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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

Good lord.

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 10h

At this point, allegedly committing crimes seems like a prerequisite if you want to be part of the Trump administration.

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GOP confirms another monster as America’s newest ambassador

On Tuesday, Senate Republicans confirmed former NFL player Herschel Walker as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, ignoring his history of lying, weird statements, and multiple accusations of ...

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China Kat Sunflower @chinakatsunflower.bsky.social · 10h

I was told by Apple Care vibes 🤣

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Bernie is a failure, and AOC is a poser!!! @africanprincess7.bsky.social · 11h

There's a lot of "do you know who I am" and "I was told by Apple Care" vibes coming from Katie Porter because the journalist dared to ask a follow up question. Oof.

China Kat Sunflower @chinakatsunflower.bsky.social · 1d

Katie Porter is not a serious candidate.

www.instagram.com/p/DPh81KGjk0o/

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China Kat Sunflower @chinakatsunflower.bsky.social · 11h

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two men are posing for a picture and one has a pink tie on

Alt: Trump and Epstein

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Democrats @democrats.org · 11h

Earlier this year, two Republicans were sworn in less than 24 hours after their elections.

It’s been 16 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her race.

Mike Johnson, swear her in.

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China Kat Sunflower @chinakatsunflower.bsky.social · 11h

A hearty fuck you to those who could have, but did not, vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11h

Question: Have you given any more thought to suspending habeas corpus?

Trump: Suspending who?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

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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Freddie Mercury's Cat Chauffeur @libbityboo.bsky.social · 12h

Damn, crazy when you think the DSA peeps could've just voted for Kamala & worked with us to elect her, instead of saying both sides are the same & telling ppl to vote 3rd party.
Ah well, hindsight amirite

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 12h

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 12h

Entertaining the notion of the people who said Biden should not have run for reelection: a comatose Biden would still be a better president than Trump.

Also fuck you.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 13h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12h

Flagging Trump this afternoon:

"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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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 12h

It’s day 8 of Trump’s Shutdown and there are two things we still haven’t seen here on Capitol Hill:
1. House Republicans
2. The Epstein Files

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Senate Majority PAC @majoritypac.bsky.social · 12h

This is what happens when power goes unchecked.

Trump is targeting pastors peacefully protesting — and Senate Republicans are turning a blind eye.

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Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 14h

🚨A quarter of all FBI agents have been assigned to immigration enforcement www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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China Kat Sunflower @chinakatsunflower.bsky.social · 12h

Wow, this convo is goofy. The chart shows the breakdown of the state Dem party's endorsement results for the Senate primary. You know, delegates - typically your average person, typically a boots on the ground activist. 16% support is abysmal and it's because of how awful she is behind doors.

China Kat Sunflower @chinakatsunflower.bsky.social · 12h

No, go do the work yourself and listen to the people who have actual skin in the game here in California instead of declaring Poor Katie. Our CA Dem delegates didn't support her Senate run for a reason. The facts are out there.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

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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Democrats @democrats.org · 13h

House Republicans just adjourned their pro forma session.

This is the fifth time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 14h

Attorney General Bondi recently threatened to put me in jail. Now, the President has threatened to put the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in jail.

This is about as authoritarian as it gets.

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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 13h

I don’t think people on the left are the ‘snowflakes’ here.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 18h

Children around the world have died because Trump and Musk needlessly destroyed USAID. These are some of their stories.

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AP: Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

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The Hill @thehill.com · 13h

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation Wednesday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after they staged a surprise press gaggle outside his office to highlight their health care demands and his delay in swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.).

Kelly, Gallego confront Speaker Johnson outside his office

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation Wednesday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after they staged a surprise press gaggle outside his office to highlight t…

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