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Malcolm D. @mdpb53.bsky.social · 7h
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Webanalyst @webanalyst.bsky.social · 10h
My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 8h
JVL is right: "In their death throes, authoritarian movements can cause tremendous damage...A failing soiciopath, surrounded by loyalists and bitter-enders, facing the end of his rule, while the world burns. The period of maximum danger may still lie ahead." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The Forces of Trumpism Are in Disarray
This is what it looks like when a movement begins to come apart.
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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 11h
At no point during Senate Republicans speeches & questioning of Jack Smith did a single Republican Senator deny Donald J Trump committed sedition, treason, espionage, breach of national security, conspired to overturn a election, conspired to assault, injure or kill Congress & VP. Think about that
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h
Trump’s plan, unsurprisingly, is to promise a bunch of shit that will never happen
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11h
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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406 Hiker @406hiker.bsky.social · 7h
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 9h
Their marriage had more plot twists than a daytime soap.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Trump on AI: "I think I'm seeing tremendous self-policing"
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Zabba Blue @zabbablue.bsky.social · 8h
What could possibly go wrong?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h
A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 8h
Remember who Trump's friends are and vote accordingly! #VoteBlue
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined "​to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump" after a federal judge found that the attorneys misused the court system in "settling" his IRS lawsuit. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...
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Appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement
A US appeals court declined on Tuesday ​to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h
When you *wildly* overestimate your own charm.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 7h
Donald Trump, 80, Can’t Stay Awake After Mocking ‘Sleepy Joe’ #CrooksAndLiars
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Donald Trump, 80, Can’t Stay Awake After Mocking ‘Sleepy Joe’ | Crooks and Liars
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13h
How is possible that GOP Senator Eric Schmitt had a whole ass team working on today's hearing with Jack Smith and not one of them--including Schmitt--knows the difference between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Atlanta Hawks? Do none of these people watch sports?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h
“This demand for confidential information is illegal, asks attorneys to violate their most fundamental ethical duties, and puts children at risk of being trafficked, abused, and exploited by our very government.” americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/hhs-is-mak...
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HHS is Making it Impossible for Lawyers to Protect Immigrant Children (Or Their Own Bar Licenses)
The Trump administration’s attacks threaten children’s safety – and legal ethics.
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Malcolm D. @mdpb53.bsky.social · 7h
President Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro tells Canadian lobbyists to "get the hell out of our country" . Gee, makes us all feel so warm and welcome.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
scenes from an authoritarian cult -- Trump signs an EO, and then all of his cronies keep clapping and clapping for him since none of them wants to be the first one to stop
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11h
Watchdog group Public Citizen files a formal FCC complaint about Trump's taxpayer-funded TV ads “Broadcasters may be held liable for airing any ad that is in violation of federal law. Federal law explicitly prohibits using appropriated public funds for government propaganda"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
These people are utterly shameless
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 7h
Nobody Expected This Shelter Dog’s Reaction to Her New Dad ❤️👍 Original post
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Shelter Dog Meets Her New Dad For The First Time And Can’t Stop Hugging Him
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 7h
Taps the sign
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h
Naturally, when Amy Klobuchar tries to politely point out to Eric Schmitt that the entire premise of his grand conspiracy on Jack Smith might be mistaken because he was confusing the Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Schmitt interrupts and starts yelling at Klobuchar. MAGA!
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10h
The Senator from the “Show Me” state got a court check from the “North Star” state. A Midwest apology is due on camera and the Senator from Missouri’s comment should be struck from the record — as he stands to be corrected for his unsubstantiated claim and insult to the witness.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 11h
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 7h
Anthropocene/AMOC Collapse/BLUE OCEAN EVENT-If humans were SMART: 1) Protect Amazon & ARCTIC 2) Love for all LIFE 3) Use SUN, not OIL - Energy 4) LOVE our home - GAIA 5) No WAR / Progress for all🇺🇸 Hart28.com
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h
I think I'm getting the hang of this.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 11h
RFK Jr's biggest accomplishment is bringing back Measles! There are 900 new cases in Pennsylvania alone. This is what happenes when you put a vaccine-denier at the head of HHS. #GOPWarOnHealthcare Vaccines are NOT political. They are established medical science. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases (Gift Article)
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 7h
This is an administration that genuinely does not see other countries as autonomous entities. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Why is Don Jr.’s ex threatening to overthrow Greece?
Everything is terrible in Trump’s America, but it’s important not to forget that it is also very stupid. It turns out that when you let a mush-brained despot like President Donald Trump back into the…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h
Deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the polls is illegal. And it’s deeply unpopular among voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Nearly half of Americans don’t want ICE at polls, survey shows
Nearly 40% of Americans surveyed also don't want national Guardsmen at polling places. Public dissent comes as three major lawsuits were filed to block federal interference at polling places this mont...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Anarchists Without Borders @anarchswoborders.bsky.social · 7h
Just in case it wasn't totally clear, every single person who says Democrats are just as bad as Republicans is working for the fascists. Every single one.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 10h
My team at the NVA Lab has produced a new dashboard for exploring our data on US protests from Jan 2025-May 2026. This snapshot shows the 61k+ protest events (>14.6M+ recorded participants) active in the US since Trump's second inauguration. Link to dashboard in thread.
A platform displaying the data on US protests from the Crowd Counting Consortium. It includes a map of the US with counts of protest events in circular form overlaying the protests' locations. It also includes weekly tallies of protest events and participations, top protest issues, and various filters allowing users to explore events by location, issue, date, political valence, etc. The top of the image shows a total of 61,782 protests with 14,684,201 participants across 55 US states and territories from January 20, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
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Liberal Amigo 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇲🇽🌮 @liberal-amigo.bsky.social · 12h
Sorry to interrupt, OT did you see this? thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h
TILLIS: is there anything you would have done differently? JACK: yes. One thing I was taught is you only do your talking in the courtroom. But if you stick to that, people can unfairly malign you and you can’t respond. But there are things being said that are untrue… 1/
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11h
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h
Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 12h
If only it had been this way. Justice denied! 👇 👇 👇 👇
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h
Unaccompanied migrant children “remain one of the most isolated and vulnerable groups of people in this country. The Trump administration has decided to exploit their position by threatening their access to legal representation and making it impossible for their attorneys to act in their interests.”
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12h
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h
If you ever feel the need to make people laugh but can't think of a good joke, just say the words "Senator Eric Schmitt"
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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