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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1h

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10h

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 1d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

Am I reading this right? Did Trump say he took freedom of speech away?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

Flagging Trump this afternoon:

"We took the freedom of speech away. Because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech — but what has happened is, when they burn a flag it, agitates and irritates crowds."

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 8h

Fail

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 9h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 9h

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HELLO! Canada @hellocanada.bsky.social · 9h

“I ain’t dead yet!” says Dolly Parton after her sister’s Facebook post asking fans to pray for her health went viral following her hospitalization.

📷: #DollyParton

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸

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Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 22h

As @bcfinucane.bsky.social pointed out, Antifa Super Soldiers

Ten feet tall, inflatable, invisible, and bulletproof.

This is the way.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 23h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 23h

Ann's website www.annreed.com/downloads

Downloads — Ann Reed

www.annreed.com

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 23h

You can listen at

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ihD...

And download for $1 from Ann Reed's website.

Ann's music is great. I highly recommend it

Momo (I Am a Lion)

YouTube video by Ann Reed - Topic

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 23h

Lion. He is a lion.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 1d

Had some last night, no less!

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Trump breaking the law to stiff federal workers on back pay would be popular with… which constituency, exactly? 🤔

#TrumpShutdown

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

I've lost count how many time Pam Bondi has refused to say 1) where the $50,000 is that Tom Homan accepted from undercover FBI agents in a bag of cash and 2) whether she will provide the judiciary committee with the recording of that exchange.

Bondi just personally attacking any senator who asks.

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Swan @sqlista.bsky.social · 1d

@bagleycartoons.bsky.social is a national treasure

Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Thugs

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

After the shutdown during the 1st Trump admin, Congress passed a law to guarantee back pay for furloughed workers.

That bill was signed into law by Donald Trump.

Workers will be paid.

This chaos is a distraction from Trump's failure to secure a deal to lower health care costs.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 1d

Since Cheney said this, Republicans have spent a whole bunch of time doing more defense of the indefensible. Their dishonor will not only remain, but keeps growing.

Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 1d

"Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain."
- Liz Cheney

lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 2d

The whole Utah delegation is awful. Imagine having such moral cowardice that you follow Mike Johnson and trumpie.

I'm sorry for you.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 2d

There are so many ways that the shutdown hurts people. It is rotten, but GOP House members are getting a nice long vacation out of it.

Everybody is being hurt and Republicans don't care.

I'm sorry that you are in this dilemma.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 2d

You got it Bobcat!!

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 2d

Pat Bagley summed the corrupt GOP supermajority perfectly
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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d

I remember when I used to go DAYS—WEEKS EVEN—without thinking about the President of the United States because I wasn’t worried about him starting a civil or world war, making a gestapo police force, or ripping our constitution to shreds.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 2d

Go. Out. And. Hold. A. Rally. To. Say. These. Things.

Courage. Use it.

Be Bold & Lead

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

There is no acceptable excuse for zip-tying children! None.

This shouldn’t even have to be said.

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