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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Hi y’all! Haven’t been here in a while. Trying to cut down on my social media usage. Lemme give you a little update on my life…

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Richard Tofel @dicktofel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Breaking @propublica.org: Bukele of El Salvador has become one of Trump’s favorite authoritarians, and Trump touts him as a foe of MS-13. But a US investigation has found evidence he has colluded with the gang, even paying it for votes. www.propublica.org/article/buke...

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“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”

President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S....

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/06/2025

Out of the 109 DOGE staffers we've identified: • At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk • At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them • At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE

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The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint

At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

MAYOR BARAKA: “@AlinaHabba wasn’t there. I didn’t break any laws.”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Word is Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking records and testimony from journalists. Please be mindful of how you communicate use secure formats, follow established guidance, and above all, protect your identity at all costs.

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lizzo @lizzobeeating.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My great uncle was lynched after coming home from WWI because he went to town & wanted a drink and they refused to serve him— a VET who just fought for this country After missing for hours my granddaddy found him hanging from a tree THATS why I protect my peace Every time I shine it’s for THEM

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Lauren-Ashley Arts @laurenashley087.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

A #Khive family is in need, you guys. Karly’s daughter has been struggling with mental health for years, and recently made an attempt. She’s helped so many in need, lets rally for her family. Any little bit will go a long way. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-for...

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Donate to Donate for 23's Inpatient Care, organized by Karly Leigh

23 has had a setback. A significant one. They attempted to end their life & will need care … Karly Leigh needs your support for Donate for 23's Inpatient Care

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

As I was saying. Who in the world will take such a country seriously as a partner, ally, or even enemy? If we present ourselves as a joke, should we be surprised if other countries treat us as one? bsky.app/profile/joyc...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Now that Trump has openly admitted he could bring back Abrego Garcia whenever he wants, his lawyer tells me he will use discovery to determine which officials are advising Trump to defy the Supreme Court. New piece from me with lots of fresh reporting on this case: newrepublic.com/article/1948...

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How Trump Accidentally Sabotaged His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia

Trump has now admitted twice that he could bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home, but says his lawyers are telling him not to. This was a very dumb move—and also a very revealing one.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Hi! I’m still alive! Life update: -I got an A in my first law school class but imposter syndrome is still kicking my ass. -I am in the 150s for the first time in about 20 years. -Hubs’s position is being eliminated but we’ve got some balls in the air.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

22 weeks apart.

Two front pages of the Economist. The first is dated October 25, 2024 and says “The Envy of the Workd” and has dollars bill rocketing into the sky in celebration of the US economy.
The second front page is dated this week April 5th. It’s headline is “Ruination Day” and pictures Trump sawing a hole in the group the shape of the US.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Strom Thurmond and Elon both taking an L on the same day is a hell of a white supremacy bankshot

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

While folk are celebrating Sen Cory Booker for beating that racist Strom Thurmond racist anti civil rights filibuster…. I don’t want it forgotten that racist Strom Thurmond was also making babies with his Black nanny.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

If anyone has one got damned negative thing to say about Cory Booker, this Jersey girl will fight you.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/04/2025

Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”

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Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿 @darlingebony.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

SENATOR Cory Booker has made 22 hours. Dear God, please continue him through. Dear ancestors, please hold him up! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

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2strong2silence.bsky.social @2strong2silence.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Still waiting for Bernie Sanders to do what Cory Booker did & is doing. That is called “fighting for us.”

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

BREAKING: Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's request to immediately enforce its anti-trans military ban. The Ninth Circuit panel just denied DOJ's request for an administrative stay of last week's ruling agains the ban. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Case: 25-2039, 03/31/2025, DktEntry: 20.1, Page 1 of 1
EMILY SHILLING; et al.,
Plaintiffs - Appellees,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-2039
D.C. No.
2:25-cv-00241-BHS
Western District of Washington,
Seattle
ORDER
FILED
MAR 31 2025
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; et al.,
Defendants - Appellants.
Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.
The court has received the emergency motion to stay. The request for an administrative stay is denied. See Doe #I v. Trump, 944 F.3d 1222, 1223 (9th Cir.
2019). The existing schedule for the response and the reply remains in effect. See
Fed. R. App. P. 27(a).

