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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 14h

This is happening right now, to a friend of mine in Chicago. This is a peaceful area, with no previous unrest or crime problem. Just people trying to live their lives. My heart hurts. They're having conversations no family should have to have.

A white box with text. "Y'all. They're tear gassing my neighborhood. Right by the place we get hummus from. Right by where we get the extra large pizzas for sleep overs. Tell your people."

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SNAFU @redrams84.bsky.social · 9h

Seems Red State MAGA will suffer the most from the continuing loss of a Federal government as they and their states are so dependent on the Federal government. When the bad roads become un-drivable and the grants for local buses and trains disappear, how will they get to work or move goods?

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 14h

#JDVANCE was elected to represent All Americans, not just his MAGA base.

His despicable behavior is just the cesspool actions of the Trump Administration

apnews.com/article/gove...

Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.

apnews.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 18h

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 7h

Lady G us still for screwing over his constituents

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Sen. Lindsey Graham pans negotiations on Obamacare subsidies as government shutdown drags on

The South Carolina Republican urged Democrats to "have a rational discussion, but not with the government shut down."

www.nbcnews.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 7h

Enormous structures discovered under the North Sea 'defy our geologic understanding'

www.earth.com/news/enormou...

Enormous structures discovered under the North Sea 'defy our geologic understanding'

Deep beneath the North Sea, researchers have mapped giant buried mounds and "sinkites" that turn a basic rule of geology on its head.

www.earth.com

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 15h

The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday.

🔗 www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

No one should be surprised.

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 14h

#JDVANCE was elected to represent All Americans, not just his MAGA base.

His despicable behavior is just the cesspool actions of the Trump Administration

apnews.com/article/gove...

Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.

apnews.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

What’s happening right now should terrify every American. We’re sliding toward empty shelves, broken systems, and a government run by chaos. This week on @meidastouch.com, I break down how close we really are and what we can do to stop it.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d

Trump golfing today during the government shutdown

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

WATCH — @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social : “Here’s a partial list of things Trump is choosing to no longer study — food insecurity, gun violence, toxic exposures etc… Just because you don't measure it doesn't mean the problem went away. Censoring science & data collection is scary in a democracy.”

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE spent $800K on vans with stingray tech that collects data from all nearby phones, even yours. These devices mimic cell towers to track locations and intercept communications. Oversight and transparency are needed now.

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 1d

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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

Nice recap

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 1d

Trump received his COVID inoculation yesterday at Walter Reed Hospital. However, he vehemently urges his followers not to get the jab.

Can someone please explain the rationale behind this?

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 1d

What damaged this Vought guy so much?
Did his mother not breast feed him?
Did his father beat him?
Where did all the hate come from?

SueM @creativeelegance.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/post/UgkxXlA...

Post from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - YouTube

And creepy Vought is taking a very strange and unhealthy pleasure in it.

youtube.com

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 1d

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

#BariWeiss is showing her true colors.

Bari Weiss evokes Musk, demands CBS staff tell her ‘how you spend your working hours’

‘We’re all being DOGE’d,’ a CBS News journalist told The Independent. ‘And she’s also looking out to see who will kiss up to her.’

www.independent.co.uk

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 1d

The #GOP BuyAmerican campaign
Based in Macedonia.

www.thedailybeast.com/viral-maga-i...

MAGA Influencer Illegally Influenced Elections from Abroad

MAGA is aligning with influencers from abroad.

www.thedailybeast.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 9d

Can't stop.
Won't stop.

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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bgwitt311.bsky.social @bgwitt311.bsky.social · 2d

I generally like Paul Sullivan's writing. He is very fair in his application of logic.
He does have a point, however. After the past two games, ge may be right.