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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 48m

Not to mention that guy couldn't even take him down...it took 3 of them!!

#InvestigateICE

La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 54m

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election

WTF....this is not good!!

La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 55m

Liberty is a new company owned by Scott Leiendecker, who in 2011 created a software program focused on enabling election workers to verify voters

Ed Martin, a loyal Trump surrogate, was St. Louis' Board of Elections' chair when Leiendecker was the city's election director

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 57m

Dominion the voting machine behemoth that Trump and his allies baselessly attacked after the 2020 election — has been sold to a Missouri-based company run by a former Republican election official

Liberty Vote also purchased Canada-based Dominion for an undisclosed sum

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Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

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Russ DiBello @russdibello.bsky.social · 2h

And "Friends of Ed" (Martin) have bought Dominion Voting Systems and it's now called "Liberty".

So when JD Vance wins the WH in 2028 and our vaunted media instruct us that "America has SPOKEN!" maybe take it with a grain of salt.

Just want to know: are they now going to give Fox back its $787M?

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

Pedo-Pro Pam is a perfect reference to her!!

La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

What really happened?

Officials with ICE said the man who died in custody at a Long Island jail died from liver failure, a cause his family called “absurd.”

Banegas Reyes was found dead in his cell less than 18 hours later, despite being medically cleared, said ICE 🤔

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ICE says man who died in custody at Long Island jail had liver failure

Santos Banegas Reyes, 42, was found dead Sept. 18 from what officials said “appears to be liver failure.” His family calls that “absurd.”

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

The only peace prize you'll get Donald is the peace out prize when you finally get impeached

✌️out Donald, you're not wanted here!

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

In just 4 months, Trump has suggested or ordered sending federal intervention to nearly a dozen cities — all run by Democratic mayors and in states mostly run by Democratic governors, shocker. And he really thought he could get the Nobel peace prize?

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Where has Trump suggested sending troops? In cities run by Democratic mayors

In just four months, Trump has suggested or ordered sending federal intervention to nearly a dozen cities.

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

🤭....thank you!!

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

Of course, this was all part of the deal!!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 2h

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Azrael @azraelthunderbolt.bsky.social · 1h

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

That's exactly how I felt when I heard this morning....couldn't have started the day out bettah!!

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 1h

Love it!! And tell Habeas Corpus we thank you!!😉

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Democrats see Maine as an important target, considering it is in the only place on the 2026 Senate election map where Republicans are defending an incumbent in a state carried last year by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Mills was the top choice of national Democrats to try to unseat Collins, who has held the seat since 1997, Her entry in the race is another recruiting win for Democrats, who also have well known Democrats with statewide experience looking to pick up GOP-held seats in North Carolina and Ohio.

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Yes... Get Collins outta there, Maine! 👏👏

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year, according to two people familiar with Mills’ plans

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Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Not the good firsts, we can say that!!

With many lawmakers out of town, and no vote possible on the government shutdown until Congress is back in session now that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has cancelled a return next Tuesday, it will fall on Trump and his people to make good on military pay

La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is good for a lot of firsts, just not the ones that we want

Unless the White House can finagle money around during the government shutdown, Donald Trump would go down in the history books as the first president to deny pay to active-duty military troops

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White House scrambling to keep Trump from stiffing military with paychecks due: report

Unless the White House can finagle money around during the government shutdown, Donald Trump would go down in the history books as the first president to deny pay to active-duty military troops.Accord...

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Rubio has taken a huge fall from what he used to believe. How in the world could he go along with this dictator? Wake up, Marco and come back to reality!!

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Sen. Rick Scott, he and Rubio argued, "In our work as policymakers who strive for democracy and human rights in the face of dictatorial regimes in the Western Hemisphere and beyond, we have rarely witnessed such courage, selflessness, and firm grasp of morality as we have in María Corina Machado."

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Rubio used to fight for democracy

National security expert Marcy Wheeler noted that Marco Rubio may face awkwardness due to his endorsement of a letter urging the committee to award Machado the peace prize, despite the submission coming before his time with Trump

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'Awkward': Marco Rubio needled online for nominating non-Trump winner of Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump has spent his first year in office claiming victories in wars and proclaiming his role in creating peace among warring nations, contending that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize...

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La Pa McDah @lapamcdah.bsky.social · 3h

Now, this sounds more like it!!

I am so glad the committee did NOT bend their knee to this bully dictator 👏👏✌️

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