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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 7h

The first time I have ever agreed with Laura Loomer. I mean WTF?

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11h

I love it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 8h

The fact that fucking Dems can’t capitalize on “he’s cutting your medicaid to bail out Argentina” is political malpractice.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 11h

setting aside the fact that they just don’t know what jokes are, this gives a big insight into the mind of white nationalists. they are deeply paranoid about the idea of being percieved as anything other than Epic Stoics

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 19h

Weird that a campaign of murdering Venezuelan fishermen didn't win him the Nobel.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 21h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 1d

The fucking inability of Dems to capitalize on “he cut cancer research to bail out Argentina” is infuriating.

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck ‘em honestly. They should not get any bailout. They voted for Trump and will vote for him again. Just like they did the last time their asses got bailed out due to his horrible policies.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

So, Tom Homan can straight accept a bag of $50K in cash from the FBI in a sting operation, have the investigation dismissed by this corrupt Justice Department, but all of Trump's critics somehow face indictments?

Cool, cool. Cool.

A desperate, weak Administration overplaying its hand.

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure there is a bigger Cash fan than Dylan. This person is a fucking moron.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 1d

Has Swalwell lost his mind?

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 1d

old enough to remember reporters on twitter affectionately playing up Grassley as a folksy grandpa when it was always clear he was an utter piece of shit.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 3d

All these headlines saying “Bondi Goes on the Attack.” Really? She wasn’t in the octagon, she’s a public servant who was at an oversight hearing. Her job was to answer questions. She refused to do her job. Stop glamorizing and whitewashing this moronic, performative bullshit.

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 2d

I wish. Honestly I do. But those fuckers will get a huge bailout. They always do.

bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 2d

But reporters continue to spin that Johnson’s
religious faith is so important to him no matter how much he lies.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 2d

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 2d

Just wait til the midterms when he refuses to seat any Dem who wins.

bluegirlredstate.bsky.social @bluegirlredstate.bsky.social · 2d

Lot of libs like myself living in red states as well.

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