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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2h

The governors of Illinois and California, as well as a number of members of Congress, are jumping up and down, warning that our democracy is in peril.

As terrifying as that prospect is, it is heartening to see some opposition leaders get loud.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10h

The federal government is basically being run now by the algorithmically amplified, right wing grifter industrial complex, as exemplified by this weirdo from Washington state who was flown in for Trump’s Antifa round table.

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 11h

THANK YOU

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13h

71% of immigrants in detention have no criminal convictions.

Yet still, 1 in 4 FBI agents have been pulled from cybercrimes, drug trafficking & anti-terrorism assignments to do immigration enforcement. This will hurt our national security.

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.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h

McGovern: Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people… Let's have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to congress and do your god damn job.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

I’m pretty sure if we designed an assisted living facility to look like the WH and put lots of gold all over it and a ballroom with his late 70s playlist on a loop we could coax him in there and he wouldn’t know the difference. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

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

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 11h

WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social explains precisely why Mike Johnson is stalling the new Dem rep's swear-in over the Epstein vote: "Right now, Johnson can pressure the four Republican signers to change their minds. He has time to do it—as long as he keeps Adelita Grijalva out of Congress."

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h

The President of the United States is living in an alternate reality and it's long past time for media outlets to start talking about it.

We're beyond "Trump said without evidence." Trump is governing a world that only exists in his warped mind.

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 11h

and I want to hear multiple examples of #1 EVERY SINGLE DAY 😡

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Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 17h

🚨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.

www.washingtonpost.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15h

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

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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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 11h

#Pritzker/AOC2028

David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 15h

Pritzker fights. It's refreshing as all hell.

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 15h

Pritzker fights. It's refreshing as all hell.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 11h

Make no mistake. This nonsense about Antifa is directly tied to the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s the “crisis” they will use as justification to shut down key voting centers.

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 11h

That he has not been removed from the White House in shackles is one of the most inexplicable mistakes this nation has made.

Please call your reps: 202-224-3121

Please protest on 10/18 #NoKings

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

Greg Abbott is a lackey of Donald Trump.

He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 12h

has anyone asked him WHY?

what makes that important work, Mr Leo? there’s almost NO voter fraud in this country, anywhere 🤨

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 12h

Fox/MAGA Noise Machine effect

three DECADES of North Korean-style propaganda blasting 24/7 and you can't get them to think - not for a SECOND - abt the most basic elements of federalism or the Constitution

we need to up the 'crazification factor' - the new floor is 40% of voters/70% of GOP 🤨

jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 12h

runner-up for comment of the month, right here ⬆️ 🤣

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 17h

Senator, it used to be called a jumpoline before yo momma got on it. I am a serious person doing an important job.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 22h

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 12h

*made my WEEK* 🤣

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 12h

you too???!? 🤨

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jeffedu.bsky.social @jeffedu.bsky.social · 12h

see also, Sean Duffy

see also, Pete Hegseth

see also, Linda McMahon

see also see also see also 😡

(thanks MAGA! you chose 'white' and 'angry' over the slightest hint of competence - because competence means competently taking care of ALL Americans - and this is how it's turning out)