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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The aptly named Slaughter decision will live up to its name by slaughtering professionalism and loyalty to the Constitution among government employees rather than an individual. The Roberts Court is ushering in an authoritarian age.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today’s decision in Slaughter will destroy the independence of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which will have a cascading effect on all federal employees, who have been free from political interference for 150 years. The spoils system is back, baby!

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Nate @nategm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Morocco deserved to beat Netherlands because 1) Seeing former colonies defeat former colonizers is great 2) Moroccan food is delicious while Dutch food tastes like a crime 3) The Moroccan jerseys are an elegant nod to culture while the Dutch jerseys are an affront to color theory and God

The Morocco soccer team celebrating after defeating the Netherlands in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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CoolHandNuke @mrfawkes50.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Sealant Team Six guarding our vulnerable shores against Algae-Qeada, Algaetifa. And Algae Sharpton.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ken Paxton was indicted for scamming his own friends. He convinced them to invest hundreds of thousands in a company while secretly pocketing a commission. Paxton sold out his own friends for a quick buck. What makes you think he won't sell you out in the Senate?

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John Br👻OoOOOoOoo👻ks @johnbrooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

So it's pretty well documented that I am a Not An Optimist (tm) and I think Talarico is going to win and that it won't be especially close

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

So the president's having trouble with his erection? #LOLGOP

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

When México tried to send oil to Cuba, Trump immediately threatened to impose crushing tariffs on it, or on any country that broke his blockade of the island. Now Russia is sending Cuba oil and Trump says it’s fine, no problem. The mystery continues.

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

CBS told Stephen Colbert they wouldn't air this week's interview with James Talarico, presumably because the Trump administration threatened them. It's on YouTube, currently with 400k likes. The TV show averages ~2.5 million per night. #BoostTheSignal! youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026

This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis. Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

They're engineering the 2nd Civil War they always wanted? #AbolishICE, and a good way to start is withholding funds in the current budget negotiations. Make. Them. Stop. Attacking. Americans!

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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

a video taken by the eyewitness, Emily Heller, shows agents denying a self-identified physician access to the victim and telling bystanders to “just relax.” “How can I relax? You just killed my fucking neighbor,” Heller responded. “How the fuck do you show up to work every day?”

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Axon Spark @axonspark.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Cool that you made him melt down, but you shouldn’t be making ANY deals with the openly fascist far right party. You should be doing what they’ve always done when they were out of power: obstruct. Refuse to work with them. Stop doing anything that furthers their agenda.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

He's using our money to buy himself a gift. A billion dollar gift.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2025

AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.

Jason Delgado (Florida Capitol reporter for Spectrum News 13) on X: "Quick look at what inside a detainment tent looks like here at Alligator Alcatraz." What is shown in the picture is a long tent structure, about 50 feet wide. There is a corridor running down the middle. On each side are three rows of bunk beds. The bunk beds are sectioned off into cells which are constructed out of chain link fence, with chain link on the ceiling as well, making each cell a literal cage. It looks to me like each cell contains 9 bunk beds, so has capacity for 18 people each.

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

He knew *exactly* what he was doing. Such a tool! 😠

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Walk without rhythm. It won't attract the worm.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 12/06/2025

The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects. We the People.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I’ve been saying that I felt Trump’s dramatic escalation in recent days was driven in part by Musk’s emasculation of him last week. I also wonder whether it’s being driven by Zelensky’s profound humiliation of Putin, and Putin lashing out at Trump for not delivering Ukraine to him.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

If you need a little hope this morning

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The economic harm & human cost of research interrupted (or not started) that'd otherwise provide the basis for life-saving drugs (just to name one example) is "yuge", as Trump might say. And it's not like other countries can make up the gap. Humanity will be poorer, and for what? Owning the libs. 😢

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Where's the (sarcastic) laugh-react button, Bluesky? "Well. We're waiting." (Ted Knight character in Caddyshack voice)

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Trumpian Projection: Look for it in every major statement or action. It's the tendency to accuse others, usually "godless, communist" Democ-RATs, never mind the fact that many Dems their lives according to the Golden Rule and favor regulated capitalism with social safety net *and* high GDP growth. 🙄

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Adding this to my weekend reading list. Thanks for the gift article! bsky.app/profile/cool...

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

No POTUS can just "set the deal". Countries have other options as trading partners. Will the switch take a long time & cause financial pain? Sure, but why would they trust a man like him not to break tomorrow whatever deal he strikes with them today? And look weak back home? No thanks! #ElbowsUp

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 01/05/2025

BREAKING: Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled. That judge was appointed by Trump. Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...

For these reasons, the Court concludes that the President’s invocation of the AEA through
the Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and, as a result, is unlawful. Respondents do
not possess the lawful authority under the AEA, and based on the Proclamation, to detain
Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States, or remove them from the country.

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Watch this and act accordingly, please.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/04/2025

This right here 🔥 “If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

This is one way to #resist. It’s at least a start, and my hope is that it’ll inspire others to resist in their own way. All with elections in 2026 and beyond in mind, not just at the federal level but also state and local elections, some of which choose election officials and judges.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/04/2025

i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery

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Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador

Donald Trump’s administration is talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador.

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abel @abelwithatable.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

sir, a second Trump term has hit the economy

Major single-day S&P 500 drops
Date
Event
Drop
April 2000
Dot-com crash
-5.8%
September 2001
Sept. 11 attacks
-4.9%
October 2008
Global financial crisis
-9.0%
August 2011
U.S. credit downgrade
-6.7%
March 2020
Covid
-12.0%
April 3, 2025
Trump tariffs
-4.8%
Source: Bloomberg • By The New York Times

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

(events of the past, say... 3.5 months) 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/04/2025

Tonight—Cory Booker is already our Leader.

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Yes! Shut down the Senate by exercising your right to speak, Dems. A nation turns its lonely (and scared) eyes to you, with apologies to Paul Simon (not the former U.S. senator, 😝) #Resist

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The tongue of a tyrant, indubitably voluble, speaks free of reason or care for his fellow man or long-established institutions governing the world's commerce and scholarly pursuits, but his own self-interest is always top-of-mind. #RIF (Ranting Is Fundamental) or #RIF (Resisting is Fundamental)

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Yup! #Resist, and that means not just taking this to court but also turning out in “yuge” numbers to vote for (D) candidates in every election for the foreseeable future. What’s that you say, Dems suck? Sometimes I agree, but here’s the thing. They do still believe in one person, one vote. 🇺🇸

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Joel Irby @joelirby.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Whine louder, Elmo, we can’t hear you! 🤪 #LOLGOP

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.

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Rap Bastardz® @rapbastardz.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Simply because they were using the Signal app and NOT proper government systems, ALL involved in that group message were BREAKING THE LAW. At what point will they be held accountable????

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