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cynicalwordsmith.bsky.social @cynicalwordsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a letter shared with members, has requested a one-on-one debate on the House floor with Speaker Mike Johnson on the budget.
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Secret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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Tom Jones, The Cardigans - Burning Down The House (Official Video)
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
It took a lot of stupid to alienate Canada but we did it
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
…end," China's embassy posted on X in early March.
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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I hope that we escape soon.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Sure Why not give him the nuclear codes while we're at it Maybe make him Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, too WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE DOING
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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Schumer must have realized his Chris Hayes appearance was disastrous. Today on Meet the Press, Schumer said he DOES think democracy is at risk. Two days ago he said "we aren't there yet." Keep up the pressure, keep calling your Senators - Schumer must FIGHT or step down! 📱(202) 224-3121
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
NEW: Yet another blow to Tesla — and Elon Musk. Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 of its Cybertruck vehicles over a safety issue involving a steel panel that comes loose and goes flying off while driving. Tesla is warning the panel “could create a road hazard for following motorists and…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
If I were Elon Musk, I'd be embarrassed by the rebuke to my competence as a car maker that *all* Cybertrucks have been recalled for being pasted together with Elmer's Glue. But I'd be more embarrassed to the rebuke to my competence as a businessman that the recall only affected 46,000 vehicles.
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American Opposition @americanopposition.org · 16/03/2025
We’re asking all retired US military flag officers to reach out to us at contact@americanopposition.org. We’d like to organize a military commission to engage with current military leadership on next steps if the Trump administration chooses to ignore federal court orders.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Amen. 🇺🇸 They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Trump denies that Elon Musk is going to the Pentagon to learn about secret war plans with China
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Choco Harvey Milk @chocoharveymilk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Shocking.
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stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
He really is an evil villain.
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
•••••BREAKING••••• Elon Musk will be briefed Friday on plans for any potential war the U.S. might have with China. Including Musk in the top secret China briefing — handing him access to some of this nation’s most closely guarded military secrets — is a shocking expansion of his role as an…
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
…adviser to Trump. Multiple alarms are sounding, including deep concerns regarding conflicts of interest. As head of both Tesla and SpaceX, Musk has extensive business interests in China and with the Pentagon. New York Times broke the story. Gift article below:
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 21/03/2025
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BREAKING- Judge Boasberg issued a stern order coming closer and closer to a constitutional crisis. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.47.0_1.pdf W...
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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Delicious 😋
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/03/2025
Mark Kelly: "The only oath I can think of that maybe Elon has sworn is an oath to his own checking account."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
"Mr. Kennedy’s focus on unverified treatments has frustrated some doctors in Gaines County, who have been trying to explain to patients that there is no antiviral for measles and that they have little control over which patients suffer serious symptoms..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
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Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎 @grillnatty.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/02/2025
lol sure, Jan.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
JUST IN: More action in Dellinger firing case as DOJ confirms Trump named VA Secy. Doug Collins acting special counsel yesterday (but I guess no one told the lawyers before they filed for stay at 942AM today). And one statement it in wasn't accurate. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
"America is not a software company. And letting a thin-skinned, Ketamine-fueled, video-game cheating, Nazi apologist billionaire take over the machinery of the United States is not something that anyone voted for." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Nobody voted for Elon Musk
A self-interested, erratic megalomaniac has seized control of the US government.
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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Help them swing their vote!
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4700 RDU1 workers have a union election February 10th-15th, help us reach workers and GOTV for Union Yes! Each session will include a training on how to use the phonebanking software & make calls.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Don't get distracted by Durbin's accusations of Kash Patel allegedly committing perjury. Kash Patel is going to be confirmed: You know that. I know that. Plan for that, not what you want to happen.
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Reggie Hubbard @oreggieglobal.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
President Musk…. Still don’t remember seeing his name on the ballot. And where is Mike Johnson in all of this?
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We’re done here. Right?
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Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Celebrate Black History Month!🖤❤️💛💚🤎 REFUSE TO BE SILENT! NFL removed the “End Racism” sign for the Super Bowl, that’s been in the end zone since 2021; felon/GOP/oligarchs are scrubbing websites, purging USA government, trying to re-White history in perverse unAmerican, antidemocratic Christofascism!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.
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Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.com · 10/02/2025
I want to watch Kendrick , so I turned the #SuperPropagandaBowl back on just in time for the commercial from Ontario, which I want to believe was a coded message offering us Canadian citizenship 🇨🇦
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This is where we're at, folks. Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of CONFEDERATE generals. Racists gotta racist. 😡 Call your legislators & tell them how you feel about that. We're not going back. 🗣️Tell folks who don't follow the news. www.aol.com/defense-pick...
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Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate generals from US military bases, repeatedly saying the nam...
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
DOGE is a danger to America, and Musk’s reckless actions are threatening Americans’ security. The legal challenge led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 18 other state attorneys general, is a powerhouse path to fighting back. Suing Trump and the Treasury Department is…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/02/2025
This weekend’s news recap is packed: A judge blocked Musk’s DOGE from seizing the U.S. Treasury, and MAGA is melting down. Trump admitted he spoke with Putin and wants to extort Ukraine’s resources. And so much more. Read the full breakdown.
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 67. 2/9/25
… Elon Musk, JD Vance and their MAGA minions are fuming at US District Judge Engelmayer’s decision to halt DOGE’s attempts to seize control of the US Treasury.
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cynicalwordsmith.bsky.social @cynicalwordsmith.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Different from Facebook- better than Twitter X
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse.
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cynicalwordsmith.bsky.social @cynicalwordsmith.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
@terryodor.bsky.social it’s me- Cynthia
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Pete Dominick @petedominick.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
.@marcelias.bsky.social of Democracy Docket is one of the most important voices of our generation doing vital work you should support. He also only has 2 shirts. I love him www.democracydocket.com
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
You bout to get all this DEI Happy Black History Month... Black history is America history
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Paula D. Ashe @pauladashe.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
FO SHO. Happy Black History Month friends. Celebrate loud, celebrate proud, celebrate Black. Check out programming from local libraries, community organizations, colleges and universities focused on BHM and join! Give to Black causes, support Black artists, and SPEAK UP for Black lives.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 01/02/2025
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
It's not a secret but is worth pointing it out...
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