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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1m

Ok thx - I missed it. It was his assertion that Dems were clueless that it would be popular that threw me.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org

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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.ukr.monster · 1h

A donation a day keeps russians away👉👈

send.monobank.ua/jar/3Zuzxk994D
PayPal [email protected]

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

$47. And that’s if the government isn’t lying about the interest rate. Plus, they will have to prove she intentionally schemed to swindle $47 from the bank - as opposed to just not knowing the difference between a second home and an investment property. Good luck, Lindsay.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2h

Those of us who served in the military know that dogs were some of the best partners we could ever wish for, and many were real heroes. For Kristi Noem's CBP agents to be shooting a family dog in this way -- and then leaving the scene -- is disgusting.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 18h

“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”

Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 10m

Omg.

Leftist history is just as bad as MAGA history.

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 32m

Reminder that Tankies are just fascists wearing red!

Teles Santos @telesjr.bsky.social · 1h

The US never fought to end fascism anywhere. They joined the war because Japan forced their hand, and they saw a great way to make money. After the USSR pretty much had pushed Germany out of eastern Europe and they knew the nazis were going to lose, they jumped in.

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 15m

Omfg.

Everyone whose father or grandfather served in WWII (like mine did) needs to send you a collective ‘fuck you.’

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 17m

There’s nothing wrong with him wanting to get them paid.

(Dems sponsored a bill to do just that. And the GOP blocked it.)

Absolutely no reason to think he will applaud Trump for using illegal means to do it; nor for Trump falsely blaming Dems while he prevented an earlier solution.

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

Yep - For FIVE YEARS!!!!

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 14h

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 1h

Every system is only as good as the people willing to defend it. That's what this week's conversation with @ericholder.bsky.social was about. #AtOurTable https://aotpodcast.com

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

Exactly.

It’s not like he’s a reliable source or information.

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

Madness. Just utter madness.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 3h

This one will hit the red states especially hard. Blue state systems will for the most part work to ensure kids with special needs have access to public education. The red states will leave families to sort it for themselves.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 4h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1h

I’m sorry, but it’s actually kind of pathetic for people on the left to trip all over themselves to hand a victory to Trump at every turn. I’ve seen a ton at this announcement that Trump is going to pay the troops unconstitutionally, saying it’s a master stroke. Have some goddamn self respect.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

I expect that “should the troops get paid” is something most Americans would support if you polled it without any context.

The average American doesn’t give a shit how something happens, they just want good things to happen, however they define that.

Elected Dems haven’t adjusted to that reality.

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

One of his posts says Dems don’t understand that paying the troops is popular … never mentioning that Dems sponsored a bill to pay the troops — but the GOP promptly blocked it.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

If they hadn’t blocked it, the Dems’ bill would have gotten troops paid.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

Dems tried to ensure troops get paid … and the GOP blocked it. Guessing Dems understood it would be popular.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1h

The republicans voted down a Dem sponsored bill to pay the troops during a govt shutdown.

As usual Trump’s outrage is manufactured.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

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Ham Birder 🍔 @mooosky.bsky.social · 1h

They are doing a better job of promoting No Kings Day than any of the actual organizers could. Date, location and everything- See you all Saturday October 18, fellow frogs! 🫡🐸🌶️

Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings

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