Political Bill SC
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Former candidate for SC State House watching and commenting on politics in South Carolina. Aspiring to inform while calling out the BS! https://linktr.ee/politicalbillsc
1️⃣ "South Carolina has doubled down and sent additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of a second wave of federal deployment. We urge South Carolinians to ask what this effort is really accomplishing and at what cost..."
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC
Sending National Guard troops to our neighborhoods creates a spectacle, not a long-term solution • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from the director of DC Appleseed Center on her opposition to the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington.
scdailygazette.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
1️⃣ "South Carolina has doubled down and sent additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of a second wave of federal deployment. We urge South Carolinians to ask what this effort is really accomplishing and at what cost..."
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC
#SouthCarolina #SCPol #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC
I'm getting rather tired of these "regretful" Trump supporters - having epiphanies ONLY after they're bitten in the ass.
"Rosenberg has supported Trump... but the president's decision to commute the sentence of former private equity executive David Gentile has left him angry and confused"
"Rosenberg has supported Trump... but the president's decision to commute the sentence of former private equity executive David Gentile has left him angry and confused"
'Betrayed': Investors grapple with Trump commuting sentence of man who defrauded them
David Gentile was convicted in what prosecutors described as a $1.6-billion Ponzi scheme. President Trump freed him. Now victims, including Trump supporters, are at a loss.
www.aol.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm getting rather tired of these "regretful" Trump supporters - having epiphanies ONLY after they're bitten in the ass.
"Rosenberg has supported Trump... but the president's decision to commute the sentence of former private equity executive David Gentile has left him angry and confused"
"Rosenberg has supported Trump... but the president's decision to commute the sentence of former private equity executive David Gentile has left him angry and confused"
A dated article, but explains why we're in the predicament we're in today.
Voter ignorance has deadly consequences for the rest of us.
Voter ignorance has deadly consequences for the rest of us.
Poll: 30% of GOP voters support bombing Agrabah, the city from Aladdin
Public Policy Polling also found that about 54% of the Republicans they polled support banning Muslims from entering the US, as Donald Trump has proposed
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A dated article, but explains why we're in the predicament we're in today.
Voter ignorance has deadly consequences for the rest of us.
Voter ignorance has deadly consequences for the rest of us.
That speech that Trump gave on Wednesday about lowering costs was an absolute waste of oxygen.
#HeatingCosts #Affordability #TrumpEconomy
thehill.com/policy/energ...
#HeatingCosts #Affordability #TrumpEconomy
thehill.com/policy/energ...
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
That speech that Trump gave on Wednesday about lowering costs was an absolute waste of oxygen.
#HeatingCosts #Affordability #TrumpEconomy
thehill.com/policy/energ...
#HeatingCosts #Affordability #TrumpEconomy
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Religious zealots make for terrible judges, just sayin'.
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Religious zealots make for terrible judges, just sayin'.
Hitler youth notoriously bullied Jewish students. History is repeating itself.
Immigrant students experience more bullying as ICE raids cause ‘culture of fear’, says survey
In survey, US school principals describe ‘climate of distress’ and declines in student attendance amid crackdowns
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hitler youth notoriously bullied Jewish students. History is repeating itself.
It's been 4 years since Starbucks Workers United sparked a revolution by unionizing their first store. They've crushed 650+ elections since—but Starbucks still dodges a fair contract. Don't cross the line. Stand with workers - no contract, no coffee!
#Starbucks #WorkersUnited #baristas
#Starbucks #WorkersUnited #baristas
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It's been 4 years since Starbucks Workers United sparked a revolution by unionizing their first store. They've crushed 650+ elections since—but Starbucks still dodges a fair contract. Don't cross the line. Stand with workers - no contract, no coffee!
#Starbucks #WorkersUnited #baristas
#Starbucks #WorkersUnited #baristas
"All gun deaths rose 60% in the state between 2014 and 2023...
Currently, there is little funding for violence prevention groups in South Carolina."
#SotuhCarolina #gunviolence
Currently, there is little funding for violence prevention groups in South Carolina."
#SotuhCarolina #gunviolence
Teen gun violence in SC is a problem. Is money for prevention groups one answer?
Gun violence among children is a problem South Carolina lawmakers want to address. Some expressed interest in supporting local nonprofits.
www.thestate.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"All gun deaths rose 60% in the state between 2014 and 2023...
Currently, there is little funding for violence prevention groups in South Carolina."
#SotuhCarolina #gunviolence
Currently, there is little funding for violence prevention groups in South Carolina."
