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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

Manufacturing crises where none exist, the Insurrection Act, and more.
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An Attempt to Turn Chaos Into Control | Explainer

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

It’s hard to respect politicians when you know they don’t really want to listen to us because we don’t pay them as much as their lobbyists do.

Azrael @azraelthunderbolt.bsky.social · 13h

How did we get to this point? Just one of his donors has paid him 10x what we pay him. How many others are there who have him in their pocket?

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

Excellent synopsis by Chris Murphy.

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JUST IN: Chris Murphy Breaks Down Each Step Of Trump's 'Authoritarian Takeover'

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

also need our Democratic leaders to stop taking AIPAC money but one thing at a time, one day at a time.

𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

absolutely!

𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

that’s what I thought also. WTF cares that it’s “disrupting” everyone? That’s the point.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

agreed. The dark money needs to stop.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 13h

That is the question.

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Maddow: How far will the American public allow Trump to go?

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 1d

This is Not OK 👇🏼🤨🇮🇪💙💙

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 18h

Important read‼️ Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 18h

Broadview's mayor explained her decision to set fixed protest hours for demonstrators outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility there. She says the protests and clashes with ICE are disrupting the quality of life of everyone who lives there.

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Journalists, unions sue ICE, DHS alleging 'extreme force' during Broadview detention center protests

Chicago journalists and unions have sued U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the federal government has used "extreme force" against reporters an...

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

All that’s needed is the election certification certificate being received by the clerk in the House. All of this is grandstanding by Johnson.

𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

I really wish we’d quit copying the far right. We could’ve at least come up with an original name.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

Harvard did pretty well…

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Bodach (baw-ditch) @imbodach.bsky.social · 1d

Miller just shuts-up after stating His Royal Orangeness has “plenary authority”.

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

Pay attention.

"Plenary authority is legal power that is full, complete, and unrestricted in a specific area. When used in reference to government officials, the term "plenary power" is more common."

My Magic 8 Ball says, "All signs point to buckle the f*%k up."

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck no.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

Alberta has its own border wannabes‼️ how adorbs‼️🥰

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

a woman wearing a hat is standing in a crowd of people .

ALT: a woman wearing a hat is standing in a crowd of people .

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

“ If you're a pregnant American citizen who goes to the ER, are treated and the hospital is paid less for treating you than some illegal rabble who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

On the upside, now they actually WANT pregnant women to get healthcare.

𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

Nice 🤣🤣

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵 📎 @virginiahall32.bsky.social · 1d

I agree. Totally.

MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 1d

I’m all for putting together a progressive Democratic agenda-setting effort like that undertaken by Project 2029. That, of course, is a takeoff on the ultra right Project 2025. But therein lies a recurrent flaw. Too much Democratic response is defensive, reactive. Even the name in this case.

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