@wfulford.bsky.social
Twitter refugee, lover of history, lifelong learning, fact-based discussions and respect for all human beings. Law, humor, government, sports, movies, thriller/spy novel and craft brew enthusiast. Double IU grad. Maybe kindness now is the real punk rock.
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It’s all hands on deck today for the MAGA mob threats and intimidation.
December 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s all hands on deck today for the MAGA mob threats and intimidation.
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Lots and lots of threats today.
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lots and lots of threats today.
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US government is now a mafia organization.
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Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a health care plan to replace the ACA that HELPS Americans, not throw them into bankruptcy if they need surgery or have an expensive prescription. The US health care system is beyond broken.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Senate blocks Democrats’ bill to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies
The chamber also blocked a Republican bill to give Americans up to $1,500 to spend on health care instead of extending the subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a health care plan to replace the ACA that HELPS Americans, not throw them into bankruptcy if they need surgery or have an expensive prescription. The US health care system is beyond broken.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Mpls Mayor Jacob Frey: "What we are seeing again & again is discrimination only to the extent that it applies to certain groups. So they're discriminating only as it applies to Latinos and Somalis ... you can't do that. You can't do that in Minneapolis. You can't do there anywhere in this country."
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Mpls Mayor Jacob Frey: "What we are seeing again & again is discrimination only to the extent that it applies to certain groups. So they're discriminating only as it applies to Latinos and Somalis ... you can't do that. You can't do that in Minneapolis. You can't do there anywhere in this country."
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
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Trump’s America.
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump’s America.
Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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Mubashir is a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and a U.S. citizen. ICE assaulted him and grabbed him off the street anyway.
Cruelty and incompetence, and an unlawful detention. A kidnapping. ICE gets to do this with zero accountability.
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Powell: "In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside, and risks to unemployment to the downside -- a challenging situation. There is no risk free path for policy as we navigate this tension between our employment and inflation goals."
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Powell: "In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside, and risks to unemployment to the downside -- a challenging situation. There is no risk free path for policy as we navigate this tension between our employment and inflation goals."
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
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Powell: "Labor demand has clearly softened ... the median projection of the unemployment rate is 4.5% at the end of this year"
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Powell: "Labor demand has clearly softened ... the median projection of the unemployment rate is 4.5% at the end of this year"
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Donald Trump diverted these brave men and women from their vital public safety operations and deployed them against the very communities they took an oath to serve.
Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard must end.
Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard must end.
Breaking News: A judge ruled that the Trump administration had kept National Guard troops in Los Angeles illegally and ordered an end to the deployment.
Judge Says Trump Must End Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had illegally kept troops in Los Angeles after emergency conditions had ended. The administration is expected to appeal.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Donald Trump diverted these brave men and women from their vital public safety operations and deployed them against the very communities they took an oath to serve.
Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard must end.
Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard must end.
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worth noting here that the position of the conservative legal movement is that trying to remedy environmental racism is itself illegal race discrimination
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
worth noting here that the position of the conservative legal movement is that trying to remedy environmental racism is itself illegal race discrimination
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
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say what you will about the guy but he's an incredible talker. could listen for *hours*
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
say what you will about the guy but he's an incredible talker. could listen for *hours*
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I have worked in the housing industry for 30 years and I have never seen non US citizens taking property. They may live with a US citizen, but how would they get a mortgage or a subsidy? They could pay cash for a house, but that is not something I have seen very often.
Secretary Scott Turner: "We need to continue to deport illegals that are taking houses from the American people"
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I have worked in the housing industry for 30 years and I have never seen non US citizens taking property. They may live with a US citizen, but how would they get a mortgage or a subsidy? They could pay cash for a house, but that is not something I have seen very often.
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Ahh yes, the infamous cash rich immigrants outbidding you for that home in the suburbs.
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Secretary Scott Turner: "We need to continue to deport illegals that are taking houses from the American people"
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ahh yes, the infamous cash rich immigrants outbidding you for that home in the suburbs.
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Regrettably, I have no illicit cash income to hide 😔
EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Regrettably, I have no illicit cash income to hide 😔
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"
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I’m back in the Capitol today leading debate on behalf of @housedemocrats.bsky.social for the Rules Committee—and instead of doing ANYTHING on affordability, the GOP has us debating more bills with important-sounding titles that do absolutely nothing.
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m back in the Capitol today leading debate on behalf of @housedemocrats.bsky.social for the Rules Committee—and instead of doing ANYTHING on affordability, the GOP has us debating more bills with important-sounding titles that do absolutely nothing.
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Sen. Mark Warner: "It's a little strange that administration officials can release edited versions of videos that they like to brag about but then not show the immediate moments up to and including the second strike that took place on September 2."
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sen. Mark Warner: "It's a little strange that administration officials can release edited versions of videos that they like to brag about but then not show the immediate moments up to and including the second strike that took place on September 2."
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BOOM!
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BOOM!
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
In 2016, Hegseth repeatedly said the military wouldn’t follow illegal orders, even Donald Trump‘s.
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As the oral arguments made clear, the Supreme Court is about to bless an unholy union between presidential corruption and corporate power under the premise that it is actually upholding constitutional principles. trib.al/O5VJEhe
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As the oral arguments made clear, the Supreme Court is about to bless an unholy union between presidential corruption and corporate power under the premise that it is actually upholding constitutional principles. trib.al/O5VJEhe
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KEILAR: “Farmers say they’re hurting from tariffs.” 🧑🌾
REP. ALFORD: “Biden drove up prices.”
KEILAR: “That’s not what this farmer told you.”
REP. ALFORD: “Well that’s what I’m telling you…” 🤔 *rambles like a psycho to drown her out*
REP. ALFORD: “Biden drove up prices.”
KEILAR: “That’s not what this farmer told you.”
REP. ALFORD: “Well that’s what I’m telling you…” 🤔 *rambles like a psycho to drown her out*
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
KEILAR: “Farmers say they’re hurting from tariffs.” 🧑🌾
REP. ALFORD: “Biden drove up prices.”
KEILAR: “That’s not what this farmer told you.”
REP. ALFORD: “Well that’s what I’m telling you…” 🤔 *rambles like a psycho to drown her out*
REP. ALFORD: “Biden drove up prices.”
KEILAR: “That’s not what this farmer told you.”
REP. ALFORD: “Well that’s what I’m telling you…” 🤔 *rambles like a psycho to drown her out*
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Please stop this timeline and let me out. 😉
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Please stop this timeline and let me out. 😉
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