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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h

NEWS: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva have SUED the U.S. House of Representatives in federal court in Washington, D.C. over Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in Grijalva.

Grijalva would be the 218th vote for the Epstein Files discharge petition.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Cathy @leadahorse.bsky.social · 11h

So the U.S. was not only too weak and ineffectual to prosecute a traitor who not only attempted to overthrow our government but stole 300 classified documents putting us all at risk (still) for his personal benefit…we are now going to ask tax payers to pay him for shitting on our democracy.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 11h

two stuffed animals are standing next to each other with the words well when you put it like that it sounds worse

ALT: two stuffed animals are standing next to each other with the words well when you put it like that it sounds worse

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 19h

Was he arrested by federal or local authorities? I will be surprised if the Feds actually made the arrest.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Johnson on Epstein: We want maximum transparency. That is exactly what the American people are getting right now.

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nccaniac42 @nccaniac.bsky.social · 20h

took a picture of it.. PERFECT for sharing to Mikey and Company.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 19h

I bet he thinks that he shits roses, too.

grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 19h

The federal law requires approval for that, unfortunately.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 20h

supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...

Case law is against the Speaker refusing to swear in individuals who meet the Constitutional requirements.

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Sue that fool!

Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969)

Powell v. McCormack: An individual who meets the constitutional requirements for being a member of the House of Representatives may not be denied a seat there upon being properly elected.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 21h

I think I found the gold.
supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...

The speaker cannot refuse to seat someone.

Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969)

Powell v. McCormack: An individual who meets the constitutional requirements for being a member of the House of Representatives may not be denied a seat there upon being properly elected.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 21h

Why can't a federal judge, or even @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social swear her into office?

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Feb 19

who is the administrator of DOGE
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WHO IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF DOGE???????

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand

Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know the rules, or etiquette, but aren't they supposed to lead with, "everything I'm about to say is off the record", and then, if the reporter agrees, start talking?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Ben Meiselas calls on those with standing to act: seek an injunction to halt Trump’s White House ballroom. Argue fraud—Trump claimed he’d pay and not alter the structure—and use the damage to the East Wing as the emergency basis. Demand discovery now.

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 1d

When is the divorce? When will Republicans be done with Trump?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: What does it say that president released a video of him pooping on the American people?

MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.

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Congressman Dwight Evans @repdwightevans.bsky.social · 1d

During this #GOPShutdown, our dedicated air-traffic controllers are understaffed and working unpaid- but this what the Trump administration is prioritizing.

If the House were in session rather than on day 31 of the GOP’s vacation, we could be doing oversight of the executive branch.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Shubh Deepavali! Wishing everyone a very happy Diwali.

Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.

New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

WAKE UP PEOPLE !!!

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”

RFK Jr. explains why socializing with Jeffrey Epstein wasn't such a big deal for him:
...l ran into everybody in NY. I mean, I knew Harvey Weinstein, I knew Roger Ailes, I knew
-- O.J. Simpson came to my house. Bill Cosby came to my house."

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grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 2d

What remedy can the courts provide with the suit that the AZ AG is bringing?

grenemyr.bsky.social @grenemyr.bsky.social · 2d

Boycott Spotify!

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed.

THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

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