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George

@retiredsurgassist.bsky.social

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Retired surgical assistant. Registered as a republican in 75' and have never been able to vote for one. Sapentia Et Doctrina. Knowledge and wisdom are intertwined and feed each other. 130 million Americans read below a 6th grade level and watch Fox News.

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lkivett @lkivett.bsky.social · 2h

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy…

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy

Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.

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MayhemMel! @melindameyer.bsky.social · 4h

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Foxnews isn't a reliable source, Ted, it's not real news. It's an entertainment station fined millions for lying to the American people. Your party is wrong about everything and you have to accept the facts. Crying to Wikipedia won't change that. 🤡😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Cruz presses Wikipedia on bias amid growing conservative criticism

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pressed Wikipedia on Monday for information about how it maintains the online encyclopedia and addresses ideological bias amid growing conservative c...

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J Keen @jkeen1213.bsky.social · 2h

MAGAts still can't get over that people want Obamacare.

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💙🟧Carma 🦋 Karma 🫶🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇬🇱 @carmakarma.bsky.social · 6h

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Woke Nora @realnorac.bsky.social · 2h

"“I am actually stunned at Senate Republicans now. It is entirely unprecedented, and a reflection of the fact that the Republican Party is no longer a party but a full-blown cult,” Ornstein wrote in a social media post on X Wednesday.

“No vetting, no examination.."

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'I am actually stunned': Political scientist shocked at Senate GOP’s 'unprecedented' move

Political scientist and scholar Norman Ornstein railed against Senate Republicans Wednesday for what he called their “appalling” and “unprecedented” confirmation of 107 nominees of President Donald Tr...

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

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

(This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3h

it’s all just a grift

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3h

Oh this is not great

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Spotts1701, Fighting The Good Fight @spotts1701.bsky.social · 6h

In theory, yes. He's using the fig leaf that he wants the election to be "certified" first, which the AZ Secretary of State will do next Tuesday. Once the election is officially certified, then she could file suit to enforce the certificate of election and compel him to swear her in.

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George @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 2h

In-the-closet Mikey will keep the govt. closed to protect tRump from the Epstein files.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

The White House Office of Management and Budget has deleted a reference to a 2019 law on paying government workers after a shutdown from its FAQ on the current impasse.