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brett

@birwin20.bsky.social

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#FDT, #OnYourSide, Antifa, Enemy Within, AF and Army, former medic, disabled, cat and dog lover, camping is my thing I voted for her and her. If you didn't, I don't care why, you caused this. Own it. No hooker or hookup. Not my thing

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brett @birwin20.bsky.social · Dec 1

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 22h

No bomb should’ve ever dropped on a single civilian, a single child.

If this is the end of them I’m glad.

But the loss is so so immense and the future so uncertain.

What does “peace” mean when it sits atop a genocide? What peace when the genocider dictates its terms?

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 8h

When Turning Point says it wants its own "Christian" halftime show, they mean "white"

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brett @birwin20.bsky.social · 6h

Good list

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Kevin Tompkins @ktompkinsii.bsky.social · 18h

these are people that should be appalled by the fact that the Epstein files haven’t been released to the public:

- anybody who has kids
- anybody who works with kids
- anybody with a shred of moral fiber
- everybody in the United States
- everybody else on this planet

did I miss anybody?

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 7h

Love for the poor is hallmark of faith, Pope Leo says in first exhortation
www.osvnews.com/love-for-the...

Love for the poor is hallmark of faith, Pope Leo says in first exhortation - OSV News

Many Christians "need to go back and re-read the Gospel," and recall faith and love for the poor go together, Pope Leo XIV said in his first papal document.

www.osvnews.com

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jessica 🍉 @itsmrsrabbittou.bsky.social · 12h

More than half of American adults are below a 6th grade reading level and believe me when I say - it shows.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 15h

Speaker Johnson is delaying my swearing in to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Join us in demanding Speaker Johnson:

End the Shutdown.

Swear me In.

Release the Files.

SIGN OUR PETITION 🔗adelita.us/sign

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12h

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 9h

Many might not know this, but we just voted in Senate to finally repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. It feels long ago, but Iraq War did so much damage in breaking our politics and global leadership that contributed to the complete mess we are in now.

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 9h

Incredible that Jordan Peterson’s daughter is poisoning him for clout. Now that’s a grift.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly….

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Just Lynn 💙🦋✌️🇺🇦 @shoredweller7.bsky.social · 9h

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Barracks Life 🇺🇸🪖🌈 🎃 @barrackslife.com · 1d

BREAKING: The Chicago pastor intentionally shot in the head by masked ICE agents is SUING. 💪 He's being joined by journalists ICE targeted. "I invite ICE to repent." 👏 They won't, so suing them into the ground will have to do.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 8h

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Homeless people are not the enemy.

They can’t “just try harder” their way into housing.

It’s the system that’s failing.

Most of us are one emergency away from being homeless ourselves.

We need affordable housing, universal basic income, healthcare & social supports.

We need a safety net

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 20h

Those of us who were saying #abolishICE for the past decade knew what we were talking about

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 18h

if you really want to rip on Portland you should start with how busy breakfast places are at 9:30 on a weekday

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Pete Caz @pjcaz559.bsky.social · 9h

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 10h

Letitia James is an American hero who's lived a life of service.

Donald Trump is an American zero who's lived a life of crime.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Republicans won’t show up to vote on paying our troops during the shutdown because avoiding a vote on the Epstein files to protect Trump and his friends is more important.

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 10h

Exposing the abuse day after day is exhausting.

Imagine what those drenched in it are enduring.

I hope for the liberation of all Americans from the grips of authoritative oppression.

While some remain in ignorance, I believe many are sensing things are terribly wrong.

Resist.

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29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · 10h

The importance of this question cannot be overstated: Trump has been communicating directly with Bondi through Truth Social about indicting his enemies. How this question is resolved is critical.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

Important discovery fight taking shape in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case.

The question: Can the government assert privilege to avoid handing over documents that may be relevant to a defendant's vindictive prosecution claim?

Abrego's counsel says no.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

www.documentcloud.org

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GrandmaDeb @deebee54.bsky.social · 9h

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 14h

I really like what I’m hearing from @grahamformaine.bsky.social, the Marine and U.S. Army veteran and oyster farmer challenging Susan Collins in Maine.

The days of working people asking for scraps from the powerful are over. Time for ground-up leadership.

www.grahamforsenate.com/platform

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Just_Vicki 🐾🎵💟🕉💙🌈🌻🇺🇲🇺🇦🇨🇦 @justvickimarie.bsky.social · 19h

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