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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 19h

"Speaker Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House may have more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records."

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 3h

The problem then is that governors don’t pre-emptively deploy their entire national guard so that the admin can’t send them on treasonous missions.

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 3h

In a longer version of this video, which I not been able to source, he says just before this he'll "advise" the new commander then, paraphrasing, "we protect Oregon.... so by serving in this mission they'll be protecting protestors".

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 15h

Quote is from the article, not mine.

murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 18h

That's what this shutdown was all about for Trump it seems. Gotta keep those files away from us, you can almost smell the fear radiating off him when the subject comes up. Whatever Trump did is FAR WORSE than we can image it seems.

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 19h

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 19h

The hell is fifty first state leader? Horrible way to refer to Canada but that's most likely to draw anger clicks for their site.

Sure, because flattery and capitulating to Trump has worked so well for everybody so far.....

Mark Carney didn’t have to flatter Trump as much as he did today

Everyone understands that the stakes were high. But one wonders how it might feel for Canadians to watch their prime minister nod along to this horror show, writes Holly Baxter

www.independent.co.uk

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 19h

A real investigation would not announce their undercover operation. Kinda defeats the whole “undercover” part.

I think the terror cells are what's in Ken Paxton's body. Seriously, look at that man, they're crying out for help.

Don't worry, this pedophile serving as the Texas AG is on the case!

Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 19h

"Nejamkis saw Monday’s concert as an attempt to revive Milei’s faltering movement. But outside the area, even fervent Milei supporters wondered whether it was a wise move, given the headwinds buffeting their cause."

Milei, the arsonist that burned the house down and pissed on the ashes.

Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes

Facing protests and scandal, Argentina’s ‘rock star president’ performs in Buenos Aires, saying: ‘I’m human’

www.theguardian.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 19h

Its a donation, they will get their money back during tax time so its still costing the American tax payer.

murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 23h

"Congress is the only remaining chance we have to stop the gutting of public services Americans depend on"

That ship sailed a long time ago...

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 23h

""I feel like I have this front row seat to the destruction of our democracy. We are seeing it in real time with a president who is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public," she said."

Illegal actions everyday at every level, they wipe theirs asses with the law.

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

www.npr.org

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"You can’t just pretend the law doesn’t exist, you fuckwits."

Actually, they can, and have been doing that repeatedly. No one's stopping them. Our country had been stolen from us, and rather than defend our homes, our representatives are helping the thieves load the fucking truck.

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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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

So wait its now...

Illegal - Forgiving loans

Legal - Selling loans against the agreement of the term of the loan

If this happens, Students with these loans need to sue. They got into the agreement with the understanding it was with the federal government, not a private market bloodsuckers.

Trump administration considers sale of federal student loan debt

The discussions have taken place among senior Education Department and Treasury Department officials.

www.politico.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

$200 million for a ballroom at the White House. Billions for Argentina. Billions for ICE. Billions more for billionaires. But no back pay for workers and they want to raise or cut Healthcare for millions of people.

I see protesting/strikes coming...

White House memo says furloughed workers might not get back pay

Trump is using the threat of federal workforce cuts to force them to back the GOP’s clean continuing resolution.

www.politico.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

I grow weary of seeing an administration that routinely violates & subverts federal court orders & ignores black-letter law being given a stern talking to like this is going to change their behavior. They wont stop, they need to be forced to stop.

Criminals pretending to be law enforcement.

Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE

The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”…

truthout.org

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Miller says stuff then Trump comes in a day later saying the same shit. MIller's been using his best "Gríma Wormtongue" impression to help steer Trump right where they both want to go.

He's going to call Martial Law for it before years end.

Trump Now Claims an Insurrection Is Underway in Dark March to Martial Law

The president has said he’s willing to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy U.S. soldiers in American cities.

www.thedailybeast.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

“No coin issued may bear the image of a living former or current President,” federal law − 31 U.S. Code 5112

His presidency relies on people having zero idea about how this country is supposed to operate.

There’s a solution to this problem if Trump wants on a coin...

Treasury Defends Lawfulness of Minting a $1 Trump Coin

www.nytimes.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Using a threat while saying why you deserve a peace prize...

"Trump groused that if he doesn’t win the prize on Friday, “it would be a big insult to our country … I don’t want it, I want the country to get it”, he insisted, in one of the biggest falsehoods he has ever articulated."

How Trump really could win the Nobel Peace Prize

There remains no international honour that the US leader craves more

inews.co.uk

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

I spent WAY too much time verifying myself, its exhausting.

murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

One of many.

Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run that killed two friends on e-bike: Officials

The prosecutor's office said a black 2021 Jeep Compass struck two girls while they were riding the e-bike on a residential street.

abcnews.go.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"Days before mowing down two 17-year-olds on the street, the accused teen killer revealed on a YouTube livestream that he had been tormenting one of his teen victims — in part, he says, because she laughed at the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk."

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forgive anybody who excused Charlie Kirk's rhetoric & pretended like he didn't preach absolutely hateful things to his very last breath. All these "context" weirdos are just mask-off racists.

This was a hit-and-run, no weapon, just a Kirk acolyte barreling through because he was full of hate.

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA is going to think that this is a pro ICE song & they won't even bother listening to the lyrics.

MAGA is populated by entirely surface level dipshits. They don’t understand the teachings of their religion & they don’t take the time to listen & understand their favorite media.

Zach Bryan Unveils Fiery New Song "the fading of the red white and blue"

Zach Bryan is teasing a scorcher of a new song with anti-ICE lyrics. He posted the snippet with the caption "the fading of the red white and blue."

consequence.net

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 2d

Miller's weekend of being a psychotic reply guy does not look like a regime that's in control. They spent the last decade trying to build a right-wing ethnostate & they're gonna fall apart before they can even get to the finish line because Trump. The entire country isn't going into lockstep.

Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

www.theatlantic.com

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans keep forgetting that you can’t start a meme war when you’ve got zero sense of humor and a full folder of scandals...

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