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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 2d

Cruelty is the point.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3d

Call it what it is

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 3d

If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.

Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.

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Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard Being Deployed to Illinois

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National...

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 3d

I currently subscribe to @muellershewrote.com, @democracydocket.com, and @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, among others.

Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 3d

Crowdsourcing: There are many new independent news and influencer threads that are important to changing our country into the better country it can be. I plan to support several digests and am looking for whom to follow. Post recs below. Thanks in advance.

And enjoy my cat for a smile.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

This is heavy.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“I am living with the deep pain of watching someone I once loved become the face of evil.”

From July 17th: m.facebook.com/share/p/16yL...

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 3d

As Portlanders, we knew they'd come back to instigate. The residents and public officials learned from Chad Wolf’s tests in 2020—smart social media strategies from the start with strong legal teams. We were ready to go and built western state alliances. I'm proud to see them act quickly.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 6d

Is there any quality television or programs on CBS anymore? I haven’t missed Paramount+ for the last 6 years. I will enjoy watching them go down in flames for capitulation.

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 7d

“My decisions and their repercussions are never my fault.”

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 7d

So much this. Seriously, the act of deception is overplayed. You can only act ignorant for so long.

Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 7d

she says "that performance in front of the generals" and he reverts to the time-honored response of Trump sycophants: "I didn't see that."

Really, Mike? You expect anyone to believe that?

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 7d

"Too."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

I love you, Bluesky.

Your Hegseth Insult About Mouth-Breathing
I saw a meme on BlueSky where you are quoted calling Pete Hegseth a "mouth-
breathing dipshit." Seriously? That's the best you can do? I would have thought that anyone teaching at Princeton would have a better vocabulary, be more creative, and have more intelligence than to use "mouth-breathing" as an insult. That is an ignorant attempt at an insult that has been around for far too long and it needs to stop being used.
To begin with, singers, brass and woodwind players breathe through their mouths most of the time because it is most efficient, takes in more breath more quickly, and is part of our technique.
In addition many people with sinus and allergy issues often have to breathe through their mouths.
Equating mouth breathing with lower intelligence is just flat out stupid and beneath someone of your stature. I guarantee that most professional musicians like myself are probably smarter than most people and we don't use ignorant insults that are inaccurate and stupid! We use more accurate insults. Sometimes we get more creative, but in Hegseth's case, he's not

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 8d

a man wearing a scarf says it 's built in scarf

ALT: a man wearing a scarf says it 's built in scarf

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, keep showing up with the people in the streets. Bring all of dem congressional leaders along. It’s time for you all to lead the resistance and peaceful protests.

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 8d

More of this please

Cheryl Bolen Smelson @cherylbolen.bsky.social · 8d

House Speaker Jeffries joins the protesters this evening

Calls Trump’s AI video disgusting and racist

“Mr. President, allow me to reintroduce myself,” he says, vowing to fight for health care for the people

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 8d

Read this. Understand what's coming. Be ready.

Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social · 9d

Most importantly we need to see the events through the lens of signaling--as strategic communication--both to the flag officers in the room and to the public who is watching. 2/

Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 9d

This. We need Senate leadership that can meet the moment of fascism and the weaponization of government at all levels.

Lives are on the line, act like it.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d

I think we disagree about a lot of stuff but you gotta vote on new leadership ASAP and that new leader could be you.

Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 9d

Fake masculinity. Insecurity at his core. So embarrassing.

Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 9d

guy who ordered makeup studio installed in Pentagon says what?

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 9d

Bring on the war crimes

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 10d

Spot on.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10d

Ann Selzer was somewhat correct in her prediction — she was just early. I am also right when I point out that Republicans representing the oligarchy have overplayed their cards. They are over their skis. They have jumped the shark.

Voters have noticed.
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Reporting From the Ground

Over their skis

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21d

This isn’t just! It’s unconstitutional! It’s hypocritical! It’s immoral! It’s illegal! It’s wrong! It’s unprecedented!

They don’t care about any of those things.

They laugh at handwringing.

It’s about acquiring & wielding power.

You can’t shame them, you have to defeat them.

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · 27d

Spot on.

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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 28d

On a night like tonight, I think we can all agree on three things: the U.S. is a far too violent country, with warlike levels of gun violence; people shouldn't be murdered due to what they believe or say, no matter how awful, and Kash Patel is an embarrassing joke as the director of the FBI.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28d

I'm hearing "political violence has no place in America" from people who were more than OK with what happened on Jan 6, 2021.

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Charlie Brown 🏳️‍🌈♿🦅 @ohminicharles.bsky.social · Sep 8

Where’s Melania?