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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

It's so ridiculous that MAGAs believe the GOP line that "Democrats want to give free healthcare to immigrants."

My dudes immigrants aren't getting free healthcare in the United States. American citizens aren't even getting free healthcare. You know who is?

The people lying to you about immigrants.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 2d

How can you not be romantic about baseball

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 2d

Pre-season game 1 on now! Counting in this team to help get me through the holidays like they did last year.

NBA @nba.com · 10d

The Cavs are READY for the 2025-26 season! ⚔️

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SPOOKYDEAD💀SKELEHEAD @mikeluckas.bsky.social · 2d

when I say "fuck newsom" this kind of shit is exactly why. Useless fuckhead.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 2d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 3d

Pt1 🧵: Greta Thunberg deported to Athens says, "There's a live-streamed Genocide in front of our eyes in Gaza. No one will be able to say they didn't know this was happening. The Global Samud Flotilla only existed because our leaders failed. Our international systems are betraying Palestinians."

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maximum robespierre @seeemilyplay.bsky.social · 3d

greta thunberg, man, what a fucking real one

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 5d

ADHD is like having a smoke alarm in your head that doesn’t stop.

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 6d

#sayhisname Trey Reed

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 6d

Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump’s trade war is crushing soybean farmers. Full stop.

Republicans like Bessent down to TN’s Rep. Rusty Grills sound delusional blaming Biden. That math ain’t mathin’!

Soybean sales to China under Biden last year: $13B

Soybean sales to China under Trump this year: $0

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 6d

The local police department in Illinois wouldn’t let Kristi Noem use the restroom today. BRAVO👏👏

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 6d

Fox News inadvertently airs an actual crime - the excessive use of force against a protestor in Portland by ICE - this agent should be immediately fired and arrested.

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neutral @neutral.zone · 7d

This is going to get worse before it gets worse

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 7d

Bernie Sanders: We are in the worst crisis in America since the Civil War. Trump is acting unconstitutionally and illegally.

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 7d

Bernie Sanders: The issue of affordability, people going to the grocery store, they want decent food for their kids, they can't afford it. The cost of housing is off the charts. Want to send your kid to college, good luck. Childcare, unaffordable.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 6d

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.

Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.

Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

www.npr.org

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 6d

HELL YEAH UNHINGED STEPHEN COLBERT

Please never leave us again

Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 7d

Stephen Colbert - JD Vance Sombrero Meme

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 6d

Zone of Interest is such a good movie

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 7d

We call this narcissistic personality disorder.

i be knowing @nthatsthetruth.bsky.social · 7d

Imagine being in power and still complaining that you’re the victim of enemies you made yourself

MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 7d

You think undocumented immigrants visiting the ER are stealing your money?

Not the billionaires with 5 homes, 4 yatchs, and 2 private planes?

Congrats. You’re proof that this propaganda works.

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 7d

I’m a Jake Tapper fan. Come for me if you want.

Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 8d

Hakeem Jeffries: I don't know if these conversations with Trump have been constructive. This spending CR is a partisan bill.
Jake Tapper:: It's like the one from March. You're saying Chuck Schumer voted for a partisan bill.
Hakeem: He explained his vote.

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 7d

A leader’s stance on the genocide in Gaza + Israel’s true intentions is the integrity, compassion, and common decency test of today.

It represents every point of intersectionality.

It reminds us of the gerontocracy that must be replaced.

It shows who is in politics for people and not profit.

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MC @meliz13.bsky.social · 7d

Our president making it about himself yet again.

I can’t wait to see videos of all the Bad Bunny watch parties from the safety of the living room. That joy is going to be so energetic and contagious.

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 7d

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be on-site at Super Bowl LX, where Bad Bunny is headlining, a Trump adviser said.

Deploying abusive agencies to sporting events, concerts, or other public events is a cruel practice that should end.

ICE Will Be On Patrol At Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

The NFL received right-wing backlash from its decision to have Bad Bunny headline its Super Bowl halftime show.

www.forbes.com