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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 54m

Mike Johnson and GOP in Congress could choose to pass a bill to pay military during the shutdown. They’ve chosen to stay away. They’ve chosen to allow the admin to break the law. So you gotta wonder how long before they decide the gov doesn’t need to “open” and Congress doesn’t need to pass a budget

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 4h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfD...

Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

www.youtube.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 7h

If you can walk and put on a zip tie, no vetting is necessary.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 8h

Oh, by the way, I wrote in @thenation.com about how Trump is condeming millions of Americans to hunger this Thanksigiving with his accelarated timeline of adding work requirements for SNAP benefits.
I also discussed how work requirements provably don't work, for the neoliberals in your life.

Trump Has Just Condemned More Americans to Hunger

The administration’s decision to fast-track a bunch of changes to food stamps—including new work requirements—is as stupid as it is cruel.

www.thenation.com

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 7h

Making America great .... again. 🫡

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 10h

I listened to this 12 times. Charlotte had time today.

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 18h

This woman is my hero

Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 23h

🔥🔥🔥 Today at immigration court 26 Federal Plaza this woman went ballistic to the masked ICE agents who detained her family member. Where are the people standing up to the Gestapo? I never saw this in 4 months I’ve been filming. 👏👏👏👏

AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 10h

"You want to go to jail?" was his weak response. After she clearly stated she wasn't scared and was willing to call him out for being a "p*&&^ bish". "We angry, all of us are angry".

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 13h

The same folks that claim the only racism and hate is against white people.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 10h

wapo.st/3WqJ4Wh
Is it MAGA 🤔 ?

U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports

The U.S. is now in the 12th spot — it was first a decade ago. The index ranks how many destinations a passport holder can visit without needing a visa.

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Katelyn T Slater 🏳️‍⚧️⚛️⚧️ @katelynslater.com · 2d

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 2d

She told us this during the first term. 😔

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 3d

Www.hidinginplainsightbook.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 2d

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you.

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 3d

This is Trump's America

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/shot-in-th...

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 3d

IMO, Carter is the only one. Wilson supported the eugenics movement.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 3d

Vote for people that believe in true democracy, science, and humanity.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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AzulAgua @azulagua.bsky.social · 3d

Gangsters, ghouls, goblins and grifters.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine that

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 3d

Get ready for that Trump pardon...

www.wsj.com/us-news/ghis...

Lockdowns and a Mysterious Meeting: A Quiet Texas Prison Adapts to Life With Ghislaine Maxwell

The unexpected arrival of the Epstein associate upset the camp’s routines. Some inmates say she got favorable treatment.

www.wsj.com

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 4d

Vaccines for me, not for thee.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 5d

You break it, you own it. Kudos to @akalhan.bsky.social.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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