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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 11h

Usually, I restrain myself from hyperbole about this administration.

But this lie is so total, and so stunning - it's literally the OPPOSITE of the truth. And she knows it.

That makes it an act of pure evil.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 2d

Liberty Vans are there to help, and to record the truth.
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Save America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 2d

ICE raids Home Depot in San Pedro, CA. Operation Liberty is on the ground, bearing witness.

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thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 3d

This is becoming a battle between ICE and catholicism.

Save America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE pictured pepper spraying David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, during a peaceful protest.

There is no bottom.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 4d

Amen

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, Dems - now you know what he thinks of us.

Are we little gnats? Is our answer just to tweet angrily?

Or to DO SOMETHING?

Give your all, every day. Work in your community. Build things. Fix things. Rally doubters. Demonstrate your power. And take our country back.

Or buzz off.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6d

The generals weren’t the only ones who gave Kegsbreath a bad review.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 7d

Let's remember what they're celebrating here:

Tens of millions losing healthcare.
Farmers killing themselves at a rate 3.5x higher than the general population.
Vets losing benefits.
Small businesses crushed by tariffs.
The Constitution suspended.
Govt. shut down.
ICE arresting citizens

Some party.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

Posted by the President of the United States.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 8d

Yes. He has no plan. Agreed.

But DEMS HAVE TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE.

We can no longer be defined simply by our opposition to a single politician.

Most Trump voters think very little of him. But they think even LESS of us.

Fix that, and we win.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8d

Fat Satan has a healthcare plan — in about two weeks. 🙄

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 8d

KATU News

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 9d

THIS is the problem with Dems.
The ONLY play in that instance would be to grab those fucking hats, throw them across the room, and say "Motherfucker, people are SUFFERING. This is no time to make jokes about tearing up the Constitution. Protect healthcare and you get your government meant back."

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

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 9d

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 9d

The instinct of every Dem will be to wag their finger & say "Fuck you. We told you this would happen."

Dumb. Wrong. Silly.

Want to take America back? Welcome voters like this into our tent. Harness their energy.

Math says we CANNOT win without converting Trump voters.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 9d

When reality hits.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 9d

A life magnificently lived.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, has died at the age of 91.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 10d

Kristi Noem said of my city, "LA is not a city of immigrants. It's a city of criminals."

Even fans of the San Francisco Giants wouldn't say that.

Great leaders don't demonize their own fellow citizens.

And they don't declare war on them.

800 Generals and Admirals were thinking that today.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 10d

The same paper that literally SAVED our country, that gave us Woodward and Bernstein, has now become a voice of propaganda for a criminal White House.

WaPo, you are LOST.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10d

President Trump spoke to military leaders at Quantico for about an hour and 10 minutes.

He spoke about military strength, his love of tariffs and repeatedly praised the work of firefighters.

Live updates: Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders

The gathering, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, was ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and required some officers to fly thousands of miles.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 11d

Sad, but true.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 11d

Today, try to keep track of all the times Fox News or any other right-wing media outlet mentions Sanford's political leanings - or says a single word about violence on the right.

There won't be any.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11d

The suspect, Thomas Sanford, seemed to own Donald Trump memorabilia, with a campaign sign outside his house and a Facebook photo wearing a shirt that reads “Re-elect Trump 2020,” and “Make liberals cry again.”

However, local authorities and the FBI have not yet identified a motive. trib.al/0UwICcz

Mormon Church Gunman Had Trump Sign Outside His Home

Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his car into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 12d

That explains a lot.

Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 14d

As if the Nazi salutes and attempts to destroy our democracy weren't enough, NOW will you stop posting on X?

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon named in Epstein files released by Democrats

The three Trump allies are all mentioned in redacted copies of Epstein's daily schedules.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14d

Kai Trump, Donald Trump's granddaughter, is using the White House to sell merch on social media. She posted this video to her accounts.

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 14d

Democracy Dies in Darkness.
The Washington Post is now where that happens.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15d

A reminder that while Democracy Docket was exposing Bondi as a Trump loyalist, the Washington Post was telling us that she should be confirmed.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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Billy Ray @billyray5229.bsky.social · 15d

We got our story right.

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