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JannieJo

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JannieJo @janniejo.bsky.social · 18d

AGAIN! You know why...

Timothy Snyder:
🔥 "Defy in advance, do not obey in advance."

"[Trump] can't do it on his own. He can't do it without us." #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’

In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 10h

You know what fascism looks like? Attorney General Letitia James getting criminally indicted on literal trumped-up charges by the criminal who she fought to hold accountable for the actual crimes he committed and is now using the full power of the US govt to seek vengeance.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 11h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 14h

ICE shoots ministers. Pass it on.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 23h

include some with massive visibility, wealth and global reach.

The files reveal blackmail, extortion, financial crimes, espionage, treason, and other high crimes.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 23h

I believe that the Epstein files reveal the following:

Epstein was a MOSAD asset who created Kompromat material to use as leverage against powerful men.

That material including sex with young boys as well as girls.

He was also a major money laundering conduit.

The men caught up in the scandal

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10h

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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This is Our New Normal @allinmoderation.bsky.social · 1h

Pro-Pedo Guy says to ask Dog Killer Serial Adulterer Noem about habeas corpus, but remember in a Senate hearing earlier this year, she embarrassingly didn't know the definition of habeas corpus. Not surprising when you have a Regime consisting of Unqualified Morons starting from the top.

Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus during hearing

YouTube video by ABC News

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JannieJo @janniejo.bsky.social · 58m

Again.

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 1d

We were warned

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 1d

There is so much in this WSJ piece on what Trump has done / plans to do with the Justice Dept it's impossible to sum it up, but:

* Indictments planned for a half dozen current / former officials Trump dislikes

* So many have resigned from that whole sections are gutted

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1h

ICE agents tried using the Azteca de Oro parking lot in Joliet as a staging area—owner Ivette Nunez called the cops, cited her no-trespassing rule, and boom—minutes later, the agents were gone. Proof that a firm “not on my property” still works.
www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-n...

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 1d

“I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop ‘left-wing’ terrorism. He is staging it,” Taylor wrote. “His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response..."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

I think Halligan is failing to give all the info. Which is why Comey has said he’s filing a motion to dismiss on abuse of the grand jury process. I’m guessing though.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

i know grand juries have a relatively low bar for bringing indictments but i find myself wondering WTF is up with some of these grand jurors

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 9h

No money flowing to USAID and hardly any to PEPFAR despite their duly enacted funding; well north of twenty billion dollars being deployed for other weird hair autocrats. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 9h

Reminder that this baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump’s corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 17h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 17h

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 9h

The ‘currency swap’ has been finalized. Argentina got their $20 billion and gave us an unknown number of pesos, while he cuts healthcare and human services for Americans. Don’t call it a bailout, they say — it’s like saying tariffs aren’t taxes. What happened to America First?

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 9h

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 13h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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