@nashvillenate.bsky.social
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🔥 @repstansbury.bsky.social : “The deployment of Marines against American citizens is a disgusting abuse of power. There is no legal basis for it.”
June 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🔥 @repstansbury.bsky.social : “The deployment of Marines against American citizens is a disgusting abuse of power. There is no legal basis for it.”
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Trump is replacing Veterans Day with “Victory Day for World War I,” taking away the honor of the day from millions veterans.
Trump plans to change Veterans Day into ‘Victory Day for World War I’
Veterans Day has been a federal holiday since 1938, honoring the contributions of American military personnel.
www.militarytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump is replacing Veterans Day with “Victory Day for World War I,” taking away the honor of the day from millions veterans.
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FSU STUDENT: "I’m gonna call on Governor Desantis, Trump… this stuff keeps going on. Prayers don't do much. we need to make some gun reforms."
April 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
FSU STUDENT: "I’m gonna call on Governor Desantis, Trump… this stuff keeps going on. Prayers don't do much. we need to make some gun reforms."
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One pretty good way to know shutting down the department of education is about money (privatization) and not education is that Trump is the one doing it
March 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
One pretty good way to know shutting down the department of education is about money (privatization) and not education is that Trump is the one doing it
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🤔 is @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social serious?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: It certainly is the case that we'll need to see some mature leadership from the Trump administration.
CNN: Do you think there will be some mature leadership?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: Congressional Democrats in both the house and the senate will urge that this breach be repaired
CNN: Do you think there will be some mature leadership?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: Congressional Democrats in both the house and the senate will urge that this breach be repaired
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🤔 is @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social serious?
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WATCH: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I did nothing wrong. I asked a question.”
WASHINGTON COUNTY — the woman forcibly removed from @repharshbarger town hall by sheriff’s deputies posts her full video of what happened: youtu.be/BTM5927I_i4?...
WASHINGTON COUNTY — the woman forcibly removed from @repharshbarger town hall by sheriff’s deputies posts her full video of what happened: youtu.be/BTM5927I_i4?...
March 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
WATCH: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I did nothing wrong. I asked a question.”
WASHINGTON COUNTY — the woman forcibly removed from @repharshbarger town hall by sheriff’s deputies posts her full video of what happened: youtu.be/BTM5927I_i4?...
WASHINGTON COUNTY — the woman forcibly removed from @repharshbarger town hall by sheriff’s deputies posts her full video of what happened: youtu.be/BTM5927I_i4?...
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The GOP own this!
The budget is being voted on today and Republicans are throwing granny off a cliff!
Cutting $880 Bil dollars from a program supporting medical care for the elderly, vets and active service members’ families, children and the disabled 😡😡😡
CALL your REPS!!
Don’t Cut Our Medicaid
The budget is being voted on today and Republicans are throwing granny off a cliff!
Cutting $880 Bil dollars from a program supporting medical care for the elderly, vets and active service members’ families, children and the disabled 😡😡😡
CALL your REPS!!
Don’t Cut Our Medicaid
February 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The GOP own this!
The budget is being voted on today and Republicans are throwing granny off a cliff!
Cutting $880 Bil dollars from a program supporting medical care for the elderly, vets and active service members’ families, children and the disabled 😡😡😡
CALL your REPS!!
Don’t Cut Our Medicaid
The budget is being voted on today and Republicans are throwing granny off a cliff!
Cutting $880 Bil dollars from a program supporting medical care for the elderly, vets and active service members’ families, children and the disabled 😡😡😡
CALL your REPS!!
Don’t Cut Our Medicaid
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Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times.
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times.
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
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Vandy alone losing hundreds of Millions thanks to this Trump move…
February 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Vandy alone losing hundreds of Millions thanks to this Trump move…
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
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Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
February 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
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For the people telling us USAID was not created by an act of Congress: Google is your friend
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
February 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For the people telling us USAID was not created by an act of Congress: Google is your friend
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
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A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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just start saying this plainly to more people
i'm serious.
i'm serious.
The constitution quite clearly gives Congress the power of the purse, a power the Executive branch is pretending it now has.
Or did you not pay attention at all in school?
Or did you not pay attention at all in school?
January 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
just start saying this plainly to more people
i'm serious.
i'm serious.
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WATCH: “How did you say that with a straight face, Jack?”
Senator Jack Johnson (R) insists he & @GovBillLee have never said vouchers were for disadvantaged kids — buuut that has basically been their entire pitch all along… and he said it just last week. We were there. Receipts. 👇🏽
Senator Jack Johnson (R) insists he & @GovBillLee have never said vouchers were for disadvantaged kids — buuut that has basically been their entire pitch all along… and he said it just last week. We were there. Receipts. 👇🏽
January 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
WATCH: “How did you say that with a straight face, Jack?”
Senator Jack Johnson (R) insists he & @GovBillLee have never said vouchers were for disadvantaged kids — buuut that has basically been their entire pitch all along… and he said it just last week. We were there. Receipts. 👇🏽
Senator Jack Johnson (R) insists he & @GovBillLee have never said vouchers were for disadvantaged kids — buuut that has basically been their entire pitch all along… and he said it just last week. We were there. Receipts. 👇🏽
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WATCH: “$19000 a month? That’s pretty good, man… Whew!”
