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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

One more of many reasons that no one should believe anything they hear and see on Fox News. Right DonOLD?

Fox News’ Masked ‘Antifa Whistleblower’ Looks Suspiciously Similar to Its ‘Former Mexican Mafia Member’

Jesse Watters interviewed an "Antifa whistleblower" who looked suspiciously similar to a "former Mexican Mafia member" he interviewed in 2023.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Shameful.

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Hilarious.

MAGA Influencer Mocked for Bragging About Kristi Noem Staring Down ‘Army of Antifa’: ‘A Chicken and a Dozen People’

MAGA influencer Benny Johnson received a wave of mockery Tuesday for a video he posted from Portland, Oregon that praised Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for the way she "stare[d...

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Has Mike heard Lee Greenwood lately? It would be the worst halftime show since Up With People 😉

Mike Johnson Gives Bizarre Super Bowl Halftime Show Suggestion

And you thought Creed was MAGA’s strangest pick?

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Good government, something we have been lacking.

Democrats introduce bill to help federal workers cover childcare costs during shutdown

Exclusive: employees would be reimbursed for fees paid to childcare facilities under plans initiated by Ilhan Omar

www.theguardian.com

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Humor 😊

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Insanity

Trump spirals as shutdown calls for leadership skills he lacks, a problem endemic to his team

YouTube video by MSNBC

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

We need troops to protect us from ICE.

Neighbors push back as Trump's ICE army terrorizes Chicago suburbs

YouTube video by MSNBC

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Yes!

Rachel Maddow: Courts and the American people push back against Trump's war on U.S. cities

It appears that Trump sending troops into U.S. cities hasn't made people any less interested in protesting against him.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

Interesting.

Why Stephen Miller’s weird vision of a vast left-wing conspiracy matters

The deputy chief of staff’s conspiratorial vision is ridiculous, but given his position in the White House, it’d be a mistake to ignore it.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 2h

I remember, because of how badly donOLD handled the pandemic.

Even now, Republicans are still struggling to remember who was president in 2020

One professor joked, “‘Who was president in 2020?’ is the question of our time.” The number of Republicans who can’t answer the question correctly is amazing.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Yes he is.

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence

With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Interesting commentary.

The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech

The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Dementia donOLD did this.

The human costs of Trump's war on government

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

www.motherjones.com

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

If you wondered “Eswatini?” The explanation.

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Wow. Your tax dollars at work.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Great commentary

Squealing GOP hypocrites know they aided a coup — only relentless truth will expose them

Everyone remembers. We watched it live on TV. After a fairly mundane election, in which Donald Trump simply wasn't capable of accepting a loss, he chose instead to fire everyone who dared to tell him ...

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Great commentary

The lies have it: how Trump's most loyal trooper reached a new low

It’s a shame they don’t play entrance music for witnesses at U.S. Senate hearings.Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee to praise Donald Trump — and make sure no one tried ...

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 3h

Way to go Hakeem!

'Keep your mouth shut!' Republican gets earful after ambushing top Dem in hallway

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) was accused of embarrassing himself after causing chaos in a congressional hallway by confronting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).Instead of meeting with Jeffries ...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

This is exactly why ICE needs to be unmasked and ID’d — like cops.

📌 Cases of ICE impersonators this year alone outnumber the last four presidential terms combined.