#SotuhCarolina #gunviolence
1️⃣ "We analyzed some 2,000 ranked choice elections from the U.S., Australia and Scotland. We supplemented those real-world results with 60 million simulated elections."
#RankedChoiceVoting
#RankedChoiceVoting
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.
theconversation.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
1️⃣ "We analyzed some 2,000 ranked choice elections from the U.S., Australia and Scotland. We supplemented those real-world results with 60 million simulated elections."
#RankedChoiceVoting
#RankedChoiceVoting
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Don't buy into the lie everyone spouts that "they're only going after illegals".
The stories exposing that lie are mounting. This is an expulsion, pure and simple.
Countries throughout history that have done this have NEVER been labeled as the "good guys".
#KeepFamiliesWhole #DefundICE
The stories exposing that lie are mounting. This is an expulsion, pure and simple.
Countries throughout history that have done this have NEVER been labeled as the "good guys".
#KeepFamiliesWhole #DefundICE
ICE detaining legal residents
YouTube video by Political Bill SC
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December 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Don't buy into the lie everyone spouts that "they're only going after illegals".
The stories exposing that lie are mounting. This is an expulsion, pure and simple.
Countries throughout history that have done this have NEVER been labeled as the "good guys".
#KeepFamiliesWhole #DefundICE
The stories exposing that lie are mounting. This is an expulsion, pure and simple.
Countries throughout history that have done this have NEVER been labeled as the "good guys".
#KeepFamiliesWhole #DefundICE
ICE f'd up by acting on a tip from by a racist local. Now GA has lost time, productivity and $$$.
"In the immediate aftermath, President Donald Trump reportedly urged the detained workers to remain in the United States to continue training American staff, though the effort never moved forward."
"In the immediate aftermath, President Donald Trump reportedly urged the detained workers to remain in the United States to continue training American staff, though the effort never moved forward."
Hyundai CEO Says White House Reached Out After ICE Raid Backlash
Hyundai chief executive Jose Muñoz says a senior White House official contacted him to apologize after the high-profile Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at the company’s Savannah, Georgia, fac...
www.yahoo.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
ICE f'd up by acting on a tip from by a racist local. Now GA has lost time, productivity and $$$.
"In the immediate aftermath, President Donald Trump reportedly urged the detained workers to remain in the United States to continue training American staff, though the effort never moved forward."
"In the immediate aftermath, President Donald Trump reportedly urged the detained workers to remain in the United States to continue training American staff, though the effort never moved forward."
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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My name is Dr. Sonja Ogletree Satani. I’m an Air Force veteran, small business owner, a mom and a proud Democrat running in a special election for the South Carolina State House.
Election Day is January 6, and we need all hands on deck to flip this seat!
Election Day is January 6, and we need all hands on deck to flip this seat!
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My name is Dr. Sonja Ogletree Satani. I’m an Air Force veteran, small business owner, a mom and a proud Democrat running in a special election for the South Carolina State House.
Election Day is January 6, and we need all hands on deck to flip this seat!
Election Day is January 6, and we need all hands on deck to flip this seat!
White collar crime is very lucrative under the Trump administration. The National Guard ought to be deployed to corporate boardrooms.
#Corruption #DonaldTrump #WhiteCollarCrime
drive.google.com/file/d/1FLYC...
#Corruption #DonaldTrump #WhiteCollarCrime
drive.google.com/file/d/1FLYC...
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
White collar crime is very lucrative under the Trump administration. The National Guard ought to be deployed to corporate boardrooms.
#Corruption #DonaldTrump #WhiteCollarCrime
drive.google.com/file/d/1FLYC...
#Corruption #DonaldTrump #WhiteCollarCrime
drive.google.com/file/d/1FLYC...
1️⃣ "Despite having identical responsibilities and receiving comparable state funding, privately-established authorizers, such as the Charter Institute, are not statutorily subject to the same ethics and government accountability requirements..."
#SouthCarolina #CharterSchools #SCPol
#SouthCarolina #CharterSchools #SCPol
Lawmakers asked for audit of SC Charter Institute at Erskine. Here’s 5 things it found
The lengthy report, released Thursday, largely tracks with and, in some cases, expands upon The State’s reporting on the Charter Institute at Erskine.
www.thestate.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1️⃣ "Despite having identical responsibilities and receiving comparable state funding, privately-established authorizers, such as the Charter Institute, are not statutorily subject to the same ethics and government accountability requirements..."
#SouthCarolina #CharterSchools #SCPol
#SouthCarolina #CharterSchools #SCPol
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is the problem with Republican leadership. Absolutely no spine to speak up against their own. But they trip over themselves to invent issues and have meltdowns about.
