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Hal @heyfriend-1.bsky.social · 10h

“47 is hit with devastating news as Democratic California Congressman #TedLieu exposes him in en epic speech ..

..the truth about the dangerous man who Republicans elected to serve as president of the US..
“On July 19, 2023 Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan .. confirmed that Donny raped E. Jean Carroll.

“BREAKING: Donald Trump is hit with devastating news as Democratic California Congressman Ted Lieu exposes him in en epic speech on the floor of Congress, submitting into the Congressional record that “Donald Trump is a rapist.”

But it gets even worse for rapist Donald Trump…

The fiery speech, that you can read below, will now be forever engraved into the Congressional record so that all future generations will know the truth about the dangerous man who Republicans elected to serve as president of the United States.

Here’s what Congressman Lieu said today in front of Congress:

“On July 19, 2023 Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial and confirmed that Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll. I’m going to submit this Court ruling into the Congressional Record, and now I am going to read you what the judge found. On page 43, the judge wrote that Miss Carol testified that the sexual assault, the rape of which she accused Mr Trump, involved especially painful forced vaginal penetration. The judge further wrote that the testimony showed that witnesses Miss Bernbach and Miss Martin corroborated the essence of Mrs. Carroll’s account of a violent traumatic sexual assault. On page 44, the judge wrote that the jury’s finding of sexual abuse therefore necessarily implies that it found that Mr Trump forcibly penetrated her vagina. The judge further wrote, in other words, that Trump raped her.”

Kudos to Congressman Lieu for forever engraving the truth about Trump’s rape into the Congressional record so that he can never, ever live it down.

Please hit then 👍 to thank Congressman Lieu for exposing Donald Trump for all eternity — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a “woke” new Facebook/Twitter/Threads competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb”

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 12h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 13h

Also, in direct contradiction to Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins’ claim that mass deportations will make the farm workforce “100% American,” the labor dept admitted Americans won’t take those jobs and don’t have the skills to replace the undocumented workers leaving them. DUH X2.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 19h

No fingerprint or DNA tests were conducted in Jeffrey Epstein's cell after his death. Sus AF.

Release the Epstein files. Now.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Hal @heyfriend-1.bsky.social · 12h

youtube.com/watch?v=6auW...

Robert De Niro Calls for ‘No Kings Day’ Protest Against Trump | 2,000 Rallies Planned Nationwide

YouTube video by InsightPulse

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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I_LoveYou @to8lerone.bsky.social · 12h

Jesu feckn crist

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 12h

The shadow of a hawk fell over them.

Frog and Toad jumped under a rock.

The hawk flew away.

“We are not afraid!” screamed Frog and Toad at the same time.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

reminder that @lioneltrolling.bsky.social and i do a weekly politics show over at our patreon for Unclear and Present Danger www.patreon.com/posts/unclea...

Unclear and Present Politics Episode 5 — Authoritarianism as Content Creation (Video) | Unclear and Present Patreon

www.patreon.com

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tammye56.bsky.social @tammye56.bsky.social · 1d

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 18h

kidnapping

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 20h

"Arkansas is trying to save one of the most extreme book censorship laws in recent memory, one that would allow jailing librarians and booksellers for keeping materials on their shelves that fall under the statute’s broad definition of “harmful to minors.”

Arkansas wants to jail librarians. The First Amendment won’t allow it.

Arkansas’s Act 372 would let the state jail librarians for “harmful” books. The First Amendment won’t let censorship win.

www.thefire.org

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15h

Amen

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which means she has considerable power to influence the administration but she prefers to mumble weak protestations to the media

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 22h

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

SUSAN COLLINS, Wednesday: "I've made very clear that I do not believe there should be firings of furloughed workers."

RUSS VOUGHT, Friday: "The RIFs have begun."

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I_LoveYou @to8lerone.bsky.social · 16h

HOW ABOUT DISSOLVING ICE WHILE YOURE AT IT

I figure occupying armies steamrolling due process might be important but who am I?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 21h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

“We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 1d

The City Bar has issued a statement on the indictment of NY AG Letitia James, in defense of our independent justice system, and calling on all members of the legal community and the public at large to stand up for our legal systems and institutions. Read it here: bit.ly/4oik2ED

Statement on the Indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James | New York City Bar Association

In Defense of Our Independent Justice System On October 9, 2025, New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, became the latest […]

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1d

To all the Americans losing their jobs and farmers losing their farms, take comfort in the fact that the people in Argentina are doing great.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 22h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

A tricked out $400 million Qatari plane and a Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho. Someone’s planning on never leaving office.

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