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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

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🌸🌺Cindy Alexander Capaldo🌺 @cyn1422.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson swore in 2 GOP Members during a pro forma session but refuses to swear in the 218th signature to ...
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 2d

Let's hope this is true

God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Buried in the polls, with every American screaming for the Epstein files, the walls are closing in on Tangerine Palpatine.

Sending troops to every city you can in a desperate attempt to make martial law happen is not strength. It’s the last gasp of a dying regime.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely repulsive

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 3d

God bless them for helping that man

altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 3d

If I ever personally witness a knee on the back of someone's neck or lungs, I will do whatever is necessary to protect that person's life. At best, you get to go to the dentist to remove a boot. At worst, your family will mourn you. This is lethal. Don't do it.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

Kamala Harris tried to warn us. Donald Trump is an unserious person who’s a serious threat to us all.

A screenshot of an X post by Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin
) on x.com. The post highlights a video posted by the President of the United States, a role once held by Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and FDR, and questions whether the price of groceries or housing has gone down for families or how a child's job search is going in the Trump economy. The embedded video, credited to Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump
), shows a dark, dramatic scene with hooded figures, one resembling the President holding drumsticks, with the U.S. Capitol building in the background, and a timestamp of 00:09/01:07.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

Federal agents hurled tear gas at people on a busy Logan Square street, outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Reckless, undertrained ICE hires are a danger to everyone. This is terrorism against US citizens.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4d

The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for inserting partisan political statements into furloughed employees’ automatic out-of-office replies during the government shutdown without their consent.

democracyforward.org

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 5d

Release the Epstein files, Mike Johnson

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

EPSTEIN FILES: @aoc.bsky.social explains why Republicans won’t bring the U.S. House back into session 👇

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 5d

You go, @warren.senate.gov !

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5d

Really amazing how determined the interviewer is here to push the GOP talking point.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5d

‘Almost 60 US scientific societies have signed a letter calling on the US government to “safeguard the integrity” of the peer-review process when distributing grants.’ ⚛️🧪🔭

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US scientific societies blast Trump administration's plan to politicize grants – Physics World

The societies call on the US Congress to safeguard the integrity of the peer-review process

physicsworld.com

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 5d

Pure propaganda

Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 5d

I just called the Small Business Administration office in Boston. Their voicemail blames Senate Democrats for Trump’s shutdown. This is propaganda.

Small businesses are being held hostage because Republicans refuse to protect health care.

Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 7d

Journalists need to keep calling the Republicans out for their lies and treachery

Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 7d

They are disgusting. You can't believe a word out of this administration's mouth

Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 8d

If this is true, this is not alright

Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 8d

Just disgusting and totally unacceptable

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

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Dietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 10d

"At ASU, we currently have about 18,000 international student visas ... For Arizona, this has resulted in more than $160 billion in foreign direct investment ... No American student loses his seat to an international student—ASU admits every qualified student who applies."

Opinion | Foreign Students Help Make America Great

Trump has recognized this repeatedly, but some of his policies risk hindering American innovation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

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Liz Kollmann @ekollmann.bsky.social · 10d

Just disgusting and un-American

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10d

Trump ordered the federal government to dismantle "domestic terrorism networks," after falsely claiming progressive nonprofits support political violence. He explicitly said George Soros, Open Society Foundation founder, should be targeted and “jailed.”

In Dangerous Attack on Left-Leaning Nonprofits, Trump Orders Government to Go After ‘Domestic Terrorism Networks’