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Steven Beller

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 15d

Inflation concerns are up. Unemployment fears up. Income hopes down. Confidence in the White House at record lows. Whether it’s perception or reality, people are nervous—and they may be right.

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Jeff Fox @jeffox1.bsky.social · 16d

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Doctor Trump Expands Medical Practice

Moves into pediatric gynecology and more

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17d

Are you okay with this, GOP? Wait, don’t answer that.

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 17d

Not only do we routinely see kids dying in ICE custody, now they’re missing nearly 1000 people who were being held in Alligator Alcatraz?

HOW THE HELL is this not a stop the presses moment?

We can only hope it’s not a Brubaker moment.

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The mysterious disappearance of hundreds of immigrants detained at Alligator
Alcatraz
Lawyers and family members report that they have been unable to locate the inmates at the infamous Florida prison after they disappeared from the ICE database
Alligator
Alcatraz
Pic of Detainees arrive at Alligator Alcatraz on August 21.
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI (El PAIS journalist)

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22d

Pritzker: What's at stake here is free speech. It's our constitution and our way of life. Do we really want the president intimidating people, organizations to get others fired? People ought to be standing up and speaking out.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22d

It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 10

Trump resumes his policy of separating children from their parents, and is lying about it, "The New York Times has uncovered at least nine cases in which parents have been separated from their children after they refused to comply with deportation orders."

Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 10

Retired FBI agents issue a dire warning: “The aim is to transform the FBI... into a personal enforcement arm of a political figure. We have seen these dynamics abroad—leaders who demand loyalty from security services not to the law, but to themselves. These regimes do not end well”

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Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · Mar 26

Trump's latest EO seeks to change our election process, requiring voters to show proof of citizenship.

The EO oversteps the rights of states to run elections (particularly concerning mail-in ballots) and gives DOGE access to voter rolls. 🤬

The GOP, meanwhile, is STILL trying to pass the SAVE Act.⬇️

Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · Jan 10

THREAD:

The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship for voter reg. But 1-in-10 voting-age Americans can't easily prove citizenship.

This bill masquerades as a bill to protect election integrity, but only disenfranchises women, legal immigrants, & vulnerable communities.

#StopTheSaveAct
#DemCast

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Mar 27

This is the woman who shot her own dog because she didn’t like its behavior.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Mar 26

Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem making content in front of the imprisoned men of El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 3

If someone doesn’t ask Karoline Leavitt why she posted on social media that this bill includes no taxes on Social Security when she knows it is a lie and she intentionally lied to the American people, everyone in the room should lose their jobs.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Jul 2

Sharp new response from Zohran Mamdani, hitting back at Trump's threats:

"His statements...attempt to send a message to every New Yorker who refuses to hide in the shadows: if you speak up, they will come for you. We will not accept this intimidation."

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · May 26

Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia.

This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.

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christogrozev.bsky.social @christogrozev.bsky.social · May 10

NBC reports that, shockingly, during his latest Moscow pilgrimage Witkoff met with Putin and his two negotiators alone and without his own interpreter, relying - in breach of protocol - on a locally present one www.nbcnews.com/world/russia.... However, this seems half the problem (1/n)

Trump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with Putin to end war in Ukraine

Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told NBC News.

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Why a holiday in the US is out of the question | Zoe Williams

The US administration’s ‘reassuring’ words, after deporting two German teens, show the border authorities will have a problem with anyone who doesn’t echo their politics, writes Guardian columnist Zoe...

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Tariffs will raise prices. But the climate crisis is the real inflation risk | Mark Blyth and Nicolò Fraccaroli

As temperatures rise and countries back off their decarbonization efforts, we must confront a reality central banks can’t correct

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 22

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The Trump administration is sabotaging your scientific data | Jonathan Gilmour

Burying our heads in the sand won’t stop the climate crisis or pandemics. We’re taking action to preserve government tools

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 21

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · Apr 21

Larry David mocks capitulation to Trump in brutal parody about a 1939 dinner with Hitler https://twp.ai/4ils8o

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Larry David mocks capitulation to Trump in brutal parody about a 1939 dinner with Hitler

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 21

They have no regard or care for the dignity and well-being of others.

U.S.-Born Doctor Speaks Out After Getting Email From ICE Demanding She Leave The U.S. Immediately

It was just a matter of time.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 21

jeez louise -- Sen. Ron Johnson and Benny Johnson suggest 9/11 was an inside job and Johnson says he wants to hold hearings

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Trump Will Hate This

Want to do something that Trump will hate?

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 15

I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release.

Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.

If Bukele doesn't want to meet in D.C., I'll go to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 12

‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down

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‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down

Casual attitude as markets fall suggests man detached from anxieties of ordinary voters – and surrounded by yes men

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 11

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Excellent analysis of the Republican con game.

Despite these headline-grabbing cuts, the American federal government… | Hussein Hallak | 44 comments

Despite these headline-grabbing cuts, the American federal government isn't shrinking! In fact, it's getting larger, and more expensive. Right now, tens of thousands of federal employees acr...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Apr 11

New pod: Fox News has become like "North Korean television," says historian Nicole Hemmer. Fox hosts are mostly engaging in shameless sycophancy for Trump. But a few Fox figures are telling the truth about this fiasco.

We dig deep into all this here:
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Fox News Accidentally Wrecks Trump’s Tariff Spin as MAGA Panic Worsens

As Fox struggles to keep pace with Trump’s shifting propaganda needs, a leading historian of conservative media explains the right’s slide into pro-Trump sycophancy—and deciphers all the tensions insi...

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Comedian dropped by White House correspondents hits back: ‘I would have been so terrifically mean’

Amber Ruffin skewers journalists who canceled her skit, mocking their subservience to Trump

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Trump claimed he was pro-worker. His new order shows how absurd that was | Steven Greenhouse

Last week, he moved to end collective bargaining rights for 1 million people. And would anyone who cared about workers hire this staff?

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Steven Beller @stevenbeller.bsky.social · Apr 2

Trump claimed he was pro-worker. His new order shows how absurd that was