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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · Jan 20

"At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."

Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum address - Wikipedia

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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 6h

OMG THE HORROR!!!

Wait...can I come over?

lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 7h

She and Fred Rodgers were the real deal.

With all the testosterone and hair plug bluster of today, those two embody who we should be.

Our better angles.

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 1d

hating from beyond the grave 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽 jane goodall was a real one 🕊️

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

I’m pretty sure if we designed an assisted living facility to look like the WH and put lots of gold all over it and a ballroom with his late 70s playlist on a loop we could coax him in there and he wouldn’t know the difference. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8h

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 18h

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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 14h

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 21h

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 19h

On this day in 1953, a Birmingham police commissioner banned an interracial All-Star baseball game organized by Jackie Robinson since it was a "mixed athletic event."

Oct. 8, 1953 | Jackie Robinson and Others Banned From Playing Interracial Baseball in AL

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

calendar.eji.org

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gracepeace @gracepeace.bsky.social · 1d

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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 14h

If you're in a financially stable position, it's easy to say that.

But MILLIONS of Americans are one missed paycheck from not making rent or a medical bill causing bankruptcy.

Easier said than done.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine that.

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

So long as the House stays out of session, he’ll keep refusing to seat Rep. Grijalva—the 218th vote on the Epstein files discharge petition. See how desperate they are?

Tweet from Aaron Rupar:
“Mike Johnson ignores a question about when he’ll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva and walks away.”
Attached image shows a C-SPAN split-screen of the U.S. Senate and House chambers. Text on the left reads:
“U.S. Senate – Waiting for a Senator to Speak. Today: Votes Possible on Gov’t Funding Packages.”
The right side caption reads: “U.S. Capitol – House Speaker Mike Johnson Remarks on Day 7 of Gov’t Shutdown.”

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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 14h

"Lebensraum" by any other name.

lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 14h

"Gender-affirming care."

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15h

MAGA Requirements:
1. Loud, pious, extremely public devotion to Jesus
2. Blinding hatred for everything Jesus actually taught.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

ICE GOONS shot an unarmed priest in the eye with a pepper ball, despite him and those around him posing no threat at all.

Source: John Pfaff.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14h

Today's arrest of 29-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Rinderknecht marks an important step toward determining how the horrific #PalisadesFire started and bringing closure to the thousands of survivors whose lives were upended.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 14h

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged part of Los Angeles earlier this year, now believed to have been caused by arson, officials said.

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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 15h

My guess is that other inmates are being a pain in the ass...

lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 16h

You assume she has a soul.

All these people want is absolute power.

Nothing more complicated than that.

No need to dress it up first.

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 16h

If someone told you a year ago this would be a headline in 2025, you wouldn't have believed them.

Authoritarianism has taken over our country.

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lohphat @lohphat.bsky.social · 16h

Please...Noam doesn't need anymore ideas.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h

Myanmar’s military government has bombed a protest, killing 24.

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 17h

CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.

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