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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1h

Accurate.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11h

Wild how you never see this stuff in mainstream/legacy media

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 12h

This is fucking amazing

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Kristi Noem says “There's no American citizens that have been arrested or detained."

Tell that to George Retes. This U.S. Army veteran and American citizen was wrongfully arrested and brutalized by ICE while simply trying to get to work.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 1d

Taxpayers don’t owe Donald Trump a dime for his legal battles. While he’s trying to get $230 million from the federal government to pay his own lawyers, families across this country are struggling to keep up with grocery bills and rent.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 15h

This is how you break the supply chain and cause inflation and a recession.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 15h

WOW: More than 220 immigrant drivers have been arrested in Indiana by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. That means 220 truck loads of goods from food to medicine to auto parts to toys are now sitting in a federal depot and businesses are missing goods. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Homeland Security cracks down on undocumented truck drivers

Since September, 223 undocumented immigrant drivers have been arrested in Indiana as part of Operation Midway Blitz

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 15h

"After President Trump said he would meet with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, in Budapest, Dáte asked who had recommended the Hungarian capital for a high-stakes meeting.

“Your mom did,” texted Karoline Leavitt..." Typical Maga tactic to insult those who hold them accountable.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 17h

Kristi Noem is telling bald-faced lies about ICE arrests.

More than 70% of those detained have no criminal convictions.

170+ of those arrested or detained have been American citizens.

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 19h

Right? It's all about winning for the Maga cult. They've had YEARS to present an alternative plan to the ACA, with blatant, false promises to replace/fix it. Why would anyone believe them now?

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 20h

Air traffic controllers are working without pay right now.

This Republican shutdown is putting unnecessary stress on the very people who keep us safe. Republicans need to stop this shutdown, and we need to pay our hardworking federal workers.

‘The stress is just always there,’ as thousands of FAA workers go without paycheck | CNN

For certain workers at the Federal Aviation Administration, the government shutdown hit hardest this week with a $0 paycheck.

www.cnn.com

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 20h

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Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org

Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 22h

Taxi driver in DC said to me that he'd be canceling his family's health insurance if the ACA subsidies are not extended. Keep the pressure ON. Keep calling your reps in Congress to demand that Republicans do the right thing for ALL Americans.

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1d

Best view of the East Wing tear down (a few cranes, but no view of the destruction). More people exercising their constitutional right to engage in a peaceful protest, and me...pissed.

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1d

Shout-out to the Amphifa frog protesting at the WH. 🐸

Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1d

Protester at WH, on a VERY cold day. Also, this chart shows how many people from Maga Mike's district will be losing their SNAP benefits.

Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1d

If you are in DC and want a better view of the WH, the rooftop bar at Hotel Washington is IT. You can even see the snipers on the roof. Not a great view of the now destroyed East Wing, however.

Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1d

Just returned from a week-long trip to DC. I was walking around the grounds of the US Capitol on a very quiet afternoon, and out of no where, I heard someone yell: "EPSTEIN FILES" on a megaphone. We need MORE of this. #RESIST

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 1d

"Love thy neighbor."

Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

This statement by JD Vance is no different from the people who claimed it’s “totally reasonable and acceptable” for white folks to not want Black people in their neighborhoods

Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians

It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Rep. Jim Himes: "Fentanyl...comes out of Mexico, from the cartels there. There is cocaine coming out of Colombia, not so much Venezuela. So what we see there is a massive number of military assets deployed for purely performative reasons...It's purely performative."

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 6d

NYT - Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the US government to help pay troops during the shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/us...

Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune

Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 6d

If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 6d

It's still not clear who would OWN the Epstein ballroom if it is paid for with private funds. It's also not clear who would inherit it if it is legally owned by Trump. Tearing it down could be a legal battle.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

#Chicago

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 6d

Federal agents tear gassing the Lake View neighborhood.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6d

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6d

This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 6d

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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Paula Vergara @paulavergara.bsky.social · 6d

Re: the East Wing tear down: If only "vertical construction" on federal land requires a permit or NCPC approval, this implies that a bunker would not require a permit. BTW, The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is currently closed due to the government shutdown.