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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 1m

on his false point about undocumented getting services

Don't let the GOP's lies fool you: undocumented immigrants can't get Medicaid, Medicare or Obamacare. The only way in which the federal govt might pay for their healthcare is through ERs, which are required to give emergency care to all people. Medicaid reimburses hospitals for uninsured ER care, but it's a tiny share of spending.

proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 18m

air traffic controllers are not getting paid but ICE is going full steam. that's some fucked up priorities, boy!

America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 18h

"While new moms worry about formula for their infants and furloughed federal workers stress about next month’s rent or mortgage, the administration’s mass deportation obsession will continue uninterrupted," writes @tusk81.bsky.social

This says everything about this administration’s priorities.

ICE Rages On During Shutdown As Federal Workers Go Without Paychecks and American Kids Face Potential Hunger

Priorities.

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 33m

OK, so what's your favorite store?

proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 3h

does this include DC where I’m assured the restaurants are finally open again after decades of fire and carnage?

proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 3h

this article, my gawd!

Donald Trump to Trump Country: Drop Dead

The president told MAGA voters exactly what he was going to do in 2024. Now he is doing it.

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 3h

two nuns are smiling and standing next to each other in a room .

Alt: The Inquisition from Mel Brooks The History of the World

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 18h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 13h

Quite a headline
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

www.nbcnews.com

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 13h

he’s so fucking dumb and also, somehow, the president of the United States.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 14h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

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

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 15h

one way?

proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 15h

so fucking stupid and petty

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 17h

George Santos is in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump on George Santos: "We have a young congressman that's right now in jail for lying about where he went to college and other things. It was frankly not good. It was pretty bad. But it was nothing compared to Blumenthal."

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 19h

he doesn't care about the recognition that he and his staff talk about constantly 🤣

Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 19h

😏 on.ft.com/46WNEA3

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 19h

Good news if you deal drugs, run spies, plan terror attacks, or bribe federal officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 1d

Trump keeps saying he needs to send federal agents in to protect Chicago because the Police aren't doing the job.

You know what makes it hard for our city's brave police officers to do their jobs?

Trump's agents throwing tear gas at them.

ICE accidentally tear gases Chicago police during clash with protesters

Several officers could be seen rubbing their eyes, squinting, and struggling to remain standing on October 4.

www.newsweek.com

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 20h

are we all just forgetting a death from natural causes everyone is thinking about?

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 1d

yup, and most people are capable of being critical of both - they don't null each other out.

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 1d

oops - didn't realize your post was from yesterday, you've probably seen that already.

proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 1d

www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-sh...

'Hypocrite!' Pam Bondi's attack notes snapped by photographer during contentious hearing

Attorney General Pam Bondi drew reactions from those watching her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when, instead of answering specific questions from Democrats, she turned ...

www.rawstory.com

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 1d

I believe these are the first Chicagoland NTBs, which is significant because grand juries sit for a long time— we didn’t previously know that Chicago’s GJs were fed up with this stuff and now we do.

Haydon is reading The Uncertain Center, Arthur C McGill @haydonmp.bsky.social · 1d

Add it to the tally.

Seems like we’re getting up to 20+ grand jury no true bills just from what I’ve seen. Absolutely remarkable.

Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 1d

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 1d

preach!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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proud rebel scum ⚛️ @proudrebelscum.bsky.social · 1d

am convinced Trump derangement syndrome is real, his acolytes so often seem deranged!

Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 1d

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as culprit in shutdown | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to 'Trump derangement syndrome' as culprit in shutdown • Kansas Reflector

The six-person Kansas congressional delegation — five Republicans, one Democrat — share views on the weeklong shutdown tied to failure to pass a short-term funding bill to finance government operation...

kansasreflector.com

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