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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein…took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch – scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 7h

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

"Jewish conservatives, in particular, have grown less than thrilled to find their gentile compatriots so comfortable with gas chamber jokes and even ironic Hitler praise." And anyone who tries to hold to pre-Trump standards. www.thebulwark.com/p/racist-you...

Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond

Split over whether to discipline the offenders or just ignore the whole affair.

www.thebulwark.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court UNANIMOUSLY RULES that the State's Election Procedures Manual is not subject to the state’s Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking requirements.

A BIG victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona and another defeat for the GOP.

🚨 Republican National Committee v. Fontes

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jG...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Murphy: "If we want to win the argument nationally on the economy, then we've got to break our addiction to incremental economic change. And we've got to talk about big, bold ideas that reorder power in this country."

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1h

Abbe Lowell statement says facts of Bolton case "were investigated and resolved years ago.” Bolton, like many public officials, “kept diaries — that is not a crime.” They were "unclassified records that were shared only with his immediate family, and known to the F.B.I. as far back as 2021.”

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 53m

Because it is illegal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."

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Mozelle Victory @godswrath699.bsky.social · 10m

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Politics Girl 👧

ICE is the PROBLEM

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 9m

It's Day 16 of the government shutdown.

How long will Washington Republicans let this go on until they restore health care for Americans?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jeffries: "All of these crisis events stem from Republican policies that are colliding at the same time, which is why Republicans are hiding, refusing to come back to Capitol Hill."

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2h

After driving down the market price of the overdose-reversing naloxone, we're now working to do the same for insulin.

California is taking direct action by supporting contracting for a quality, low-cost insulin supply — and we will keep fighting to slash costs for Californians.

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yolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 1h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Newsom: We were under the understanding that we were going to close I-5 — up to 80,000 vehicles tomorrow and Saturday. They seemed to have backed off of that. They were going to move forward with a display, but they’re not clearly sharing that with state officials.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 3h

AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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Bernie Sanders
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Elizabeth Warren
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Hakeem Jeffries
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Nancy Pelosi
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Suzan DelBene
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Definitely not America First.

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Boricuabc2 @boricuabc2.bsky.social · 2h

Allow me a moment to show u how F:D up reps are.

If DEMS cave on shutdown and millions lose Health Care,, REPS will say it’s NOT their fault and dems should have fought harder,

THAT F”D UP

AND YES i can see this happening

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3h

If the Commander of Southern Command is stepping down less than a year into his tenure, I’m guessing we’re about to find out the intelligence picture on these “narco-terrorist” vessels that we’re blowing out of the water isn’t as solid as it’s being portrayed.