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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

i think it is cool that a government run by fanatical bigots is on track to plunge the economy into a mountain and cause a food crisis

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11m

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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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 39m

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Tim Miller: People Will Be ASHAMED for Being Involved in This

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 48m

FYI @radiofreetom.bsky.social there is a particular Alzheimer's drug that the patient receives via a once-monthly infusion, perhaps that explains both the president's behavior and his hand bruising.

Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 54m

I noticed that too. Is the president too unwell to do these TV appearances ?

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3h

10 days until the biggest peaceful protests in modern American history. A No Kings Day event is likely happening near you wherever you are. Please join us to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 1h

Yes ! More of this --->>>
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 21h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 1h

Meal Team Six has arrived

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 14h

Here’s video of the incident

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 15h

Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 16h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 12h

As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 1h

When the normally phlegmatic @radiofreetom.bsky.social says it's a crisis, it's a crisis

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14h

The U.S. armed forces may soon face the choice of whether to refuse illegal and unconstitutional orders, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. What will they do?

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 18h

Tim Walz was right, these guys are weird

Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 18h

Golden age is coming right up though

Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 21h

This is what I'm talking about- Stephen Miller doesn't sound like a confident authoritarian but a hysteric shouting about inanities
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Stephen Miller’s Posts Are Getting UNHINGED

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 22h

Officials like Bondi who are in a position to know what's in the files are behaving as though what is in there regarding Trump is horrific

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 22h

The Epstein files are a sword of Damocles hanging over the current regime
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 23h

Trump and his inner circle are ensnared in a web of mutual incrimination at this point, as happens in all autocracies. They have powerful incentives to never relinquish power. Also: too bad !
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 23h

Clearly there is horrific stuff in the files that incriminates Trump, otherwise the answer is a simple "no"

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 23h

Yet another sign of a soft secession taking place.

Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 23h

Correct.

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

One guest, a retired major general, was asked about Hegseth's dismissal of the rules of engagement. He answered: "The words the president and secretary of defense are those of potential war criminals."

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 23h

Exactly ! Trump is gonna be 80 soon ffs

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 23h

Newsom and Pritzker have the right stuff