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Jacki

@ftd1969.bsky.social

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I am part of the opposition, raised in NYC, been a Californian since '71.. Moved from Twitter. Not my president! Life long democrat🌊 lover of animals 🐕🐱🐇 The woods are my drug of choice. And 💯 woke. If you are selling something, walk by.

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · Jan 22

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Jan 22

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“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”

AOC 🔥🎯

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 1h

A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The hard questions of Hamas’s future and whether the militant group will disarm, along with Israel’s vision for the future of Gaza, remain to be hammered out.

A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail

The plan attempts to thread the needle between creating the conditions for a ceasefire and negotiating a lasting end to the war but hard questions remain

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

On this episode of "Tweets That Aged Like Month-Old Milk Left In The Sun'...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 2h

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What a dumb move! Disney must think they are forgiven. Really stupid move. If Disney wanted back in our good graces, they should have reduced prices! You should have seen the comment section on the article. Bad news for Disney!

Disney raises ticket prices at Walt Disney World and Disneyland parks: report

Walt Disney World and Disneyland implement new price hikes, with Disneyland's top-tier tickets jumping $18 to $224 and some annual passes rising as much as $150.

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 2h

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Hum, a yearly exam, but second in 6 months! Isn't that bi yearly. We all know Felon 47 will come in at a svelte 190 lbs, the physique of an Olympian, & mental acuity of Einstein.

Did Stephen Miller call for the exam! I mean, we all know he is running the show!

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 4h

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

right-wing influencers standing for a photo together at the white house

(Left to Right)

Jack Posobiec - TPUSA employee
Seamus Bruner - Government Accountability Institute (GAI)
James Klug - TPUSA Ambassador
Jonathan Cho - TPUSA employee
Nick Sortor - Influencer
Julio Rosas - Former TPUSA, Blaze Media
Nick Shirley - Influencer
Andy Ngo - Human Events Media Group*
Brandi Kruse - Influencer
Savannah Hernandez - TPUSA employee
Katie Daviscourt - Former TPUSA, Human Events Media Group*
Cam Higby - TPUSA employee

(Human Events Media Group is closely tied to TPUSA. https://humanevents.com/about-human-events )

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 3h

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Well, this is pretty interesting!

T (@tyd43n) on Threads

As a Texan, this is alarming. Us Texans know the state fair is huge every year. It’s a big deal. The fact that nobody went this year, should tell you something…

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 3h

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Chicago and Portland in court today, separate hearings in separate states. Waiting with baited breathe!

Chicago and Portland to fight Trump's National Guard deployments in court hearings Thursday

The legal challenges are set to take place at the same time in courtrooms about 2,000 miles apart.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 7h

This is the way

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

I would vote without question for anyone with the fucking stones to do this while refusing to 1) throw trans people under the bus and 2) fund Israel's genocide

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4h

This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.

Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4h

To be clear, 20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke this information is the acknowledgement that Stephen Miller is driving the invocation of the Insurrection Act.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5h

invocation of the insurrection act will be the key moment for everyone. the white house, any state where it's invoked, especially the supreme court. all public officials are ultimately responsible for acting in line with the constitution. a false invocation of the insurrection act, itself a ...

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 4h

Governors will have to mobilize their Guards and refuse “federalization” by an executive acting outside and above the law.

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 8d

Madison addressed the prospect of states and their militias needing to repel a dictatorship in Federalist 46.

He thought despotism more likely to come from the branch he and the other Founders gave primacy to—the Legislative.

Nevertheless, he entertained the possibility….\1

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 3h

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"But Antifa is more of an ideology than an organized national group. And the rhetoric from the president and his top lieutenants on Wednesday is likely to stoke ongoing concerns about a broad crackdown on civil liberties."

Trump takes aim at Antifa — and the press— in White House roundtable | CNN Politics

A remarkable scene unfolded in the White House State Dining Room on Wednesday as the Trump administration paraded convened a group of independent journalists and online commentators commentators out t...

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

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

Gov. Shapiro: "The way the president has chosen to deploy the National Guard in other states, and to deploy the Guard of one state. Texas, into another state, Illinois, is extremely dangerous...It does not make us more safe. It creates chaos and real danger in our communities."

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 4h

There were many reasons why I thought Jane Goodall was an amazing human being and now this....🤣

Jane Goodall’s final wish: Blast Trump, Musk and Putin to space

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Jane Goodall’s final wish: Blast Trump, Musk and Putin to space

In a Netflix interview aired posthumously, Jane Goodall, who died last week at 91, said she’d gladly send Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Benjamin Netanyahu off the planet.

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 3h

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This article is from ABC News but appears on Newsbreak, a news aggragator. I went to ABC News directly so all can see without having to use Newsbreak.

What did I get, the article is no longer there! Why would that be, I am suspicious of everything these dayes!

Colombian president says US military struck Colombian boat, killed his citizens - NewsBreak

White House called the allegation "baseless."

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4h

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 4h

Republicans are just vile. Outrageous crap out of their mouths. The party has literally jumped the shark. We will never ever be able to work with them.

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Lu 💙 @ladyinred50.bsky.social · 7h

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 4h

Found on Threads. Who are these people, who raises them! Disgusting. Pedophilia is at epidemic proportions in this country! Again, who are these people!

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 4h

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Enjoy your brew with the Dworkin Report.

Gallego Confronts Mike Johnson, Trump Hosts Roundtable To Fight Imaginary Enemies, Bondi’s Senate Soap Opera Script Leaks, and Democrat Pulls Off Major Upset In Alaska

Onward!

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