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Republican Rep Claims Everyone at “No Kings” Protest Is a Terrorist

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 14h

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN AMERICA

THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES

STOP THE ICE SECRET POLICE PRIVATE ARMY

NO MILITARY IN OUR CITIES

NO CONCENTRATION CAMPS

END THE COVERUP

RESIST the #MadKing!

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This is how the Republicans begin to dismantle the First Amendment.

BREAKING: Trump & Hegseth issue BOMBSHELL announcement

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 15h

America first?

#LIARS

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YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

And Republicans know it, even as they play dumb.

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 15h

Republicans have consistently used “just joking!” as a shield to downplay and defend the #MadKing’s indefensibly incendiary bigoted rhetoric.

Like any cult, Republicans can’t simply look the other way. They have to emulate Dear Leader’s callow behavior.

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He's never "just joking"

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 15h

Nothing secret about #Project2025.

THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN AMERICA

STOP THE ICE SECRET POLICE PRIVATE ARMY

NO MILITARY IN OUR CITIES

NO CONCENTRATION CAMPS

Stephen Miller is a soul vampire.

RESIST the #MadKing!

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He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

Republicans to 'rebuild' Dominion voting machines

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 16h

Terrifying

Leiendecker told Axios that his purchase and rebranding of Dominion Voting Systems will bring “a new chapter for American elections” as his company “rebuilds” the machines that worked just fine in 27 states last year.

TrumpFile.org @trumpfile.org · 2d

A MAGA entrepreneur who owns voter ID software has taken control of Dominion Voting Systems, rebranding it Liberty Vote and promising to "rebuild" the secure voting machines.

The new owner of Dominion Voting Systems has a plan, but he's not saying much.

Republicans to 'rebuild' Dominion voting machines

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TrumpFile.org @trumpfile.org · 2d

A MAGA entrepreneur who owns voter ID software has taken control of Dominion Voting Systems, rebranding it Liberty Vote and promising to "rebuild" the secure voting machines.

The new owner of Dominion Voting Systems has a plan, but he's not saying much.

The electronic threat to U.S. democracy

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 16h

Terrifying

Leiendecker told Axios that his purchase and rebranding of Dominion Voting Systems will bring “a new chapter for American elections” as his company “rebuilds” the machines that worked just fine in 27 states last year.

TrumpFile.org @trumpfile.org · 1d

ES&S, a voting machine company founded by Republicans, has been connected to issues in nearly every election this century. Here's what you should know since another Republican just bought Dominion. trumpfile.substack.com/the-electron...

Some voting machines connect to the internet, and Republicans refuse to protect them from hackers.

The electronic threat to U.S. democracy

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TrumpFile.org @trumpfile.org · 1d

ES&S, a voting machine company founded by Republicans, has been connected to issues in nearly every election this century. Here's what you should know since another Republican just bought Dominion. trumpfile.substack.com/the-electron...

Some voting machines connect to the internet, and Republicans refuse to protect them from hackers.

Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

Protect free speech.

This should be a nationwide injunction, as if we needed one with our #Constitution in place.

STOP THE ICE SECRET POLICE PRIVATE ARMY

NO MILITARY IN OUR CITIES

RESIST the #MadKing!

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Chicago journalists and protesters sued senior administration officials this week, arguing that the government had prevented them from using their First Amendment rights.

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Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

Dominion Voting Systems — makers of voting machines used in 27 states for elections across the country — has been sold to a Missouri-based company run by a former Republican election official.

Scott Leiendecker, Republican, is the KNOWiNK owner, changing name to "Liberty Vote".

Ominous.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

"If I put federal law enforcement & National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

"Stephen Miller, the soul vampire, is suggesting he has the complete authority the implement the #MadKing's authoritarian actions."

STOP the evil

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Miller’s slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge.

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

Peaceful political resistance to the ICE SECRET POLICE ARMY.

Peaceful political resistance to the threat of the Insurrection Act.

Protest, speakout, support Democratic candidates.

We MUST win the 2026 midterms to save our democracy & #Constitution.

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He's In His Coup Era 🏰

The Resistance Takes On Trump: A Nobel Snub, Chicago Invasion Blocked, His Propaganda Machine Exposed, and Mike Johnson Gets Wrecked On C-SPAN

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

“Hearing you say that ‘everyone is smiling’ in the cities where … our Guard have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane.”

“I’m very disappointed in my party, & I’m very disappointed in you.”

This will bury the Republican Party for a decade.

RESIST!

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No Nobel Prize for Trump. GOOD!

The Resistance Takes On Trump: A Nobel Snub, Chicago Invasion Blocked, His Propaganda Machine Exposed, and Mike Johnson Gets Wrecked On C-SPAN

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

The #MadKing’s attempted invasion of #Chicago is starting to backfire. Roughly 1,000 protesters marched through the streets followed by a judge blocking the National Guard from Illinois. And a separate judge banned illegal constraint on the press.

RESIST

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No Nobel Prize for Trump. GOOD!

Trump Is Firing Federal Workers. The Shutdown Means They May Not Know.

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

The cruelty is the purpose.

The #MadKing has #NoMorals #NoHonor & #NoCharacter.

"So, some middle class "loser" doesn’t get paid or get to keep their job, oh well."

It can not be missed that the #MadKing is behaving exactly how a dictator would.

RESIST

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Employees who are already furloughed might not be able to access their email to see if they have received a layoff notice.

Getting Corruption out of our Politics. Rep. Jason Crow, Tiffany Muller, Steve Schmidt

FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

The American people will not abide by the sidelines if the broken #SCOTUS allows the #MadKing to invoke the Insurrection Act.

WE WILL STAND UP FOR OUR #CONSTITUTION.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN AMERICA

STOP THE ICE SECRET POLICE PRIVATE ARMY

RESIST!

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A conversation with Jim Acosta

Trump Is Starting A War on American Soil

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 1d

THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES

Nothing the #Epstein AG can do will hide the library forever.

END THE COVERUP

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN AMERICA

STOP THE ICE SECRET POLICE PRIVATE ARMY

NO MILITARY IN OUR CITIES

NO CONCENTRATION CAMPS

RESIST the #MadKing!

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YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt