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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Our government pardoned this guy after he was tried, convicted and sentenced. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n... But we are summarily executing fishermen with no due process based solely on supposed intelligence the adminstration won't release.
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The president hid his bruise under makeup before stepping out for his first public appearance in days.
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Trump, 79, Coats Bruised Hand in Makeup After 4-Day Absence
The president hid his bruise under makeup before stepping out for his first public appearance in days.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Law firms, universities, media companies, and now banks. If people don’t understand what’s happening to our country, it’s because they don’t want to.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Mark my words: Trump will defy our Supreme Court too. It’s just a matter of time.
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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
1. Obama never organized an insurrection. #Jan6 2. The corrupt SCOTUS ruled that Presidents are immune. 3. Gabbard is a Traitorous Russian asset and a disgrace to our country .
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Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims
Trump intelligence chief accuses ex-president and others of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ for alleging Russian interference
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Today is flag day. Here’s a video of a man using an American flag as a drape covering for Trump art and wadding it up in front of Trump who doesn’t seem to mind. Later, the man places the wadded up flag in a chair behind him. Why didn’t Trump stop him?
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Windsor Mann @windsormann.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
George Orwell wrote in 1941:
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Jessica Cale @dirtysexyhistory.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I feel like more people should be talking about this www.newsweek.com/2024-electio...
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2024 election results under scrutiny as lawsuit advances
A judge has ruled that a lawsuit questioning the election results in Rockland County, New York, can proceed to discovery.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Look what I found when I searched "ICE uniform" in Google Shopping. None of us have any way of knowing if the "ICE agent" pushing you into a car, isn't just some unbalanced vigilante into cosplay. These are very dangerous times.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman. -Free school breakfast and lunch -Restoring voting rights for felons -Paid leave Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
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Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
NEW: When Trump put 2,000 Guard troops under his control on Saturday night and ordered them into Los Angeles, it was billed as an urgent response to quell protests. But officials had been discussing for months how to use the military to bolster immugration enforcement. www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/p...
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Trump’s move to use military for immigration enforcement was months in the making | CNN Politics
When President Donald Trump put 2,000 National Guard troops under his control on Saturday night and ordered them into Los Angeles, it was billed as an urgent response to quell protests. But it was als...
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
(5) The Memo includes no geographic limit. None. It applies across the USA. As @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social explained below: "It’s a blank check for mobilizing National Guard and active duty troops to deploy anywhere" (Trump alluded to this on tarmac on Sunday: bsky.app/profile/acyn...)
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
My theory is that some of the most dangerous people in America are smart, introverted techies who never understood why anyone majored in the liberal arts in college, graduated college and began reading and misunderstanding texts liberal arts majors were taught to read properly, and became fascists.
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Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far. In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
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Atul Gawande on Instagram: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantling of USAID (even assuming...
9 likes, 0 comments - atul.gawande on May 24, 2025: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantlin...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/05/2025
Strange how Truth Social posts don't stop the Russians
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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
NEW -- Donald Trump is selling access to himself tonight to those who spent a total of $192 million to buy his souvenir crypto coin, which has an intrinsic value of exactly zero. No, you are not allowed to know the names of the attendees. Yes, it's as corrupt as it sounds.
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NPR @npr.org · 21/05/2025
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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AuntRen 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🌈🌊☮️ @auntren.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Spot the difference…
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Politico @politico.com · 20/05/2025
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended potentially suspending habeas corpus — and flubbed its definition — in a Senate hearing. Habeas corpus is the right of due process to challenge a person’s detention by the government. Noem defined it as a president's right "to remove people from this country.”
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Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, flubs definition as Trump's right to 'remove people'
The Trump administration has floated suspending the legal right amid its crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/05/2025
“Democrats have a real opportunity to retake the House and Senate in 2026. As always, that begins with recruiting the best candidates and ensuring they have the resources to run competitive races,” ‪@marcelias.bsky.social‬ writes. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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What We Must Do Now To Win in 2026
Since Trump entered the political scene, Democrats have outperformed in midterm elections.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2025
"You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS" -- Elizabeth Warren grilled IRS commissioner nominee Billy Long so hard that he was left stammering and shaking by the end of her questioning
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2025
WARREN: Can POTUS legally tell the IRS to change someone's nonprofit status? BILLY LONG: I'm not able to answer WARREN: You can't read these words and tell me what those words say?! LONG: I can read the statute and I did WARREN: Then tell me what they mean!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Qatar’s GDP is $213 billion. A $1.2 Trillion investment is a laughable lie.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
OPINION | This wave of retirements in party leadership isn’t a crisis for Democrats. It’s precisely the opportunity that’s needed, writes @amandalitman.bsky.social.
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Democrat Leaders Must Pass the Torch—Or Risk Their Base Burning Out
For too long, Democrats have treated retirements like funerals. But that narrative is shifting before our eyes.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Preach!
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/05/2025
"Pirro never served as a federal prosecutor, or in any role at all in the DOJ. She was the elected district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and served as a county judge for three years during the ‘90s, although she does not appear to have practiced law at all in the past two decades."
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Martin's Out. Pirro's In. Incompetence Reigns.
Being less flagrantly unfit than the last guy doesn't make you fit.
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NPR @npr.org · 14/05/2025
If you’re one of the thousands who gave this month – THANK YOU! We love reading your comments about the role public media plays in your life, and are proud to be here for you. If you haven’t had a chance to donate, please give what you can now: n.pr/3EYClNR
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/05/2025
Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/05/2025
NEW INVESTIGATION: A private equity-fueled for-profit chain slashed patient care for years while its executives got rich. So we scraped every malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death case tied to Steward hospitals. And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
When you've lost Ben... www.mediamatters.org/ben-shapiro/...
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"It needs to stop." Ben Shapiro calls out Trump's “skeezy stuff” like the crypto scheme and accepting a plane from Qatar.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Remember that several people asked Pam Bondi during confirmation SPECIFICALLY what she would do on matters pertaining to Qatar (which she did not disclose) or GEO (pertinent to the Baraka arrest). She said she'd consult top career lawyer at DOJ abt recusal. Then she fired that lawyer.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/05/2025
You count on the NPR Network. THANK YOU to our supporters who are showing we can count on you too. If you haven’t given yet, it’s time to join the movement to defend public media. Donate now: n.pr/3EYClNR
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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Trump and his Henchmen lash out when they lose...
...and then they start arresting people
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution? How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ? 20 minutes at the most
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I have a public service message for the Tesla Board of directors. Because you guys really, REALLY don’t seem to get it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises. But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up. It's up to us to demand something better.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Dear god let this man cook.
Pritzker: It’s time for us to be done with optimism about their motives. Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research… Autistic kids and adults who are loving contributors to our society don’t deserve to be stigmatized by a weird nepo baby who once stashed a dead bear in his car. Our military service members don’t deserve to be told by a washed-up Fox TV commentator, who drank too much before being appointed Secretary of Defense, that they can’t serve their country simply because they are Black, gay, or a woman.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Jimmy Carter had to get rid of his peanut farm because it might look like he made an unseemly profit from being president. But Donald Trump is being allowed to shake down foreign countries to personally pay him protection money with his cryptocurrency to stave off his insane, illegal tariffs.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/04/2025
NEW damning details on Pete Hegseth: Minutes before U.S. jets hit Yemen, Gen. Kurilla sent strike intel through a secure gov system. Hegseth turned around and dropped it in at least two Signal chats—on his personal phone. Jet timing. Target locations. And he still has the job.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The stock market dropped another 900+ points today. Trump played golf Saturday, played golf yesterday, did the Easter egg thing today, then posted this.
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Anderson Clayton ☀️ @abreezeclayton.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
We’re calling in the calvary! North Carolina Dems will be hosting daily phonebanks to cure the military and overseas voters we need to and we’re hosting our first event THIS Friday! join us to protect the last uncertified democratic win from 2024! ⬇️ www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...
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Ballot Rescue Launch · North Carolina Democrats
Five months after the election, Jefferson Griffin and the North Carolina GOP are still trying to steal the state Supreme Court seat that Justice Riggs already won fair and square. That win is because ...
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
www.thefp.com/p/im-a-soybe...
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I’m a Soybean Farmer Who Voted for Trump. I’m Begging the President to End the Trade War.
The tariffs on China could put us out of business by 2027. All our blood, sweat, and toil could vanish with the stroke of a pen.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
So the White House story is now: “We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.” The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
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Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
JD Vance keeps saying "the left" won't engage his arguments on Abrego Garcia. Here is a piece that attempts to directly and systematically challenge one of Vance's core assertions: That Abrego Garcia already got due process and was deemed eligible for deportation: newrepublic.com/article/1941...
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JD Vance Accidentally Wrecks Trump’s Vile Scam on Abrego Garcia Case
Implicit in the vice president's latest malevolent tweets is an admission that President Trump and his administration have so far refused to make.
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