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Joshua V. Saguaro

@joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social

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I garden, therefore I am. Shopping bag maker. Dog dad. Single cat lady. Grumpy old man. Camper of mountains and valleys. Weather nerd. The Resistance 2.0. No DM/chat...I'm a big introvert. 🌱🧵🐕🐈‍⬛🧐🏕🌈🌀🖖🏽

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · Dec 9

So how would a 60 yr old man in Phoenix break into voice acting? 📌

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: The 9th Circuit has lifted Judge Immergut’s FIRST restraining order, but NOT her second one. So the national Guard still can’t be deployed to Portland despite this 9th circuit administrative stay because the SECOND TRO is still in place.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 6h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Yes, indeed — what is Mike Johnson's
Grindr handle?

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

"When subsidies disappear, and a lot of these people find that their health insurance is suddenly unaffordable, you’re not going to have very many of them saying, 'It’s OK, because at least we’ve kept those illegal aliens from going to the emergency room.' They’re going to scream bloody murder."

Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Tirade Wrecks Trump Shutdown Stance

As Greene admits the GOP is screwing the country on health care, a leading congressional scholar explains how Greene accidentally revealed the surprising weakness of Trump’s position in the shutdown standoff.

trib.al

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 6h

#GOPDomesticTerrorists

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 6h

#ICEGestapo

M E L L Y med @mel-med-larson.bsky.social · 6h

You do know that they directly sprayed dangerous levels of pepper spray INTO THIS GUY’S COSTUME AIR HOLE & he was HURT

Yes we’re weird & cool & fierce-we’re also under attack 4 real by our own military & Proud Boys/ICE.

Nobody is platforming that part and it’s making me fucking lose my head.

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 6h

Kiss my unwashed ass Kristi.

Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 6h

I'm scared. I'm pretty sure MTG being right on something is a sign of the Apocalypse.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 7h

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO WAKE FOREST AND THE RALEIGH AREA.

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 7h

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has decided the medication required to keep her from rejecting the transplanted heart is "no longer medically necessary"...welcome to #RepublicanAmerica
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

An organ donor gave her his heart. She can’t afford the medicines to keep it beating

Exclusive: A heart transplant recipient tells Rhian Lubin how she feels a health insurance company is ‘gambling’ with the gift of life from her donor: ‘If they let me go into rejection, they’re not ju...

www.independent.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

Did I miss this on CBS?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11h

A tweet from Mayor Brandon Johnson says Trump has tried to unjustly arrest a Black man and he’s not going anywhere. A reply from Donald Trump says the Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers.

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 14h

#RepublicansDidThis

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 17h

One shove would've made America a better place.

Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 22h

www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

www.wsmv.com

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 23h

It's good...
www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

www.wsmv.com

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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 23h

Whew. Breathe.

www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

www.wsmv.com

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 23h

Bet your diabetic grandparents were thrilled when Biden negotiated $35/mo. insulin! Well, too bad for granny!
Felon Trump reversed Biden's victory for seniors against price gouging. Even MAGAs didn't vote for this!

Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremism

dlvr.it

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Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 23h

#trumpShutdown #RepublicansDidThis

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23h

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Flight delays up as unpaid air traffic controllers call out sick to work 2nd job during GOP shutdown

The GOP's government shutdown is starting to bite air travelers in the ass. On Monday, the tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport in California closed at 4:15 because no air traffic controllers showed up ...

www.dailykos.com

Joshua V. Saguaro @joshuavsaguaro.bsky.social · 23h

#RepublicanAmerica

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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Joe S. Thomas💙🇺🇸 @sonichaint.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re in the services and need help. Please pass along to anyone you may know that could use this or be of assistance. #USConstitution. #ArmedServices. #UnitedWeStand

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