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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · Sep 10

Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Sep 14

Charlie Kirk in his own words baptistnews.com/article/char...

I don’t get it - where is the Christian good in his words?😢

Charlie Kirk in his own words – Baptist News Global

All these comments were either said publicly or posted on social media by Charlie Kirk, many of them in the last weeks of his life.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Good trouble !

NEWS: California Democrats Preparing to Fight Back and Redistrict as Texas Republicans Gerrymander

Democrats are fighting back today.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

5 years ago … that was under Trump 1.0 🤣

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

Bravo Mr Powell 😊

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jul 23

The five different states where gas is $1.99 a gallon:

The State of Delusion.

The State of Deceit.

The State of Terminal Dementia.

The State of Shameless Mendacity.

The State of Ridiculous, Brazen Falsehoods.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 22

Trump is attacking Massie because Massie is pushing to release the Epstein files, once again revealing just how terrified Trump is of what those files might contain.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 23

That’s exactly what you are doing.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · Jul 22

Think all your Social Security benefits will be not taxed? Nope. He lied.

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Taxes on Social Security benefits were not eliminated despite what you've heard

Experts say retiree Social Security is still taxable and you'll need to read the fine print to understand your situation and what you should withhold.

www.usatoday.com

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · Jul 22

#WitnessTampering

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 22

Let that sink in for a sec.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Trump Claims Control of CBS. This Is a Five-Alarm Fire.

Today.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Watch out Ghislaine …

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 22

Now the Trump DOJ is rushing to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell to try to find out what she knows. Not suspicious as all.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 22

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BREAKING: Congressional Republicans Are Using Their Power to Shamelessly Protect Trump

Congressional Republicans are grinding the House to a halt -- in order to protect Donald Trump.

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom)

- Largest transfer of wealth to the rich in American history. - Largest cut to Medicaid in American history. - Largest cut to food assistance in American history. - Electricity costs could go up by...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 17

“They don’t want anyone to see how they treat people. They want to be doing this”—their deportations—”with no witnesses.”

ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants

"They want to be doing this with no witnesses."

www.motherjones.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jul 17

Sen. Whitehouse explains why Dems walked out of Emil Bove hearing

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Jul 18

Stephen Colbert is an epic talent, an incisive observer who’s been wronged by Paramount. They can pretend this isn’t capitulation, but I wouldn’t believe it.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Jul 18

Trump’s 1st impeachment was for the high crime of wielding a power belonging to Congress to pressure a foreign democracy to do his personal bidding. Here he goes again! Acting like a mob boss. . .
www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Brazil's Lula calls Trump's tariff threat 'unacceptable blackmail'

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail."

www.france24.com

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cageorgeoc.bsky.social @cageorgeoc.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Jul 15

Hundreds of the detainees at the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail in Florida have no criminal record, according to an investigation by the Miami Herald.

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · Jul 15

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: California is a donor state - we provided $83.1 billion more than we received from the federal government, the same year that Texas received $71.1 billion more than they provided to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yep, inflation is definitely back. And it’s getting worse!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 15

Hmm

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