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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

This was genuinely not-horrible from Jeffries.

No rescission. No impoundment.

But the tax cuts works.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries: "Republicans enacted permanent tax breaks for the wealthy, well-off, and well-connected. Permanent tax breaks. And now the nerve of these people to say to us that 'we do not have the time or inclination to address the ACA tax credits for working-class Americans'"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries: "Why don't Republicans want to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Is it the Epstein files?"

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

Jeffries brought a MTG tweet to his presser

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6h

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries DESTROYS Republican Mike Lawler

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 5h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8h

I continue to just respect the hell out of this guy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7h

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-short...

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 9h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

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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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 8h

Imagine knowing – being absolutely sure – that when you die, 65 or 70% of the country and the world will celebrate your death like nothing they've ever celebrated anything before.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 7d

Going to post this open letter to air traffic controllers and TSA agents everyday until the shutdown is over. Dear air traffic controllers and TSA agents, you have the power to stop the shutdown. You have the power to help 20 million people keep their health insurance. You have your assignment.

The government shutdown ended after only 10 air traffic controllers stayed home | CNN Politics

On January 24, it seemed like the partial government shutdown would go on forever, leaving more than 800,000 federal workers in unpaid limbo. But on January 25 – the 35th day of the longest-ever feder...

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a federal employee on furlough. Tomorrow USAA is going to begin offering shutdown loans. Are they not going to offer shut down loans to furloughed federal employees for fear they won't get paid when the shutdown ends?

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 1d

Except that Donald Trump himself signed the current law requiring federal employees to get back pay.

Trump Administration Threatens To Buck The Law, Not Pay Furloughed Federal Workers

Except that Donald Trump himself signed the current law requiring federal employees to get back pay.

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

Of course we will be paid after the shutdown. There's a federal law that states this

Loren DeJonge Schulman @lorenraeds.bsky.social · 1d

Mhmm.

Speaker Johnson's website: "As agencies shut down, federal employees will either be furloughed, or in some cases required to work without pay. Under federal law, employees are entitled to back pay upon the government reopening."

Speaker Mike Johnson's website saying: As agencies shut down, federal employees will either be furloughed, or in some cases required to work without pay. Under federal law, employees are entitled to back pay upon the government reopening.

💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a federal employee on furlough. I expect this to go on for months.

AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 2d

#Pinks #ProudBlue
Trump is blaming the firing of federal workers on Dems. The Dems don’t have the power to do this even if they wanted to. The GOP controls all branches of government including the SC. Trump is firing federal employees.
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Republicans and Democrats appear unwilling to negotiate as shutdown enters sixth day

Leaders in both parties are betting public sentiment has swung their way, putting pressure on the other side to cave.

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

As a federal employee who is on furlough, they can f*** themselves. We know the law

P Collirigger @pcollirigger.bsky.social · 1d

What makes them think that fucking with federal employees' financial stability is going to work out for them?

💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

This man can go to f****** hell!

web_rant @webrant.bsky.social · 1d

That "legal analyst" being Russel Vought who repeatedly said he wants to traumatize federal employees as they wreck our government.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 1d

Lawyer and representative for tens of tens of thousands of federal employees here.

Speaker Johnson — federal employees are entitled to back pay when the government shuts down.

Hope this saves you a Google search.

White House memo says furloughed workers might not get back pay

Trump is using the threat of federal workforce cuts to force them to back the GOP’s clean continuing resolution.

www.politico.com

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Jake @my2bits4u.bsky.social · 1d

We are paying Bondis salary . We will also be paying for her incarceration.

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

OMFG

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

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when we had air traffic controllers?

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💙 Tiny Mushroom D*ck 💙 @alexismya.bsky.social · 1d

Can someone tell me what country that we are living in? What country allowed this to happen? What is our country going to be like in 6 months from now?

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 1d

This is not a mob boss in a bad movie, but for real the President talking about federal employees.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. we’re going to take care of our people,” Trump added. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.”

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and his family have made billions off him being president. Yet he wants to deprive hard-working federal employees of their LEGALLY REQUIRED backpay

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?

A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.

www.newyorker.com

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 1d

Its almost like he doesn't remember that he signed the 2019 law giving Federal Government Employees back pay.

#GOPShutdown
#FedStrong
#DementedDon

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