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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 26d

The last 24 hours I lurked on Twitter more than anytime since I quit it, and one thing dawned on me - I think there are a lot of libs who actually just enjoy "the fight" .. there is something cathartic about dunking or replying to a conservative making a dumb point, and you obviously lose that here

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 23m

Is there any modern precedence for holding out seating someone this long?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 36m

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 1h

I really think this will matter on the margins. Wealthy people don't have fewer kids because of money

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2h

WUT

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 3h

If you want to fund a MSM outlet, there is no reason to pick WaPo over NYT.

Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 15h

Per @oliverdarcy.bsky.social

The new editor, charged by the Amazon billionaire with championing “personal liberties and free markets,” is also making a concerted effort to push The Post into video podcasting, according to people familiar with the matter, aiming to launch a show hosted by Megan McArdle next month and a flagship program in January.

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 11h

How close was this election last time?

AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 13h

After RBG and Biden, there are still people defending a 79 year old potentially entering the Senate. I'm pleading with people to use common sense on this stuff

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 13h

How do people still say this stuff after RBG and Biden

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 14h

a man wearing glasses and an orange suit is making a funny face and saying nerd alert .

ALT: a man wearing glasses and an orange suit is making a funny face and saying nerd alert .

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 15h

Doctors are the new Working Class(TM)

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 16h

She old old

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 16h

This is weak by Porter but I was expecting this clip to be much worse based on the description lol

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17h

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 17h

No you genuinely can’t bring down healthcare costs without breaking the back of the American Medical Association

Coonbaya My Lord @powdercuff.bsky.social · 18h

The ridiculous cost of healthcare in the U.S. has little to do with paying doctors what they’re actually worth omfg. Also are we forgetting that medical residents are basically slaves in this country. Working 24hr shifts, no sleep for literally nothing. They’re victims as well.

K. Chen @tznkai.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish doctors make about half as much as US doctors, and until someone figures out how to get from here to there calling it a right isn't going to help.

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 17h

If the FDA rejected an application for a generic version of mifepristone, they would 100% lose a case when it eventually makes its way to the courts.

AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 17h

Do people know that the first generic for "the abortion pill" also got approved under Trump in 2019 lol?

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 18h

I mean the right's demands are insane and have completely shifted in 10 years. And on abortion he opened the door to draconian laws across the country in red states. The recent "uproar" is fake outrage since all the FDA did was approve a generic version of an approved product.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 1d

The aspects of Trumpism where he has the upper hand over his own side's policy-demanders and is able to blow them off when he doesn't want to run political risks on their behalf tend to be under-discussed in progressive circles.

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Ed @peaceandpaine.bsky.social · 18h

Look, I am firmly against reducing the stability of the food supply under any circumstances.

But holy hell, these guys need to reap the whirlwind. I'm so tired of listening to farmers whine about the consequences of their actions and then beg for a bailout.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Soybean Farmer: So now I've got a tariff war that's killing my market. I don't have any money from grain we're sending to other countries for USAID. I mean, I've got a compound problem. I don't know how you plan for next year because we don't know where we're at.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 23h

will never get over the Washington Post Editorial Board recommending confirming Pam Bondi

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Pam Bondi
Florida's former attorney general is qualified; lawyers who have worked with her report that she is serious.

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 19h

Statement is perfectly fine but also really funny that she had to disable replies lol

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 19h

If it was just him that was old it be okay but its the whole team. But as a Warriors fan I was still happy they got him lol

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 20h

I think if the rando dude can't beat her in a primary, he's probably not built to beat Collins either but this is just silly to run someone who will be 79 entering office lol

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 20h

If she wins, she would be 79 when joining the Senate.

Axios @axios.com · 20h

Scoop: Maine Gov. Janet Mills is poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Scoop: Mills poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Gov. Janey Mills' entry into the race would set off another complicated Democratic primary.

trib.al

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 20h

His national approval according to this is still 40-43!

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AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 20h

Incoming Newsom landslide in 2028

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 20h

California bans streaming services from increasing audio levels during commercials

Gavin Newsom says:

“We heard Californians loud and clear, and what’s clear is that they don’t want commercials at a volume any louder than the level at which they were previously enjoying a program”

AdotSad @adotsad.bsky.social · 20h

TBH he has a ton of money to light on fire