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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3h

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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Blackniss Everdeen @the-green-queen.bsky.social · 5h

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18h

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 10h

We can organize everywhere.
We can flip red seats.
We can flip entire chambers.
And we can govern like we give a damn.

Let’s show the rest of the country how to fight like Michigan.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 8h

“The House speaker is losing control of his party”

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown - The New Republic

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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown — The New Republic

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

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Bad Choices Make Good Stories @badchoices.us · 4h

When you hear the first few notes of Stairway to Heaven, you immediately recognize the song, and you know what comes next.

That’s how Germans instantly recognized Trump as a Nazi, the minute he came down the escalator and accused Mexican immigrants of being rapists and murderers.

2016 parade:

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 9h

The amazing thing about the SNL sketch last night was not that Ashley Padilla wore a scarf nearly identical to mine. It’s that I trust Amy Poehler as AG more than Pam Bondi.

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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 5h

We need to start Amber alerting the children that get kidnapped by these goons.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6h

Watch with sound (if you can)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.

Thinking it isn’t, is.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 5h

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 4h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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jeanie31199.bsky.social @jeanie31199.bsky.social · 5h

And the “Christian” nationalists who want the end of the world… spreading lies & maintaining coverups for said tyrant.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 6h

This is great stuff from @jamestalarico.bsky.social, running for Senate in Texas:

“The most dangerous form of government is theocracy — because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.”

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

The RIFs that began Friday will reportedly cut 65% of CISA’s 2,540 employees, one of the dumbest and most dangerous moves imaginable. CISA defends the nation’s cyber and critical infrastructure. Destroying it now only makes sense if you’re afraid of election integrity.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

I believe that Trump, Mike Johnson and Greg Abbott should not have started this and continued with it in multiple states to rig the midterms. No Democrats want this, but we can’t unilaterally disarm in the face of multiple threats to fair representation nationwide.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

GS: “Did Homan keep the $50,000 bribe?”

VANCE: “I don’t even know what you’re talking about.” 🤔

GS: “You didn’t answer the Q… We’ll be right back.”

GS gets fed up with Vance’sabsurd lying and gaslighting — and eventually cuts him off mid-sentence.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Crazy week.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 7h

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 5h

There's no "regular politics" anymore because you can no longer maintain the idea that we all agree on common goals but we only differ about the means of getting there or whatever. The guys in charge now are plainly amoral, sadistic nihilists. They delight in it! You can't civilly disagree with that

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RIDGE @1av8ter.bsky.social · 8h

No… if Congress didn’t get paid, that would make sense. 😂

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Emanuel: China's basically found leverage; they're applying pressure, and they're doing it to soybean farmers. Our farmers have lost that market, are out a huge amount of money, and could see a lot of bankruptcies in the rural parts of the Midwest.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.

Know that we’ll always have your back.

Happy National Farmer’s Day!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES FROM ANTIFA, GOVERNOR

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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