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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 10h

Massive story about what is really going on with the young Republicans right now. I suspect many chats with the younger members inside parts of the Trump White House sound very similar

Politico @politico.com · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19h

Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Rebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 2d

Feels like this one needs a repost about now. 💙

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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 3d

Rinse. Repeat. The incompetence is insane.

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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 3d

Bunch of shit bags

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🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 4d

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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 4d

It just doesn’t stop. 😱

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

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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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 4d

Nicely done MIT. You need to be next Arizona.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 4d

Kudos MIT 👏👏👏

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 4d

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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Shannon 🦇💩🤪 GOOD TROUBLE 💙💙💙 @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social · 4d

🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼

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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 4d

Susan Collins is a piece of crap

emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 5d

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John F Leech🦋💙 @jfleech3.bsky.social · 6d

Trump Signed That Law.

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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 7d

The most human being of us all… 🙏

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Katie Porter’s White Board @ohdangitevie.bsky.social · 7d

I mean this with all sincerity. Perhaps the most genuine I have ever been- I am not strong enough emotionally or mentally right now to lose Dolly.

Send up prayers, vibes, thoughts, whatever the opposite of a hex is- please please please 🙏

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catsandbuds.bsky.social @catsandbuds.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sorry but your spokesperson sniveling and fucking whining about crime can't have 34 goddamn felony convictions himself or he can eat shit and so can everyone going along with his bullshit!

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emilee58.bsky.social @emilee58.bsky.social · 7d

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 7d

"Nobody deserves to die for their political beliefs."

Interesting, so when women die because you don't believe in abortion… that is you pushing death onto a grown woman- but that’s acceptable? Right?

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 10d

#Pinks #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 11d

After his untimely death, the National Baseball Hall of Fame changed its rules, making a player who’d been dead at least six months eligible for entry. Clemente was inducted posthumously, becoming the first player from the Caribbean and second of Hispanic descent to receive the honor. /end