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Josie&Gracie

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Working stiff living in the deepest red part of a purple state

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The American people should never forget that when they faced exploding costs from a failed war in Iran and dangerous uncertainty from unchecked artificial intelligence, House Republicans decided to cancel work in Washington and go home for nearly eight weeks. Shameful.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
National average for gallon of gas... Trump's first day in office: $3.12 Today: $4.37 (40.1% increase) National average for gallon of diesel... Trump's first day in office: $3.72 Today: $6.39 (71.8% increase)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Judicial Axis of Evil.
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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
quite something this paragraph.
After meeting with delegates from the two sides in South Florida, Kushner and Witkoff emerged with a peace plan that would have required Ukraine to accept nearly all of Russia’s demands: ceding territory, promising never to join NATO, and drastically shrinking its army. Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s press secretary, hailed the proposal as “a good plan for both Russia and Ukraine.” But, when the plan became public, it collapsed under a wave of outrage. Even Rubio reportedly derided it as “Russia’s wish list.”
Some observers suspect that Russia has effectively offered the Americans business deals in exchange for a favorable peace agreement. “This is the generally held view,” the former U.S. official in the region told me. A classified report produced by a European intelligence agency states that Trump and people around him have discussed several potential contracts in Russia. The report is not dated, but the European official who gave it to me said that the details were first discussed sometime after Trump invited Putin to Anchorage, in August, 2025. Twice that year, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, was allowed to enter the U.S., where he talked about investment opportunities. “The privatization of American foreign policy is quite far along,” the official who gave me the report said. (A spokesman for Kushner denied that U.S. officials would profit from the deals under discussion.)
The document lists ten potential ventures, which it says appear to “have been originally designed by the Kremlin’s political and business elites.” They include reopening the Nord Stream 2 pipeline under American control, resuming ExxonMobil’s operations in Sakhalin, and drilling for oil in the Sea of Okhotsk. According to the report, there was discussion of unfreezing Russian assets that are held under American sanctions. The document mentions people who might participate, including Trump, Witkoff, and Kushner. It also names Richard Grenell, the former Presidential en…
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Don't worry, MAGA. This time Trump means it!
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remember when John Kerry got swiftboated for his ACTUAL Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts?
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Linda from 🇨🇦 @lakelifelady.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Elbows up and gloves off!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Donald Trump is an absolute psycho and international embarrassment.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨 YOSEMITE 7,083 letters on a deal they spent a year hiding. They thought nobody would find out. They were wrong, and they're finding out how wrong by the hour. Add yours and put the pressure on: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
made a shareable version: www.instagram.com/p/Dc_hthRzyp...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Every Democrat voted to extend the subsidies and keep you healthcare costs down, and almost every Republican voted against it. That's why your premiums went up." Every Dem should be repeating this endlessly and there should be constant ads on it. The average American probably doesn't have a clue.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The families of the 18 U.S. service members killed in Trump's illegal war might not be pleased to hear Trump co-conspirator Howard Lutnick deny their deaths.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I am grateful to the @nytimes.com for giving subscribers unlimited shares. There are so many horrible acts of chaos, corruption, & cruelty that the government says on our behalf. We are not yet loud enough. Not even close. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/n... #voices4Victory #dv1 #UsDemocracy
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Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care (Gift Article)
Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Call it the MITCH Act. If a U.S. Senator can disappear from the job for months and still collect a full paycheck, working Americans shouldn’t have to choose between getting well, caring for family, and paying the bills. Paid leave for ALL. 🇺🇸 #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 12/08/2026
Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile will lead the AmericanaFest 2026 Keynote Conversation, sitting down without a moderator to talk songwriting, collaboration, creative longevity and life in music. zurl.co/aYiLA
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Bernie Taupin And Brandi Carlile To Lead AmericanaFest 2026 Keynote Conversation - That Eric Alper
Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile are bringing two generations of songwriting into the same room at AmericanaFest 2026. The pair will lead this year’s Keynote Conversation on September 16 during the AmericanaFest Business Conference in Nashville, with no moderator between them. That setup should make for a very different kind of keynote. Taupin and Carlile […]
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Agolf Twitler Slayer @slayeragolf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
You can now pay the president of the United States $100,000 a month to get early insider trading information. This is not a joke. This is your United States of America. What the actual FUCK people!!!
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
THIS 👇 HERE, AS WELL.......
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The @nytimes inexplicably continues to assert that "the Justice Department ... gave [Trump] the audit protection as part of a deal to end the lawsuit." Nope. It wasn't included in the "deal." It's a unilateral--and blatantly unlawful--decree by the Acting AG. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
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Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I Remember, Hope you do….
