituals

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 14h

NBC News: The 5th Amendment says everyone deserves due process.
Donald Trump: It might say that, but if you're talking about that, then we'd have to have a million or two million or three million trials.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 20h

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · 1d

Did one word cost Trump 👺 the win? FACISM 😡
“Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace,” the committee stated. “However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence.
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Nobel Committee Warns About Rising Authoritarianism as It Snubs Trump (The New Republic)

Passing over Donald Trump (in spite of his less-than-subtle appeals), the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday gave Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina ...

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Susan Perri @perri4health @perri4health.bsky.social · 1d

The picture below of the pastor being shot in the head with a pepper ball, my God.

How other nations must see us now.

I feel like I’m losing hope for the human race.

🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 1d

A story of two pastors.

An image of several ice officers masked and in camo are pepper spraying Pastor David Brown in the face. Pastor Black is wearing black and a traditional white clergy color.

A TEXAS WORSHIP PASTOR, JON PAUL SHEPTOCK, HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION AND PRODUCTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

California is going to “stick it to Trump” this November— Vote YES on Prop 50.

This ad 🔥😂

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I’m old enough to remember the $21M Trump Seven Springs Estates conservation easement tax crime.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is engaged in the biggest cover-up in American history – and he's threatening members of congress to be complicit in his crimes.

Release the Epstein files.

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David Wright @dwrightvisa.bsky.social · 1d

What's particularly piquent is that Ms. Corina *thanked* Donny for pressuring the Machado govt, yet he couldn't bring himself to not b*tch & moan about being neglected.

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

After Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,President Obama welcomed her to the club. They celebrated her achievement & had a good laugh at Yam Tits expense for not receiving one despite him calling Norway to demand one
I condone this AI representation 😎

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