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Traveling man. Former centerist independent voter. Anti-tRump and Repugnican The only time to look down on someone is when you are offering a hand to help them up! #Pedofuhrer #WOKEPOPE

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blackpowder50.bsky.social @blackpowder50.bsky.social · Aug 5

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What Would Jesus Say About Donald Trump?

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 10h

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Lori 🇺🇦💩🐸👑 @coalsmom.bsky.social · 21h

Obviously this is why he lied about his intentions. He said he wasn't going to tear down any part of the White House during construction. And why the Treasury Department has told employees to stop sending pictures of the demolition out to the public.

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 12h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

Donald Trump is too simple-minded to realize that when he brags about the White House's tacky new Caesars Palace Ballroom being "privately funded," he's admitting to taking bribes from influence peddlers, millionaires, and corporations that want something from him.

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alhop @alh813.bsky.social · 11h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

The man should be in prison. But sure, let's pay him a quarter of a billion for being a criminal.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 17h

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 15h

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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10h

When the next Democratic president is seated, day one should be officially ordering the bulldozing of Mar-a-Lago. Make the presidential immunity the Supreme Extremes imposed on the nation work for our side just this once.

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🐿️Square Squirrel🐿️🌏🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇲🇺🇦🇲🇽🇨🇦🐸🌈🦔🐈 @squaresquirrel.bsky.social · 14h

There are many crazy, radical, violent Christians, the very type of people we have long been told Muslims are; yet, three of my favourite people right now are Mehdi Hasan, Zohran Mamdani, and Sadiq Khan.
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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

The pardoned J6 traitor that threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries has been charged.

It would not surprise if the Lying Criminal in charge pardons him again.
He has the 'legal' power to do so.

This is the complete idiocy of American law, when a Convicted Felon president can be above the law.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 20h

✈️🇺🇦🚀 There are 11 Ukrainian aircraft in the sky - we are expecting Storm Shadow launches, - Russian Voenkor

Air Alert in Crimea 🚨

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Gov. Shapiro: "The federal government under the Trump administration cut funding for energy projects...that were going to lead to more energy production in Pennsylvania...More energy means more freedom...Why the federal government is cutting that funding is inexplicable to me."

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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 11h

Restrictive voting laws near 2021 levels as Kansas and 15 other states clamp down on access | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Restrictive voting laws near 2021 levels as Kansas and 15 other states clamp down on access • Kansas Reflector

Kansas is one of 16 states that have enacted restrictive voting laws this year, falling just short of records set in 2021, according to a roundup of such laws from a national think tank.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 22h

today in rule of law:

“A motorcade of police escorted the 70-year-old from his home in the tony 16th arrondissement to the gates of Paris-La Santé prison in the heart of the French capital.”

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Sarkozy’s Five-Year Prison Term Starts With Fingerprints and a Mug Shot

The former French president was convicted of conspiring to seek campaign funds from Gadhafi and has been placed in an isolation ward for his safety.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

Come November, when SNAP runs out, Republicans are expecting Black folks to be the ones to raise hell. Nope. It’s going to be their own white voters in deep red states having conniption fits.

Good luck:
• Mike Johnson in Louisiana
• Tommy Tuberville in Alabama
• Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi

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Robert Johnston @robertj1088.bsky.social · 7h

The noise of the excuses made by Mike Johnson for his foot dragging procrastination in swearing in Adelita Grijalva evoke a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays. "...full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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Arizona attorney general sues Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

“Constitutional rights cannot be used as a bargaining chip,” Kris Mayes wrote.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 8h

You’ll notice that the media couldn’t stop attacking President Biden over his age as he was trying clean up the country but they’re perfectly fine with the orange convicted felon bulldozing the White House for his own amusement and gratification. They deliberately failed democracy.

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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 1d

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 9h

As 100,000-plus people were leaving the finished #NoKings Minneapolis event on Oct. 18, 2025, a participant spoke about her signs “Elect a rapist. Expect 2 get fck’d.” and “If the goal is to get rid of “criminals” why elect one???”

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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 9h

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Children in Gaza use a mattress to slide down the rubble of a destroyed building #gaza #shorts

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 9h

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Shady Florida charity ensnares another Republican

The Hope Florida scandal is the gift that keeps on giving. A so-called charity run by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife, Casey, is now at the center of a rare event spurring even Republicans to condemn one of t...

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 7h

NEWS ANALYSIS | WAR & PEACE
Trump Is Gunning for War in Venezuela, Raising Fears of US-Backed Regime Change
Venezuelans fear US strikes on boats in the Caribbean could be a leadup to US backing for a Pinochet-style dictatorship.
By Rodrigo Acuña , TRUTHOUT October 21, 2025

Trump Is Gunning for War in Venezuela, Raising Fears of US-Backed Regime Change

Venezuelans fear US strikes on boats in the Caribbean could be a leadup to US backing for a Pinochet-style dictatorship.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h

In Congressional Dem lawsuit against ICE for prohibiting their oversight entry, ICE provides a filing abt what is funding detention operations during shutdown. But it doesn't specify what is going where in how much.

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8. Additionally, certain ICE operations during the lapse in annual appropriations are being unfed by appropritions made through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) ... Appropriations made through the OBBB are a distinct source of funding with defined amounts for specific purposes and are not used to fund all of ICE's operations throughout the lapse in appropriations.

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