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pugnacious snark- here for my pound of flesh
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Spoiler: no.
Does anyone in the White House even know what is going on?
WELKER: There is currently an exclusion for some products

NAVARRO: It's not an exclusion

WELKER: The White House called it an exclusion
April 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
April 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Reupping this story which has J6ers who went to fundraiser where acting US Attorney Ed Martin compared their prosecution to the internment of Japanese Ameriricans during WWII hopping mad. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Top prosecutor spoke at event attended by January 6 seditionists who are appealing their convictions
US Attorney Ed Martin compared January 6 rioters to Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
www.motherjones.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Pres. Obama: "I don't think what we just witnessed in terms … tariffs is going to be good for America, but that's a specific policy. I'm more deeply concerned with a federal government that threatens universities if they don't give up students who are exercising their right to free speech."
April 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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"A chorus of cars honked nonstop in support of the nearly 5,000 “Hands Off” protestors in Sarasota who mobilized against President Donald Trump and his close political ally Elon Musk."

www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/l...
Thousands gather in Sarasota to protest 'destructive' policies inacted by President Trump
Nearly 5,000 “Hands Off” protestors mobilized against sweeping actions President Donald Trump has made during his first 100 days in office.
www.heraldtribune.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is the beginning of the future we, The American People, are writing.
April 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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This #caturday, I'm bringing you an important musical interlude. [sound on]

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour #piano
April 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Bates: He inherited an economy that was the best-performing in the world. But in just two months, he’s crashing that economy with the biggest tax increase on middle-class families in 50 years—raising the prices he promised he would lower, and breaking his number one promise to them.
April 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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🔼 "There are currently 64,000 Russians along the line of combat contact in the Kursk region, we are holding them back," - Zelensky.
April 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Keep sharing this around.
April 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Great thread:
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If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.

Here’s how to think of them:

They are no longer public servants.

Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…

1/
April 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A letter signed by 20 people with leadership experience at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, along with a few community stakeholders, called for a halt to a plan to transfer the 32-acre campus to New College of Florida.
20 current and ex-leaders of USF Sarasota-Manatee urge revolt against New College takeover
Calling it "a bad deal which makes no sense," signatories include campus board members as well as donors and former leaders of the school.
www.wusf.org
April 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Media reports say the director of the NSA has been fired by the president after Trump met with a far right activist who urged the general's removal.
National Security Agency chief ousted after far-right activist urged his removal
Gen. Timothy Haugh, the director of the NSA, the powerful wiretapping and cyberespionage service, was fired Thursday, according to U.S. officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The MAGA propagandists are circling the wagons. Who cares about money!
April 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The economy was in absolute shambles in January 2021. A fucking dumpster fire. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rick Scott: "When Trump left office in the beginning of '21, we had a great economy. The Biden administration and Democrats ruined it." 🙃🥴🙃🥴🙃🥴
April 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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April 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Liar Greg Abbott says he has refused to set a special election to fill the seat of recently diseased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner because he says Harris County doesn’t do their elections properly.
April 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Really hoping someone does an easy graphic to explain this transfer of wealth from consumers to the super wealthy:

Trillions in tax breaks for billionaires
The $500B hole DOGE put in IRS receipts (to protect rich tax cheats)
The huge tax increases on consumers
April 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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April 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Who did this?
April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM