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MichaelWhatleySucks

@muddles1968.bsky.social
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North Carolina Democrat I have a perfect dog, Louis Elect Roy Cooper for Senate Whatley: oil & gas lobbyist, fundraises w a convicted pedophile, ex-Chair of NCGOP & co-chair of RNC under Donald. I know him. He sucks. #RoyCooperNC

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MichaelWhatleySucks @muddles1968.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This has to be the most pathetic attempt to drive R voters to the polls I’ve ever read Cult status, living in under a rock or benefitting directly from a criminal administration-the only reasons to support R in Midterms #GOTV We’ve had more than enough of this reality. nypost.com/2026/09/25/o...
nypost.com
Ask one question before you vote this fall — should Washington or Americans hold the keys?
Every election eventually becomes noise, a churn of endless polls, ads, debates, arguments about arguments and outrage about outrage.
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Listen To and Vote Like Black Women @bullet1982.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The ink wasn't dry on the SCOTUS decision last week that decimated the Voting Rights Act when too many white people showed America why we needed it in the first place.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 08/05/2026
This is Moses. He saved his human from a rabid bobcat while on a walk. His mom said, "he's the hero of the day." We agree, so we're awarding him a 15/10 ❤️ (IG: wsfa12news)
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MichaelWhatleySucks @muddles1968.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Fast Louie
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David Costello @davidcostello.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Mifepristone pills are safe and effective and women in the United States should not be denied their right to use them when needed!
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The average price of gas in North Carolina is now over $4. That's a huge problem.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Final section for the "East Wing Modernization Project" - aka the ballroom Here's the section so you can read, but it provides $1 bn for security-related aspects of the ballroom It makes clear it can't be used for non-security parts of the ballroom Nonetheless, taxpayer dollars for the ballroom
SEC. lll5. UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE.
12 (a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other13 wise available, there is appropriated to the United States
14 Secret Service, for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in
15 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000,
16 to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the pur17 poses of security adjustments and upgrades, including
18 within the perimeter fence of the White House Compound
19 to support enhancements by the United States Secret
20 Service relating to the East Wing Modernization Project,
21 including above-ground and below-ground security fea22 tures.
23 (b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available
24 under this section may be used for non-security elements
25 of the East Wing Modernization Project.
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MDM26A10 9PR S.L.C.
1 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘East
2 Wing Modernization Project’’ means the project with the
3 file number 8733 entitled ‘‘East Wing Modernization
4 Project’’ for which the preliminary and final site and
5 building plans were approved by the National Capital
6 Planning Commission on April 2, 2026.
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MichaelWhatleySucks @muddles1968.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Never fails My plum trees made it so far this year. 9 years w no plums. Now likely 10 years w no plums. All my dreams of plums this year dashed.
Freeze warning in area Blacksburg VA including western nc mountains 
Cue my personal complaint about losing my plum tree producing for a 10th year.
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
what on earth makes you think the Black community needs to take your 'hand out'? and yes I phrased it that way on purpose. if you wanted to reach out to the (Capital B) Black community, you go to where they're at, you sit in the back and learn, and help out as you can. 🙄
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"Martha" shares, "Thanks to the UFW, we do this work with a long-handled hoe vs having to bend over w/a short hoe like in the old days. It's hard work to clear all the weeds & make sure the blocks remain clean." #WeFeedYou
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 02/05/2026
"Shuck and Jive"
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Blue Jazz @jazzisblue.blacksky.app · 01/05/2026
The problem is this. We are expected to crawl on our hands and knees through broken glass and hot coals, constantly fighting to maintain the right to be represented and ALLOWED to vote. Meanwhile, WW, LGBTQ, immigrants and others who have benefited from the sacrifices don't feel on the hook. /1
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The US has warned shipping companies of possible sanctions if they pay Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports. This includes disguised payments like charity or indirect funds.
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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This campaign is about fighting for what’s right. This week, I was fortunate to return to the place and people who first showed me what that means. To my neighbors, thank you for joining me and I look forward to serving you in the United States Senate.
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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Teachers, thank you for all you do.
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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
In Milan 🇮🇹, at the annual march marking Italy’s liberation from Nazi-fascism, the Jewish Brigade contingent entered the procession, only to be met with hostility, insults, and physical threats. I'm not sure how much more ironic a sentence could be.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 02/05/2026
We should all be paying attention to what this means. Getting rid of Roe wasn’t the end game and they will go further. Anti choice extremists in state legislatures are teaming up with allies on the federal bench to take your freedom to control the course of your life.
apnews.com
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Why is Hegseth welching on weapons delivery commitments to its NATO allies, who had paid in advance for these weapons? Because it is sending $8.6 bn in arms to Israel and Gulf Arab states, each of which is making dramatic payoffs to Trump and Kushner family businesses.
timesofisrael.com
US approves arms sales of over $8.6 billion for Israel and other Mideast allies
$992.4 million okayed of laser guided weapons kit approved for Israel, including billions for air defense purchases by Gulf countries amid fragile truce with Iran
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Trump’s net worth has nearly tripled in his second term, reaching $6.5 billion. His administration is the most brazenly self-enriching in American history. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 30/04/2026
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MichaelWhatleySucks @muddles1968.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Platner is already worse than Fetterman. At least Fetterman had experience in politics. Not Graham. He just wants to jump to Senator w no work. Can’t quote-post bc she restricted it. Here’s a pic
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Senate Republicans on Tuesday killed a Democratic resolution that would have required President Trump to get Congress’s approval to keep blockading Cuba
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elijahplovejoy.bsky.social @elijahplovejoy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Don't call it "expanding" SCOTUS. And, for God's sake, don't call it "court-packing." Call it **right-sizing** the Court. (There are 13 circuits now -- not the 9 circuits there were when it was set at 9 justices 157 effing yrs ago!) Or call it *modernizing* the Court. Thank you.
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 30/04/2026
Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did—completely.
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Wendy Orent @wendyorent.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Dr. Richard Pan is the best. I hope to Gd he wins. We need him in the US Congress.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In the 24 hours since the Supreme Court's majority ruled to demolish the Voting Rights Act's remaining protections, Louisiana and Tennessee have already signaled that they'll redraw their congressional maps with the clear effect of shutting Black voters out.
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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Biden-Harris admin moved to close this loophole in April of 2024 & your possible next Republican Senator of Texas, Ken Paxton, immediately sued for an injunction against it. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
reuters.com
US judge blocks Biden-backed rule expanding gun background checks
A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks when selling firearms at g...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/04/2026
Trump expelled three more people -- two Cameroonian women and one Egyptian man -- to Equatorial Guinea via an Omni ICE flight yesterday. Third-country removals to Ghana and Cameroon on the same plane also possible. First reported here: gillianbrockell.com/exclusive-ic...
gillianbrockell.com
EXCLUSIVE: ICE expels three more third-country ‘deportees’ to Equatorial Guinea
Third-country removals to Cameroon and Ghana may have also occurred on the same ICE flight.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 30/04/2026
I just submitted the following to the DNC, FWIW: democrats.org/contact-us/
The DNC spent the better part of last year insisting that they don't make primary endorsements in contested Democratic primaries.

