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Swavay Deboner

@mr-swavay.bsky.social

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Retired, grumpy, hermit living his best life in the Fourth Corner. My wife thinks I'm the anti suave and debonair guy thus the name. Collect old Mopars, Never Trumper and Navy veteran. Blue redneck.

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Aren't these two butt buddies?

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9h

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 18h

I don't understand why I see things so differently. I see a health insurance industry that thinks it's entitled to charge people 1/3rd of their income for healthcare. That industry shouldn't be "fixed." It should be burned to the ground and its ashes pissed on.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Russ Vought Is Going to Damage Trump Even More Than Elon Musk Did newrepublic.com/article/2014... via @newrepublic.com

Russ Vought Is Going to Damage Trump Even More Than Elon Musk Did

Americans, and even many Republicans in Congress, don’t like it when an unelected bureaucrat makes huge cuts to the government.

newrepublic.com

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Punished Rep. Holden Disperra @punishedholden.bsky.social · 1d

Heading down I-35 because there’s a bunch of unsatisfied wives of chubby middle aged guys in Texas who are in desperate need of a dick down

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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

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

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 1d

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 1d

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.

The Fear Factor

The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident