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Eric Slater

@esslater.bsky.social

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Music and sports fan. Liberal AF. Always a Democrat. LSU Tigers, New York Mets, VCU Rams, New Orleans Saints, New York Rangers. Love Star Wars. Classic rock forever!

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Eric Slater @esslater.bsky.social · Feb 17

Still cannot fathom that these bastards want to cut cancer research. For the life of me, I just cannot understand the cruelty. Can someone explain this to me? I was not raised this way -- most of us weren't. This is pure hell for anyone who has even an ounce of empathy.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 37m

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 1h

What an inspiration!! Thank you people of Chicago!!

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 11h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Mr PP @mrpiddles.bsky.social · 23h

Pam Bondi is a Career Criminal.

Pass it On.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 37m

If this happens in a hospital you call a stroke code 😳

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump's mouth starts drooping as he struggles to stay awake during this antifa roundtable

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10h

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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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 17m

Trump knows he will never be even half the man President Obama is - and that infuriates him to no end.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 20h

Mango Unchained posted this morning that "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!"

And speaking of people who should be in jail...

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

Every farmer who gets a bailout is a socialist.

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Eric Slater @esslater.bsky.social · 23h

Bondi must be disbarred. That "performance" yesterday demonstrates not only how dangerous she is, but confirms just how much she has already broken the law.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1d

Sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois is a loyalty test.

They went.
They passed.

Legality doesn't matter.
Need doesn't matter.
Crime doesn't matter.
Humanity doesn't matter.
Logic doesn't matter.

Loyalty to DJT matters.
That is all.

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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 1d

And so long as the GOP controls the House and Senate, it won't matter if he does or doesn't.
Want to get rid of an incompetent president? Youre going to need both bodies to do it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jb-pri...

2 Key Democrats Come Out And Say It: Trump Has 'Some Kind Of Dementia'

The comments come as the president faces growing questions about his health.

www.huffpost.com

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Eric Slater @esslater.bsky.social · 1d

American troops landing at Normandy.

For avoidance of all doubt, this is ANTIFA.

Don't let the maga idiots try to tell you otherwise.

FULL STOP.

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 1d

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

The Department of Justice doesn’t seem very interested in justice.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Pam Bondi protecting pedophiles?

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Eric Slater @esslater.bsky.social · 1d

Where the hell is karma? Why is this bullshit allowed to continue? This sociopath was not elected to any office. Enough of this nonsense.

Eric Slater @esslater.bsky.social · 1d

We are in deep, deep trouble.

What a f**king mess.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

Dunderheads are in charge.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Dr Oz: "Some of the reasons that premiums are going up is because if you take people who didn't know they had insurance and therefore never put in any claims off the rolls, then you still have people who are charging enough to make up the difference. But I do think there are criminal elements."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 2d

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

It’s of note that during tonight’s hearing the DoJ didn’t even try to make the case that changing conditions on the ground in Portland warranted the CA National Guard. Instead they relied on legal technicalities. Proving again that what they say in court is different than lies they tell the public.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 4d

ICE Nazis.

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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 2d

As the women of the United St learned with the overturning of Roe vs Wade all precedents are subject to change.
That means that Trump, the Courts, Congress, the Military and especially ICE will be subject to Nuremberg 2.0.

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 3d

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 3d

The heinous nature of this comes from nothing but a place of pure evil. None of this should be happening, and none of it would be if we had a leader who cared about something other than cruelty, vengeance and hate. A blood thirsty administration intent on inflicting as much pain as possible…

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

THERE’S NO BOTTOM WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

Operation “Freaky Friday”, a calculated scheme targeting some of the most vulnerable people in the country: immigrant children.

ICE is sending letters offering minors $2,500 for “voluntary” departure, while threatening enforcement if they refuse.
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