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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 14h
Hollywood Wax Museum
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Maybe Natalie will be the next one? Oh, but then the K's would end. Sad.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11/10/2026
Just read it. Bessent wrote Warren a letter
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
October 9, 2026
The Honorable Elizabeth Warren
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Warren:
Thave received your October 7 letter, which adds to the mounting body of evidence of your complete paucity of knowledge about financial markets. Rather than take my suggestion of studying introductory economics, you have continued your letter-writing crusade and participation in tabloid fodder about the Treasury Department.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to treat your concerns as sincere. As the federal funds rate climbed from near zero to its highest level in 22 years, with inflation hitting a 40-year high, you were a cheerleader for the Biden Administration's reckless spending. You blamed the economic consequences on the Federal Reserve, rather than your own irresponsible fiscal policies. Your view of the economy depends on who occupies the White House, but your woeful understanding of the issues is consistent.
The "interventions" you describe as "unprecedented" have been underway since May 2024. The buyback program has been well received by market participants in bolstering Treasury liquidity, which reduces market volatility, increases the convenience yield of Treasury securities and ensures the best value for the taxpayer. The continued enhancements optimize Treasury market liquidity in primary and secondary markets. The U.S. Treasury market's liquidity and performance versus global peers is evidence.
While you voted for a $5 trillion tax hike on everyday Americans, the Working Families Tax Cuts continue to deliver for families and workers across the country. The average refund this filing season was over $3,400, an increase of 11 percent over the previous year. More than 30 million workers claimed No Tax on Overtime, more than 7 million claimed No Tax on Tips, and more than 37 million seniors claimed their enhanced deduction. More than 34 million families claimed the permanently enhanced Child Tax Credit, and …These results are made possible by the employees of the Department of the Treasury, who are working around the clock for the American people. Unsurprisingly, you have responded by criticizing their dedication and aptitude for the job in a recent interview.' Despite your malign characterization, the Domestic Finance team you alluded to in your interview is fully staffed relative to historical levels. It is ironic that you have voted against every presidential appointee for a position at Treasury, no matter how impressive the qualifications for the role. Given your newfound interest in Department personnel, I challenge you to reverse course and thoughtfully engage with future nominees and support their confirmation.
Finally, my offer of a Foreign Exchange for Dummies tutorial still stands and if you receive a passing grade on the Yale metric, not the Harvard curve, I would be happy to also include a Fixed Income for Dummies.
Sincerely,
Aver Bout
Happy Indigenous Peoples'
Say in advance to you and your family.
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Abider @obvsnotagolfer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
bsky.app/profile/obvs...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities.
Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed.
Not any Muslim.
Trump.
A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
👇👇
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Totally not a conflict of interest at all.
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You moron. It's "sons of bitches", not "son of a bitches". 😏
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
FDR v. Stephen Miller
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My god, give these people some food!
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated.
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump has wet dreams about him, no doubt.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just wait until he meets MR. TAR
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And it that signature also an auto pen? Hmmmm?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
nytimes.com
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
Republicans have filed a slew of lawsuits in recent years to restrict mail voting. But the RNC also paid for emails and a get-out-the-vote website telling voters to “request your mail-in ballot now.” 🔗: demdock.com/4rtQypR
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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump has now refunded $128 billion dollars from his tariffs to corporations. Tariffs he created, made Americans pay for, and then returned right back to his donors. We paid, and his friends cashed in.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So in addition to being a former clerk to SCOTUS Justice Neil Gorsuch, Mike Davis’ lobbying clients include Hewlett Packard and Walmart. Have the CEOs of those companies been asked to “disavow” and “sever their relationships” with Mike Davis?? He is a grotesque racist.
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Candice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026
NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital.
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Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Virginia school board settles with parents, reverses policy that blocked LGBTQ+ student club"
virginiamercury.com
Virginia school board settles with parents, reverses policy that blocked LGBTQ+ student club • Virginia Mercury
King George School Board updates policy to expand non-curricular clubs, enhance parental input
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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
From @allrisenews.com. Whenever anyone asks a Democrat about a twitch streamer, they should counter with this, which is only one among several dangers to children that Elon has introduced to this world.
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A deal that no other president in the history of this country has ever made. But I made it. I make the best deals.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Donald Trump is the butt of Canada PM’s joke. The crowd laughed.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Asked by TPM about the killing of Alex Pretti, Greg Bovino blamed DHS for taking a “light touch” towards Minneapolis protesters.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/greg-bo...
talkingpointsmemo.com
In New York, Greg Bovino Says DHS’ ‘Light Touch’ Allowed Minneapolis ‘Lawlessness’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Greg Bovino knows Minneapolis is a problem.  The...
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Layla A. Jones @laylaayanna.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external events related to the 2030 Census amid the agency’s release of a controversial and unprecedented rule proposal, according to a copy of an email obtained by TPM. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Statement from the Radio Television Digital News Association:
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/09/2026
There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.
newrepublic.com
Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
👩‍🍳 💋
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Odd, that Republicans in Congress cruelly require work quotas from the poor, sick, and disabled to get federal money, while Republicans in Congress could never qualify for these quotas because of all the days they take off work, but still get FULL benefits from the federal government. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Not every “Secretary Pete” is the same.
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thought and said this the first time he spoke to "the people" before his first campaign...way back when.
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Coop @linjurz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thank you Heather Cox Richardson for repeating the truth about the Biden economy. I am so tired of their bashing and lies. He did an outstanding job in restoring economic growth.
"If you are watching members of this administration, they are constantly blaming the Biden administration for their own problems. And just a reminder, the Biden economy was so strong that the economist, which is NOT a hotbed of leftist ideology, let me tell you, said it was the envy of the world. That Biden had knocked it out of the park, that he had done the equivalent of a catching an egg on a plate, bringing the United States out of the Pandemic to the strongest country in the world. So, this idea that somehow Biden screwed up is  just absolutely ridiculous, and certainly, almost two years into a second administration to continue to say, 'Oh it's Biden’s fault' is just ridiculous."
Heather Cox Richardson
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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I hate Trump & MAGA Republicans, but what I loathe even more is a fake, fraud “Democrat” who people donated, canvassed & campaigned for even through his mental & physical illnesses & has become a gloating turncoat May Fetterman live in abject fear of his next stroke or fall, suffering in his infamy
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amyrlee.bsky.social @amyrlee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
😆😅😂 This made me guffaw and scare my snoozing cat!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor in MN who pushed for stronger charges against lying ICE agent, Christian Castro, has now been FIRED from his job for doing the right thing. And he's under investigation. I've got the latest details of this perversion of justice & Castro's cases: youtu.be/Ok_4kxkoy7M?...
youtu.be
Trump DOJ PANICS & FIRES Prosecutor After ICE Agent Charges SPARK OUTRAGE!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
⚠️ The Kuhestak wedding strike is reportedly the FOURTH incident in which the US struck sites with no military use in Iran and killed civilians, including children: Feb 28th: Tomahawk on Minab school Feb 28th: PrSM on Lamerd sports hall July 31st: 2K bomb on residential area
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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
sfchronicle.com
ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’
ICE owes millions in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW ICE wants to build a nationwide database of voters, their voting history and, potentially, their party affiliations too. ....and it's willing to pay someone up to $5M to do it www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...
wired.com
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is what karma looks like.
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