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Dr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 1h

Your reminder that this is the same imbecile who withheld vaccines, PPE, and support from blue states during the pandemic in the belief that he could kill off most Democrats.

Perhaps— and I’m just spitballing here— you shouldn’t have re-elected him.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3h

The President using the military as his personal police force to intimidate American citizens is deeply un-American. This is the behavior of an autocrat. Full stop.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16h

This is our moment to fight back.

It’s about health care for millions of people, and saying we’ve had enough.

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 22h

11 days into a government shutdown.

This is where we are:

Eleven Days Into a Shutdown. This Is Where We Are | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

youtu.be

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 1h

Knowingly or the Republicans are covering this decline up?

Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1h

You were president on Jan 6th, Puddin’ Brain.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1h

You were president on Jan 6th, Puddin’ Brain.

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 14h

Fed govt shutdowns
1=>Trump/2018-19: 35d
Clinton/'95-6: 21
Carter/'78: 17
Obama/2013: 16
JC/’77: 12
6=>Trump/2025 & JC/'79: 11
Ford/'76: 10 ea
JC/'77&'78: 8
BC/’95: 5
12=>Trump/2018; HW/'90; Reagan/'83&'82: 3
RR/'84&'81: 2
18=>Trump/2018; RR/'87&'82: 1
RR/'86&'84:~4 hrs ea

purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 14h

Republican President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Thune, House Speaker Johnson are movin' on up...

Total days of their federal gov't shutdowns
1- Carter: 18+12+11+8+8 = 57
=>2- Trump: 35+11+3+1 = 50 
3- Clinton: 21+5 =26
4- Obama: 16
5- Reagan: 3+3+2+2+1+1+1/6+1/6 = 12.3
6- Ford: 10
7- HW Bush: 3

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 1d

He will.
As the Billy Joel song goes…

Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1d

As Trump lies about America’s economic health, his doctors are lying about his own physical health.

We’ll see which one lasts longer .

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Thanks to Republicans in Congress, some Americans will have to pay more than $22,000 every year to keep their health insurance coverage.

$22,000.

That could be a matter of keeping health care coverage or just giving up—and for some people, life and death.

Thanks to Republicans, some Americans will pay $22,000/year to keep their health insurance.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

youtube.com

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 1d

His “demanding daily schedule includes:
* Watching lots of TV, especially Faux News
* Figuring out who he’s going to sue next
* His next money-making scheme

Dr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, Trump got both the Covid and flu vaccinations.

This isn’t mysterious or confusing.

Republicans routinely protect both themselves and their families with vaccines.

It’s just you and your loved ones they’d like to see die.

Any questions?

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald J Trump and his brilliant “The Art of Deal” negotiating skills deserves 100% credit for helping his constituents in Argentina 🇦🇷 while getting his voters in the 🇺🇸 to pay for it via a farmers bailout. The U.S. government picks winners and losers under MAGA.

Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1d

To all the Americans losing their jobs and farmers losing their farms, take comfort in the fact that the people in Argentina are doing great.

purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 2d

And Iran 🇮🇷. And used US tax dollars 💵 to support the genocide in Gaza. All while hawking products for his own enrichment!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 2d

Does my heart good to know that it angers the orange felon that he wasn’t gifted the Nobel Peace Prize.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 2d

All members of Congress, SCOTUS, and executive branch should be subject to this test every year.

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2d

You know who takes a cognitive test? People whose family members suspect their loved one is suffering from dementia. If he kept getting “perfect” scores…they wouldn’t keep administering them. My take? He blew the first one he ever took. Now, they’re tracking the decline. I’d bet my hot coffee on it.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2d

You know who takes a cognitive test? People whose family members suspect their loved one is suffering from dementia. If he kept getting “perfect” scores…they wouldn’t keep administering them. My take? He blew the first one he ever took. Now, they’re tracking the decline. I’d bet my hot coffee on it.

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 2d

But removal will never happen, for majorities in the US Senate and the US House endorse his every move.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Could not be more clear the president wishes he had unilateral power to imprison people, like in an absolute monarchy

He doesn’t so instead he’s forcing the govt to bring charges against his enemies because he wants vengeance

Nakedly corrupt, the sort of thing that necessitates removal from office

purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 2d

If he does, then the world as we know it is doomed.

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 2d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 4d

I see a lot of people saying that a person charged with a crime deserves the chance to prove their innocence.

Please stop doing this because you have it backwards and this is really important.

It is ALWAYS the government's burden to prove a person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 3d

And a non-zero number of them have psychological issues as well.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

How many felons do you think are working for ICE at this point? I definitely think it's a a non-zero number. If they weren't a felon when they started, I suspect many of them are...now.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 3d

Make no mistake. This nonsense about Antifa is directly tied to the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s the “crisis” they will use as justification to shut down key voting centers.

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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 3d

Federal govt shutdowns by President
Carter/18+12+11+8+8=57
=>Trump/35+9+3+1=48
Clinton/21+5=26
Obama/16
Reagan/3+3+2+2+1+1+1/6+1/6=12.3
Ford/10
HW Bush/3