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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 23h

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🕊️KatarinaKriz🕊️On the turning away~Pink Floyd @katarinakriz.bsky.social · 16h

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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 18h

Is Trump going to have Americans extrajudicially executed in their homes?

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 21h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 16h

Legal Blondie actually asked Adam Schiff if he was a lawyer.

If her research monkey did his job she would know that he graduated from Harvard Law cum laude and was an assistant US Attorney.
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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 16h

#inners "Plenary Authority" means dictator power.

msbwul.bsky.social @msbwul.bsky.social · 16h

#MSNBC. Steven Miller stops mid sentence knowing he said Trump has "plenary authority." NO he isn't a dictator. youtube.com/watch?v=6EBm...

Trump aide FREEZES on TV after DEVASTATING mistake

YouTube video by David Pakman Show

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

With fewer than 60 lawyers, we are currently litigating 63 voting and election cases in 30 states — a number that will almost certainly rise in the weeks to come. The only thing that could cause it to fall anytime soon would be court closures resulting from the Republican-caused government shutdown.

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 16h

How can anyone in Congress — Democrats or Republicans — make a budget “deal” with this administration if we now know the President is going to ignore implementing any part of the “deal” he wants?
It's like Lucy holding the football for Charlie.
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www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

I’m pretty sure if we designed an assisted living facility to look like the WH and put lots of gold all over it and a ballroom with his late 70s playlist on a loop we could coax him in there and he wouldn’t know the difference. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 17h

Venezuelans in the building invaded by ICE thugs were sent to Chicago on busses by Texas Gov Abbott. Now he wants to send the Texas guard to make his mess worse.
(it's in this article) #inners
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

www.reuters.com

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 17h

Scroll down to about line 78:
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shakespeare-online.com/plays/twn_2_...

Twelfth Night 2.5 - Maria leaves a love letter for Malvolio to find

Detailed notes and analysis for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

Donnie is closer to an International Criminal Court indictment for blowing up boats and killing fishermen than he is to a peace prize.
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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

What word?

MALVOLIO: By my life, this is my lady’s hand!
These be her very c’s, her u’s, n' t’s, and thus she makes her great P’s.

- Twelfth Night: 2,5
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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

IMPORTANT - Acetaminophen can be dangerous. Not mentioned in this article: Acetaminophen is in other things like NyQuil & the other Quils. Also many cold meds, sleep aides, et al. Read the labels if you take things with Tylenol.
gift article #inners www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...

Taking Too Much Tylenol Has Proven Risks. Trump Didn’t Talk About Those.

www.nytimes.com

Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

Cosplay Kristi is dressed in ALL BLACK.
She must be antifa.
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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

Don't be too afraid of the "adult content".
It's sitting "Naked Athena" from the BACK.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is made up of men who have failed the human test and have nothing of value to offer this nation.

Adults with decency and options and possibilities don’t do this shit.

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

The story behind the surreal photos of Portland protester
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www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

‘Naked Athena’: The story behind the surreal photos of Portland protester

The naked Portland protester who became known online as Naked Athena was wearing only a face mask and a stocking cap while she was facing the police.

www.oregonlive.com

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 1d

In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse
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In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse

www.nytimes.com

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Democrats @democrats.org · 3d

Reminder: The Trump administration is giving Argentina a $20 BILLION bailout as Americans struggle to afford groceries.

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 5d

Why Donnie is afraid of Jimmy Kimmel.
I like the Pootie puppet.
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www.politico.com/news/magazin...

‘Laughter Can’t Be Put on Trial’: Why Donald Trump Is Afraid of Jimmy Kimmel

A Russian satirist explains why autocrats can’t take a joke.

www.politico.com

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 5d

I'm shocked... Shocked...
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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 5d

The fund he can use is depleted. There won't be money to bail out farmers until the shutdown ends and congress approves more.
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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 5d

Donnie takes over the white house.
Gift article.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Louis XIV Moment

www.nytimes.com

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 5d

This is the announcement of Dictatorship Year One
The semiquincentennial is meaningless now that 249 years democracy has ended.
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www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin

The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.

www.politico.com

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Desert Rat @desertrat77.bsky.social · 5d

We have a winner! #inners

Irish-Seanchai @irish-seanchai.bsky.social · 5d

Maxine Feibelman, Bernie Taupin’s wife.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_...

Maxine Feibelman - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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