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The National Treasury Employees union has filed suit against the Trump admin in federal court over Trump's order eliminating collective bargaining rights for most of the federal workforce.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Obama tried to used withholding Medicaid funds as a cudgel to get states to expand coverage and SCOTUS struck it down for this exact reason.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/03/2025

BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order attempting to make changes to U.S. election procedures and threatens funding cuts to states that do not comply. The order is likely to be swiftly challenged in court by voting rights groups.

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Trump Signs Order in Attempt to Vastly Reshape U.S. Elections

Read more here.

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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Here's a quick summary of DOJ's position in the AEA case: 1) We're not going to tell you who we've detained, 2) we're not going to tell you where they are detained, 3) we're not going to tell you why they're detained, 4) you should've filed habeas wherever they are, 5) whoops they're gone, too late.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Reading the Obamacare SCOTUS case for class. Man, Roberts shits on RBG all over this decision, even when he agrees with her.

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OrdinaryBrotha @ordinarybrotha.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

VP Harris was saying the same things AOC and Bernie are saying during her campaign rallies—the only difference is she wasn’t a white man or white-adjacent.

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a man with a beard is wearing a red hat that says ' broken beats ' on it

ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a red hat that says ' broken beats ' on it

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Ralphie from A Christmas Story was the spokesperson for the Young Astronauts Program and saw the Challenger explosion in person. Wild.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Kaufmann: DOGE claims to have found Social Security loans going to 11 year olds and under. It's a survivor benefit annuity to young children whose parents have passed. That's the problem billionaires without a clue doing a job they don't understand

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/03/2025

Trump just revoked my security clearance… one small problem: I haven’t had one in years. 😂 This isn’t about security—it’s about his fragile ego and petty revenge. My latest piece on Trump’s obsession with punishing his critics adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...

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Trump’s Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don’t Even Have

While I was enjoying the company of friends, Trump was trembling with rage. Ha

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

There is a couple two rows in front of me that is engaging in some serious PDA. They are not young. It’s bizarre.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Trump is using your tax money to strongarm his critics. It’s what dictators do.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

What is happening to Columbia is the beginning of what happened to the Central European University in Budapest, which ultimately led to them forced to leave Hungary, so no one in Hungary can teach critically on Gender Studies, Jewish History, Romani History in Hungary. We are going the Orbán route.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Oh Lord the Bernie Bros are here yelling at Sen. Kim about the Democratic Party. It’s YOUR fault we’re here.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

“Ceasefire Now” people are protesting this town hall. 🙄

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Weingarten: You know what’s going on. Once they close an office so that people can't get to the farther office, fewer people get the benefit

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Medical emergency at the town hall. Someone passed out. Sen. Kim’s staff and the senator himself are great.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

@kim.senate.gov: “Liberal” judges have ruled against Trump 84% of the time. “Centrists” 86% “Conservative” 82%

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

At a town hall with @kim.senate.gov in deep red Ocean County, NJ.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

HMMM: So the administration reveals in a new court filing (ordered by Judge Bates) that Amy Gleason was actually hired by HHS as an "expert/consultant" on March 4, just a few days after the White House identified her as the administrator of DOGE.

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Pat Ryan @pkryan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

This is Donald Trump’s plan (in writing!) to take away YOUR Social Security benefits. It’s devious, harmful, and straight up un-American. And we must all rally to stop it.

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Trans woman dentist at this town hall: “These EOs seek to solve problems that do not exist.”

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Don't just doomscroll the headline -- read @jessicavalenti.bsky.social's post so you won't be fooled by the deluge of mis- and disinformation to come. jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

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BREAKING: Texas Midwife Arrested on Felony Abortion Charges

This is Texas’ first post-Dobbs criminal abortion case

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Steph @westhambarbie.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Ugh now a guy that ran against Van Drew is shitting on the Democrats in Congress, including Schumer. Sir, you are sitting next to THEE Bonnie Watson-Coleman.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 17/03/2025

"In November McGregor was ordered by an Irish civil court to pay nearly €250,000 (£210,000) in damages to a woman who said he “brutally raped and battered” her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018." Naturally, the White House considered him an appropriate guest.

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Conor McGregor anti-immigration rant in White House condemned by Irish PM

Micheál Martin says MMA fighter’s comments before Trump meeting ‘do not reflect spirit of Saint Patrick’s Day’

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

GlobalX 6122 took off from Texas at 7:37 pm (eastern time). Judge's written orders were posted to PACER at 7:26 pm. 11 minutes BEFORE the flight took off. This contradicts the White House's statement that the plane was already outside the USA.

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