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Retired and loving it. Happily married. I always follow back 💯. 👍🇺🇲❤🙋‍♂️🌈. NO MAGATs. 🚫 I DON'T ANSWER DMs, 🚫 SO DON'T BOTHER. 🚫

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · Feb 2

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5h

Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, you probably privately agree on this much:

Trump and his lawyers—Bondi and Patel—are ACTING like the Epstein Files include smoking-gun evidence of Trump raping kids.

They are ACTING like a domestic military escalation is worth distracting us from the Files.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5h

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

WSJ reports that DOJ is going to charge John Bolton.

In case you needed anyone less sympathetic to rally behind than Jim Comey.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Prosecutors in Maryland are expected in coming days to charge one of Trump’s first-term national security advisers, John Bolton, now a top Trump critic, with mishandling classified information, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

The counterterrorism experts have arrived at the White House..

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

Still waiting on that health care plan, Donald.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Yet another incident that would’ve gotten any other president immediately impeached that is only the 127th worst thing Trump has done in 2025.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers had been carrying Colombian citizens, not drug traffickers.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

It’s such a relief to know this admin is always working so hard to lower prices, create jobs, reduce the cost of healthcare, and make home ownership affordable.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 6h

A thermodynamically challenging and persistently exhausting effort is required to address deeply entrenched ignorance.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 7h

They lack shame in mistreating others while expecting superior treatment. Their actions contradict their words, reflecting a lack of morals and ethics, driven by selfishness and greed. If MAGA rejects the label of fascists, they should stop behaving and speaking like fascists.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 7h

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 7h

He seems somewhat insane. Right now, your nation is in terrible shape.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Essence of RBG @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 18h

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

I will be the first to admit: I am scared. I am scared of what Trump is doing to our country, our communities, and our neighbors. But just because I am scared does not mean I am helpless. Instead, I will stand up and speak out, Marc Elias writes.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Terrifying!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 20h

📌 Pam Bondi in the hot seat🐥

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 20h

I don't understand why I see things so differently. I see a health insurance industry that thinks it's entitled to charge people 1/3rd of their income for healthcare. That industry shouldn't be "fixed." It should be burned to the ground and its ashes pissed on.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 19h

Another huge untruth taken from Nazi teachings. People in MAGA cannot claim to be Christian. They are White Nationalists. They are straightforwardly racist.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 20h

Some folks think that Bibles signed by Trump's auto-pen will fix the issue of ignorance in America. These are the same people who are putting down the future generation and, along with that, the country as a whole.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 20h

Totally calm. Fully allowed. That's the best approach.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 20h

Accountability for this individual's position rests with Elon Musk and those who chose not to participate in the voting process. Welcome to your America.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 23h

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 1d

The clear distinction is as follows:

Harris: Younger, healthier, and fully capable of utilizing her mental faculties.
Trump: Older, facing health challenges, struggling with coherent reasoning, and lacking stamina.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 1d

The underlying motivations behind the legislative actions taken by conservative Christian white men regarding women's rights.

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