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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 12d

There is no such thing as "civil unrest" there is only civil protests which are very very legal in this country...

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12d

It is bad that Trump wants to use American soldiers against their fellow Americans. And it is also bad that Trump wants foreign powers to exploit his unnecessarily, artificial, and pre-scripted civil war.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"

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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 12d

Should it be proven that trump is in the WH illegally (election was somehow hacked or votes not delivered / counted) or trump refuses to leave WH after the end of his term, or there is an impeachment and removal by congress which he ignores...

The military must do their job and remove him....

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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 12d

He is literally slobbering over the ability to "cut off" services to people.... he hates everyone but himself...

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 15d

I find this interesting. This is a pretty intense thing to say, for her, in a public space. I think she's pretty sincere about wanting the Epstein Files released. But, she's also a legitimate bat guano psychotic person too.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 15d

Tonight Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested she might be killed (and it made to look like a suicide) because she is calling for the Epstein files to be released. So you know, it’s all sunshine and moonbeams over in MAGA land.

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hope-post.bsky.social @hope-post.bsky.social · 14d

Lawless evil fcks

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14d

“Show us your warrant!”

“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔

*busts in the door with babies crying*

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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 17d

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 17d

There's not enough money for Medicaid, Medicare, the ACA, food assistance, VA services or education - but there's 20 BILLION to bail out Argentina because their authoritarian president Milei is a pal of Trump's?

What happened to America first?

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 18d

I learned Russian from USAF. I thought at the time it was something I wouldn't need, the Cold War was over. And then I got to Afghanistan and guess what? I couldn't speak Dari, Pashto or Uzbek. But Tajiks/Uzbeks could speak Russian. We toppled Taliban using mostly Russian with our Afghan allies.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18d

NEW: They're going to indict Jim Comey. This should be interesting.

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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 20d

If the "guy" was middle eastern... he probably had dark skin and curly hair. His definition of someone different would have been the white, anglo saxons that tell everyone they are "christian".

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 21d

I'm agnostic. But confident that the events of the Bible are largely made up. However, there might have been a guy that "Jesus" was based on. He wasn't magical, he was just a guy. Probably a really nice guy with empathy. Probably wouldn't have been afraid of a Black pilot if he lived today.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 20d

Investigators are either going to have to make something up or Donald Trump will have them put in prison for failing.

'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say

Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk’s assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

www.nbcnews.com

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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 20d

Who knew that Argentina's chainsaw packing dictatoresk was going to completely bankrupt the country... again....

Also, who knows without a doubt that trump will do the same to the US after he steals the coffers blind...

altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 20d

I don't understand. They said his economic vision was amazing. All he had to do was chainsaw everything and they'd make money.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20d

Breaking news: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said 'all options' are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility on.ft.com/3W5D9W4

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 20d

The star he really wanted.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 20d

The cleanup on aisle 47 is going to be brutal.

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I'm James, I cook, I VFX. @jdhattin.bsky.social · 20d

I like that it's the "radical left" that doesn't like "people who spread hate."

Like somehow that's a bad thing. I mean, shooting people isn't a great way to handle it. But "radical" for not liking hateful people is wild.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20d

There is only one way to resolve this.

RELEASE THE HOMAN TAPES!!!

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 21d

He really should have considered this before he made a deal with the Taliban in Doha and agreed to leave Bagram and release terrorist prisoners.

This is what happens when we have a POTUS who thinks in news cycles. Someone at Pentagon told him Bagram was key for Taiwan defense and now he gets it.

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notsilencednow.bsky.social @notsilencednow.bsky.social · 21d

I am significantly troubled by whether we can "flip" congress at this point. I don't think we are going to get mid-term votes or any vote going forward...

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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered remarks at George Mason University this week, warning of the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Trump administration.

open.substack.com

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 28d

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 28d

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · Jul 15

I lived in Boston for many years
They have a saying there
"Not for nothing "
But WTF

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Jul 9

So, let's break down what really happened here. More than half of the full-time members at Mar-a-Lago are on this list. If they go down, Trump goes down. And even if Trump doesn't go to prison, Mar-a-Lago gets tanked.

Nobody is ever going to see this list!

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