Yet just today, the OFFICIAL @democrats.org Bluesky account posted an endorsement of Graham Platner for U.S. Senate in Maine in spite of the fact that there's still 2 other Democratic primary candidates listed on the Maine ballot.

Yes, I'm aware that Gov. Mills dropped out this morning, but David Costello--who was the Democratic nominee for Maine's other Senate seat just a few years ago--has NOT dropped out and just stated that he has no intention of doing so.

https://bsky.app/profile/davidcostello.bsky.social/post/3mkpyjos43s2o

YOUR OWN WEBSITE still features Chair Martin's Op-Ed piece from a year ago specifically stating that the DNC will NOT make pre-primary endorsements in contested Democratic primaries, period.

https://democrats.org/news/icymi-dnc-chair-ken-martin-in-time-voters-should-pick-their-candidates-not-party-bosses/

As someone who has personally raised over $21 MILLION for hundreds of Democratic candidates, including over $750,000 so far this cycle alone, I'm beyond disgusted.

--Charles Gaba
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
There's TACO, FAFO, and now apparently NACHO. Not a Chance Hormuz Opens. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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You've heard of TACO Trump. Now what does NACHO mean?
President Donald Trump's back and forth tariff orders led some to say TACO. Now with ongoing closures to the Strait of Hormuz, some are saying NACHO.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 30/04/2026
democrats.org/news/icymi-d...
ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin in TIME: Voters Should Pick their Candidates, Not Party Bosses
April 24, 2025
Key Point: “This isn’t a personal stand, it’s a principled stand for something greater than any one of us: the integrity of our party’s democratic process. Our role is to serve as stewards of a fair, open, and trusted process—not to tilt the scales. […] In the coming days, I’ll introduce a new slate of structural reforms that codify these principles of neutrality and fairness into our official party rules, requiring all party officers—myself included—to remain neutral in all Democratic primaries. A clear neutrality policy protects against the misuse or abuse of power by those in official positions.”

TIME Op-Ed: Voters Should Pick their Candidates, Not Party Bosses

By: DNC Chair Ken Martin
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PaperclipAI @xiruxi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
He didn't win the primary yet. Delete this. It's disrespectful to voters and the democratic process.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The US Department of Energy is soliciting exchange of upto 92.5 mln barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
No, illegals don't get free healthcare in this country. But Chaya Raichik appears to have no inkling of how the US healthcare system operates or how insurers behave. (Yes, you actually have to challenge their decision to decline payment; that's what they expect you to do, and only then do they pay)
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Adam @adamshap.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Whoa
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Elliott w/ 2 Ts @elot247.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Ummmm, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was already a law. Please, please, PLEASE take a civics class. I know you hate Democrats and just want to bitch at them, but you sound stupid. www.politico.com/story/2017/0...
politico.com
LBJ signs Voting Rights Act, Aug. 6, 1965
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which sought to lift long-standing impediments against blacks that blocked them from voting in some federal, state and lo...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“.. Really ugly consumer spending number, with nearly all of the increase going to gasoline, health care, and financial services - aka necessities.” @matthewstoller.bsky.social
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
(WSJ) -- Cigna Group will exit the Affordable Care Act market next year, citing an effort to focus on other lines of business. @wsj.com $CI www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Cigna to Exit Affordable Care Act Market Next Year
Cigna Group will exit the Affordable Care Act market next year, citing an effort to focus on other lines of business.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Factory construction fell at a 22.8% rate in Q1, it's now down 21.7% from its peak in the 3rd quarter of 2024. Hard to find the manufacturing boom here.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
(WSJ) - The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
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NutHatch @nuthatchme.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Will Governor Mills get credit for this or just more criticism? #MEPolitics
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Governor Mills Signs Executive Order to Establish Maine Data Center Advisory Council
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Janai Nelson @janainelson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Our democracy now rests on quicksand as a result of the Supreme Court’s noxious decision in Louisiana v. Callais. Listen to the mandate that we the people must take up in the upcoming elections to pull us to firmer ground where we can fight for our future. youtu.be/yYZb5ZdQfGU
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‘Standing on quicksand’: Janai Nelson SOUNDS ALARM after Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 29/04/2026
The Farm Bill includes an insidious provision to provide legal immunity to the largest pesticide companies on the planet. We are fighting to defeat it.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Centcom readies plan for brief, intense strikes on Iran, likely hitting infrastructure - Axios
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A black girl born today will have fewer reproductive and voting rights than her grandmother.
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