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EFBenzal

@efbenzal.bsky.social
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“A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy, educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - C. Achebe

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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They damn well better!
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I hope Dems take the House and then slap the smug right off Johnson's face.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lake Our President is a One Trick Pony.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
He needs to go. If Dems take the House back, someone ELSE should be Speaker.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
1. BREAKING Federal agents delivered subpoenas to several New York Times journalists after the Times published a story revealing that the new Air Force One, the jet gifted by Qatar, lacked key security features found on the older Air Force One.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Those records are likely buried right next to the Epstein files.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Alito's argument – that counting ballots after Election Day means "the electorate’s choice does not occur on election day, and the federal election-day statutes are violated" – is some of the dumbest reasoning I have ever seen. The "choice" doesn't occur at the time of counting!
"If ballots received after election day are added to the set of ballots that dictate the election’s outcome, the electorate’s choice does not occur on
election day, and the federal election-day statutes are violated."
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I always take that to mean that they’re going to rule in Trump’s favor and they don’t wanna hear about it so they wanna be on vacation when it comes out.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Looks oddly similar to his first inauguration.😆
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Steve the Dog🐾 @stevethedogcivics.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Summary of “U.S. Virgin Islands, Purchase of, Narrated by Rep. Stacey Plaskett”, part of the YouTube series “250 to 250” by @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @250to250.bsky.social youtu.be/YOIvwpnUtOM?... Full carousel on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DaDDuBQlsx... #WeAreAmerica250 #HeatherCoxRichardson
First slide of an Instagram carousel summarizing “U.S. Virgin Islands, Purchase of, Narrated by Rep. Stacey Plaskett”, part of the YouTube series “250 to 250”. Text reads: “In this episode of 250 to 250, Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett shares the story of the purchase of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Congresswoman  Plaskett is the first person in a territory to be named a Ranking Member of a Select Committee, and is serving her 6th term as a delegate to the House of Representatives from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We need to move on from Jefferies unless he’s willing to give up his Israeli money.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wow! What an interesting way to spend $13 million of taxpayer money….
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
That water is greener than the Chicago River on St. Patty’s Day.
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♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pam.sheshed.rocks · 14/06/2026
Happy Barack Obama Day! #SheShed
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
She is only interested in making her employees follow her nationalist, right wing agenda. She can't even be honest about that ... how is that building trust and mutual respect?
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Quick, summarize America in one headline
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 27/05/2026
"A society where the rulers live in privacy while the population lives under surveillance is the very definition of tyranny."
Free Talk Live says: You have every right to know what vour government is doing and they have no right to know what you are doing.

That is why they are called public servants and we are called private citizens.

Instead, the relationship has been inverted. The state hides behind secrecy, classified files, and redactions while demanding total visibility into your finances, communications, movement, and behavior.

A society where the rulers live in privacy while the population lives under surveillance is the very definition of tyranny.
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 24/04/2026
Donald Trump and Republicans gifted Meta BILLIONS in tax breaks last year. Meta reported record profits — then turned around and laid off thousands of workers. Giant corporate tax handouts don't "trickle down."
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I’ve had time to study DOJ’s indictment of the SPLC now & it only gets more disturbing. A weak indictment, like the now-dismissed one against Comey & the one a grand jury declined to indict against members of Congress. I point out the likely ulterior motive: joycevance.substack.com/p/whats-wron...
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What’s Wrong With The SPLC Indictment
DOJ's indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center is a critical moment in the administration's war on democracy
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Even his excuse is worrying. Either he thinks he is God, or he actually knows so little about God that he thinks a drawing depicting Him is that of a doctor.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The typical Trump flacks, and the man himself, are irreligious even while they pander to it. But Hegseth is actually deep into an extremist sect that's not just evangelical but a particular brand of ultra-Calvinist theocratic nationalism. That's why he goes beyond the rest and in some peculiar ways.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Excellent!
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This time. But he has folded way too many times in the past. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Five-time draft dodger says what now?
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Robert Mueller pursued justice and the truth. May he rest in peace. www.npr.org/2026/03/21/n...
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Robert S. Mueller III, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dead at 81
Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The President of the United States said I insulted Jesus. You want to know what insults Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare. Bombing schoolchildren in Iran. Deporting moms and babies. Covering up the Epstein files.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Uncanny perfection.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
OK, this Tucker Carlson impression on Saturday Night Live last night is uncanny! Has all the verbal tics and go-to phrases down, and nails the high-pitch cackle.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2026
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"Trump has called the Iran war a “little excursion.” It’s wildly inappropriate to use that term when people are getting killed in this conflict...In fact, it’s grotesque...To make this obvious point isn’t to be woke or even antiwar. It’s to be civilized." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Trump to America: Thank Me for Your Gas Bill
Higher prices = more money, according to the president.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
1. Donald Trump starts a war with Iran, deeply unpopular with the American people, that causes oil prices to spike. 2. Trump allows Russia to sell its oil at those inflated prices, giving Russia far more money for its war with Ukraine. 3. Trump is Russia First. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
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Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Sure they did.. every night playing Call of Duty.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
1. After former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was advised during her Epstein deposition that photos were being taken of her testimony and distributed publicly, she said: “I’m done with this… You can hold me in contempt.”
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
He should be replaced with Chris Murphy. Or Sheldon Whitehouse.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
And put a frat bro in charge.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Trump hasn't gone to Congress for authorization to attack Iran. He hasn't explained the necessity or urgency of preemptive action by us. I'd very much like to see regime change in Iran, but Trump hasn't explained how we intend to help achieve that goal. Congress: Just say No.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A US or Israeli strike hit an elementary girl’s school in Minab, a city located in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran, murdering at least 40 students. Parents seen distraught searching through the rubble. (No video since not for entertainment and too distressing)
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
He is the ultimate “pick me” girl.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Correction: SHOULD NOT. But they do.
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Did they also strike the rock?
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
No
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EFBenzal @efbenzal.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
To be fair, Jim Jordan can't look any other way.
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