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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · Jan 26

I've seen a lot of "what can I do to stop this" over the last few days.

I want to take a minute to talk about how you engage with your Member of Congress to create change.

Tldr: Call. Don't email, don't tweet, don't fax, don't write. Call.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 3h

She apparently heard this on a Halo video she watched on YouTube and thought it was hilarious.

I lost my shit laughing.

TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 3h

So Syd (6) loves to play old school Halo CE with me. She's starting to get better at it. Tuesday, I watch as she, bottom screen, walks over and just fucking smokes this grunt.

She then leans over and whispers in my ear, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" and starts laughing.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 8h

This is why mandatory online age verification is bullshit.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 5h

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 12h

A lot can change between now and then, but it could be historic.

Republicans are living in a fantasy land right now - not sure they truly appreciate how pissed people are.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Hamilton pushes back and says "this is no Carrie Underwood song." He cites more serious incidents, including the claim of an IED.

Perry: "What was in that?"

Hamilton: "I don't know."

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Perry asks directly whether the feds started the alleged violence in Chicago.

She asks whether it matters if the inability to execute the law was "caused by the federal agents."

Hamilton: "No, your honor."

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 13h

This is the time of year vulnerable House members start pivoting to protect their job security, which makes the shutdown politics particularly interesting this time around

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 13h

Hamilton: “The court doesn’t have to decide what a rebellion is.”
Perry: “I think I do.”

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 13h

Apparently DOJ couldn’t find a career attorney to argue that they should be able to use the Texas national guard in Illinois. It’s some guy who worked in the first Trump administration, then worked for Ken Paxton.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 14h

"It doesn't have to be a literal rebellion" for the president to have the authority to federalize the National Guard, says Eric Hamilton, arguing for the Department of Justice.

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 13h

How he wasn't indicted is... something.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13h

Previously unreported documents shed new light on the personal finances of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is vying to be the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat.

How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician

The state’s attorney general, who is vying to be the GOP nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, became a multimillionaire as a public official.

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 13h

And she's vulnerable

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 16h

With a lot less sex

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 16h

Off topic, I wonder how ice catfishing on dating apps is going in Chicago

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 16h

The power struggle once that happens is going to be wild.

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 16h

They may not stop lying about him after he dies.

Will be curious if he's healthy enough to travel to middle east in next few weeks.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1d

This is 💯 1A activity

TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1d

Proud 2013 NLCS game 6 attendee.

Can confirm

TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1d

It was always so funny, one of our talking points in 2012 was for Dems to pass a budget. I always looked around and said, uh, guys, no one has passed a budget around here in years

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 1d

Plus all the savings from “Doge” and firings. I’ll bet we saved nothing. Only made ourselves weaker and will pay more.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1d

When was the last time we met that date?

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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact:

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