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Beer and loafing in NC | 💙Althea 3-9-81 | tortured browns fan | Kindly keep your faith out of my government | I’m just fine..

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
abc11.com/post/nc-stat... A recipe for endangering free and fair elections…..
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NC State Board of Elections approves changes to how counties should handle absentee ballots
The new guidance comes as absentee ballots are being mailed out.
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Dianne Dupuis @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This is exactly what we need.
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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 20/06/2026
We're building a broad, diverse coalition of Democrats united around a common cause and a future we control.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
1. A Popular Information reveals that two more "progressive" super PACs are linked to House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson. They've worked pretty hard to cover their tracks, but not quite hard enough. Follow along for details.
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Two “progressive” super PACs linked to House GOP
Two newly formed super PACs which purport to be progressive are linked to House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), a Popular Information investigation reveals.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 25/05/2026
On this day in 2007, the Fair Minimum Wage Act was signed into law, raising the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. A child born that year is now old enough to drive in 2026. The minimum wage is *still* $7.25. It's long past time to increase it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In case you need any more motivation to hold the most corrupt "president" in U.S. history accountable. #Register&VOTE 🌊
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Why all these huge data centers?
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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
there's simply no adequate political response to this that isn't based on fully destroying the people and party responsible for it
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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 05/05/2026
My resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision now has 79 co-sponsors. You can view the full list at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c.... I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line!
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Meanwhile the only activity from the DOE besides downsizing its facility…let’s be sure to bleed the middle class dry.
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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
one thing you realize when you hear the doge bros talk is that they are very, very dumb. like need to be reminded to breathe. also most of them were working at spacex/tesla/twitter or in investment banking before this so, uh, what’s that say about all those places
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Taking from their own voter suppression playbook, the GOP using the implementation of the Trump Tax Bill for the many to chip away at ACA health coverage enrollment. No plan how to provide coverage for citizens - just try to quietly choke to death. www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnbc...
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GOP 'big beautiful bill' poised to deliver 'shock' to ACA marketplace, health policy experts say
The GOP's "big beautiful bill" made administrative tweaks expected to reduce enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace by millions of people.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Yes
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
god this is embarrassing
Kash Patel guzzling champagne with the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team because he thinks it will give him clout on X
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Senator Jacky Rosen @rosen.senate.gov · 11/02/2026
No one can deny that ICE under this Administration is being overly aggressive, violating people's rights, and endangering the lives of U.S. citizens and law abiding immigrants. We cannot move forward without commonsense reforms.
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This is who benefits from the Trump tax breaks, not the majority of American tax payers. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota. This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats. They hate the helpers. Which is why must keep helping.
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Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Defund ICE. Disable the grift. Disempower the Epstein class. Defy authoritarianism. Discredit Trumpism. Deconstruct MAGA. Defeat the GOP. Thank you for your attention to these matters.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Dems should seriously consider this guy as speaker in 2027
Bill Kristol:  defund ICE.
Disable the grift.
Disempower the Epstein class.
Defy authoritarianism.
Discredit Trumpism.
Deconstruct MAGA.
Defeat the GOP.
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified. Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Yes, we need ALL the Epstein files.
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Keep recording Minnesota- we are watching
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Articles of Impeachment filed. War Powers and efforts to stop the unauthorized use of the military. We are taking action to stop this out of control Administration!
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I am calling for the arrest and prosecution of the ICE agent that shot and killed Renee Good. I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
It's pretty clear JD Vance has been charged with shaping an unreality in which Renee Good was an enemy of the United States. As an internet troll who happens to be VP, he knows how this is done. badfaithtimes.com/jd-vance-is-...
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JD Vance Is 'Not Happy' Renee Good Was Killed, But...
The vice president is in charge of creating the bad-faith unreality in which Renee Good was a terrorist.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/12/2025
Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
392,000 followers on X.
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
More from the authoritarian playbook - eliminate key economic tracking data so you replace it with fictitious data that covers your incompetence. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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White House says key economic reports may not be released
Economists had already expected that the October consumer price index report would not be released.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Say you don’t understand how healthcare works without saying you don’t know how health are works. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/t...
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Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money 'directly to the people'
President Trump proposed a new potential compromise on health insurance payments.
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Shoppi @shoppi.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Making pals with Europe’s most famous Christian Fascist…… mksthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-meeting-budapest-hungary-ukraine-war-zelenskyy/
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Trump and Putin's ally Viktor Orbán enthuses over planned Ukraine war summit in Hungary
Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 31/10/2025
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more. That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs. It looks a lot more like preparation for war. Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/10/2025
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 13/10/2025
I’ve seen this movie before — and I didn’t like the ending. NC Republicans gerrymandered me out of my seat and cost Democrats control of Congress. Now they’re coming for Don Davis. They couldn’t beat him at the ballot box, so they’re going to cheat. That’s not democracy — it’s rigging the system.
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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
For years and years, the Right has been licking their chops, waiting for this moment; a stacked, corrupt #SupremeCourt and a #DOJ that no longer prosecutes, but justifies #corruption! They don’t need to hide it! 🤨 Just make it LEGAL‼️🤷‍♂️ 1/3 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections
J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign-spending limits.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 08/10/2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters that President Trump is “a coward” after the president said in a post on Truth Social that the Democratic governor should be in jail.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Lmaooo
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White House Will Continue Construction on 90,000-Square-Foot Ballroom During Government Shutdown
The $200 million construction of the White House ballroom will continue amid the government shutdown that began on Wednesday, Oct. 1, a White House official said.
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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 25/09/2025
Tom Homan took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag.   The DOJ shuttered the investigation. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is chasing down political opponents like NY AG Letitia James.   This is the biggest political corruption scandal in modern history.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
There's a word for what Trump and his allies are trying to do with this gerrymandering plan...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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