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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Justin Lentini @jlentini09.bsky.social · 1h

IT'S OFFICIAL

THE UNITED STATES IS FOR SALE

WE WILL EITHER TRADE YOU FOR A PLOT OF LAND IN YOUR COUNTRY OR WELL WILL SELL YOU A PLOT OF LAND, ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.(RED STATES ONLY)

YOU'VE GOT A JUMBO JET AND LAND FOR A CASINO? DEAL

YOU WANT SECRECY? DEAL

BRING YOUR FEEDOM? FIGHTERS..DEAL
FFS

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Chalmers @acabpigs1775.bsky.social · 1h

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#StandYourGround

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

Finally! Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court in Maryland has signaled she is inclined to release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported and later brought back by the Trump administration.

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Chalmers @acabpigs1775.bsky.social · 1h

😆😆😆😆😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 4h

Dear Idaho,

You know all of those Red Dawn revivals and cosplays and SovCit impulses you’ve had over the years? Well, do I have a surprise for you!

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ACW1234 @acw1234.bsky.social · 1h

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Shartless Creature @funco.bsky.social · 2d

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Chalmers @acabpigs1775.bsky.social · 1h

Link?

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 5h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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ƎIkͶOM @spacemonkie42.bsky.social · 1h

He won a clone!

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans are attacking the No Kings rally as Un American and hateful. That’s BS. Americans have 1A right to peacefully protest!

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2h

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
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Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Kaisarion Kaiser @kaisarionkaiser.bsky.social · 2h

Sad to see #CorporateKlobuchar @amyklobuchar.bsky.social join the republicans to pass this. Proud to see @smith.senate.gov vote “NO” and stand up to the orange 🍊 🐖’s authoritarian power grab.

While Ripping Trump Authoritarianism, Over Half of Senate Dems Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill | Common Dreams

Senate Democrats are blasting Trump's increasingly authoritarian behavior and congressional Republicans for shutting down the US government to preserve devastating healthcare cuts, but over half of ...

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🌊💙Woman Veteran ☮️ #VeteransResistanceSquadron @pamelaoplays.bsky.social · 2h

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Price of something goes "down 1,000%" means final price is a NEGATIVE number equal to nine times the original price.

NO drug company is going to PAY every customer 9 times the original price 👀 !

Maga republican conservatives embrace, encourage and celebrate STUPID.

🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasDefinitions

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wordclown on Instagram: "“1,500% off means you get the toy for free, they give you money, buy you a pony, and the pony gives you ice cream.” — Me, explainin…"

“1,500% off means you get the toy for free, they give you money, buy you a pony, and the pony gives you ice cream.” — Me, explaining MAGA math to my 4-year-old.

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Chalmers @acabpigs1775.bsky.social · 2h

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

Seems like a bad idea to fire air traffic controllers when there's already a shortage but what do I know

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

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Chalmers @acabpigs1775.bsky.social · 2h

I don't pay him to take time off.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 8h

Speaker Johnson just declared the House will remain in recess all next week. This will mark a full month off; the chamber has not been in session since September 19.

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Pesky Professor @peskyprofessor.bsky.social · 2h

So I should have bought the bar of gold from Costco?!?

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2h

“Now is the time to go through your drawers and find all those scraps that have been rolling around for years,” said Shauna Hunter, owner of Stanley Brown Jewelist in Lincoln Square. trib.al/R02t0Pu

Chicago jewelers enter new era as gold prices surge to record highs above $4,000

This year, gold is up 53.7% and it's on track to have its best performance since 1979, when prices rose more than 100%.

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