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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 13h

Trump Is Openly Taking Bribes

Trump got $1.2 Billion to make 47 federal investigations into fraud, monopoly abuse, wage theft, and consumer deception vanish.

He didn't Drain The Swamp, he is selling forgiveness for crimes.

Corporate Crime Became Legal By Default

The $1.2 Billion Bribe That Bought Trump

by @DigitalWarfare1

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 13h

Do you smell a coverup?
There is so much more to these files than we know. Trump wasn’t just pedo friends with Epstein, he was in business with him.
These are very sick, disgusting men. Johnson covering up makes him 100% complicit in the rape & trafficking of children.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1

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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 15h

📢🇨🇦‼️

At least the press conference was cordial

🤞 enough compromises/deals are made soon

I'm with you, Canada!

I LOVED the PM telling 47 that "We're coming down for the World Series ‼️ 😂

47 looked surprised perhaps because it deviated from his rambling 😆

#OV1

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Carney’s visit ends with no deal despite Trump predicting Canada will be ‘very happy’ with Washington trade talks

Despite the show of warmth in Trump’s gold-limned Oval Office, the Canadian delegation travelling with Carney ended the day with nothing to show beyond a statement from a top cabinet

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 19h

Gregg Abbott Declared War On Illinois

When a state’s army marches into another state, uninvited, armed, and there to harm, what do you call that?

A military occupation? A violation of state sovereignty? A Civil War?

An Armed Invasion?

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Greg Abbott Declares Civil War On Blue States At The Behest Of Trump

Texas governor authorizes Trump to deploy 400 Guard troops into Illinois and beyond, without state consent, without precedent, and without shame.

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 23h

To my fellow resisters-
Take a page from anyone that has walked through the fire of adversity and use that to build strength. The more they punch us, the stronger we must get. Stay hopeful & resilient.
We will prevail.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

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ALT: Thor Love And Thunder Thor Odinson GIF

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Amarie @humanwolf.bsky.social · 1d

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Welcome to insurance in the world of #ClimateCollapse
Guess what, insurance companies are planning to screw you ESPECIALLY in FLORIDA
#VoteClimate
#BlueEarth
#ResistanceEarth
#OV1

How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance

A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse.

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midwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 1d

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

VA House of Delegates Democrats, Dist 69-72

Elect Mark Downey
downeyforva.com

Re-elect Shelly Simonds
simondsfordelegate.com

Elect Jessica Anderson
jess4va.com

Elect Randolph Critzer
randolphcritzer.com

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🇺🇦Noelle🇺🇦Dem Good @ Everything. DeICE America @nreveillee.bsky.social · 1d

Trump, the people in his administration are guilty of stochastic terrorism. They know their fake incendiary accusations will activate extreme right wing fringe unstable Trump loyalists.
Any of them saying they refer such accusations to the U.S. Marshall's service are silly.
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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down

State law enforcement said Monday that investigation remains ongoing, but so far “no evidence” has been found “to indicate the fire was intentionally set.”

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midwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 1d

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

VA House of Delegates Democrats, Dist 65-68

Re-elect Joshua Cole
jgcole.org

Elect Nicole Cole
nicolecole.com

Elect Mario Haggerty
haggertyforhouse67.org

Elect Elaine Walters
elainewalters.com

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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 1d

📢🔥💙‼️

#LoneStarLeft on Monday for #TexDems & everyone!

If you're like me you know the basis of this headline ⬇️ but you really need to hear it from Michelle 🎁

🚨😠🚨😠🚨😠🚨

#OV1

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Greg Abbott Declares Civil War On Blue States At The Behest Of Trump

Texas governor authorizes Trump to deploy 400 Guard troops into Illinois and beyond, without state consent, without precedent, and without shame.

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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 1d

📢😆‼️

It would be hilarious no matter which party did it!

#OV1

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Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate

Misprinted wrappers pulled from Manchester goodie bags after derision on social media

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 12h

Clearly, Chuck Schumer has not seen Ricky Stanicky.🙄

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 19h

#ResistanceRoots

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was born on this day in 1896 in Guangzhou, China. Lee became a prominent figure in the women’s suffrage movement in New York, and advocated for the rights of Chinese American women who were barred from voting by the Chinese Exclusion Act until 1943. /1

Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. Photo credit: National Archives.

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 13h

#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

Oh, come on PA we deserve better than this guy. I don’t know if he’s just clueless or he thinks we’re stupid. I guess he thinks American revolutionaries had 3-D printers. This kind of mentality is exactly why we’re the only state without a budget passed. 🤦‍♀️

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 7d

Pennsylvania State Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Grove City) speaks in favor of ghost guns, saying American revolutionaries used them to defeat England.

"We call them 'ghost guns' today. Our founding fathers and our true patriots call them 'homemade guns.'"

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 15h

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 14h

Who are the pedophile donors he’s protecting?

It’s expected that Johnson will change the rules to increase the number of signatures needed on a discharge petition, potentially from the current majority of 218 to 220 or more

#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory

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Mike Johnson To Betray The House To Protect Trump On The Epstein Files

Speaker Mike Johnson has a plan to kill the Epstein files discharge petition, and it involves going back on his word and changing the rules.

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 15h

🚨Texas!! Abbott and Cornyn are up for reelection next year. Light up their phones! Not just theirs, but every TX voting member!

As it is, Texas is one of only a handful of states that refused to expand Medicaid. Now this??👇🏽

Find your Texas representatives here:
wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 19h

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 15h

The future of our state is at stake. NJ needs a governor who’ll prioritize our safety, our economy, and our families. Mikie Sherrill has the plan & the courage to get it done. She’ll invest in our schools, our transportation system, and our communities.

#VoteNJ
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 16h

Mike Johnson doesn’t know who Bad Bunny is but he knows he doesn’t like him.

Translation: Too brown, too loud, too proud.

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 16h

Dems are fighting for you 👇

Families like this one in Georgia are having to pay quadruple the cost just to stay insured on the lowest plan.

Republicans own this!

#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 16h

📣 Spread The Word PA 📣

Don’t be fooled by their dirty tricks. Millions are being spent to spread fear & lies. Now more than ever we need our courts to fair & impartial.

We Must Vote YES To RETAIN On Nov 4 To #ProtectPACourts To Protect Our Ourselves & Our State

#ProudBlue
#Voices4victory

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Jill Wine-Banks @jillwine-banks.bsky.social · 19h

Talked to a political psychiatrist to learn how to talk to MAGA family and friends with hope of a positive outcome. Listen to learn how at
youtu.be/PbkT2GeeN6A

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 18h

Four opportunities to build a stronger Blue wall in the Virginia House of Delegates. These four Democrats are challenging Repubs:
☑️Jacob Bennington, District 61
☑️Sara Ratcliffe, District 62
☑️Forrest Miller, District 63
☑️Stacey Carroll, District 64
Let's help them flip those seats on Nov. 4!

Graphic supporting Jacob Bennington, Sara Ratcliffe, Forrest Miller and Stacey Carroll for the Virginia House of Delegates. Election Nov. 4.

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 19h

It’s true! Furloughed employees ARE paid for the time they’re (shutdown) furloughed - in 2019, MAGA Mike voted 👍🏽 for the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act which passed overwhelmingly in the House, 411-7, and by voice vote in the Senate without expressed opposition.

But “random headline.”

Jan Brady sitting in her kitchen with the caption “Sure, Jan 6”

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