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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · 1d

Donnie "Demento" Trump: World's Biggest LOSER.

SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

So Trump lost in Oregon and in Illinois, talk about fraud, waste and abuse. He is wasting so much of our tax dollars just to avoid the release of the Epstein files and to cause chaos. Worst president ever!!!
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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

apnews.com

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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · 18h

Does Holy Moses EVER do any, you know, WORK?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 12h

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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · 4h

cf: Nixon and the peace deal with Vietnam to win in 1968; Reagan and the aborted plan to release the hostages in Iran so he could defeat Carter.

Fucking up peace plans: A fine old REPUBLICAN tradition.

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 11h

This. And this again.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 12h

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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 12h

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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · 4h

The Windy City sweeps ya clean off ya feet;
Its charm is complete;
They're knockin' ya flat, this way or that
On ev'ry downtown street.

(Victor, Victoria: Chicago, Illinois)

Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago never disappoints 💪🏽😂

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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · 4h

AMERICA: We need to talk.

Why are we so quick to tear down good men: Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter; while harboring a sneaky admiration for total assholes: Donald Trump, DICK Nixon and YES, Ronnie Reagan?

We'll never be great until the majority of us learn to preference the former over the latter.

theresa-i-10901.bsky.social @theresa-i-10901.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning all.

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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · 4h

RIGHT.

Let them write their own damn press releases. We need YOU to tell us what's really going on!

AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 15h

If journalists and reporters have to start reporting like they’re in a 3rd world dictatorship or in a war zone so be it. If that’s what it takes to get the truth, do it. Don’t bend the knee to the regime or that jackass Hegseth. You’ll be worthless if you do.
www.oregonlive.com/nation/2025/...

Major news outlets refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

Even Trump-friendly Newsmax joins NYT and AP in refusing to sign "unnecessary and onerous" policy restricting Pentagon access and information gathering.

www.oregonlive.com

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Claudia Montague Wheatley @claudiamw.bsky.social · Aug 3

Let's go over the reasons why Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison—and why she absolutely deserves to remain there, unpardoned, with no immunity.

You can watch the video or read the captions.

We'll do this slowly so everyone can follow along. (1/4)

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Marillyn75@blueskysocial @marilyn75.bsky.social · 3h

Except billionaires owned propaganda media won't report anything negative to Trump regime destroying America.
They all normalize his antics!

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Rob Nelson @porschejunkie.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks, Chris. Great insights. The fact that GOP Senators continue to no-show and fail to engage must be made widely known. They are not doing their fucking jobs. They are doing everything they can to hurt their own voters by cutting health care. This must be pounded into the media.

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Marillyn75@blueskysocial @marilyn75.bsky.social · 3h

Me too

Lynnette 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 @hobbesmommy.bsky.social · 4h

So do I

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CommonSense @comminsense.bsky.social · 5h

Make the negotiations tougher - demand that RFK Jr, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Drunk Hegseth all resign.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

8/ But Trump doesn't want to end the shutdown. Because he thinks he's a king and he doesn't believe the law applies to him. He thinks he has extra powers in a shutdown. He doesn't.

But the longer Republicans boycott talks, the more the shutdown will hurt. So it's their move.

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 4h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

7/ Democrats need to stand for something right now. And what need, to vote for this budget, is pretty simple and reasonable:

Don't cut people's health care just to pay for a billionaire tax cut.

Don't fund Trump's growing authoritarianism without checks on his corruption.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

6/ Sure the House isn't here so Rs don't have to explain why they want premiums to go up and why they want to fund Trump's corruption.

But also because they don't want to swear in member-elect Adelita Grijalva. Since she would be the deciding vote to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

5/ But here's the even darker kicker.

The House Republicans aren't even in town. Speaker Johnson told them to stay away from DC. They haven't been here in nearly a month. Refusing to show up for work. An unprecedented, unplanned 4 week recess.

And why?

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

4/ Ok, so then the obvious next step is to negotiate a compromise. That's how we've always avoided shutdowns. And Republicans need to convene those talks, bc they're in charge.

But here's the kicker - Trump is telling them to BOYCOTT NEGOTIATING. And they are following orders.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

3/ The Senate keeps voting on 2 bills to reopen.

1. The GOP bill - it raises premiums on 22m Americans and lets Trump keep acting illegally.

2. The Dem bill - it stops the premium increases and checks Trump's illegality.

Each time, neither bill gets the necessary 60 votes.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

2/ Democrats aren't going to vote for a budget that throws millions off health care and funds Trump's growing totalitarianism. At least I'm not.

Why work so hard to get to the Senate if you don't use your power to fight for what you believe in? Especially at a time like this.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Marillyn75@blueskysocial @marilyn75.bsky.social · 4h

Tune into Twerp Johnson any day for BS. Don't forget Leavitt, Bondi & Noem for extra outrage RFK Jr. for an unhealthy & unhinged rise in blood pressure. Lesser idiots are garnish for your meal of unqualified, opportunistic creeps. Ogre of Dept of War Hegseth with tough mean face mask always.

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JustAGuyFromKY @justaguyfromky.bsky.social · 1d

Stock market manipulation on a massive scale. Because all of their billions are not enough.

These greedy motherfuckers just want everything and are 100% fine if the rest of us struggle and starve.

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