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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 18h

I wish there was some way for taxpayers to dock the pay of House Representatives who refuse to work. Why should they get unearned paid vacation and sick leave when most of us don't? #GOP #EpsteinFiles @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 1d

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 20h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov I know I've mentioned putting the #IllinoisNationalGuard under your control. Now there's precedent, so do it.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 20h

@normeisen.bsky.social There is no doubt in my mind that #StephenMiller is pulling #Trump's strings. Get rid of the puppet master, and #Trump will collapse.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. warns Trump will have military seize ballot boxes so he can 'count the votes himself'

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Gov. warns Trump will have military seize ballot boxes so he can 'count the votes himself'

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker issued a new warning on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the American military in US cities against the wishes of local elected officials.Hours afte...

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

@ocasio-cortez.house.gov @schakowsky.house.gov @sanders.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Isn't it time to call for investigations into #Miller and his influence over #Trump? #MillerTime #Himmiller #Fascist

papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 2d

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...execute his fascist impulses.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

All that botox and filler has gone to her head.

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Phil @darkphil.bsky.social · 1d

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Debi Lopez @mommalopez.bsky.social · 1d

Lets go! www.rawstory.com/neil-young-2...

Rock legend vows to yank music off Amazon over Jeff Bezos' support of Trump

Rock legend Neil Young took a swipe at Amazon this week over its support of President Donald Trump's administration and vowed to yank his music off the e-commerce website.Young wrote on his website th...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Border Patrol agents in Chicago triggered outrage on Friday after they wrestled WGN News video producer Debbie Brockman to the ground and arrested her, for what appeared to be no reason other than filming federal agents carrying out another arrest.

DHS's excuse for TV producer's dogpiling dismantled by legal analyst

Border Patrol agents in Chicago triggered outrage on Friday after they wrestled WGN News video producer Debbie Brockman to the ground and arrested her, for what appeared to be no reason other than filming federal agents carrying out another arrest.The video, which has made the rounds on social media...

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spincast-ag300.bsky.social @spincast-ag300.bsky.social · 1d

And his identical twin.

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

Good for @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @governor.ca.gov. They appear to be the only #Democrats who "get" what #Miller is up to. Maybe @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.senate.gov need to get with the program and holler about it, too.
#Himmiller #Fascist

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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely a shoe in winner.....

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

Who's on board with not paying Congresspeople who refuse to work? #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation #TaxRevolt

SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

How can he "erase his footprint?" There are already so many photos and victims out there...speaking of which, when were the victims supposed to release THEIR files?

SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

I can't imagine the Christofascist militia-types in Idaho are all that crazy about this, either. Maybe if the base was for the Russians, they'd be happy with it being in Moscow, Idaho.

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

@housedemocrats.bsky.social I hope you get rid of this guy as soon as you can. #StephenHimmiller

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

I think Trump is holding out for a hotel to be named for him in Moscow.

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Survive and Advance @surviveandadvance.bsky.social · 1d

If Putin gives Trump a plane, can Russia have a military base in #Texas?

#semperfi #Qatar #Epstein

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, Idahoans should like this, big time.

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

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

#EpsteinFiles #Trumpstein #GOPedoFiles

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

Look at that grinning chump. There is nothing funny about what #Trump and the #GOP are doing to this country and its residents. #MoronsAreGuttingAmerica

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SmooshyAndJayne @kvetcherforever.bsky.social · 1d

@washingtonpost.com

"DEMOCRACY DIES IN GREEDINESS"