As @brotherjones_ pointed out, Speaker Sexton’s Chief of staff makes $19000/month (!!) while TN teachers make $3500/month — yet TN Republicans only offered $2000 as a one-time bribe to garner support for vouchers💰🤔
As @brotherjones_ pointed out, Speaker Sexton’s Chief of staff makes $19000/month (!!) while TN teachers make $3500/month — yet TN Republicans only offered $2000 as a one-time bribe to garner support for vouchers💰🤔
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
WATCH: “$19000 a month? That’s pretty good, man… Whew!”
As @brotherjones_ pointed out, Speaker Sexton’s Chief of staff makes $19000/month (!!) while TN teachers make $3500/month — yet TN Republicans only offered $2000 as a one-time bribe to garner support for vouchers💰🤔
As @brotherjones_ pointed out, Speaker Sexton’s Chief of staff makes $19000/month (!!) while TN teachers make $3500/month — yet TN Republicans only offered $2000 as a one-time bribe to garner support for vouchers💰🤔
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We have been told this also — Sexton silencing Republicans who oppose Lee’s vouchers 👇🏽
Watch authoritarianism work
Watch authoritarianism work
January 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We have been told this also — Sexton silencing Republicans who oppose Lee’s vouchers 👇🏽
Watch authoritarianism work
Watch authoritarianism work
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WATCH: Rep. @brotherjones_ points out Speaker Sexton’s COS makes $19000/month (!!) while trying to make the $2000 teacher bribe a $2000/year teacher RAISE — but Republicans vote not to even consider the amendment. #LeesVoucherScam
January 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
WATCH: Rep. @brotherjones_ points out Speaker Sexton’s COS makes $19000/month (!!) while trying to make the $2000 teacher bribe a $2000/year teacher RAISE — but Republicans vote not to even consider the amendment. #LeesVoucherScam
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WATCH: Rep. @jrclemmons.bsky.social called out Walter Blanks Jr for not disclosing he is a paid spokesman for Betsy Devos-founded “American Federation for Children” — which spends big bucks pushing voucher scams like @GovBillLee’s
(He tried to claim his work for them is somehow separate🤔)
(He tried to claim his work for them is somehow separate🤔)
January 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
WATCH: Rep. @jrclemmons.bsky.social called out Walter Blanks Jr for not disclosing he is a paid spokesman for Betsy Devos-founded “American Federation for Children” — which spends big bucks pushing voucher scams like @GovBillLee’s
(He tried to claim his work for them is somehow separate🤔)
(He tried to claim his work for them is somehow separate🤔)
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Not democracy.
January 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Not democracy.
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🔥🇺🇸 REP. @brotherjones_: “We might as well take the constitution and rip it up—you are violating your oath.”
Jones rips TN GOP immigration crackdown which includes a provision that FELONIZES CERTAIN VOTES, which nonpartisan attorneys warn is unconstitutional.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFau1iu...
Jones rips TN GOP immigration crackdown which includes a provision that FELONIZES CERTAIN VOTES, which nonpartisan attorneys warn is unconstitutional.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFau1iu...
January 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🔥🇺🇸 REP. @brotherjones_: “We might as well take the constitution and rip it up—you are violating your oath.”
Jones rips TN GOP immigration crackdown which includes a provision that FELONIZES CERTAIN VOTES, which nonpartisan attorneys warn is unconstitutional.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFau1iu...
Jones rips TN GOP immigration crackdown which includes a provision that FELONIZES CERTAIN VOTES, which nonpartisan attorneys warn is unconstitutional.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFau1iu...
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⚡️JUST NOW IN TENNESSEE: Grandmothers, mothers, clergy CARRIED OUT of the GOP immigration crackdown bill committee hearing (chaired by Rep Chris todd ) by troopers after sitting quietly with signs 👇🏽
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFanr7j...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFanr7j...
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
⚡️JUST NOW IN TENNESSEE: Grandmothers, mothers, clergy CARRIED OUT of the GOP immigration crackdown bill committee hearing (chaired by Rep Chris todd ) by troopers after sitting quietly with signs 👇🏽
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFanr7j...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFanr7j...
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Warnock: "You compared the CDC's work to Nazi death camps. You have compared it to sexual abusers in the Catholic Church. Do you stand by those statements?"
RFK: "I don't believe that I ever compared the CDC to Nazi death camps."
" I have a transcript" 😂
RFK Jr is a danger to the US, and world!
RFK: "I don't believe that I ever compared the CDC to Nazi death camps."
" I have a transcript" 😂
RFK Jr is a danger to the US, and world!
January 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Warnock: "You compared the CDC's work to Nazi death camps. You have compared it to sexual abusers in the Catholic Church. Do you stand by those statements?"
RFK: "I don't believe that I ever compared the CDC to Nazi death camps."
" I have a transcript" 😂
RFK Jr is a danger to the US, and world!
RFK: "I don't believe that I ever compared the CDC to Nazi death camps."
" I have a transcript" 😂
RFK Jr is a danger to the US, and world!
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Trump’s Press Sec @karolineleavitt just became this cartoon IRL, then ended the presser👇🏽🤔
January 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump’s Press Sec @karolineleavitt just became this cartoon IRL, then ended the presser👇🏽🤔
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