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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

Bullshit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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

🤡

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

TEL AVIV — HOSTAGES SQUARE

WITKOFF: “To Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…”

CROWD: “BOOOOOO!!!!”

WITKOFF: *tries again*

CROWD: *EVEN LOUDER BOOS (as Kushner holds back laughter)*

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

Fair point. When I send invoices for freelance pieces, I'm often asked to include whether I prefer to be paid through direct deposit, a paper check, or cold hard cash in a Cava bag at a pre-arranged drop site.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 22h

Holy shit: the Department of Justice brought charges against the sitting New York State Attorney General without informing the United States Attorney General.

abcnews.go.com/US/pam-bondi...

Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources

Sources said that Tish James' indictment for alleged fraud came as a surprise.

abcnews.go.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 2h

@georgetakei.bsky.social

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

STEPHANOPOULOS: ProPublica reported that several members of the Trump administation have similar questions about their mortgages

VANCE: ProPublica is basically a left-wing blog

S: Do you dispute the facts they reported?

VANCE: I haven't read it. I have no idea. I certainly question the source

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Trans Woman Support @tws-website.com · 16h

This regime is dangerous

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.

Support its vital work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6h

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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gozervt.bsky.social @gozervt.bsky.social · 3h

Pay no attention to the numbers, of course the data is wrong.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

If only there were a Nobel prize for narcissism ….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 4h

JD Vance is a coward. He sold his soul for a seat of power. He sold his soul to someone he called “Hitler” to advance his own career. JD Vance is everything that’s wrong with our politics today.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

WELKER: Is the DOJ acting on orders from the president to prosecute his political opponents?

JD VANCE: No ... You know who we haven't prosecuted? Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton ... he's allowed to have opinions about law enforcement

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gozervt.bsky.social @gozervt.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you for sharing. It was a very sincere and touching moment followed by Steve’s awesome redirect.

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gozervt.bsky.social @gozervt.bsky.social · 5h

Errr…last bit

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gozervt.bsky.social @gozervt.bsky.social · 5h

Anyone remember when Lindsey stood in the Senate chamber on Jan 6th and said he was done. That was the bit of his soul talking before he sold it off. He’s just an empty shell now (as are many of them).

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

New in PN: He's never "just joking"

"Trump is an aspiring autocrat with obvious physical and mental issues, but Johnson and his Republican cronies are insulting our intelligence about it."

He's never "just joking"

And Republicans know it, even as they play dumb.

www.publicnotice.co

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 16h

What’s happening right now should terrify every American. We’re sliding toward empty shelves, broken systems, and a government run by chaos. This week on @meidastouch.com, I break down how close we really are and what we can do to stop it.

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