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rosemb57.bsky.social

@rosemb57.bsky.social
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Austin, Texas. Believer in truth, justice and fair play. Pro-democracy. Retired educator and school district administrator

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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 3h
Trump said he'd "pay for them myself." A day later the White House says that didn't include the $10 million taxpayers already spent. And MAGA Inc. cash is donor money, not his. Paying with other people's money is the one thing he's always been good at.
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Trump won’t reimburse taxpayers for money already spent on campaign ads
Trump’s offer to pay for the ads with PAC money instead ‘was not referring to reimbursement’
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Democratic House candidate Will Lawrence goes in on Rep. Tom Barrett: "He's running from his record because he knows he's repeatedly voted over the last 2 years to make your life more expensive, while making our country weaker. He has no answers for his record or that of his failed president."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h
Ken Paxton, caught on video admitting he’s lost control of his own campaign: “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control… it’s all coming… from DC.” Texas deserves a senator who answers to Texans — not Washington operatives pulling the strings.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 3h
The Republican health care record so far: Medicaid enrollment: down 5 million ACA enrollment: down nearly 3 million Premium payments: up 58% Hospitals at risk of closing: 446 Everyone who voted for it wants your vote in 4 weeks. Vote them all out. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 3h
Remember this…👇 Always. 😎🇺🇸✨
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly TRIPLED since 2020. Meanwhile, Amazon's profits have soared by 550% in the same time frame. Watch this before you shop for Prime Day.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 9h
Governor Newsom Is Spot On......
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h
Donald Trump has always been enormously stupid, but now he's also dangerously insane.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4h
Billy Miller has spent 20 years guiding people down the Rio Grande. The regime showed up at his river with $7 billion in contracts and bulldozers. He showed up at the courthouse with a pen. Ask the bulldozers how that went.
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Trump Says He’s “Worried.” That’s Great News For Us.
Republicans gave him the reason. Wait until you meet the river guide.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 5h
“We are under attack by an enemy in the Oval Office and we can put an end to this expanding emergency…But that depends on enough Americans channeling their fury about Trump’s corruption, crime and indifference to their needs and getting out the vote.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...
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We Are Under Attack From an Enemy Within
By listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h
The NY Fed examines how tariffs affected inflation and finds that, without them, goods prices would have declined as of last February. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/how-...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h
ARIZONA STATE: Tempe Police brutally push, tackle, and punch cheerleader Eryn Bonner in the street 😳 (They dropped felony charges but are still pursuing misdemeanors) 🤔 More: www.themarysue.com/arizona-stat...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Enten details how Trump has lost 44 points of support of support among naturalized citizens in the last two years
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 23h
Social Security is a promise that you can continue to live with dignity after you retire, become disabled, or lose a family breadwinner. We need to elect people to Congress who are determined to keep that promise. @troyjackson207.bsky.social
A graphic with a photo of Troy Jackson. The text says, "If you worked all your life you deserve to know that Social Security is going to be there and it's going to be enough to live. TROY JACKSON
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATE IN MAINE"
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They don't want to know, because then they might have to withdraw financial support form Israel. The Military.com article is below if you want more information: www.military.com/senate-block...
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 6h
More good news. This is important because it takes Fetterman outside the equation.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4h
Senate Republicans’ top spending group put $30.4 million into stopping Roy Cooper. Then it canceled every ad it had left and fled to a state Democrats haven’t won a Senate race in since 1932. Cooper didn’t even have to ask. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-says...
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Nancy Ann ❌👑 👍🏻🐸 @nancyannn.bsky.social · 7h
She divorced him on “biblical” grounds, but Texans should elect a man who cheated on her? He’s also already cheated on Texans. He’s out of Texas as much as he’s in and owns 15 properties on an AG’s salary How much was she paid for this outrageous ad?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
WATCH: As @GovBillLee, Trump, @marshablackburn , Brent Taylor etc. try to act like they saved Memphis with their invasion, MEMPHIS @mayorpaulyoung points out crime numbers were already dropping BEFORE the (un)safe Task Force got there. (The task force has killed multiple people)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
In case facts still matter…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
"Whatever conclusions reached by the commission of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires, they'll be handed off to Hegseth, who believes wars are won by whichever side can do the most pushups, and whose obsession with creating an all-white, all-male military is dragging DoD down by the day."
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“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire
Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Paxton on leaked audio: "I've never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and what issues are going to matter because it's all coming -- you know -- from DC, and I don't control message or what we're doing, and I don't have ability to change anything."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
“A list of Benefits Israeli 🇮🇱 residents get that Americans 🇺🇸 don’t… while we send them billions.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic candidate running against Tom Cotton, on Morning Joe: "I'll tell you -- over the 450 days that I've been on the campaign trail, not once have I been asked about daylight savings time. Arkansas are talking about gas prices and grocery prices and healthcare."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h
MAGA: “We support Trump because he says what he means and tells it like it is.” Also MAGA: “That’s not what he meant.” Then the usual cleanup crew, spends weeks explaining what Trump “really” meant. So much for telling it like it is.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
Republicans now having to spend many millions in multiple states where they should not have to spend anything because Trump endorsed the worst possible general election candidate in those primaries so now they are being bailed out by billionaires buying elections with dark money.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 16h
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 5h
Hold them ACCOUNTABLE‼️
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 6h
NEW AD: Introducing SCANDUEL! The only betting app where you can parlay Ken Paxton’s scandals — and get paid! Here’s a tip: Always bet that he did the thing. 💰
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h
NEW: Amid public health concerns over online sports betting, major operators like DraftKings say their in-app safeguards can prevent users from spiraling out of control. Our reporter decided to find out for himself whether that was true.
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Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.
ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 6h
Trump ran $10M+ in TV ads promoting himself, paid for w/ your tax dollars Facing backlash, he now says his super PAC will cover it Small problem: presidents can't direct super PAC spending either I'll get into it w/ @ms.now at 11AM ET👇 -TN
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
RUHLE: Why do you think the president is taking this position? TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad advice RUHLE: Why do you talk about advice? He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 9h
Show me 😡
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h
“.. There aren’t any more inventories to drain in the West,” Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol Group, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Tuesday. “We drained the available inventory.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h
High school football players threaten to sexually assault female student-message her in group chat. "If you think Cornell was bad just wait for us," text said. What's worse? Some parents are excusing the football players' behavior saying, "Boys will be boys." Boise, Idaho.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h
🚨Democrats are now favored to retake the Senate in Nate Silver’s latest model. The generic ballot has surged to D+8.9 — and D+9.6 among likely voters, the strongest Dem position yet. Maine and Iowa are moving our way. The map is expanding. The momentum is real. Let’s finish the job. #BlueWave2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h
“.. U.S. trade deficit blew out to $105.6 billion in August ... up significantly from the prior month and now up by $34.4 billion in the past two months. .. Outside of the Liberation Day swings, this is a record.” - Schwab
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
(FT) - A sharp sell-off in US government bonds is starting to reverberate across corporate America, forcing companies to overhaul their borrowing plans and even raising the spectre of defaults among the most lowly rated businesses. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/7c7c...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h
The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low. At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless: “An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.” (Published April 2025)
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“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 23h
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 22h
In new court filing, plaintiffs challenging Trump overhaul of Kennedy Center ask court to compel Ken Cen board to produce documents Team Trump is invoking "presidential communications privilege" to mask records "in a case that does not even involve an executive branch entity"
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h
Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ken Paxton continuing to lay the groundwork to blame Team Trump is he loses. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says
“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The backlash against A.I. is a backlash against unchecked inequality”
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