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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 1h

Massie said this before the shutdown.A casual observer may conclude the requirement that insurance be cut/unfunded to the tune of 𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 each year is a cynical poison pill to extend the 𝐄𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 indefinitely.

(Btw, nothing "shocking" in the video... just a good summary)

Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 12h

What's a good joke about GOP courage?

https://trumphumour.quora.com/What-s-a-thought-about-Republican-courage

Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 13h

#propaganda

Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 18h

The ultimate motive behind the ICE detentions?

Meidas Myra @myrame61.bsky.social · 19h

Check this out. Let me know what you think.🫂💙🦋
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMPdF9J8/

because of Amanda’s situation, we can prove the administration is trying to silence Jeffrey’s victims. We can prove due process is not being given to immigrants. We can prove that NO ONE is safe fro...

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

Bank of America, BNY Sued Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

New class-action lawsuits say banks failed to report suspicious activities until after Epstein’s death

FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁

www.wsj.com/finance/bank...

Bank of America, BNY Sued Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

New lawsuits accuse the banks of maintaining a relationship with the convicted sex offender and failing to report suspicious activities until after his 2019 death.

www.wsj.com

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Meidas Myra @myrame61.bsky.social · 19h

Check this out. Let me know what you think.🫂💙🦋
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMPdF9J8/

because of Amanda’s situation, we can prove the administration is trying to silence Jeffrey’s victims. We can prove due process is not being given to immigrants. We can prove that NO ONE is safe fro...

TikTok video by bekah day

www.tiktok.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

The Pentagon no longer has a press corps because of Pete Hegseth, trump’s Secretary of war (on journalism)

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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 2d

Weeks before the fire,
Judge Diane S. Goodstein had reportedly been receiving death threats for several weeks before the fire.

‘Rain Holy hell fire onto these judges who interfere with the Executive branch.’

— No Privacy (@NoPrivacy16) September 5, 2025

Still no news on the investigation

MAGA Demanded ‘Holy Hell Fire’ Before Judge’s Home Exploded

A judge who had outraged the Trump administration received an onslaught of violent threats before an explosion tore through her home. South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was walking her...

www.yahoo.com

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 20h

She's in the way of Dear Leader's voter suppression.

100,000 names need to be erroneously scrubbed for the crime of being "non-residents" living in blue districts.

bsky.app/profile/chri...

Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 9d

Under the guise of election integrity, they're going to throw out even more ballots than in 2024.

By the end of 2025, everyone in swing states should check on their registration status. These crumbs act during off-years.
#Palast #marriedwomen #proofofcitizenship
www.gregpalast.com/trump-musk-o...

Trump-Musk Order Will Cost 21 Million Their Vote

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary executive order that would give, “the DOGE Administrator,” that is, Elon Musk, access to the voter files of every state for the purpose of pu...

www.gregpalast.com

Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 20h

HE thinks that his arm-twisting has gotten nations to be more...peaceful. Peace through strength.

Or at least it's the distraction that works on Fox viewers, who don't know anything about his memecoin bribes.

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 20h

Must protect Dear Leader.

clark64.bsky.social @clark64.bsky.social · 21h

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 22h

Mike Johnson says anyone participating in the No Kings rallies this weekend to protest the corrupt and authoritarian Trump regime is a Hamas supporter or Antifa. B

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 22h

There have been plenty of jokes about Republicans forgetting who was president in 2020, but the party’s habit of forgetting about the Jan. 6 attack is far less funny.

Speaker Mike Johnson, I’m looking in your direction. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

The Jan. 6 attack gets in the way of Republican Party talking points (again)

There have been jokes about Republicans forgetting who was president in 2020, but the GOP’s habit of forgetting about the Jan. 6 attack is far less funny.

www.msnbc.com

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 22h

He must protect Dear Leader.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22h

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday that he would not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva until Democrats relent and end the government shutdown.

Grijalva, speaking alongside Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, on Wednesday, said the delay “is not procedural. It’s intentional.” 🧵

Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 22h

MAGA!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 1d

...will affect some 20M+ married women who don't have passports.

As as example, in 2020 the erroneously scrubbed in WI were returned to voter rolls in time. Not in 2024. The GOP-held state legislature denied auditors list access.

If Dems lose the midterms, this is how.
bsky.app/profile/chri...

Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 9d

Under the guise of election integrity, they're going to throw out even more ballots than in 2024.

By the end of 2025, everyone in swing states should check on their registration status. These crumbs act during off-years.
#Palast #marriedwomen #proofofcitizenship
www.gregpalast.com/trump-musk-o...

Trump-Musk Order Will Cost 21 Million Their Vote

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary executive order that would give, “the DOGE Administrator,” that is, Elon Musk, access to the voter files of every state for the purpose of pu...

www.gregpalast.com

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 1d

Not to minimize this, but we're already at Jim Crow.
300k ballots thrown out on false pretenses in Georgia in the 2024 election. 160k in Wisconsin.
And that's just from fake non-residency petitions, not the new name matching requirement between proofs of residency and of citizenship, which...

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 1d

www.impeachtrumpagain.org
The count is at 25.

IMPEACH TRUMP. AGAIN.

Impeach Trump. Sign the petition NOW to defend democracy and demand accountability! He is disqualified from office, and has violated the U.S. Constitution.

www.impeachtrumpagain.org

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Here's one of the posts that State listed as foreigners whose visa they stripped. Ask yourself, how they found this? Unlike the others, it doesn't mention Kirk, nor anything in English.

It likely came from this Facebook post.

www.facebook.com/philippbreit...

„Wenn Faschisten sterben, jammern Demokraten nicht.“
Dieses widerwärtige Zitat des ZDF-Drehbuchautors und Publizisten Mario Sixtus, veröffentlicht nur Stunden nach dem Attentat auf Charlie Kirk, markiert einen moralischen Tiefpunkt.
Wer so spricht, entlarvt sich selbst: nicht als Demokrat, sondern als Zyniker, der das Fundament unserer freiheitlichen Ordnung mit Füßen tritt. Wer den Tod eines politischen Gegners feiert, beweist nicht Haltung, sondern bestätigt, dass er in Wahrheit keinerlei Respekt vor der Demokratie hat – denn Demokratie lebt vom Wort, von der Debatte, vom Streit der Argumente, nicht vom Hass auf Menschenleben.
Ja, Charlie Kirk hat radikale Positionen vertreten, ja, er war streitbar und unbequem. Aber er hat die Debatte gesucht. Und solange Debatte, Rede, Diskurs möglich ist, gibt es einen zivilisierten, legitimen Rahmen. Gewalt, Häme über den Tod und Entmenschlichung gehören nicht dazu.
Darum sage ich es klar: Jeder, der sich über den Tod eines Menschen freut, disqualifiziert sich selbst als Demokrat. Wer vorgibt, gegen Unmenschlichkeit zu kämpfen, dabei aber selbst unmenschlich handelt, ist ein Heuchler.
Der Fall zeigt erneut, wie tief die Risse in unserer Gesellschaft sind – und wie groß die Gefahr, dass die selbsternannte „moralische Elite“ in Wahrheit jede moralische Orientierung verloren hat.

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 1d

Saturday, October 18
#NoKings2.0 #RobertReich #PSA

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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 2d

If it's appropriate, then what's INappropriate, KKKaroline?
Oh, right, ASKing if it's appropriate.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b

LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 2d

Major setback for Trump DOJ as judge unexpectedly asks for evidence of a crime

www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...

Trump admin suffers blow in James Comey case

The Trump administration lost a bid to delay evidence sharing in the DOJ’s case against ex-FBI Director James Comey.

www.newsweek.com

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