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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 4h

Sue them. Twice.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

Man, I fucking hate ICE.

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 4h

Fun fact, in the original text of Exodus, the plural form is not used. It’s not a plague of frogs. It’s a plague of frog. A plague of frog that will cover all of Egypt. Frogzilla. One Kaiju frog.

Melanie @macsmail.bsky.social · 4h

This country needs a plague of frogs! 🐸 🐸 🐸 🐸

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 4h

The way to tell if if JD Vance is lying is if he's speaking. But the way to tell if he's super duper couchfucker extra eye liner lying is if he can't stop repeating the name of the person questioning him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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The Astute Galoot ™️ 🏴‍☠️ @theastutegaloot.bsky.social · 3h

UAE’s unlimited cash is keeping those tiny palms greased well 🤚

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump points at UAE official during photo op and says, "A lot of cash. Unlimited cash."

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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 3h

One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon, reports Corinne Smith for @alaskabeacon.com

One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon | Alaska Beacon

Search and rescue efforts continued into Monday in the Kuskokwim River delta in the aftermath of ex-Typhoon Halong.

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Tony Serrata 🇺🇦 @serrata.org · 2h

Nope!

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L. A. Johnson @resistor189.bsky.social · 2h

a man in a suit is holding a cell phone with the words it was staged written below him

ALT: a man in a suit is holding a cell phone with the words it was staged written below him

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 3h

Not signing the Pentagon reporting limitations.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4h

Solidarity is the only way

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L. A. Johnson @resistor189.bsky.social · 3h

a woman says that 's a good question while wearing hoop earrings

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 3h

There is no malice like the glib, grinning indifference of the ruling class.

Axios @axios.com · 4h

Former Presidents Biden and Clinton praised President Trump today for the Gaza peace deal.

Biden, Clinton praise Trump for Gaza peace deal

Biden said he commends Trump and his team, and Clinton said they "deserve great credit."

www.axios.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 6h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 14h

A cartoon by Barry Blitt.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 4h

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Trump’s Imperialism—Working for American Dominance, but Failing - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

President Donald Trump is trying to reassert U.S. global dominance, leading to a greater threat of wars that could endanger what little stability remains in international relations.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11h

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents?

Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 11h

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 10h

They seriously want to kill us if we aren't wealthy. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Republicans Aren't Just Gutting Health Care. They're Taking Your Sick Leave, Too

Republican-controlled legislatures have rolled back state-level sick-leave policies, leaving gaps in access amid the party's attacks on health care.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 11h

Trump wants credit for ending conflicts abroad while waging war here at home.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: The NYT fights back!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Attorney General Keith Ellison @ag.state.mn.us · 10h

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day, Minnesota. I am proud to stand with our 11 sovereign tribal nations, who have stewarded our land since time immemorial.

We can work together to ensure everyone has the right to live with dignity, safety, and respect.

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