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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 25d

I endorse this message.

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 25d

Ezra Klein, watch this.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 10h

They can’t escape Epstein. Too many people want the truth revealed.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 11h

This is incredibly important. Don’t let Republican Speaker Johnson set a precedent around deciding whether and when to swear in an elected representative from a district of voters of the f’cking United States.

What he does now is a rehearsal.

DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 1d

If Republicans can casually ignore precedent, so can Democrats.

Speaker Johnson has no right to stop duly elected representatives from taking office.

Call a press conference on the capitol steps, and swear in Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva - NOW.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 11h

Russ Vought has overplayed his hand.

He always does the worst thing, so his threat to do a bad thing lacks the power he thinks it has.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 12h

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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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 11h

Reading this, it’s hard not to see Russ Vought as having overplayed his hand. If the Baddie *always* does the bad thing, his threat to do a bad thing rings pretty hollow. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP

President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 22h

Right now, this is about wanting to shield Trump from release of the Epstein Files. But make no mistake; this is a rehearsal. Don’t teach Mike Johnson that he can freely choose which reps to swear in or not.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 22h

From last week.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 23h

Hadn’t yet absorbed that Andrew Cuomo’s brother Chris Cuomo’s employer, News Nation, embedded in the raid and all its various illegalities to get the propaganda exclusive.

Their father Mario would be so proud.

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 23h

I already thought Wells Fargo was terrible, but this is a new low.

We'll need a new Wikipedia page modelled on this one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

List of companies involved in the Holocaust - Wikipedia

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 23h

Pam Bondi would not deny under oath that an FBI search found images of Trump with partially nude young women among Jeffrey Epstein’s property.

Use that fact every chance you get.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 23h

Acres ≠ people. www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejo...

Land Does Not Vote. People Vote.

Ward's public comments have laid bare Republican plans for dealing with possible defeat at the ballot box---disenfranchise voters you don't like. I guess that's what you do when you've given up on bei...

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 23h

Does anyone else see puppeteer Russ Vought’s hand up Trump’s ass here?

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 23h

I don’t think we should be subtle about this. We should say this over and over: Pam Bondi, under oath before the Senate (I assume), would not deny that the FBI found incriminating images of Trump with unclothed girls in the Epstein searches.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

This is another illustration of what every member of Congress needs to understand: The laws Congress have made are considered by Trump, Miller, Vought, et. al, to be wholly optional.

It appears the MAGA justices of the Supreme Court believe that, too.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

So again, Pam’s answer is yes.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

So that’s a yes?

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

These people must be held to account.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

The truth is that our neighbors of both parties do NOT support political violence in growing numbers, despite recent faulty reports. It’s really important for people to hear that. It is hearing the false alternative that frightens people and makes them more open to violence.

Spread this widely.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

Why most polls overstate support for political violence
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Why most polls overstate support for political violence

Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

Padlet calls itself "Software for a good education” and promotes itself as "We make software to bring simplicity, beauty, and joy to the world.” And Google didn’t used to want to be evil.

The unexamined life is worth a lot to Y-Combinator.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

Why are Republicans such liars? Maybe it’s because they are wrong about almost everything (trying to be generous).

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

It would be one thing if Republicans weren’t talking because of a fight about healthcare. but it looks like they’re not talking because of Epstein.

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Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

please, bring it on.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

You mean anti-gay chicken.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson is choosing ANOTHER week of vacation to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.

Lee opposes funding Trump’s constitutional crime spree | ❌👑 @lkc2025.bsky.social · 1d

You and me both.