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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

The fact that a MAGA operative bought Dominion Voting Systems, is not getting much play among Democrats. The company’s name “Liberty Voting” says it all. MAGA will now control the voting in 27 states.

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Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 22h

WOW I FEEL SAFER ALREADY! Hegseth puts first foreign base on U.S. soil. Who are these idiots really working for?

WILLIAMSTLUCIA @williamstlucia.bsky.social · 23h

THIS IS TRUE AND TOTALLY ABSOLUTELY FREAKING INSANE😳🤬

Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 23h

“China tomorrow could simply shutdown our economy, and there’s simply nothing we could do about it.” Yah, how’s this trade war working out for you MAGA?

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Trump wanted a trade deal. Xi opened a new front instead. — POLITICO

Beijing’s rare earth crackdown lays bare the fusion of economic rivalry and national security risk.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, Scrooge lifts the cost of Chinese imports to 130%. Are we great yet?

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Trump says he’ll impose new 100% tariff on China ‘over and above’ current rates, massively escalating trade war — CNN

President Donald Trump said Friday he would impose a 100% tariff on China “over and above any Tariff they are currently paying” effective November 1 – massively escalating his trade war amid a heated ...

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone should watch this Timothy Snyder Video regarding Stephen Miller. 👇

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Because the people of Portland and Oregon hate the fascism that you and your president represent.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

You gotta turn of your Fox and Newsmax, an get in touch with reality. The truth shall set you free.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

ANTIFA’s headquarters is in the library, so it’s unlikely the Trump Administration or Pam Bondi will ever locate us.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

ANTIFA’s founding documents.

Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

January 6th is the reality none of you want to accept. The day your fearless leader and YOU tried to overturn an election, attack the Capitol and overthrow the duly elected US Government. Your news feeds are fake.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like AI created nonsense, to me.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

These are Hegseth’s manly men from the Texas National Guard.
lol

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 3d

AG Pam Bondi going after the terrorist leaders of ANTIFA, like they went after the drug cartels.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 3d

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Marge finally realizes that her constituents might care about their healthcare costs.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 6d

This is like something you would expect to see in Mogadishu. Maybe I’m beginning to understand why they shot our helicopters down.

Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 6d

This violates every article in the Bill of Rights and every amendment in the Constitution. Republicans and SCOTUS, crickets. This is the definition of Nazi fascism.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is just picking up where his KKK father Fred left off. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 6d

Trump has disbanded Congress and he is now writing the laws. Goodby First Amendment!

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

Antifa’s founding documents

🌊Scott the Process🌊 @scotttheprocess.bsky.social · 8d

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

It’s what also got us into the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Tiny dicks are endemic to the Republican Party.

4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 8d

You learn something new every day 😂👇

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

This was his pattern at the beginning of COVID. If we don’t let those infected people off the boat, they can’t be counted as COVID cases. I’m more concerned by the number of Americans who buy his sh*t.

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 8d

"If we withhold the jobs report, there are no job losses"

"If we don't measure food insecurity, no one's hungry"

"If we delete right-wing violence research, there's no right-wing violence"

"If we don't release inflation data, there's no inflation"

Notice the pattern?

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

Just one more step in Trump’s dismantling of the election finance checks and balances.

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The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill — NPR

The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

Banana Republic and African Dictators put themselves on their currency, while they’re still alive. Trump is checking all the boxes. We honor our great presidents only after they have passed.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

This is what happens when the government hires corrupt, incompetent morons. Why are we breaking up families of mixed American citizens? Where is the “family values” party?

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Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa — Guardian US

Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by Ice

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

This executive order allows the government to target lawful, legitimate business and nonprofit entities, that they want to remove and destroy 👇

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What is NSPM-7? Over 3,000 nonprofits sound alarm on new Trump directive

The directive sparked concerns from law firms and nonprofits, more than 3,000 of have signed onto an open letter rebuking it.

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