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Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 1h

“Good work man… congratulations on the beating the rap”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

She alleged in the past that it was former Israeli PM Ehud Barak but we can’t know that for sure because Trump, Bondi, Patel and Johnson are hiding this person’s identity from the public by blocking release of the Epstein files.

Whoever it is.

For some reason.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 6h

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

www.huffpost.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h

Marco Rubio sold out people cooperating AGAINST the gang that Trump claims to be trying to defeat in order to gain access to Nayib Bukele's concentration camp.

Yeah, we know they suck. But this is just stunning.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 13h

The guy can’t even wipe his own ass. But he flies around in fighter jets … 🙄

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

UPDATE: COLOMBIA’s President says 🇺🇸 government (Trump) “committed murder” and bombed a fisherman with no ties to drugs

“The boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure”

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

This is sick. Several of the MS13 gang members Trump traded to Bukele so he could have access to CECOT prison for deportees were actually COOPERATORS with law enforcement. He betrayed them. wapo.st/4nbNiM4

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

wapo.st

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Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 14h

Just drop the fat peacemaker off in Gaza

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

They use govt accounts, employees & resources to make partisan political messages.

They make partisan political speeches attacking the opposition party to troops routinely.

They get pardoned when they commit crimes.

They ignore the laws.

There is zero congressional oversight.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."

(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

OMG

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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 1d

This is Idaho 💙

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

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Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 1d

So GROSS

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

The Unemployment Fraud part of George Santos' guilty plea--in which he victimized NY State's DOL--was committed in 2020 to 2021, meaning there may be another year to charge him there.

There's more that might be chargeable.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Despite being gainfully employed, on June 17, 2020, Santos submitted an online
application for unemployment benefits to the NYS DOL. (PSR ¶ 76). In that application, Santos
falsely claimed that he had been unemployed since March 17, 2020. (Id.). He falsely claimed that
his workplace had been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic but that he was otherwise
willing and able to work right away. (Id.). From that point forward—for 64 weeks in a row—
Santos falsely reaffirmed his continuing eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits,
until September 5, 2021. (Id.). In each weekly certification, Santos lied about not working, despite
continuing to be paid by Harbor City as its Regional Director. (Id.).
Between June 18, 2020, and September 7, 2021, as a direct result of Santos’s
fraudulent representations, the NYS DOL deposited tens of thousands of dollars in PUA and FPUC
funds (all of which were federally funded) into Santos’s personal bank account. (PSR ¶ 77).15 In
total, Santos unlawfully obtained $24,744 in unemployment insurance payments through patently
false attestations. (Id. ¶ 78).

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Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 1d

They might as well have stayed . Their minder won’t let them report real news anyway

Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 2d

Such a disgrace

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

Among George Santos’ many scams was a “pet charity” where he swindled people out of money who needed it for medical care for their pets. This is who Trump just pardoned www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/n...

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Jake Larson @goodknowledge7.bsky.social · 2d

They’re really freaking out about massive crowds

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

🇺🇸 “A former US Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran said after 24 years of service he “resigned from the military because of Trump”, citing Trump’s contempt for the constitution… He urged other military personnel to reflect on their own positions.” apple.news/AnvauFUw-R32...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED OR EVEN IMAGINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s be very clear.

Trump has made it explicitly clear that Republicans are free to commit white collar crimes. Any of them.

Wire fraud. Bank fraud. Bribery. Election fraud. Tax fraud. Money laundering.

So long as you vote MAGA, you are free to commit those crimes now.

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