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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

Johnson and Lauer are stalling.

If Grijalva isn’t sworn in, it gives them time to pressure one of the 4 Republicans who signed the discharge petition to flip.

The reason they’re working this hard to shield the Epstein files is because Trump’s name is all over them.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Jeffries to Lawler: "You're a complete and total embarrassment. You're embarrassing yourself and your district right now. And you're going down to defeat next year."

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7h

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 7h

🚨There goes the last of Governor Pritzker’s fucks. 🪦
He took that threat of being arrested to heart… and the people of Chicago are marching in the streets because the Chicago mayor and their governor have their backs. ✊🏼
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 7h

Hi. I’d like to report a deranged and delusional man in the White House who’s inciting violence and represents a danger to public safety. Can law enforcement please handle this matter?

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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 12h

He just said it. 100% unironically and unmistakably.

“We took the freedom of speech away.”

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 9h

The President of the United States is out of his mind.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

Didn't Trump already have his annual check up in April?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

Yet another incident that would’ve gotten any other president immediately impeached that is only the 127th worst thing Trump has done in 2025.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 9h

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7d

Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.

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That Gay Guy Candle Co. 🇺🇸 @gayguycandleco.bsky.social · 11h

wHy Is It BaCkWaRdS

tHaT’s NoT hOw PaPeR wOrKs

My god, this country is so fucked.

Obviously, to anyone with half an ounce of common sense, the image of the note Rubio passed to Trump was mirrored before being shared by the photographer so people could READ THE NOTE.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

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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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 1d

Little Mike is running scared.

'Shame on him!' Mike Johnson buried in mockery for fleeing questions about swearing in Dem

Mike Johnson buried in mockery after fleeing questions about swearing in new Dem

www.rawstory.com

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🦝🏴🐝 Antifa Trash Panda is Bzzzy 🐝🏴🦝 @kittystryker.bsky.social · 16h

They don’t give a fuck about children

The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwire.com · 16h

“He was also young himself. God has forgiven him,” Rirhandzu Manganyi wrote.

“AND HIS MINISTRY WILL BE BIGGER THAN EVER,” user Shannon Liddle wrote.

“I still will listen to him!” Pam Ullo wrote.

Meanwhile, Morris must register as a sex offender.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/08/s...

Supporters Say ‘God Has Forgiven’ Ex-Megachurch Pastor Robert Morris, Who Admitted to Sexual Abuse of a 12-Year-Old

Comments have rolled in expressing forgiveness for the convicted child sex offender and megachurch founder.

thebarbedwire.com

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Pla†inum_Hear† @cherrycreme.bsky.social · 12h

She knew what she did. She did not care.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 15h

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 17h

#Pinks #ProudBlue
Democrats stay united. The infighting among the GOP is on full display.
www.politico.com/live-updates...

Mike Johnson brushes off Marjorie Taylor Greene's health care attack

The Georgia representative lambasted GOP leaders in social media posts that showed cracks in Republican unity amid the government shutdown.

www.politico.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

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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