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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 8m

“Don’t interrupt me when I’m lying for Jesus!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 35m

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."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2h

I continue to just respect the hell out of this guy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11m

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 26m

Amazing this comes from the official White House account and press team. It’s just straight up lying. Not surprising, since they lie all the time, but this is straight up disinformation. The Kremlin would be proud.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

"Antifa-led hellfire"

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents’ Pleas for Help

For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property —

www.whitehouse.gov

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 9m

Portland is not on fire. Antifa is cavorting in the streets in frog and unicorn costumes.

Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 26m

Amazing this comes from the official White House account and press team. It’s just straight up lying. Not surprising, since they lie all the time, but this is straight up disinformation. The Kremlin would be proud.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

"Antifa-led hellfire"

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1h

"We took freedom of speech away" should be in every campaign ad moving forward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "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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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 30m

The reality in Portland

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 35m

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13m

How is this covered at KATU, the Sinclair owned ABC affiliate in Portland?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 35m

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

Now the White House doesn’t want to give furloughed workers back pay once the government reopens, even though Trump signed the 2019 law requiring it. Disgraceful.

Tweet from @TheDemocrats:
“Senate Republicans just blocked Democrats’ bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans.
This is the fifth time they’ve done this.
Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.”
There’s no attached image or video, only text.

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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 38m

He’s thinking of his last bankruptcy

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Dittie @dittie.sheshed.rocks · 27m

Hey, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, this is what we want to see from you. MORE OF THIS!

Roll up your sleeves, kick off the good shoes, and get dirty, man!

'Keep your mouth shut!' Republican gets earful after ambushing top Dem in hallway

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) was accused of embarrassing himself after causing chaos in a congressional hallway by confronting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).Instead of meeting with Jeffries ...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18m

Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got this

Doodle of parties at the comet arraignment. Messy stick figure drawings

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 19m

Jack Posobiec is on TV saying antifa comes from the 1930s and is bad because he's a Nazi. It's real simple.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13m

NEW: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year.

The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.

With @opb.org

Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives

Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...

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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 27m

New video: "MAGA Confrontation BACKFIRES as CHAOS BREAKS OUT"

click below to WATCH👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOoGh5KoA4

MAGA Confrontation BACKFIRES as CHAOS BREAKS OUT

Adam Mockler

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Now, we're talking 👄 😏!

Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 27m

New video: "MAGA Confrontation BACKFIRES as CHAOS BREAKS OUT"

click below to WATCH👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOoGh5KoA4

MAGA Confrontation BACKFIRES as CHAOS BREAKS OUT

Adam Mockler

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 4h

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

chicagoreader.com

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Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 24m

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 27m

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 53m

This is for white bigots to jerk off too. Just like the Comey indictment this isn't going anywhere. All performative bullshit.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28m

As I told @josephcox.bsky.social for this piece, if DHS is concerned that the actions of their own officers might inflame public opinion against the agency, they should work to increase oversight and accountability at the agency — rather than seek to have the evidence banned.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 28m

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Jerelle @shankhead.bsky.social · 1h

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Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

www.newsweek.com

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