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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 6h

Terrifying, and I'm not talking about the guy in a clown suit. It's more about the clown on the roof.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 7h

Fox is so pathetic!

JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 11h

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 2d

We reject this administration's blatant lies.

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 23h

Trump and his sycophants are so consumed with power and convinced their delusions are real, they don't realize going up against professionals with decades of experience in law and justice are going to kick their asses in court. Bring it on!

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23h

By all means, indict Jack Smith on bullshit allegations and give him the trial that SCOTUS denied him.

Poke the bear, Donnie. See what happens.

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 23h

When country music turns on you, you know you've screwed up!

USpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 23h

MAGA Loses Its Collective Mind Over New Country Song Bashing ICE

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 23h

He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Mike Williams @drummike.bsky.social · 1d

Josh Hawley raised his fist to the mob on January 6. Now, he is wondering why the government tapped his phone. #MAGAMoron

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 2d

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 2d

#releasethefiles

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 2d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 2d

Agree 💯 With AOC ❤️

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 2d

Walter Cronkite, otherwise known as the most trusted voice in America, would be very disappointed to see the flagship become a dinghy. What an amazing fall from grace and an embarrassment to the profession of journalism.

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2d

Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn
) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 2d

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive ‘conversion therapy’, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 3d

ICE zip-tying and detaining children isn’t “enforcement,” it’s *state cruelty.*

The 8th Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.” That protection extends through the 5th & 14th to all human beings on U.S. soil.

This is unconstitutional, unlawful, and morally depraved.

FULL STOP.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

Gov. Pritzker: "[ICE is] just picking up people who are brown and black and then checking their credentials. I don't know about you, but I don't carry around papers that say I'm a U.S. citizen. So U.S. citizens are getting detained and arrested."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

The Democratic Party needs to get younger, feistier, smarter at messaging and more in touch with the electorate, both at the state and federal levels.

Democratic voters need to get more discerning about who they choose to fight against the rising tide of oligarchic fascism.

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Cameron L. Mitchell @cameronlmitchell.bsky.social · 3d

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how

.. it's time to get creative

it's time to do everything we can to #ResistTrump & fight back

@democrats.org @governor.ny.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

www.theguardian.com

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 3d

It seems to me that with MAGA in charge, we are in a race to the bottom in almost every category at an alarming speed.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world

As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 3d

It's about time that federal judges call BS on the wildly exagerated asserstions that any city in our country is a "war zone". It's nonsense and should be called out as such.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying 200 National Guard troops to Portland.

Judge temporarily blocks use of National Guard in Portland

The ruling is a setback to the Trump administration’s use of military troops in some Democrat-run cities.

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 3d

Unlike Trump, who hawks phony garbage that is worthless on paper, Soros is a real billionaire who uses his own money to contribute to causes he believes in. I highly doubt Trump can come up with anything that could be used to stop him from doing that.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Trump sets sights on liberal megadonor George Soros: ‘A chilling message to other donors’

Billionaire ticks all the boxes on the antisemitic score card as Trump attacks Democratic contributors before midterms

www.theguardian.com

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jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 3d

I guess with MAGA in charge we are no longer bound by the Geneva Convention which does not allow tear gas to be used even in warfare.

Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 4d

In Logan Square, Chicago, a routine afternoon at the Rico Fresh Market turned chaotic when a masked federal agent in an unmarked SUV threw chemical irritant canisters into the street, sending bystanders scrambling.

jreitz17.bsky.social @jreitz17.bsky.social · 4d

Either that or the crocodiles paid the Trump administration $1M to post the sign and the ARE swimming there.

WestParkGuy @westparkguy.bsky.social · 5d

I guess since they don't swim there, it's safe to go swimming. 🤣

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