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Russ Copeland
@rcopelander.bsky.social
Father, NAV Vet, proudly open-minded
Secular, Pluralist, Humanist.
Please excuse any spelling or grammar errors. I'm old and probably lazy.
" Fuck you,,, I won't do what you tell me"
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With every overperformance, it only seems likelier that Democrats will retake one or both houses of Congress by a decent margin.

It's important that they run on a clear promise to hold Trump and his goons accountable, so they can hit the ground running in 2027 with a mandate to do so.
“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Is there a more insufferable prick than Josh Barro?
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Is there a more insufferable prick than Josh Barro?
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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o rly
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Well butter my biscuits
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Yes, lay into the "Epstein Class" cognomen.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Yes, lay into the "Epstein Class" cognomen.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Trump is not profound. He has been the same person this whole time. The question is why so many others have refused to see what he has never bothered to hide.” @jamellebouie.net on our racist president

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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This right mutha fuckin' here👇
It really pays to remind ourselves frequently that this whole immigration "crisis" is made up out of whole cloth. There was no emergency,danger or problem, only a demagogue stirring up racist grievances for political advantage.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
This right mutha fuckin' here👇
It really pays to remind ourselves frequently that this whole immigration "crisis" is made up out of whole cloth. There was no emergency,danger or problem, only a demagogue stirring up racist grievances for political advantage.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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This is exactly what a quisling cocksucker would say🤦🤬
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This is exactly what a quisling cocksucker would say🤦🤬
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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Donald Trump just put out a VILE post about the Obamas to distract from a report that shows the HIGHEST LAYOFF NUMBERS SINCE 2009.

The MAGA movement is teaching a new generation to hate.

Alabama deserves better than “leaders” who want to take us back 100 years.
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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The way forward for Dems is to abandon the "turn-the-page/turn-the-cheek ethos" and replace it with "proud accountability for enemies of democracy," says @brianbeutler.bsky.social.

Post-Trump era must be about accountability, not hollow reconciliation.
www.offmessage.net/p/immigratio...
Immigration, Fascism, And The Politics Of The American Creed
We have to protect what's best about America from ALL threats, not just the easiest scapegoats.
www.offmessage.net
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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I suspect there are a lot of House Democrats in their 70s or 80s who think they're going to coast back into a comfortable leadership position by keeping their head down and riding the blue wave, but they're going to have to navigate these kinds of challenges first and most are not ready at all.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.

“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.

“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Musk cooked the algorithm which is, in turn, cooking people’s brains. (Which is, of course, purposeful…)
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.

The only thing we/you <know> is that the US military, at Trump &/or Hegseth's orders, just murdered more civilians on the high seas. We don't know it was "a suspected drug smuggling boat" & we have absolutely zero reason to believe anything they say anymore.
The latest U.S. strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat has killed two people in the Pacific, this one authorized by the Marine general who took command of military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier in the day.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Latest U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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This is extremely offensive and inappropriate. I don’t care how popular it is in bars, dwarf-tossing is degrading and NOT OKAY.

lasvegassun.com/news/2026/fe...
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Here’s what Americans will read this weekend while they’re in line at the grocery checkout.

@people.com
people.com/tim-scott-ca...
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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NEW: When the DHS resists transparency and accountability, the damage does not stop with the communities they target—democracy itself is at risk.

And if oversight fails here, it will fail elsewhere.
When DHS operates without oversight, democracy itself is at risk. - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
ICE and CBP are increasingly operating outside of established legal constraints without meaningful oversight.
www.citizensforethics.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Yeah this is utter bullshit... They're just fucking horrible people.
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Yeah this is utter bullshit... They're just fucking horrible people.
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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America!!! What the fuck are we even doing here??? The GOP should be held accountable for the growing white nationalist rhetoric and hate. Good lord get a grip.
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
America!!! What the fuck are we even doing here??? The GOP should be held accountable for the growing white nationalist rhetoric and hate. Good lord get a grip.
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM