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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2h

‘No backsies’: The REAL reason Mike Johnson won’t swear in new Dem rep

@chrislhayes.bsky.social explains precisely why Mike Johnson is stalling the new Dem rep's swear-in over the Epstein vote.

‘No backsies’: The REAL reason Mike Johnson won’t swear in new Dem rep

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

I think even Marsha knows this.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 3h

Reverend David Black was praying at the Broadview ICE detention center

He invited ICE officers on the roof of the facility to join him

They shot him

ICE doesn’t need the National Guard to protect them from the people of Chicago

But Gov. Pritzker should mobilize troops to protect Chicago from ICE

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 3h

ICE is made up of incompetent violent racists who eagerly signed up to engage in human rights violations, kidnapping & abusing women and children, & assaulting peaceful protestors and even a priests every chance they get.

#Pinks

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Terese Lindgren @awildirish1.bsky.social · 1h

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

Legacy media is such a fucking joke.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3h

Following MTG's lengthy CNN sitdown interview, Wolf Blitzer tells her:

"You‘re a courageous politician, but more important, a loving mother. Thanks very much for coming in. We hope you‘ll come back here in the Situation Room."

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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 3h

Marjorie – I call bullshit. Your votes put us here, and you own it. Now that your daughter is affected, you’re suddenly concerned. Not good enough.

You’ve been hearing from your constituents all along. You never listened until it hit your own house.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

It’s been over two weeks! Swear her in! And release the Epstein files.

Screenshot of a tweet from journalist Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) on X. The tweet shows a transcript from a NEWSNATION interview with Mike Johnson. The interviewer asks why he won’t swear in Adelita Grijalva, suggesting it’s to block her vote on an Epstein discharge petition. Johnson replies that Democrats are using distractions and red herrings and says it’s only a scheduling issue that will be addressed once Democrats vote to reopen the government.

Continuation of the NEWSNATION interview transcript shared by Aaron Rupar. The interviewer points out that Republicans have been sworn in during pro forma sessions and asks why it should be different for a Democrat. Mike Johnson replies that the two Florida representatives sworn in earlier were an exception because they had flown their families in for the ceremony.

Final part of the tweet thread showing a screenshot from a NEWSNATION broadcast. The interviewer asks if Adelita Grijalva would be sworn in if she flew in her family. Mike Johnson responds that these are distractions. The split-screen broadcast shows the interviewer on the left, Mike Johnson in the center, and a clip of Adelita Grijalva speaking at a podium outdoors on the right. The headline reads: ‘WHY IT MATTERS: GRJALVA TO BE SWORN IN ONCE GOV’T REOPENED.’ A timer below shows ‘Government shutdown in 6 days.’

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2h

Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.

A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.

Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.

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Terese Lindgren @awildirish1.bsky.social · 1h

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 2h

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2h

More of this, please!

Bless Ruben Gallego For Calling Mike Johnson A “Pedo Protector” To His Face

Well done, sir!

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h

Trump’s Gaza deal may bring a welcome pause to years of bloodshed — but let’s be clear: one ceasefire doesn’t make him a peacemaker.
While he chases a Nobel Prize abroad, he’s been stoking violence at home.
Peace isn’t a brand. It’s a character test.
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The "Peacemaker" Who Thrives on Chaos

Trump’s Gaza deal may earn him applause — but his record of stoking violence at home shows he’s no champion of peace.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 2h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

Gov. Shapiro: "The way the president has chosen to deploy the National Guard in other states, and to deploy the Guard of one state. Texas, into another state, Illinois, is extremely dangerous...It does not make us more safe. It creates chaos and real danger in our communities."

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2h

Jack Ciattarelli admitted to previously running on downsizing police departments to reduce costs.

The GOP candidate now accuses his Democratic opponent of wanting to defund the police.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2h

New Yorkers slash the tires of the ICE cars and make them go empty-handed back to their facilities.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 2h

Bondi proved she was corrupt way back in 2013 when she was Florida’s attorney general and declined to investigate allegations of fraud against Trump University after Trump sent a check for $25,000 to a PAC she was associated with.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #PamBondi

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American Oversight Opposes Pam Bondi’s Nomination for Attorney General - American Oversight

Pam Bondi’s record and history of unflinching loyalty to Donald Trump prove she is unfit to lead the Justice Department.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Any guesses?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 2h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Johnson, swear in Congresswoman Elect Adelita Grijalva. Enough with the BS, "we'll do it when the government opens". You loser, you are the one keeping republicans at home on vacation instead of gaveling in the house for session, which ONLY YOU have power to do.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 19h

Mike Johnson is lying. Swear-in Rep elect Adelita Grijalva. Release the Epstein files.

Congresswoman-elect calls out Mike Johnson for REFUSING to swear her in

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Terese Lindgren @awildirish1.bsky.social · 18h

We need more Democrats to support Kelly and Gallego!

WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 19h

Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.

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