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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 10

My law firm is currently litigating 48 voting and election cases in 23 states including 7 redistricting cases in AL, GA, LA, NC TX, & WI.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Aug 10

Always the ones you most expect

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 10

Kwasi Kwarteng to speak at event for firm that helps super-rich pay less tax

Former chancellor who devised disastrous 2022 mini-budget hired for Nomad Capitalist’s conference Kwasi Kwarteng, the former chancellor dismissed after 38 days following his disastrous 2022 mini-budget for Liz Truss, has been hired as a keynote speaker by an advisory firm offering services to help the super-rich pay less tax. Nomad Capitalist, which bills itself as the “masters of international mobility”, lists the second shortest-serving postwar incumbent of 11 Downing Street as one of the star attractions at its annual conference, which will take place in September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Бидло++ @bydlo.bsky.social · Aug 9

How is russia so much tolerated by the general public?

Destroying a large river dam? No problem!
Bombing energy infrastructure? Fine!
Stealing children? Yes, sir!
Does russia really need more land? Sure, serve yourself!

Something is deeply broken in humanity's morale and logic.

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Late555 @late555.bsky.social · Aug 9

A reminder that there's an active international arrest warrant for Putin, for war crimes.

The warrant is to be upheld by all member states of the ICC.

Unfortunately the US is not a member of the ICC, because their views on justice differ to everyone else's… 😐

www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/vl...

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin

www.icc-cpi.int

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Aug 10

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 10

Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.

ICE’s Spectacle of Intimidation

Immigrants showing up for court dates in Manhattan must now navigate past rows of masked federal agents.

www.newyorker.com

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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · Aug 10

'If you squirt me, I'll squirt you back'.

The three-year-old and a friend discover the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction in the course of a water fight.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 10

Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · Aug 10

📣 RE-UP! SHARE!
*Do not stop talking about this*

60 Minutes Australia has been far ahead of U.S. broadcast media in featuring survivors of Epstein and Maxwell — a year ago!

📺 youtu.be/VQOOxOl9l80?...

#LetSurvivorsTestify

🚨 📺 60 Minutes Australia Epstein Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Exposing Jeffrey Epstein's international sex trafficking ring | 60 Minutes Australia

YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia

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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · Aug 10

Good morning! 🙂

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Brett Favre Stole My Handle @favrestolemyhandle.bsky.social · Aug 10

The D in J.D. Vance is for Day Off.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · Aug 9

🇺🇸🇺🇦 "Contacts with the US continue almost around the clock – at different levels – and we do not make everything public," — Zelensky.

🗣️"Fear and concessions do not make the lives of nations safe," he added.

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · Aug 10

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maga-crime-watch.bsky.social @maga-crime-watch.bsky.social · Aug 10

Tariffs are not "creating wealth". They impose higher costs to U.S. consumers. The money comes out of your wallet. There is no directive on how the Government "tariff income" is actually used. Tax breaks for the rich will not improve the lives of middle-class America.

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martynomad.bsky.social @martynomad.bsky.social · Aug 10

Translated: We reckon Putin will give us money to ignore his invasion.

They're still funding Netanyahu, after all...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 10

JD Vance: "We're done with the funding of the Ukraine war business. We want to bring about a peaceful settlement to this thing."

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martynomad.bsky.social @martynomad.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hey, Mr Bowman...

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Todd Temkin @toddtemkin.bsky.social · Aug 10

The snow levels on the mountains may be unseasonably low in Patagonia this winter, but the sunsets have been insane. The sound you hear is the Azul River. This prairie is immediately adjacent to the river canyon off camera left.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 10

Hochul: "This is what I call a legal insurrection ... they know they're going to lose next year. That's the only reason they're engaged in this. It also might be a nice distraction from people asking -- all of the sudden this happens when? When they refuse to release the Epstein files."

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Black Top @clickbaitwizard.bsky.social · Aug 10

Private health insurance is only of any use if there's nothing actually wrong with you.

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martynomad.bsky.social @martynomad.bsky.social · Aug 10

Just like pet insurance...

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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍 @riolindamex.bsky.social · Aug 10

JV
Pick a lane

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · Aug 10

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 10

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martynomad.bsky.social @martynomad.bsky.social · Aug 10

How did he manage to upset Switzerland ffs?

A country which managed to stay neutral thro WW2?

BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · Aug 10

BREAKING: Spain and Switzerland CANCEL their F-35 fighter jet orders
Trump calls it “very unfair.”
Swiss leader Balthasar Glättli says: "Those who hurl rocks at us in trade shouldn't expect gifts in return."
@adamemedia.bsky.social (0n 'x')

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · Aug 10

BREAKING: Spain and Switzerland CANCEL their F-35 fighter jet orders
Trump calls it “very unfair.”
Swiss leader Balthasar Glättli says: "Those who hurl rocks at us in trade shouldn't expect gifts in return."
@adamemedia.bsky.social (0n 'x')

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