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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 11h

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 16h

Pretty sure the Nobel Committee never considered giving the prize to a guy who murders unidentified fishermen out of the water in the Caribbean, uses the military to invade his own cities and declares war on the ideological opposition to facism.

Just sayin'

Steven Cheung on X:
"PresidenHe has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.

The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.

(The Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Peace Prive to Venuzuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado)

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 15h

But jd Vance’s company can buy farmland bankrupted by his policy on the cheap.

Wake up maga !!! It’s all a con !!

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 15h

Thug wants the peace prize.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Noem: "With your authority, we're purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We're gonna not back off -- in fact, we're doubling down. We're gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there. We're looking at facilities we can deploy more law enforcement out of."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Noem: "With your authority, we're purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We're gonna not back off -- in fact, we're doubling down. We're gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there. We're looking at facilities we can deploy more law enforcement out of."

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 18h

It’s an insane world where militarizing your own civilian streets and ordering extrajudicial murders on the high seas doesn’t get you a prize.

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 15h

😂😂😂

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16h

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 15h

Two war criminals want the peace prize 😂😂😂

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

You have to be at S tier narcissism to be pleased by this level of cringe and not embarrassed for all involved.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Meanwhile, Netanyahu..

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 18h

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Who does Johnson think he’s fooling?! Dude sent the House home early to dodge a vote on releasing the Epstein files, and he’s keeping them away for the same reason.

Congress is still getting paid, but Johnson won’t bring the House back to fund the military. This is on him, not the Democrats.

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19h

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 16h

Wow, click the link to see and save the full letter before he takes it down.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h

Huh. Gonna be an awkward day for Secretary of State-National Security Advisor-Acting Archivist Marco Rubio.

www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/fil...

Part of a letter sent by a bunch of GOP members of Congress in favor of granting Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won today.

The last three paragraphs, before Rick Scott and Marco Rubio's signature, reads:

The Maduro regime's abuses and assaults on the civil society and legitimate
political activity of Venezuelan citizens have caused millions to flee to other countries,
while millions more have had no choice but to remain in the prison Maduro has
imposed on them. The peace of the region has been greatly disturbed by Maduro’s
welcoming of some of the world’s worst actors, including terrorists and dictators who
support him.
It is our firm belief that María Corina Machado’s courageous and selfless
leadership, and unyielding dedication to the pursuit of peace and democratic ideals,
make her a most deserving candidate for this prestigious award. Her efforts not only
highlight the urgent need for international solidarity in the face of aggressive and
expansive authoritarianism but also serve as a reminder of the power of individual
bravery in the quest for justice.

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 17h

@repmikejohnson.bsky.social is single handed blocking partisan democracy, by heeling to his dear leader. Enough. Open congress, release the files !!!!!

Really, what are you waiting for ? Someone to die ??

Get back to work, or resign if you
do not have the courage to do your job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

KILMEADE: Would you do a standalone military vote to get them paid during the shutdown?

MIKE JOHNSON: Well, the thing is, Brian, remember this -- three weeks ago today, we voted to pay the troops

(That's a no)

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ZachsMind @zachsmind.bsky.social · 18h

The President of the United States (POTUS) has one job: preserve protect and defend the US Constitution. He's actively doing precisely not that. We need to stop calling him President. He's most decidedly not. That's evident. IMPEACH. REMOVE. CONVICT. PRISON.

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 17h

We love America Mike. We hate what you and your dear leader are doing to America. Stand down you lying sack of shit.

Resistor Sister @sistergf.bsky.social · 17h

@repmikejohnson.bsky.social
Wow the LYING is off the charts

The protest on the 18th is a NO KINGS PROTEST

Hopefully you and all Americans are Antifa

It means ANTI FASCISM

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

PRITZKER: "I genuinely think there is something wrong with him. I wish that his family would intervene, because I do think he needs mental health help."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 17h

Sending military against americans, is treasonous. They must be held accountable.

Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

Scholars who study America are saying they won’t visit because it’s too risky.

"Too risky": Scholars who study America say they won't visit

At a recent panel in Vienna, academics who study America said the country has become similar to Russia and China.

www.salon.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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Taste the Biscuit @tastethebiscuit.bsky.social · 1d

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Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 17h

And this orange scumbag is brazen enough to demand he get the peace prize.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

NEWS: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a case brought by Trump’s former personal lawyer-turned-prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, following Donald Trump’s demands.

Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 17h

And compare this to the caustic extorting bully who incredibly believes he deserves it.

Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 18h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

Dean j @jannone55.bsky.social · 18h

He blows up boats in open waters, sends troops against his own people, and supports the kremlin in the war on Ukraine… stop this bullshit about time lines.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

BARTIROMO: On your point about the Nobel Peace Prize, do you think maybe the reason Trump won't get it is because you had to get the application in before Jan. 31, and that was only 11 days into his term?

SCALISE: Look, they can play technicalities. They gave it to Obama for just getting elected.