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MoJoJuju @xoey1.bsky.social · 1d

Reality....😱
Now try going to a supermarket.. 😱
Same price increase..😱
Vote the GOP Out of Our Freaking Lives...👍

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 2d

Oh so the administration plans to implement fascism without paying anyone? Excited to see how that all comes together

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Hope @lettepaul.bsky.social · 1d

I know that’s right
🤨🤨🤨

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 1d

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

jessica.substack.com

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John F Leech🦋💙 @jfleech3.bsky.social · 1d

What a Shitshow......

open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

a shutdown, but with morons

and grifters and crackpots, too, oh my!

open.substack.com

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Colin Oreilly @colin0reilly.bsky.social · 1d

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DetroitRudyOwens @detroitrudyowens.bsky.social · 2d

By the way, the headline is calling messaging of the head of HHS, not what science and millions and milions of saved lives say. Author: Dr. Paul Offit, Professor of pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-vac...

RFK Jr.: “Vaccines Don’t Save Lives”

In a recent post on X, RFK Jr. said that vaccines are overrated.

pauloffit.substack.com

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 2d

Lies, lies, and damned lies

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Marcus @mendaciumpugnator.bsky.social · 1d

Great, the "AI" industry should be killed. "AI" = theft.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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jonnycat222.bsky.social @jonnycat222.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhh Little Nellie for two.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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jonnycat222.bsky.social @jonnycat222.bsky.social · 1d

They're all concerned and the do whatever Trump says.

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 1d

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EarnedMySpurs💙 @plannedtheride.bsky.social · 1d

I recall this woman being shot years ago by trump's goons and had no idea this is where she is now
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Ray Radlein @radlein.bsky.social · 1d

Just look at photojournalist Linda Tirado (killermartinis here, though I'm not tagging her in), shot in the facce by a pepper round in 2020 while covering the George Floyd demonstrations in MPLS.

She not only lost her eye, but suffered brain damage which will be fatal to her (she's in hospice now).

A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries

Linda Tirado, 42, lost her eye and suffered a brain injury after being shot by Minneapolis police in 2020. The National Press Club said she developed dementia as a result and "is at life's end."

www.npr.org

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 1d

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jonnycat222.bsky.social @jonnycat222.bsky.social · 1d

Comey, Jan 6th hearings, Smith...

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Stephen Trumbull @smtrumbull.bsky.social · 1d

This needs to be shared over and over!

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍 @riolindamex.bsky.social · 1d

They’re Good for the Soul

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support PBS after Trump's budget cuts. 🙏❤ Helping PBS and the country, even after he's passed away, is the most Bob Ross thing ever. THANK YOU BOB.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d

The media has barely covered this. Imagine if it was a conservative judge who had ruled in favor of Trump. We'd never hear the end of it.

Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 2d

Why haven't we heard more about
South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's house being set on fire, after ruling against Trump.
Arson is suspected. Her husband and family is hospitalized.
MEDIA: Do your f**king job.
@BraddrofliT

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

abcnews.go.com

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Animals R Us…. @trumph8ters.bsky.social · 2d

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taber @kvetch.gay · 6d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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