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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · Jan 26

I've seen a lot of "what can I do to stop this" over the last few days.

I want to take a minute to talk about how you engage with your Member of Congress to create change.

Tldr: Call. Don't email, don't tweet, don't fax, don't write. Call.

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 20m

A lot can change between now and then, but it could be historic.

Republicans are living in a fantasy land right now - not sure they truly appreciate how pissed people are.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1h

Hamilton pushes back and says "this is no Carrie Underwood song." He cites more serious incidents, including the claim of an IED.

Perry: "What was in that?"

Hamilton: "I don't know."

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1h

Perry asks directly whether the feds started the alleged violence in Chicago.

She asks whether it matters if the inability to execute the law was "caused by the federal agents."

Hamilton: "No, your honor."

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1h

This is the time of year vulnerable House members start pivoting to protect their job security, which makes the shutdown politics particularly interesting this time around

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1h

Hamilton: “The court doesn’t have to decide what a rebellion is.”
Perry: “I think I do.”

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 1h

Apparently DOJ couldn’t find a career attorney to argue that they should be able to use the Texas national guard in Illinois. It’s some guy who worked in the first Trump administration, then worked for Ken Paxton.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2h

"It doesn't have to be a literal rebellion" for the president to have the authority to federalize the National Guard, says Eric Hamilton, arguing for the Department of Justice.

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1h

How he wasn't indicted is... something.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1h

Previously unreported documents shed new light on the personal finances of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is vying to be the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat.

How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician

The state’s attorney general, who is vying to be the GOP nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, became a multimillionaire as a public official.

on.wsj.com

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 1h

And she's vulnerable

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 4h

With a lot less sex

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 4h

Off topic, I wonder how ice catfishing on dating apps is going in Chicago

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 4h

The power struggle once that happens is going to be wild.

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 4h

They may not stop lying about him after he dies.

Will be curious if he's healthy enough to travel to middle east in next few weeks.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 14h

This is 💯 1A activity

TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 15h

Proud 2013 NLCS game 6 attendee.

Can confirm

TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 15h

It was always so funny, one of our talking points in 2012 was for Dems to pass a budget. I always looked around and said, uh, guys, no one has passed a budget around here in years

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15h

Plus all the savings from “Doge” and firings. I’ll bet we saved nothing. Only made ourselves weaker and will pay more.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17h

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 15h

When was the last time we met that date?

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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 15h

Fun fact:

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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah I highly doubt they're loving Bibi now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I spoke to Bibi Netanyahu just a little while ago. He called, he said, 'I can't believe it. Everybody is liking me now,' meaning him. I said, 'more importantly they are loving Israel again.'"

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17h

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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TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 17h

(Neither does Tom 😂)

TT @tathompsonks.bsky.social · 17h

Southeast Kansas rural hospital construction started in March after a two-year process. Now killed because of legislative unpredictability and uncertain outlook.

www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_n...

Freeman says it is no longer moving forward with new hospital in Southeast Kansas

Freeman Health System will not proceed with plans for a $168 million, 170,000-square-foot hospital north of Pittsburg, Kansas.

www.joplinglobe.com

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 19h

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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