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Steve Holcombe

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Oklahoma Attorney | Pol | Entrepreneur | Humanitarian. Everybody counts or nobody counts. Single issue voter: Democracy.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · Aug 24

Here we go ...

My preferred 2026 Oklahoma Gubenatorial candidate would have the following political platform:

Ban federal, state and local law enforcement from employing masks in performing their official duties. Fine of $10,000 per incident. No statute of limitations in Oklahoma. 1/x

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 28m

"With Republican control of Congress in danger, Trump [has begun] focusing more on retaliation."

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Retribution Is Here

The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 52m

"The visceral photograph, ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa’, depicts a member of the Nazi SS with his gun pointing at the head of a Ukrainian Jew. He is crouching on the edge of a mass grave filled with bodies."

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Historian Finally Identifies Nazi in Infamous Holocaust Photo Using AI

The historian has spent years working on this.

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PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · Aug 28

Trans rights are human rights, spread the word that Illinois is and will always be safe!

PROTECT TRANS
KIDS
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHO YOU LOVE,
YOU HAVE A HOME HERE IN ILLINOIS.
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 58m

Politics makes for strange bed fellows. And sometimes it makes for "Stranger Things" bed fellows. Don't be a fool ... but don't be an idiot, either.

Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1h

Schumer and Jeffries should be standing next to Pritzker in Chicago RIGHT NOW. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. Other Dem Governors, too.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 2h

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The Collapse of American Education ...

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The Collapse of American Education as a Symptom of U.S. Decline as a Global Power — 2025 Update

The Collapse of American Education as a Symptom of U.S. Decline as a Global Power — 2025 Update (personal notes from a worried citizen) I wrote the bones of this in 2018, after reading Alfred McCoy’s ...

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 2h

This ...

"Trump administration officials [without evidence] discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say"

Not ...

"Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say"

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Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 2h

"Jamie Dimon, who leads America's largest bank, said he was "far more worried than others" about a serious market correction, which he said could come in the next six months to two years."

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JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall

Dimon said he was "far more worried than others" about the potential for a stock market correction.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 3h

“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."

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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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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 14h

"[T]he administration [has] altered the way H-2A wage rates are calculated .... United Farm Workers [has] calculated that the change will reduce wages by $5 to $7 per hour in some states, leading to $2.46 billion less paid to H-2A workers annually."

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Trump Administration Eases Application Process and Lowers Wages for Guest Farmworkers

United Farm Workers said the shifts will hurt both migrant and domestic farmworkers. Farm groups praised the changes.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 15h

The structure and kind of people that enabled Epstein to do what he did while everyone knew what was going on, is exactly the same structure and kind of people around Trump who enable and embolden him to do incredible damage to our country and the world.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

'The Danish prime minister says the country will ban social media for under-15s, as she accused mobile phones and social networks of “stealing our children’s childhood”.'

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Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicle’s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani's balanced, well-considered statement on the second anniversary of October 7th. And, yes, the U.S. is supporting genocide in Gaza

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Mamdani’s statement on October 7 attacks draws sharp rebuke from Israel | CNN Politics

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani reflected on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks Tuesday, issuing a statement in memory of Israeli victims and hostages still held b...

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

Seconding that motion!

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

"Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have been circulating a bill to force the release of the Epstein files .... The bill needs 218 votes to pass, and currently has 217 lawmakers signed on to support it."

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'Pretty incredible': CNN anchor floored by Senator's shutdown claim

CNN anchor Erin Burnett was visibly stunned by a Democratic Senator's claim about why the Republicans shut down the government last week. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Burnett on her show "Out...

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

If you were determined to devastate places like the Arkansas Delta, where I grew up, you'd be hard pressed to come up with a more destructive set of policies. It's soybeans and rice as far as the eye can see. It's not an incidental fraction of the local economy, it is the entire foundation of it.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Soybean Farmer: So now I've got a tariff war that's killing my market. I don't have any money from grain we're sending to other countries for USAID. I mean, I've got a compound problem. I don't know how you plan for next year because we don't know where we're at.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

By the way, I qualify. My Great-great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Holcombe. He fought for Lee and was captured at the Battle Spotsylvania Courthouse in May, 1864. Spent a year as a POW in Elmira, New York.

Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

Which will accelerate the dropping off into oblivion of further rural hospitals.

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Tara Blume @tarablume.bsky.social · 1d

🚨Today, OK Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready said
"Unfortunately, we believe that out of those 300,000 plus folks (with ACA coverage) there's going to be maybe 100K people that are going to drop off and no longer have insurance..."
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Steve Holcombe @steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 1d

Ry-Ry is ruh rohing.

scooby doo from the scooby doo cartoon is making a funny face

Alt: scooby doo from the scooby doo cartoon is making a funny face and saying "ruh roh".

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

How Democrats could reshape the public narrative around AG Pam Bondi

In eight short months, Attorney General Pam Bondi has left the Justice Department in chaos.

Opinion | Pam Bondi has a lot to answer for

In eight short months, Attorney General Pam Bondi has left the Justice Department in chaos.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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