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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 14h

"Faith gives legitimacy.
Leaders become anointed.
Dissent becomes sin.
Violence becomes acceptable."

Learn about civil religion in this week's UnSpun podcast. Here or wherever you pod. bbit.ly/UnSpunPod

A stadium crowd raises their hands in worship as a rock band performs in front of a backdrop of both an American flag and a cross.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks, New Yorker

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

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 · 22h

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

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

KLOBUCHAR: Has the DOJ issued any subpoenas to journalists under the updated guidance?

BONDI: ...

KLOBUCHAR: You can respond

BONDI: ... ... I can't comment

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Just Ask the Question @jatqpodcast.bsky.social · 19h

Dive into Trump's war with Venezuela & the wild Bad Bunny Super Bowl backlash!

Great chat with @briankarem.bsky.social , @markzaidesq.bsky.social , & @bennettjohnt.bsky.social on Just Ask the Press. Must-listen insights! @mswmedia.com #Politics

www.justaskthequestion.com/post/just-as...

Just Ask the Press - Trump's War on Venezuela... and Bad Bunny!?

Brian Karem, Mark Zaid, and John T. Bennett discuss the ongoing government shutdown, the political blame game surrounding it, Trump's declaration of war on Venezuela, the FBI's controversial firings r...

www.justaskthequestion.com

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SpyTalker @spytalker.bsky.social · 1d

Epstein-Trump: Trump refused to rule out a pardon for Maxwell and said he would “have to take a look at” doing do and that he will “speak to the DOJ.”

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 23h

Today's Reliable Sources lead: Portland is not burning. Trump's rhetoric is totally divorced from reality. One way to prove it is by pairing Trump's words with the pictures... cnn.it/4q0hlJs

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 22h

#FuckThemKids #FTK

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 19h

Please share. Spread the word.

If you're in Florida - Sarasota, or nearby - show up & support our friend, @jim-stewartson.bsky.social

Defend Free Speech Now

Link:
www.defendspeechnow.org

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

He knows he's dying. He keeps talking what god thinks.

(This post is not about whether god exists. It's about donald obsessed with god--all of a sudden.)

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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 1d

I love a good explainer. Here's one about the US Insurrection Act.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The Insurrection Act Explained

The law, which lets the president deploy the military domestically and use it for civilian law enforcement, is dangerously vague and in urgent need of reform.

www.brennancenter.org

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 1d

We all know that Stephen Miller is a disgusting POS. But hes doing everything he can to undermine normalcy all so he can promote his agenda (Project 2025)
My latest

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Stephen Miller Calls January 6th Rioters Peaceful Protestors. He Calls Trump Judges Insurrectionists.

Stephen Miller — the same man who sat in the White House crafting policies that divided this nation, who still defends every authoritarian impulse of Donald Trump — just called a Trump-appointed feder...

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Definitely Danny @semperwry.bsky.social · 1d

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Navigator Research @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social · 22h

A week into the shutdown, Democrats in Congress remain firm on protecting health care, while Republicans haven’t signaled interest in reaching a bipartisan agreement.

In the court of public opinion, a plurality of Americans say Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame.

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Abortion Access Front @abortionfront.bsky.social · 21h

💊So Why The Hell Did TRUMP’s FDA Approve A Generic Abortion Pill?
Great question! The FDA just approved a generic form of mifepristone, the very same abortion pill they said needs "reviewing" in light of garbage data dumped on their desk by an anti-abortion think tank.

buff.ly/kHCqDuX

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Voices of Health Care Action @voicesofhealthcare.org · 19h

Why did the government shut down? Republicans in Congress failed to extend help for middle class families to afford health care, prioritizing billionaires.

Learn more from @laurapackard.com @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFP...

Shocking Truth About Health Coverage Costs!

YouTube video by Voices of Health Care Action

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 22h

If you didn't realize this earlier, this latest action by the Administration amply demonstrates it does not have the back of federal workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Laura Packard @laurapackard.com · 21h

Virginians need and deserve lower drug prices now. And next year could be our chance for change.
My latest, for @vadogwoodnews.bsky.social.

OPINION: Virginia needs lower drug prices now

As a Virginian and a cancer survivor, lowering the cost of prescription drugs is deeply personal to me. While going through treatment, I nearly died without a pricey medication that my insurance wouldn’t cover. I spent a week in the hospital recovering.

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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 1d

As we noted at @thepoliticsbar.bsky.social last week…
#RIPCBSNews

A tombstone in a cemetery during autumn; On the tombstone it says "CBS News, 1927-2025"

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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Russ Vought are coming for Social Security again. And this time the cuts will hurt the most vulnerable of us.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

TODAY: A trump appointed judge hands his whole ass back to him, trump considers pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, SCOTUS tells Laura Loomer to take a hike, and there's no evidence NYAG Tish James committed mortgage fraud. Free to listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Proudboys With Badges (feat. Adam Klasfeld; Anna Bower)

Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · 10/07/2025 · 1h 9m

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 21h

ICYMI: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison.

Hegseth fires Navy secretary’s chief of staff

www.stripes.com

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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 21h

New #UnsungHistory podcast 🤓 with @feministkelly.bsky.social #MSWMedia

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...

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