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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 20h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 22h

Here’s video of the incident

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 2d

Governor Whitmer was almost kidnapped by armed thugs. Governor Shapiro‘s house was set on fire. Nancy Pelosi‘s husband was violently attacked by someone looking for her. Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home with her husband and dog…and now this. The left is the victim, not the perpetrator.

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

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 1d

...indeed it is time to stand up strong for the people of this nation and not succumb to bullying, lies, or fear.

Every shutdown since 1981 is owned by the GOP as they are the result of the five big tax breaks which they approved that have starved the treasury.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave

They’re widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is their chance to shock us for a change.

newrepublic.com

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robert64.bsky.social @robert64.bsky.social · 1d

Trump demands Dems 'open our government' as shutdown enters seventh day and more top headlines

Funny how just a week ago the GOP was in full control and didn’t need the democrats. My how the tides have changed. Now the Dems are controlling the country. Perhaps Trump should be a negotiator.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

How do you find a compromise budget that reflects the priorities of 535 members of the House and Senate when Trump will just withhold any money he doesn't want to spend? A representative democracy cannot function as Trump has broken the US system this year. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "Johnson has to actually answer that Q as to why Republicans have refused to seat Rep.-elect Grijalva. Why?... when it comes to enacting tax breaks for Republican donors, they race to do it...she will be the 218th signature on a petition to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files"

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

If this was a no, it would be really easy to say no.

Bondi’s ad hominem attack on Whitehouse is WAY more of an answer than she realizes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a career prosecutor who took a $25,000 check from an affiliated entity of Donald Trump’s while investigating Trump University and later left my lobbying firm to become Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, White House aide, and Attorney General. So don’t you DARE question my integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

The UK household debt is over £2 trillion.

Debt once public now loaded to households e.g. student debt. Energy debt rising. People borrowing for healthcare.

Mortgages 7 times salary being issued. Soaring rents.

Real average wage stuck at the 2008 level.

What could go wrong?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

A BBC spokesperson now says they will offer to interview Zack Polanski on the Laura Kuenssberg show "in the coming weeks" after cancelling their planned interview with him during the Green Party conference.

Requests for an interview following his election as Green leader were also denied

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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ScotLassie(Extremist apparently😁) @scotlassie.bsky.social · 1d

Must be nice to be independent, 100% in control of your finances, to do projects, and not have WM breathing down your fkn neck, saying, no you can't.
#IndependenceIsNormal

Henrik Larsen @henriklarsen.bsky.social · 1d

The future of renewable electricity is here.
85-97% of electricity in Denmark comes from renewable sources.
This will grow in the coming years, as new wind and solar plants are constructed.
Here's fine explanation about the role of mega heat pumps use in district heating.
youtu.be/-RQSRq-KcLs?...

World's Largest Heat Pump: Denmark’s Seawater Heating Revolution

YouTube video by German Science Guy

youtu.be

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is talking a lot about his own endings for a guy who wasn't just suspiciously out of view for five days, for the second time in a month

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

HOLY SH*T.

There it is.

Trump says he will speak to the DOJ about giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg “I'm not scared of Israel. I’m scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity.”

Stand with Greta, stand with humanity.

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Leah-Bug @leah-bug.bsky.social · 2d

In December 2024 (leading into the 2025 transition), Melania Trump secured a $40M deal with Amazon for a documentary about her return to the White House, with her personal cut reported at approximately $28M. This stems from a pitch she made directly to Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos.

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 2d

Capitalism is essentially out of control. For decades our Congress has allowed more and more mergers of companies to the extent that most are now true monopolies. Corporate bribes of Congress are largely to blame.

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Steve @sfshelton.bsky.social · 2d

The start of most the problems we have today started with President Reagan. In the 80’s, Reagan closed all the mental health hospitals, deregulated News media that got us lying Fox News and I could go on and on but not enough space on Bluesky to list all here!
People voting Republican got us here!

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Karsthans @karsthans.bsky.social · 2d

Once the ugly fat burger has been removed, we can get on with all kinds of wonderful things.

Until then, everything keeps getting worse.

Trump in - everything gets worse
Trump out - everything gets better

Impeach Donald Trump (i know, but the fish rots from the head) #ImpeachTrump
#DefeatTrump

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Nicole is AntiRacist @fmrfosterkidatty.bsky.social · 2d

This is a great script for a call to MAGA Dave McCormick and Scott Nazi Boy Perry.

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 2d

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Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 2d

Also misleading. The Covid vaccine roll-out came during transition under EU medical rules - Boris took a gamble as the safety checks were not complete but used the right of UK to move forwards

Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 2d

and the consequences of deregulation for the environment is clear: northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Pollution kills all Tees Estuary seal pups

Harbour seal pups in Tees Estuary suffer 100% mortality in 2025, prompting MPs to demand a Defra inquiry into the deaths

northeastbylines.co.uk

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 2d

If the media covered Palantir/BlackRock's public sector takeover and the rollout of deregulated investment zones with the same intensity as Nigel Farage and immigration, we'd see actual outrage at the seismic corporate power grab secretly remaking Britain. The UK is being privatised.

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Marc Meneghini @marcmeneghini.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Goodstein rendered an adversarial decision against the Trump police state that was recently nullified by an all-too-familiar supreme court shadow docket decision; Goodstein is infamous in MAGA world; Stephen Miller put a target on ‘radical-left Democrat judges’ yesterday; The Trump DOJ...

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

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Terrifying Tabatha 🇺🇲 Marshal 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (ally)🎃👻 @tabathamarshal.bsky.social · 2d

British news actually took 2 hours 30 minutes to point out all 200+ lies that Trump decided to go repeatedly spread.
Not only did it push the stereotype that us Americans are ignorant but he actually showed his beliefs are not an act, this is what he believes.

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