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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · Nov 29
Trump does NOT have a mandate to shred our institutions. His margin of victory (pop vote + electoral college) is the third smallest since 1888. (Only JFK in '60 and Nixon in '68 were smaller.) If 238k votes in the blue wall states had been different, he would have lost. 49.8% vs 48.3% NOT a mandate.
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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 7h
This is where Trump and his cabal are headed unless we stop him.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival
Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.
www.bbc.com
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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 8h
Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House ... it was so much worse than you’re imagining

Highlights: they said people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic were the bad guys & Trump declared: ‘We got rid of freedom of speech’

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining
Holly Baxter reports on a meeting which, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got ri...
www.the-independent.com
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11h
BREAKING: Massive protests taking place right now in Chicago against Trump this evening.

Keep it up!
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h
Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach
A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 1d
Way to go Chicago! 👍
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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 1d
the only violence anyone has seen evidence of in portland and chicago has come from the federal government.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 12h
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 11h
How DARE these mother fuckers come to our city to create chaos and incite violence in our beautiful vibrant city. Trump won't be around for much longer (gone in 2029) and when he's gone, there will be justice. His Supreme Court "immunity" doesn't apply to all his vile minions.
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HrhRaizen @hrhraizen.bsky.social · 18h
Trump is using the resources of the American people to carry out crimes he has always wanted to. Trump is a depraved man who has long told us he has no value for life.

John Roberts gave Trump a license to murder Americans & a get out of jail free card. Republicans stand silent looking for votes.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h
This is NOT making Chicago safer. And this must NOT be what America is.👇
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15h
BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.
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Ryan Bort @ryanbort.bsky.social · 19h
MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign.

Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America
Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.
www.rollingstone.com
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 17h
Elon Musk said he was going to cut spending by $2 trillion dollars, but instead spending is higher this year than we thought it would be before Trump took office. Truly incredible stuff.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 17h
CBO fy2025 projections for deficit/spending/etc are out

Some issues make simple comparisons apples-to-oranges, so I'll do apples-to-apples & explain in the thread

Relative to pre-Trump projections:
-Primary deficits ⬆️ $34 bn
-program spending ⬆️ $97 bn
-revenues ⬆️ $63 bn
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
2025 (January estimate, adjusted to fix issues) 2025 CBO estimate (remove student loan one-time revaluation) 2025 (adjusted for student loans) vs. 2025 projection (adjusted to fix issues) Spending 7061 7166 105 Program spending 6108 6205 97 Interest 953 961 9 Revenue 5163 5226 63 Primary deficit 945 979 34 Total deficit 1898 1940 42
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
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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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17h
Russian propagandist Solovyev:
"Putin gave us back our Motherland."

In reality,under Putin's regime:
◾️Russia started the bloodiest war on the European continent since WWII;
◾️Russia has been kicked out of G8;
◾️Putin is under a search warrant from the ICC for war crimes;
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 15h
He truly might as well be saying that there are herds of big green cows grazing on the moon.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 17h
I think Trump would rather Congress never vote to reopen the government than let Adelrita Grijalva trigger the Epstein Files discharge. And I bet he doesn’t have a plan other than the Insurrection Act.
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 17h
Jeffries: “Republicans acted with great urgency to swear in two right-wing members of congress to do in the American people… What is the delay with respect to Representative-elect. Grijalva? Anything to do with Republicans continuing effort to hide the Epstein files? Inquiring minds want to know.”
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d
Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 1d
Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d
This from @jessicatarlov.bsky.social may be the most efficient use of 76 seconds of Fox News airtime I've ever seen.
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 1d
Jessica Tarlov: I'm stunned that Republicans want to draw attention to this because... the senators who were part of this investigation are not just random names that he picked off a list, but people who were named in Jack Smith's charging documents for trying to turn over a free and fair election.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray. “I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.” But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire. “We could hear them laughing,” Black said.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
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Buckleup36 @buckleup36.bsky.social · 17h
Theory: DOJ never intended to prosecute the case. They are counting on Comey getting it dismissed. The real objective was to create a show to humiliate Comey with an indictment. I hope Comey takes it to trial - it already requested a jury.