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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · Aug 11

So the same guy who insists he couldn’t activate the National Guard in D.C. on January 6, 2021 suddenly has the power to activate it today?

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Aug 12

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · Aug 11

Every Democratic state that can do this, should do this.

Then, when we control the levels of power in DC, we ban gerrymandering for the entire country. Once and for all. Everyone playing by the same rules.

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ArchesAndWaterfalls 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @flor9.bsky.social · Aug 11

Groups of tourists calmly going about their day near the reflecting pool. The Lincoln memorial can be seen in the distance.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 11

Every news broadcast should run the facts split-screen in real time while Trump spews his lies.

Nice work, @msnbc.com — every network had time to prepare because they knew what was coming.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 11

Trump seizing D.C. when crime is at a 30-year low isn’t about safety — it’s about the Epstein files.

D.C. crime dropped 26% in 2025, total crime down 7%.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Sen. Bernie Sanders spent the weekend rallying with thousands of people at a number of “Fighting Oligarchy” events. In WV—from Wheeling to Lenore, to a packed house in Charleston—Bernie brought the fire. On Sunday, he headed to NC, holding back-to-back rallies in Greensboro and Asheville.

Bernie, Beto, Hochul, and Pritzker Bring the Fire

Our movement doesn't flinch

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're Running out of Straws in
Chump's America, Mr. Tribe......

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump now wants to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington, DC

Even though violent crime in the Capital is down by 26%

I shudder to think how many cities will be terrorized by this tyrant once he spends $30 billion to hire more ICE agents-as contemplated by the Big Ugly Bill

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · Aug 10

“You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.”
― Octavia E. Butler

#WritingSky #AcademicSky

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AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info · Aug 11

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · Aug 10

📣 RE-UP! SHARE!
*Do not stop talking about this*

60 Minutes Australia has been far ahead of U.S. broadcast media in featuring survivors of Epstein and Maxwell — a year ago!

📺 youtu.be/VQOOxOl9l80?...

#LetSurvivorsTestify

🚨 📺 60 Minutes Australia Epstein Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Exposing Jeffrey Epstein's international sex trafficking ring | 60 Minutes Australia

YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia

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Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump refused to call the National Guard on January 6 and lied about it under oath. In DC there are only two people who can deploy the guard, the president and the secretary of defense. These are the 14 times they denied the guard on January 6.

Timeline: The National Guard Was Requested (And Denied) 14 Times At The Capitol Riots 1/6/21

YouTube video by Sandi Bachom

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Jackie Kashian @jackiekashian.bsky.social · Aug 11

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 11

Welp

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Aug 11

Oops

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Aug 11

Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 10

Trump asks, “Why do the parks need more staff?” Then you read: “Yellowstone visitor drinks from hot spring.” Enough said.

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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · Aug 10

Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard!
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
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ArchesAndWaterfalls 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @flor9.bsky.social · Aug 11

What is in the Epstein Files that has Donnie so scared? How did he convince his staff to throw their legacies in the trash over this?

FBI, CIA, politicians, survivors, correspondents, former employees... whoever has a NDA should be protected from legal action. Recreate the files.

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · Aug 10

🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Sanctions are needed, pressure is needed. Strength is needed – of the United States, of Europe, of all nations in the world that want peace and stability in international relations. If Russia does not want to stop the war, then its economy must be stopped.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 10

Undocumented immigrants aren’t showing up to work because they face a double threat:

📌 ICE could roll up to the job site, because it’s easier to target hardworking people than go after real criminals.

📌 When the work’s done, some employers refuse to pay and threaten to call ICE.

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