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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

If Republicans don’t pass our bill to reopen the government and extend ACA tax credits, millions of families will see their health care costs soar.

Here's just one example of a MD couple who would see their costs nearly TRIPLE — a health catastrophe and another Trump betrayal:

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 14h

Oh, how the tables have turned. Republicans have followed every. single. tweet down to a tee. And even now, with full majority, they are STILL trying to blame the Democrats for their failures — suddenly, they don't want to own everything they're doing like they were claiming 9 months ago.

Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 15h

On this episode of "Tweets That Aged Like Month-Old Milk Left In The Sun'...

Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 14h

“If Biden did this,” “if Obama did that,” “how dare Kamala suggest this.” And now they're doing the very things they swore Dems would do. The hypocrisy and projection are absolutely insane.

The only positive is that they're being so outrageous this term, people are finally starting to wake up.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 20h

This is truly a picture worth a thousand words. I hope every time someone says Republicans have “Christian morals and values,” this is what they're shown. If they react this way to a pastor, imagine how they'd act toward Jesus himself. Call them what they are: the Party of hate and division.

Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 21h

They're struggling because all options on the table spell their demise. They thought they could script the blame to Dems, that people would stop talking about Adelita, or stay distracted on the chaos enough for more silent rollbacks. NONE of that is happening how they planned and they're squirming.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

If you didn't want Puerto Ricans speaking Spanish in the US, you should've thought about that before you colonized the island and forcefully made it a part of the US.

A screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The tweet reads:
"Bad Bunny says America has 4 months to learn Spanish before his perverse unwanted performance at the Super Bowl halftime.

It would be a good time to pass my bill to make English the official language of America.

And the NFL needs to stop having demonic sexual performances during its halftime shows."

The tweet was posted at 10:48 AM on October 6, 2025, has 144.4K views, 954 replies, 1.2K retweets, 7.3K likes, and 70 bookmarks.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

I'm asking this as a genuine question: What can we all do to stop this and remain peaceful? It's obvious what they want, but, not meaning to sound privileged or negative, right now things seem incredibly bleak. It's getting harder and harder to stay optimistic about our future.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2d

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

THIS. Democrats want to better our country, they are and will always be FOR the people and Democracy. Republicans are only this for themselves and their inner circles at any cost. We are not the same.

Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 2d

Reason 2,172,908 why Democrats are better.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

This statement is hilarious coming from the $7.3B net worth POTUS. All the paycheck-to-paycheck, furloughed, and food insecure families will call his bluff instantly. There are going to be SO many families prioritizing literally surviving over holidays this year. We're not thriving, we're hurting.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

Seems Mike Johnson needs help with his talking points: Republicans are the ones concerned about CUTTING healthcare for people they deem are a “burden” to the system & the party who shut down the government to not swear-in Adelita Grijalva. We all know it.

There I fixed it and he's a terrible liar.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

🎯. This is why they're so pro-birth. The GOP doesn't see children as individuals or worth protecting, they just see them merely as a number or a prop. It's absolutely appalling.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

We are the UNITED States of America, where everyone is supposed to be welcomed regardless of their religion or ethnicity. We are supposed to love and protect thy neighbor. Donald Trump and his group are ripping that compassion and inclusivity all away, it is unacceptable.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 2d

In normal circumstances, this is not ideal but these are not normal times. We are losing our jobs, our freedom of speech, and for far too many — the ability to live in America with their families. All because of an Administration being run by hate. We need change and we need it NOW.

GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 3d

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 3d

I am? I wasn't aware at all. I haven't received any warnings about it.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 3d

I should've clarified when I said people, I namely meant MAGA. For several years they've threatened boycotting the NFL for being “too woke.” Bad Bunny may just be the final straw for them.

We should absolutely support Bunny but also make it clear ICE is not welcome in our stadiums or our cities.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 3d

If any other president was 57 minutes late to an event addressing service members, there would be wall-to-wall coverage on all 3 major cable news networks addressing whether or not the president cares about the military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump is now 57 minutes late for his speech but at least we're getting an emo version of Hulk Hogan's theme song

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed. They were given ample warnings, they knew how bad it was in his first-term and still willingly voted for this. MAGA brought this pain on themselves.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 3d

There's no “figuring it out,” it's the fact we're beyond screwed because Republicans hold the majority of all three branches of government and they're happy with what he's doing. They'll never go for this to invoke the 25th Amendment. Google if you don't believe me.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 4d

The chances of us even having another election, or an election where they honor the true results, appear to be dwindling by the day.

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 3d

Yup, they just say it's “Trump being Trump” or that “he's a person they could drink with, not a professional.” They are so brainwashed they overlook the fact he insults them constantly and would never actually be seen with MAGA. Trump has even said multiple times that “he loves the uneducated.”

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 3d

People keep saying they're supposedly fed up with the NFL and want to boycott yet still watch, now's the perfect opportunity to actually do it. ICE has no place at the Superbowl or our cities and Bad Bunny has a right to perform. He is a U.S. citizen from Puerto Rico, not an “illegal immigrant.”

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Bea_Freespirited @bea-freespirited.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds like a good idea, maybe we should do everything we can to make it trending. We NEED to get them out and hold them accountable for what they're doing to this country.

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