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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 9h

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

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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 4h

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.

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Andreas 🇨🇦 fella (fuck you, make me) 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 4h

COURIER: #epstein #grindr #AdelitaGrijalva #closet #mikejohsonisaweasel

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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.bsky.social · 3h

It's going to be a dark day when we finally learn the full extent of Trump's crimes with Epstein. Bracing for the most vile Trump evil yet

Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has gotten away with violently trying to overthrow the government. Whatever Epstein and his accomplices had on him must be far worse than what we already know and what's in the Epstein files. Trump has gotten away with so much yet he's terrified of Epstein. The truth will come out eventually.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3h

Holy shit this is amazing.

Trump only knows like 200 words and they’re in the Epstein card celebrating shared atrocities

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Madison @madison8.bsky.social · 4h

Always great to make new connections. Followed all.

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 8h

Not even close to extreme. Exactly on point and exactly what’s going on.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

Step 5 of the plan:

Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

Step 4 of the plan:

Seize control of Congress's spending and tax powers to use those powers to reward loyalists and punish opponents.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

Step 3 of the plan:

Use the military to perform political intimidation in places with high levels of opposition to the regime.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

Step 2 of the plan:

Use government power to compel the media to tell only the regime's narrative and to silence critics.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

Step 1 of the plan:

Turn the justice system into a political witch hunt operation that punishes critics for free speech and immunizes loyalists for actual criminality.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12h

I think we know why Trump has buried the Epstein Files

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 8h

Except for they controlling everything. Convenient detail for the ‘speaker’ to leave out.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

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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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 10h

House Republicans left town rather than face accountability- for ending the shutdown or releasing the Epstein files
#TrumpShutUSDown

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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 10h

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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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 10h

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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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 10h

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 1d

CBS reports ICE agents have repeatedly made fake 911 calls. Each time, police found no threat. In Illinois, that’s a felony.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11h

"Let me tell you something that I found out: a werewolf can kill a vampire. Did you know that? I never knew that. So, I don’t want to be a vampire anymore. I want to be a werewolf"
- America's new ambassador to the Bahamas

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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