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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 12h

Not a surprise.

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 13h

Holy fuck

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 1d

AI is a runaway train and I’d like to get off at the nearest station.

I’ll jump off and roll down a hill like they do in the movies if I have to.

Video: @varunmayya.bsky.social

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 13h

Such bullshit

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

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

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 1d

There’s always a tweet

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 1d

All Republican states

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

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%

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 1d

Who’s a very good boy?

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1d

This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 1d

WTAF

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 2d

What she said

Legal Weed 4 SC 🌱 @legalweed4sc.bsky.social · 2d

Truth.

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 2d

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 2d

#MorningVibe

Last month, workers painted over the rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the LGBTQ Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Se7en Bites owner Trina Gregory said "If they want to erase symbols of pride and acceptance, then we'll create even more of them"
#ArtAsActivism

An Orlando resturant owner gave 49 of her parking spots to artists to protest a state ban on rainbow-colored crosswalks

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 2d

Too funny!

Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 2d

Haha

Enjoy 🤣

#SheShed

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 2d

Just. Great. Fuck.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The Supreme Court will weigh whether a ban on conversion therapy for minors violates Christian therapists' free speech or protects LGBTQ+ youth from a practice most studies have deemed unsafe and ineffective.

The case could affect laws in nearly 30 states.

Christian therapist seeks right to counsel gay teens to change feelings

The Supreme Court will consider whether therapists’ free speech rights outweigh a law that bans therapy that seeks to change sexual identity. Almost 30 states have such bans.

www.washingtonpost.com

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 3d

Peaceful as expected

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 3d

Facts matter

Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 3d

Mark Kelly: “The Federal law is that undocumented individuals do not have access to Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, even the Affordable Care Act. That’s the law. So this is a red herring from my Republican colleagues. They don’t want to help folks out”

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 3d

Sure Jan.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Welker: They say the house is not in session because you don't want to swear in the newly elected democratic congresswoman who would be a critical vote to releasing the Epstein files.

Johnson: It's totally absurd. This has nothing to do with that. It's another red herring.

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 3d

So much for separation of church and state

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 4d

Yes!!!

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Saturday blocked President Donald Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying Trump’s actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 4d

“The reason that Donald Trump is seeking to clear the lane for Andrew Cuomo is because he knows that Andrew Cuomo will clear the lane for Donald Trump’s agenda."

Zohran Mamdani on Trump’s Meddling in NYC Election as Eric Adams Drops Out

In an exclusive interview just hours after incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to end his reelection bid, we sat down with Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to lay out his ...

www.democracynow.org

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 4d

WTAF

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d

MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel fired an agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag on his desk while appointed to a field office in California last year, according to three people familiar with the matter and a dismissal notice reviewed by MSNBC. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/k...

Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag

The FBI employee was fired on the first day of the government shutdown as President Trump threatened more terminations.

www.msnbc.com

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 5d

Good fucking grief

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

This is fascism.

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Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 5d

Nice

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 6d

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 5d

Great news

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 5d

BREAKING:

A federal judge ORDERS an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been vindictively prosecuted.

Abrego’s lawyers carried their burden of demonstrating enough evidence to warrant it.

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 5d

Do your job

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 5d

It's official: Speaker Johnson will not bring the House back into session next week.

Mr. Speaker: Do your job!

Come to the table. Help Democrats reopen the government and protect health care.

Swear in Rep. Grijalva.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 5d

What he said

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6d

Soyboy farmers should pick themselves up by their bootstraps like the rest of us. At least we didn’t vote for Fat Satan three times.

Ron Rutherford-Triche (He/Him) @rtriche.bsky.social · 5d

This ⬇️

NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 5d

Let’s. Do. This. 😎🇺🇸✨