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Bob Schnell @quickschnell.bsky.social · 3h

Wanna become rich? Get political office. Fucking Gold mine!

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Tracy @wacket.bsky.social · 3h

Perfect post. On point!

Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 3h

Just another reminder from your old pal Snitty that what we see in the GOP today is the GOP of the past several decades with guardrails completely off.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

That kind of unimaginable wealth corrupts absolutely. How could it not?

No one, anywhere, should be that rich, ever. It shatters the social compact to the core.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 8h

Americans are struggling with
a government shutdown
high prices
layoffs
a chaotic administration

and Trump is planning to build a triumphal arch and just bailed out Argentina with $20 BILLION DOLLARS.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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Sahara Stevens ❤️🇺🇸 @sahara-stevens.bsky.social · 1d

The wholesale prices of vegetables has gone up 40% since January of 2025. Lettuce has gone up 133%.

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

flip.it/UWg1ZM Pregnant people generally aren’t supposed to be held in immigration detention at all—but since we no longer have any laws…

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

flip.it

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ttaylor36.bsky.social @ttaylor36.bsky.social · 3h

Still too immature to own their own shitshow. Pathetic!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 3h

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 5h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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albertagirl67 🇨🇦🇺🇦👊🐧🔥 @albertagirl67.bsky.social · 6h

Donald is just prebooking the country where he's going to claim asylum. Argentina has a history of providing sanctuary for a price for failed fascists. #uspoli

Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

This is utter bull shit!

America First my ass.

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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 𝚍𝚋𝚊 𝙱𝚊𝚍 𝙱𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢 @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 13h

George Floyd’s televised murder sparked empathy in mankind more than Charlie Kirk or his words ever did.

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Stealth Bomber @stealthbomber.bsky.social · 3h

How many times was Speaker of the House Johnson in the Epstein Files? How many times was he a client of Jeffrey Epstein? Did he rape underage boys or girls? How many times did he engage in Pedophilia? Why else would Johnson want to avoid releasing the files?

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Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 8h

A little happy news- we were able to get Atticus pulled off death row!! He’s a little spicy but probably just scared. He’s coming home tomorrow and the bonding process will begin. Isn’t he a gorgeous big boy?!

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 4h

Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic

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Timotei @morgowr.bsky.social · 3h

You know the depressing thing? The Epstein Files will never be released. Trump, and his child-raping friends hanged them, like they hanged Epstein. They have too much to lose. Ain't happening.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 7h

Donald Trump is engaged in the biggest cover-up in American history – and he's threatening members of congress to be complicit in his crimes.

Release the Epstein files.

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Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you Portland and let’s go, No Kings!!

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Daryl Elliott @darylelliott.bsky.social · 3h

Woman yells at Zohran: "Communist." Zohran replies, "It's pronounced 'cyclist.'" lol 😂 I'm from Boston. I love New Yorkers.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Feral Maui Hermit @mauigreg.bsky.social · 3h

Terrified, or actively complicit... the result is no different. Legacy media hasn't just failed us; they have become part of the monster.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Timotei @morgowr.bsky.social · 3h

Pritzker thinks saying is the same as doing, he's just a big mouth loser.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3h

I saw myself as maybe all in for J.B. Pritzker

But I am losing faith, rapidly.

Police state fascism in America is bigger than Trump. It's backed by Democrats just like Republicans. And it's not going anywhere

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

Note: it's not even curfew yet.

State police just started pushing people off the business park corner. Here in the road, a brave group of demonstrators are attempting to hold their line.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 3h

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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LR Detherage @lr-detherage.bsky.social · 3h

This will hit hard. Even with his base.

How many families have a special needs child?

Trump grew up in the age of asylums and Bobby’s family lobotomized his aunt, so they believe these children should be institutionalized.

How much inhumanity can you take, MAGA?

This is all in your hands.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Timotei @morgowr.bsky.social · 3h

Great evils are here, Antichrist Trump is dragging us all to Hell, because he's lonely there.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

A small number of demonstrators attempted to protest/march in the street.

Massive number of ISP troopers in riot gear responded by blocking 25th, threatening arrest, shouting into megaphone about an unlawful assembly.

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