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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 15h

In a nutshell.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Monstrous Regiment 🦖 @monstrousregiment.bsky.social · 6h

Trump did not win today’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry as it is not entirely clearly he knows what chemistry is.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 10h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Why didn't Democratic Senators ask Pam Bondi why she didn't prosecute Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida's Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 at the very time he was running his child sex ring in Florida?!!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

#WarRavagedPortland

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 17h

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 20h

Here’s video of the incident

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Monstrous Regiment 🦖 @monstrousregiment.bsky.social · 17h

The gods work in mysterious ways and karma is a bitch.

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 1d

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 18h

A leaked White House draft memo suggests that the Trump administration is actively considering stiffing as many as 750,000 federal workers by denying them compensation while furloughed amid the ongoing government shutdown.

How to win friends and influence people.

www.rawstory.com/trump-267416...

Leaked memo shows Trump plans to stiff 750k shutdown workers

A leaked White House draft memo suggests that the Trump administration is actively considering stiffing as many as 750,000 federal workers and denying them compensation while furloughed amid the ongoi...

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Monstrous Regiment 🦖 @monstrousregiment.bsky.social · 18h

Let them come a crawling to you. Demand Trump fix what he broke.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

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Donovan McKinney in Michigan, yall!!!!

Let’s freaking GO!

Get rid of AIPAC stooge ineffective Dems.

This is why I left the DNC

TikTok video by David Hogg

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 1d

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

⚡️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 20h

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

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

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Monstrous Regiment 🦖 @monstrousregiment.bsky.social · 20h

It’s not even grammatical!

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 21h

Literally unconstitutional; Congress has the power of the purse under Article I. Trump is trying to create a personalist regime where every dollar of federal spending is allocated at his whim.

Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 22h

absolute mad king behavior here. singlehandedly raise taxes, then singlehandedly dole revenue out whenever advantageous

White House says it will use tariff revenue to fund federal food aid for mothers and young children | CNN Politics

The Trump administration said Tuesday it will use tariff funds to keep afloat a federal food assistance program for nearly 7 million pregnant women, new moms and young children during the government s...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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