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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Rand Paul on Trump's strikes on boats: "I would call them extrajudicial killings. This is akin to what China does, what Iran does with drug dealers -- they summarily execute people without presenting evidence to the public. So it's wrong."

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 4h

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?

Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.

They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.

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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 16h

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whysquared.bsky.social @whysquared.bsky.social · 17h

Well, based on some of the comments I read here about the people of Philly, if anyone could figure out how to make it work, they could.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21h

SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.

SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.

Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.

People need & deserve assistance

Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich

Be mad about that

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Doesitmatternow @doesitmatternow.bsky.social · 19h

Is no one afraid that these people will be in food lines and not voting because they need food.
The food lines I saw today were long.

I'd put food pantry as close to polling places as legally allowed.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 18h

It is far past time to stop tip-toeing around people's feelings and start being upfront with members of the gerontocracy. Sometimes it is just time to take away the keys.

www.thedailybeast.com/police-repor...

Police Report Says Member of Congress, 88, Has Dementia

A police report says D.C.’s congressional delegate, who was scammed out of thousands, exhibits “early stages of dementia.”

www.thedailybeast.com

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whysquared.bsky.social @whysquared.bsky.social · 18h

So why are we paying Congress their salary and benefits if they aren’t working to uphold the oath they took?

What will it take for them to do their duty? They know these policies are deeply unpopular.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

The reason Trump illegally used an anonymous billionaire to pay soldiers during the Epstein Shutdown is because he's going to need troops for the Insurrection Act and martial law.

The reason he'll let the poor die is because he doesn't give a shit about them. Their lives don't advance his schemes.

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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 1d

Washington state is one of only 5 states that have a 100% vote by mail system in place, but some new USPS rules may affect when your vote actually gets counted in time.

An Idiot-Proof Guide to Mailing in Your Ballot, Registering to Vote, and Changing Your Address

It’s voting time. Just like always, the voting is important. You wield so much power. I love that about you.

www.thestranger.com

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whysquared.bsky.social @whysquared.bsky.social · 22h

All I know about Philly is from watching Parking Wars. Those ICE vehicles gonna get the boot so damn fast.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 23h

"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to Dr. Thomas for standing with Iowans facing huge health insurance premium hikes if Congress does nothing. This isn’t politics, it’s about real lives on the line. We need action, not a shutdown or more excuses from our Iowa representatives.

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whysquared.bsky.social @whysquared.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone paying attention should not be shocked by this. Both the House and Senate have ceded their authority to the Felon in Chief.

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 1d

At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 2d

Someone told me that "I don't have to go out of my way to be so nice". I explained, it's not out of my way at all, it's directly in my path, no deviation.
Straight shot.

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Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 🐸 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 1d

Hunger in America made @usatoday.com when 2 nurses protested GOP’s largest tax cuts for rich while starving millions of children 👦🏽 👧 🧒

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Opinion: 13 million American kids are hungry. GOP just made it worse by cutting SNAP.

RFK Jr. acknowledges poor diet is a contributing factor to childhood disease, but said nothing when Congress cut funding for the SNAP food program.

www.usatoday.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

it’s wild that this is just sort of the most openly corrupt administration of all time and they’re just allowed to do that and most media doesn’t say a word about it

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food.

I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.

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Black and proud @wrong1rightday.bsky.social · 1d

The company the supplies said pepper balls is based in Lake Forest-
Their weapons are being used against us

bsky.app/profile/wron...

Black and proud @wrong1rightday.bsky.social · 1d

United Tactical Service is the parent company of Pepperball.com, who provides munitions to DHS.

This is their statement about migrants.
They also contract with several police depts
We can’t boycott them but we can make some noise

blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

As Republicans keep up attacks on congressional maps, they should get used to seeing my law firm in court. On Wednesday, North Carolina Republicans enacted a newly gerrymandered map that targets Black voters to create an additional seat for a white Republican. The next day my law firm sued.

Republicans Keep Gerrymandering and I Keep Suing