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/07/2026
I dunno but it should probably be a bigger deal that the White House announced it wants to slap a 100% tariff on drug imports at the same time it is eliminating Medicare drug subsidies. And we’re talking about critical life-saving drugs like insulin, blood thinners, antibiotics, and heart meds.
India supplies approximately 50% of all U.S. generic drugs, and these face the highest tariff
rates:
• Antibiotics: Penicillin, amoxicillin
• Cardiovascular medications: Generic versions of cholesterol drugs, blood thinners
• Diabetes medications: Metformin, insulin analogs
• Pain relievers: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen
2. China-Dependent Active Ingredients
China supplies active ingredients for:
• >95% of ibuprofen and acetaminophen
• ~45% of penicillin
• Many other commonly used medications' base components
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 21/07/2026
My heart breaks for the families of the servicemembers we lost in Jordan and Iraq this weekend. The Trump-Vance Administration must end its foolish, unauthorized war in Iran that is putting our troops in harm’s way.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Trump administration inked a $1.6 billion deal for a U.S. company to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan. The company is linked to Trump’s sons & Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons, who will be personally enriched by their fathers’ policy decisions. The corruption is breathtaking.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"Trump’s claims that the White House ballroom would go up with zero taxpayer spending were a total lie...Tens of millions of public funds have already gone into the project, [and] internal cost estimates have been significantly higher than officials acknowledged." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Trump Is Stalled Out
But the show must go on.
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Wes Smith Ω 🧢 @wessmith123.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The stupidest dealmaker on Earth needs to go back to dealmaking school.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Perfect response from Jamie Foxx
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Something has gone horribly wrong in a civilization that has trillionaires and homeless people
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 08/06/2026
I thought people were kidding, turns out Elon really did axe the screwworm containment program back in March 25. fucking imbecile www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...
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Bird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by Trump
Among the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including eff...
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so. Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it."
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Inclined @disabledveteran.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
National Park Service analysis finds that the contractor given a no-bid contract to repair the Reflecting Pool is being paid an inflated and excessive profit. Typical profit of such federal construction is 6 -12%. But this firm received 20 %, adding over $850,000 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...
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Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Happy anniversary to the GOAT baseball blooper
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is so beautiful! Of course I canceled my Paramount subscription. Stephen Colbert will be truly missed 🥺 #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
So sad. Rest in peace. #USDemocracy www.foxnews.com/politics/fmr...
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Fmr Dem Rep Barney Frank, sharp-tongued liberal trailblazer, Dodd-Frank co-author dies
Barney Frank, the liberal Massachusetts congressman behind the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and a gay rights pioneer, has died at age 86.
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tru @thetrudz.photo · 19/05/2026
Old enough to remember when Google search was useful and Google Scholar didn’t list slop papers with fake citations as a ‘reasonable’ result.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
DOJ attempts to absolve Trump/Trump family of all their potential tax related crimes. If you are upset about what the DOJ/IRS are doing - don't forget who got us to this point today - making Trump - the King.
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This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Call Democrats in Georgia to remind them that today is the last day to vote! @ossoff.bsky.social and Georgia justice! www.mobilize.us/georgiademoc...
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ELECTION DAY PHONE BANK: Justice for Georgia · Democratic Party of Georgia
Our Georgia courts are our last line of defense to protect our rights and democracy - Georgia voters can elect THREE pro-rights and pro-democracy candidates with Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin for the...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
That’s the kind of thing that gets you a primary challenge now. This is a Hatch Act violation and they’re not even pretending otherwise. The event posters have Hegseth’s name on them. Hegseth should be removed from office. Also release the Epstein files!
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Rep. Thomas Massie confronts the full force of Trump’s wrath in a Republican primary
The Kentucky Republican has emerged as perhaps the president’s most critical primary target after bucking him on issues ranging from budget legislation to the Epstein files.
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is what criminals do....
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Well, dang. Not boom.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The best edit cartoonist of the 21st century, by miles and miles
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Trump one month before the 2024 election: “Think of it - within one year you’re gonna have electric bills and energy bills and gasoline for your cars is going to be 50% cheaper than it is right now. That’s a big thing.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 08/05/2026
The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch-operated cruise ship with passengers of 23 nationalities is precisely the type of public health crisis the WHO is designed to tackle. But the U.S. formally left the WHO in January, after 78 years of membership. Read more: nbcnews.to/3RrZLky
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough Thank you for being a friend to all animals and for helping the world to cherish us x
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