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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 18h

@jesscraven101 details how Trump’s policies have hurt Virginians and the democratic candidates who will fight to decrease costs for everyday people in VA.
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#trump #virginia #healthcare

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 23h

@jasonchumusic on Supreme Court Justice Election: PA creator Jason Chu explains the upcoming PA election to retain 3 Supreme Court Justices, and the campaign against them from conservative Trump supporters. “
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#jasonchu #pennsylvaniaelection #gerrymandering

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Gavin Newsom on All The Smoke podcast: "All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black, period, full stop.” - @GavinNewsom

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

Adelita Grijalva, who won Arizona's special election a month ago has still not been sworn in. 800,000 Arizonans don't have representation in Congress because Speaker Mike Johnson won't administer the oath. @slaythegop
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#mikejohnson #slaythegop #adelitagrijalva #arizona

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 1d

James Talarico: It's no longer Right vs. Left, It's Top Vs. Bottom. @teamtalaricohq
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#jamestalarico #incomeinequality #elonmusk #markzuckerberg #jeffbezos

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 2d

The Daily Show on Trump's $300 million dollar ballroom. It's exactly what you voted for coal miners in Pennsylvania! via @thedailyshow
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#thedailyshow #whitehouseballroom #trump #governmentshutdown #eastwing

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 2d

Senator Ruben Galego“Negotiations are impossible with Trump in Asia for 5 days and Johnson keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles.” @SenRubenGallego
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#rubengallego #governmentshutdown #healthcarepremiums #aca

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 3d

"The legal term for my people were slaves. You want me to use that term too? We're talking about undocumented individuals that are human beings."
Brandon Johnson calls out reporter for using racist term "illegal aliens".
Credit: @jakesheridan_ @chicagos.mayor

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 3d

Food bank director: For every meal that a foodbank provides SNAP Bennefits provide 9.
via @factpostnews #foodbanks #snapbenefits #governmentshutdown

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 4d

Campaign finance reform is key!
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#senatorchrismurphy #adamfriedland #campaignfinancereform

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 5d

Pissed Off Bartender: The same people who defended Confederate statues for "history" are silent about Trump tearing down the White House East Wing.
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#pissedoffbartender #eastwingdemolition #whitehouseballroom

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 5d

Zohran Mamdani on the Flagrant Podcast.
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#zohranmamdani #flagrantpodcast #newyorkmayorelection #andrewschulz

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 6d

Content creator Pearl Mania's toddler's daycare just opened a food bank because classmates might not be able to eat. The government is sending $40 billion to Argentina while refusing to feed American kids.
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#argentinabailout #whitehouseballroom #governmentshutdown #snapbenefits

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 6d

Creator Conscious Lee: Over 41 million Americans are losing access to food during the shutdown, but ICE agents will continue to be paid and funding for Israel won't be impacted.
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#consciouslee #governmentshutdown #foodstamps #iceraids #israel

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 6d

Dean Withers on Trump demanding $230 million from taxpayer.
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#deanwithers #donaldtrump #departmentofjustice

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

Comedian Tim Dillon on ICE raids: People don't feel good about being American when they see a grandma who's lived here 30 years be zip-tied and deported.
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#timdillon #iceraids

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

Mehdi Hasan at the No Kings Rally: “Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant, the grandson of an immigrant, and married to an immigrant… proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs even Americans aren’t willing to do.”
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#medhihassan #nokings #donaldtrump

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar admits ICE is targeting non-criminals, Good Trouble responds: Salazar says 70% of ICE arrests are people without criminal records and Republicans didn't expect this. Good Trouble Talking calls out her act; she can't pretend she didn't know.

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

Lawnchair Sports Show on Trump family corruption: Barron Trump put $30 million into Bitcoin 30 minutes before Donald Trump's market-moving China tweet, then cashed out at $190 million just 24 hours later. It's blatant corruption.
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#lawnchaiirsports #barrontrump #bitcoin #corruption

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 7d

A vote for Aftyn Behn is a vote to release the Epstein Files!
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#aftynbehn #epsteinfiles

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 8d

Bill Nye on NASA budget cuts: Nye says cutting NASA violates Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution, which promotes science for America's health and competition. He warns China will beat the U.S. to Mars by 2028.
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#billnye #nasa #china #spacerace

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 8d

Rep. Maxwell Frost on Speaker Johnson's lack of a plan: Johnson admitted he has no strategy while refusing to bring half of Congress back to work until the government reopens.
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#maxwellfrost #governmentshutdown #congress #mikejohnson

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 8d

New AP reporting reveals ICE is using the WRAP—a restraint device linked to at least 12 deaths—on migrants "simply for crying or verbally objecting to their deportation."
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#ice #goodtrouble #thewrap

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Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 9d

Cincinnati Children's Hospital chaplain on being unjustly detained by ICE for 73 days: Speaking to a large crowd after his release, he says he's only free because people made noise on his behalf, proof that speaking up makes a difference.
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#cincinatti #iceraids

Absentee Shallot @absenteeshallot.bsky.social · 9d

Governor Gavin Newsome talks minimum wage on Higher Learning Podcast
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#gavinnewsome #rachellindsay #vanlathan #higherlearningpodcast #minimumwage