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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 26

TOMORROW!! Live with Senator Warren - click here to subscribe to the Substack and get an alert when we are live - it’ll be about 1120am ET, WHAT ARE YOUR ?s

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LIVE SOON: V Spehar on Substack

Starting Mar 26 at 11:20 AM EDT

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 21

Are they able to diminish or nullify Gay Marriage rights? Yes.. here’s how - and what my wife Natalie and I did to prepare.

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How To Save Gay Marriage

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 17

I wonder if my great great grandpa dreamed when he escaped the Black & Tans and set forth to America… that 174 years later his descendant would be explaining WHY WE DONT FUCK WITH FASCISTS AND ZEALOTS TO A BUNCH OF WHITE FOLKS WHO WANT A KING AND STATE SPONSORED COMPULSARY RELIGION - STILL!!!!

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 14

Misery For Profit. Trumps sweetheart deal with private prisons to incarcerate more people than ever before

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MISERY FOR PROFIT | The History of Private Prisons in America

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 11

Trumps plan to destroy Dept of Education - all the details

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A Complete Nightmare | What We Do if The Department of Education is Dissolved

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 9

One of the great privileges of college is testing the boundaries of society and learning what you value in a sheltered place. Leave the kids alone -

AYMAN on MSNBC @ayman.msnbc.com · Mar 9

“I think it’s dystopian, it’s certainly authoritarian. Going after college protesters is, in particular, just another example of the way the Trump administration seeks to punish youth.” @underthedesknews.bsky.social on Trump going after pro-Palestine college protesters.

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Mar 9

I said what I said 😂

AYMAN on MSNBC @ayman.msnbc.com · Mar 9

“He would call him Little Marco. And Marco Rubio has in fact gotten a little part when it comes to Trump’s State Department.”
@underthedesknews.bsky.social on Trump sidelining Rubio when it comes to Ukraine and the Middle East.

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AYMAN on MSNBC @ayman.msnbc.com · Mar 9

“He would call him Little Marco. And Marco Rubio has in fact gotten a little part when it comes to Trump’s State Department.”
@underthedesknews.bsky.social on Trump sidelining Rubio when it comes to Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Feb 20

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Jan 29

Ben Wickler for DNC chair! #news #democrats #leadership #fight

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Jan 24

Here it is - what it was like in the week leading up to TikToks blackout, the indignant response from Biden team that he had “done all he can” - I’ll have a YouTube explainer with even more detail in the coming days. Tiktok is still not “saved” - far from it. Gift Link: wapo.st/4ax8ffP

Inside TikTok’s frantic scramble to halt U.S. ban

There were 36 hours of mad frenzy as TikTok executives and lawyers sought and failed to get a last-minute reprieve from Biden — and then landed one from Trump.

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Jan 3

What’s your over/under guesses on how many rounds it’ll take to get a Speaker of the House tomorrow? I say we go at least 3 rounds -

a man in a suit and tie says i 'm so sick of congress

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says i 'm so sick of congress

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 24

This 🫡

sami sage @samisagesays.bsky.social · Dec 23

Lmk when we can have the convo about how what they did to Blake Lively is what they did to Kamala Harris

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 16

Headed to DC one last time for the year.. maybe the next 4 years 😂

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 10

They deleted his Instagram account - but not before I got these screenshots of his only story highlight. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? #luigi

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 8

I saw MVP today and she said pray for the haters… who could nevaaaaaa look this good in natural lighting 💅

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 7

Helloooooooo all my TikTok followers 🫶 are skies bluer here??

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 6

#TiktokBan what to know:
-A Peter Thiel backed rep championed legislation to give the President the power to ban “foreign adversary owned” apps
-TikTok sued claiming Citizens United gives them 1A rights
-A DC court found it DOES NOT
-Ban takes effect Jan 19 UNLESS
-Biden grants a 90 day extension

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 4

2025 - no time for smugness, or faux niceties just like - talk normal. We are tired.

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 2

There’s always a tweet 😂 this one was from last November about the Destiny/Fuentes situation (though I’m not sure Jarad knew literal allegations of being in bed together would come out) @taylorlorenz.bsky.social

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 1

She sounds awesome and clearly loves you so much 🫶

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 1

That’s too cute!

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 1

Awww!!!!

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 1

Love it!!

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Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · Dec 1

Awww so gooood

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