#MAHA #RFKJr #Vaccines #Antivax
#MAHA #RFKJr #Vaccines #Antivax
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Asked how to lower health care costs, Vance bragged that Trump handed out Trump 2028 hats in the Oval Office.
Families are drowning in medical bills and this clown show thinks merch is policy. No wonder they don’t have a healthcare plan.
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
Families are drowning in medical bills and this clown show thinks merch is policy. No wonder they don’t have a healthcare plan.
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Asked how to lower health care costs, Vance bragged that Trump handed out Trump 2028 hats in the Oval Office.
Families are drowning in medical bills and this clown show thinks merch is policy. No wonder they don’t have a healthcare plan.
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
Families are drowning in medical bills and this clown show thinks merch is policy. No wonder they don’t have a healthcare plan.
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
Liars and thugs.
It is clear that it is now the American people vs. #ICE in the neighborhoods. It is the American way vs the authoritarian way.
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Judge Ellis wrote that agents said in reports, and DHS publicized, that a bicyclist threw a bike at agents. But in a video,
It is clear that it is now the American people vs. #ICE in the neighborhoods. It is the American way vs the authoritarian way.
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Judge Ellis wrote that agents said in reports, and DHS publicized, that a bicyclist threw a bike at agents. But in a video,
Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force: Judge
The ABC7 I-Team is taking a closer look at a trove of videos ordered released by a federal judge in her explanation of the preliminary injunction she issued earlier this month restricting use of force...
abc7chicago.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Liars and thugs.
It is clear that it is now the American people vs. #ICE in the neighborhoods. It is the American way vs the authoritarian way.
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Judge Ellis wrote that agents said in reports, and DHS publicized, that a bicyclist threw a bike at agents. But in a video,
It is clear that it is now the American people vs. #ICE in the neighborhoods. It is the American way vs the authoritarian way.
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Judge Ellis wrote that agents said in reports, and DHS publicized, that a bicyclist threw a bike at agents. But in a video,
Reposted by Political Bill SC
Breakfast costs HOW much???
Grocery bills tell the truth Trump won’t: he promised lower prices, but costs keep climbing.
Biden knew—EVERYONE knows—broad-based tariffs and economic uncertainty are pocketbook poison, but Trump does what he wants, and families pay the price.
Grocery bills tell the truth Trump won’t: he promised lower prices, but costs keep climbing.
Biden knew—EVERYONE knows—broad-based tariffs and economic uncertainty are pocketbook poison, but Trump does what he wants, and families pay the price.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Breakfast costs HOW much???
Grocery bills tell the truth Trump won’t: he promised lower prices, but costs keep climbing.
Biden knew—EVERYONE knows—broad-based tariffs and economic uncertainty are pocketbook poison, but Trump does what he wants, and families pay the price.
Grocery bills tell the truth Trump won’t: he promised lower prices, but costs keep climbing.
Biden knew—EVERYONE knows—broad-based tariffs and economic uncertainty are pocketbook poison, but Trump does what he wants, and families pay the price.
Direct government ownership of private companies feels a lot like... What's that word?
Oh yeah... Socialism.
Oh yeah... Socialism.
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Direct government ownership of private companies feels a lot like... What's that word?
Oh yeah... Socialism.
Oh yeah... Socialism.
Something I'll be monitoring tonight.
Tennessee US House 7 Special Election General
#TN07
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Tennessee US House 7 Special Election General
#TN07
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December 2, 2025 Live Election Results | DDHQ
Live Election Night Results from Decision Desk HQ
election-night.decisiondeskhq.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Something I'll be monitoring tonight.
Tennessee US House 7 Special Election General
#TN07
election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-12...
Tennessee US House 7 Special Election General
#TN07
election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-12...
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“It’s a deeply irresponsible vote that I plan to hold Lindsey Graham accountable for, and I plan to continue to campaign on the absurdity of RFK Jr. ascending to lead our nation’s health care system,” Andrews said.
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Democrats Are Running Against a Kennedy Over Health Care
Democrats are recruiting dozens of doctors and nurses to run for office and give their counter-messaging against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a shot in the arm.
news.bgov.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“It’s a deeply irresponsible vote that I plan to hold Lindsey Graham accountable for, and I plan to continue to campaign on the absurdity of RFK Jr. ascending to lead our nation’s health care system,” Andrews said.
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America’s strength comes from how we use force, not just that we have it. What happened in the Caribbean crosses a line we cannot afford to ignore.
December 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
America’s strength comes from how we use force, not just that we have it. What happened in the Caribbean crosses a line we cannot afford to ignore.