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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 1h

My God, those animals are out of control! Send in the troops! 😆

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 1h

Republicans can't govern FFS. They're jokes.

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 9h

"Johnson, whose opinions and actions rarely stray from those mandated by Trump, went so far as to claim that Bad Bunny, who has sold over 111.9 million records worldwide, would not be as popular as Greenwood, who has sold 25 million albums."

Google, Mike. 🤦🏼‍♀️

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Mike Johnson reveals who he wants to replace Bad Bunny at Super Bowl LX

Johnson described Bad Bunny should be replaced by a singer who would be a ‘role model’ for children and suggested someone whose songs are often played at Trump’s rallies

www.independent.co.uk

Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 1d

"The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former football star Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas."

🤣

www.cbsnews.com/news/hersche...

Herschel Walker confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former football star and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.

www.cbsnews.com

Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 1d

"The police officers in the image originated from a 2008 Getty Images photograph of "South American riot police," with a clear indication of its non-U.S. origin."

Saying Republicans lie is like saying we need oxygen to live. That's a given.

www.rawstory.com/trump-oregon...

GOP busted using South American riot pics to justify Oregon troops: 'We're bad memers'

The Oregon Republican Party is facing backlash after it shared a social media post about a planned military deployment in Portland using a fabricated image composed of photographs from South America.T...

www.rawstory.com

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 1d

"Bondi also defended her refusal to publicly release case files involving Jeffrey Epstein — and refused to answer whether the FBI discovered photographs of Trump with “half-naked women."

Pretty telling that she didn't just say no, there were no photographs. 🤔

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pam Bondi snaps at Democrats during Senate committee testimony

Trump’s attorney general grilled by Senate Judiciary Committee in first oversight hearing since taking office

www.independent.co.uk

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 2d

Inflation is around 2.9%, up from 2.7% in July, and early prices are most certainly NOT down. This is all easily fact checked by anyone with an ounce of sense.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Every word here is a lie. Every single word.👇

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 2d

Fascists don't let a little thing like facts get in the way of their narrative.

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, Mike. Where's the list?

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 2d

Lol

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 2d

As Newsom's Press Office said, "This is a BFD for Democracy." 🤘🏼

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 3d

I really do think this is their end game, and it terrifies me that it's working.

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 5d

😂 That's what I'm saying! Check on that girl!!

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 5d

I guess the far-right patch Elon used on Grok didn't take. Lol

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 5d

Has anybody done a well check on that girl? Or guy? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 5d

His victim is serving a life sentence, and he got six whole months. And he's a white Christian. Surprised? I'm not. 🤬

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 6d

For all those people who said there was no Project 2025, and that the Democrats were just making stuff up, fuck you.

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 6d

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 7d

I have to agree with the degenerate POS. He is 100% to blame.

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 7d

"Jane Goodall, the famed primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist, has died, according to the institute she founded. She was 91 years old."

R.I.P. 😥

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

abcnews.go.com

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 7d

This whole administration is disappointing.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

Trump is bankrupting farmers, raising prices on everything, and killing jobs with his tariff mania. Republicans in Congress own all of it. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"

Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 7d

"I have yet to find a single military official who was in the audience today who thought that this was a good presentation,” NYT Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper said."

This was all about Trump and Hegseth's egos, and insulting our current military leaders.

newrepublic.com/post/201175/...

Here’s How Many Military Leaders Liked Trump and Hegseth’s Speeches

Spoiler alert: zero

newrepublic.com

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 7d

Seriously.

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 7d

"The federal government shut down at midnight as Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement."

The Republicans control the House, Senate, and WH, but it's somehow the Democrats fault, as usual. Republicans are a joke.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Government shutdown begins with no end in sight, Trump and Democrats at stalemate

President Trump and congressional Democrats couldn't reach a deal ahead of a midnight deadline, prompting a partial shutdown of the U.S. government.

www.usatoday.com

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Julie Witt @julie-witt-39.bsky.social · 8d

It is! I checked and he really thinks he's an irresistible alpha. 🤣🤣

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