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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8h

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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pcmag.com @pcmag.com · 5h

The smaller 41mm model is available in Polished Silver Aluminum with an Iris (periwinkle) or Porcelain (off-white) band, Champagne Gold Aluminum with a Lemongrass (yellow) band, or Matte Black Aluminum with a matching band.

I Tested the Google Pixel Watch 4—It Lasted 56 Hours on a Single Charge

The smaller 41mm model is available in Polished Silver Aluminum with an Iris (periwinkle) or Porcelain (off-white) band, Champagne Gold Aluminum with a Lemongrass (yellow) band, or Matte Black Aluminum with a matching band. The 45mm model is available in Satin Moonstone (bluish-gray) or Matte Black Aluminum with a matching band, or Polished Silver Aluminum with a Porcelain band. All models ship with an Active Band, but Google offers numerous accessory straps (sold separately), including a new Gradient Stretch Band. Google sent me the 45mm Pixel Watch 4 in Satin Moonstone.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

@WinterPolitics1
The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE.

And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7h

I have a friend who owns a restaurant. He says tourism and travel to DC in recent months has devastated many restaurants in DC. So, yes, Trump is lying. Again.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "You can go and eat at the restaurants. The restaurants are booming. They were closing one after another and now they're booming, they're opening. Nobody has ever seen a transformation like they have in Washington DC. It's as hot as it can get."

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 8h

Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem, who famously revealed her own ignorance at a Senate hearing when she defined habeas corpus as "a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

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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VoteVets @votevets.org · 10h

Donald Trump has declared this to be a warzone. Maybe our memories are hazy, but any veterans out there remember inflatable animal costumes dancing during combat operations during OIF or OEF?

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

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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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 9h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9h

I agree with Donald Trump:

Trump is not the right leader for his moment.

Graphic where Senator Warren says: In 2013, Trump himself said, about a potential government shutdown, quote:

Then, a Donald Trump quote: “if there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He’s the one that has to get people together.”

Senator Warren says: Donald Trump today should take a hint from Donald Trump yesterday.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 21h

Trump wants lock up the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 22h

Pam Bondi, in this single exchange, confirms beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is not the Attorney General of the United States.

She is Attorney Specific of Donald Trump.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

An old song .. Pearl Jam
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Pearl Jam - Black (Official Audio)

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

Wake Me - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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Wake Me - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears Cover)

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

THE #CYBORGS - I'm just a #Cyborg and I don't believe in #God #Music
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THE CYBORGS - I'm just a Cyborg and I don't believe in God [Official Video]

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

#Worlock #SkinnyPuppy / Anti - #Vivisection #Music
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Worlock

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

The #FlamingLips - Jets Pt. 1 (Cupid's Kiss Vs. The Psyche Of Death) /Music for late nite walks in #Philly 🔥
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The Flaming Lips - Jets Pt. 1 (Cupid's Kiss Vs. The Psyche Of Death)

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

#THUSLOVE - In Tandem / #Music to relax toooooooo😜
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THUS LOVE - In Tandem (Official Video)

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 1d

A comic from Safely Endangered, four panels:
1. A disgusted person saying 'Get away rat, you carrier of disease'
2. A rat handing out a red wrapped box saying 'I also carry presents'
3. The person saying 'awww'
4. The rat saying 'it's disease' and another speech bubble saying GOD DAMMIT

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the many, many questions Pamela Jo Bondi refused to answer today, the most incendiary was about whether she's seen photos of Donald Trump with unclothed underage girls. It is so damning that she couldn't just say, "No."

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

This is not going well for Pam Bondi

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

I hope John Fetterman watched the Pam Bondi hearing today and felt good about his vote to confirm her.

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 1d

The "antifa army" that Noem stared down 😂😂😂

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Penguin2025™️ @penguin20212.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight a simple #Meal: #Hamburger patties #Marinated in soy sauce and #Sazon spice cooked with #Onion. Served on Flour #Tortillas lightly seared in burger fat with a side of #TaterTots which we @dianafulmer.bsky.social let soak up the remaining fat. 😋 #Recipes

Paper plates with hamburger tacos and tots. The left plate only has mustard but the right plate also has ketchup

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Michael @michaelbyrum.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds Like #LindseyHalligan Is Going To Have To #Prosecute #LetitiaJames For Prosecuting #trump All By Her Darn Self.

#Revenge tour hitting bumps on road! www.wonkette.com/p/sounds-lik...

Sounds Like Lindsey Halligan Is Going To Have To Prosecute Letitia James For Prosecuting Trump All By Her Darn Self

Revenge tour hitting bumps on road!

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

BREAKING: The GOP operative who drew Texas’ gerrymandered map testified that, at a White House meeting, he saw a draft of a letter written by DOJ officials urging the state to redistrict.

RNC-Hired Mapmaker Denies Using Racial Data in Texas Gerrymander, Sparks Debate