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PirulaG

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🇺🇸, 🇦🇷 🇮🇱#amyisraelchai #khive #alwayswithher #bringthemhome #slavaukraini 🇺🇦

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · Apr 7

Fwd-ing: listen to this truth

“Pin this wherever you need to, because you're going to need this reminder.

Also ANY politician that promises you otherwise is full of it. We barely survived four years of Trump and that was with people in his orbit who were willing to pushback somewhat.”

#khive

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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 5h

There are reasons he talks like glitchy AI. One is that he's fundamentally unintelligent and uneducated. Another is that he feeds his already-compromised brain with trash.

But "journalists" like Jake Tapper howled at Biden's stutter. (Do Tapper's eyeglasses indicate a cognitive deficit?)

PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 9h

"He had hot fries waiting for him from McDonald's. Then, he had a Filet-O-Fish, a Quarter Pounder, and a Big Mac, and I think he combined two of them…."
www.alternet.org/trump-joe-gr...

'Please tell me that's not real': Trump brutally mocked over 'hideous Franken-burger'

Although President Donald Trump doesn't smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol, he is known for consuming large quantities of Diet Coke and fast food — especially from McDonald's. Republican National Commi...

www.alternet.org

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 5h

New Jersey can’t risk a governor who’s vowed to bring the MAGA agenda to New Jersey, defund Planned Parenthood, and supports an abortion ban.

I'll protect abortion rights and ensure the strongest possible protections for providers in our state.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 4h

again, it’s an open secret in DC that basically all of the GOP staff class are unabashed (literal swastika flags in their cubicles!) Nazis

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 4h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Bear Jewess 🟦🎗️ @388shark.bsky.social · 4h

White women ARE the problem. Period.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 5h

If Californians don't pass Prop 50 on November 4th, Donald Trump will rig the 2026 election and steal control of Congress.

#YesProp50
#YesOnProp50
#VoteYesOnProp50

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❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 17h

There's been a huge surge in purges! It can happen to anyone.

👀 Check your registration status now & then check it weekly! 🗳 ☑

Get un-purged at Voterizer — your one-stop shop for re-registering and checking your status!

#Voterizer #RegisterDemocrats social.fieldteam6.org/s/7qvf0ltl

Check your registration or register here!

social.fieldteam6.org

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🎗️The Ghost of George O @orwellsghost.bsky.social · 6h

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 5h

🚨 20 DAYS TO GO.

I've also created a SECOND NJ page focusing on the REDDEST districts in the state.

Most of these Dems likely won't win, but funding them means they can run competitive races & force NJ Republicans to defend "safe" turf. Donate today! #Blue25

secure.actblue.com/donate/njval...

Chip in!

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · 5h

Ok this is treason! Call it what it is

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 5h

Apparently $20B of our taxpayer money wasn't enough to bail out Argentina.

Now Trump wants U.S. banks to divert ANOTHER $20B away from lending to American businesses, farmers, and families to prop up Milei's corrupt presidency and failing economy.

So much for America First.

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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 6h

Sign up: cadem.org/cafecito50

Join us todayat 6PM, for Cafecito Prop 50– a conversation about how this election will impact the Latino community and how we can inspire voter turnout. Featuring Congresswoman Linda Sánchez and President David Huerta. We’ll close with a “vote party” to fill out.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 9h

this man's marriage would not exist if not for a previous generation of people marching for their rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 20h

The order takes affect Wednesday and bars the civil arrest of any “party, witness, or potential witness” while going to, remaining at or returning from court proceedings inside the courthouse or its parking lots, sidewalks or entryways.

Judicial warrants can still be served.

Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses, citing chilling effect

The Cook County public defender’s office and legal aid organizations had sought the move, saying they had clients who were avoiding court out of fear of being detained by federal immigration authoriti...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h

An important consideration: Boyd will be executed using nitrogen gas — an experimental method Alabama is pioneering that's known to produce agony.

See this story from last year for more context on that, though it's also explained in the article above: boltsmag.org/alabama-nitr...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: Alabama is executing a man next week, Anthony Boyd, who was convicted entirely based on contradictory eyewitness testimony, including from a co-defendant who says he was pressured to testify under the threat he'd get death himself.

@laurengill.bsky.social breaks down the case with days to go:

He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

boltsmag.org

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: There’s a new sheriff in New Orleans. Michelle Woodfork easily ousted the incumbent on Saturday, and will take over managing a jail that’s known for a litany of abuses and that’s also under heavy state pressure to cooperate with ICE.

Bolts delves into all this:

In New Orleans, a Police Veteran Will Take the Helm of a Jail Marred by Abuses - Bolts

Police veteran Michelle Woodfork won the sheriff’s race, at a time when federal consent decrees barring ICE collaboration and lifting detention conditions may be ending.

boltsmag.org

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Howard ✡🟦🎗 @howarda-atlaw.bsky.social · 7h

This.

They rage about Gov Janet Mills for being "too old" in her 70s for daring to challenge "my only platform is unbridled Jew hate" Platner but want Bernie to run again *at 90*!

Kids, their hatred is not about Gov Mills's age.

Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 7h

he will be ninety (nine zero) 90! if he wins this term.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7h

Nurse: Asking our neighbors to pay more than double for their premiums is going to force people off their health insurance. People will get sicker. Some of them are going to die. But instead of working with Democrats to lower health care cost, Republicans shut down the government

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7h

Leader Jeffries: Donald Trump and Republicans shut down the government 15 days ago. They haven't done a damn thing to try and reopen. House Democrats are ready, willing, and able to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that actually meets the needs of the American people

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7h

Leader Jeffries: Trump promised to cherish Medicaid. Instead, Republicans enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in history. That's unacceptable. Republicans falsely claim to be the party of health care. But their policies are closing hospitals, nursing homes, and health centers throughout the country

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 7h

The anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Family Research Council (FRC) is hosting its annual political conference, the Pray Vote Stand Summit, on Oct. 17, just a few months after the IRS allowed pastors to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. https://bit.ly/3JfGzTv

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 9h

Democrats voted seven times for a bill that would reopen the government, pay troops and federal workers, and prevent HealthCare.gov premiums from skyrocketing.

Every Republican voted against it each time.

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Democrats Abroad Canada @demsabroadcanada.bsky.social · 7h

The DOT rescinded grants for projects in various cities, including San Diego, Fairfield, and Boston, stating that they are “hostile” to cars or could “impede vehicle capacity and speed. 🚗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Trump Pulls Street Safety, Bike Lanes Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars

Also today: Also today: The privatization of Brazil’s power giant and we should all be biking to the beach.

www.bloomberg.com

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Democrats Abroad Canada @demsabroadcanada.bsky.social · 7h

🤦‍♀️You can’t make this up…
@bloomberg: The Trump admin canceled grants for safe pedestrian trails and bike lanes, stating that they are “hostile” to cars or could “impede vehicle capacity and speed.”🤦‍♀️

That’s what big dollar donations from Big Oil will buy you. 🧵
#DemsAbroad

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PirulaG @jamea.bsky.social · 7h

Things media is not talking about:

-#TylerRobinson and the imaginary trans roommate. Who? Exactly.

-hundreds of #ICE abductions including US Citizens, military and veterans

-#alligatoralcatraz disappeared

-#nokings rallies

-$20 billion handout to #Argentina during #GOPshutdown

-#Ukraine
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 8h

11:35 AM ET: Kagan asks why Louisiana is claiming that enforcing Section 2 requires "stereotyping" voters. She says that, in fact, the factors needed to prove a Section 2 violation are about racially polarized housing and voting.

That's just data, she argues.

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