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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 5h

The Canary in the private credit coal mine

Metro North @metronorthcapital.bsky.social · 5h

That’s not quite how I would categorize the reporting.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Marjolein Moorman @marjoleinmoorman.bsky.social · 13h

Twee nieuwsberichten die tegelijkertijd verschenen in @parool.nl vandaag. Voor wie zich nog afvraagt waarom het belangrijk is dat ons land een andere, meer sociale en eerlijke koers gaat varen.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center.

The brutality of this regime is on full display.

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dr. Marina @drmarina.bsky.social · 5h

Wilders: “Dit is pure terreur. Het land ontwrichten en mensen angst aanjagen.”

De T.:
1️⃣Het gaat om zo’n 17 demonstranten die nu op het perron zitten.
2️⃣De demonstranten liggen op het perron en blijven liederen zingen.
3️⃣ De bezetting duurde ongeveer een half uur.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6h

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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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 6h

Stephen Miller’s length is exactly between Hitler and Mussolini.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 7h

He can’t stall much longer

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

So long as the House stays out of session, he’ll keep refusing to seat Rep. Grijalva—the 218th vote on the Epstein files discharge petition. See how desperate they are?

Tweet from Aaron Rupar:
“Mike Johnson ignores a question about when he’ll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva and walks away.”
Attached image shows a C-SPAN split-screen of the U.S. Senate and House chambers. Text on the left reads:
“U.S. Senate – Waiting for a Senator to Speak. Today: Votes Possible on Gov’t Funding Packages.”
The right side caption reads: “U.S. Capitol – House Speaker Mike Johnson Remarks on Day 7 of Gov’t Shutdown.”

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7h

Q: You voted in 2019 that federal workers who are furloughed should get their back pay. So why is your position different now?

GOP Rep. Jordan: It depends on what Trump decides to do.

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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 8h

Hey Mikey

“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28

“God shows no partiality.”
Romans 2:11

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "This president is unstable, unhinged, a double-minded individual that quite frankly is a threat to our democracy. It's certainly not the first time that Donald Trump has called for the arresting of a Black man unjustly."

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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 8h

Are unicors and dinosaurs already on the terrorism list

Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 8h

The search warrant on Mar-a-lago was executed on August 8, 2022.

Jack Smith was appointed special counsel on November 18, 2022.

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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 8h

Zelfmoord van Yesilgoz.
Ze heeft de VVD volledig in haar ééntje gesloopt.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"