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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
If Trump just takes money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose & seizes it to use it for an entirely different purpose, what is the point of having a Congress or appropriating money for anything? I’m sure the Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins must be concerned.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gov. Phil Scott asked Trump to increase the number of refugee admissions.Um Phil? Recently the Trump administration heavily prioritized white South Africans (Afrikaners) as virtually the only refugees admitted to the United States www.mynbc5.com/article/verm...
mynbc5.com
Phil Scott asks Trump to increase refugee admissions
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has asked President Donald Trump to increase refugee admissions, emphasizing the state’s capacity to welcome more people fleeing war and persecution.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Alternative headline: GOP incumbent Phil Scott vows to shield wealthy 2nd home owners from property taxes www.wcax.com/2026/10/01/c...
wcax.com
Campaign Countdown: Where do Scott and Janoo stand on 2nd home tax?
Recent polling shows broad public support for the idea.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good. Gov.Phil Scott has to work for this one.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gov Scott decided to sing little different sort of almost humbler song from a couple days ago when his head campaign flack snarled that one poll showing him behind was "statistical malpractice" www.wcax.com/2026/09/30/f...
wcax.com
Facing tight polls, Gov. Scott admits Democratic enthusiasm creating headwinds
Scott argues that Democratic majorities have held back his ideas for growing the economy and improving housing affordability.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GOP rodeo clowns distract audiences during events and protect from Trump from charging bulls
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is this meant to be funny Senator? "VT Sen. Peter Welch is calling on Republicans to hold the Trump administration accountable" www.wcax.com/2026/09/29/w...
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Welch calls Trump-involved taxpayer ads ‘real corruption,’ says GOP must act
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch is calling on Republicans to hold the Trump administration accountable over controversial taxpayer-funded ads that promote the president and his administration's policies.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to make coffee."
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Psaki's Apprentice @sleepycongressman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every GOP is to blame for the shit hole America is in right now, Every one, without exception
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Would that THIS was the headline of the day.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
USDA cuts and red state blue state map Vermont farmers feel impacts of staffing cuts at USDA -VT lost one quarter of USDA staffers in the past year vtdigger.org/2026/09/28/v...
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So where did Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor go? Texas, mostly. www.autonocion.com/us/28000-yar...
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A nuclear plant's reactor building left Vermont as 28,000 cubic yards of radioactive concrete bound for a Texas disposal site, and the hole gets filled with 28,000 cubic yards of clean crushed rock fr...
Shut-down nuclear plants don't usually go anywhere. The industry even has an official term for leaving one in place, SAFSTOR, which basically means you lock
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gov Phil Scott's campaign flack channeling Trump-attacking unfavorable poll results. “This online poll amounts to statistical malpractice” Dustin Degree campaign manager Brilliant move for a blue state candidate relying on Democratic crossover votes to mimic Trump. www.mynbc5.com/article/vt-g...
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Vermont Gov. Scott questions poll that favors Amanda Janoo
The University of New Hampshire released its latest Green Mountain State poll Thursday, showing a Democratic newcomer ahead of the Vermont's five-term Republican governor.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Faux-billy JD Vance dips his biscuit in the grifting gravy. readsludge.com/2026/09/26/s...
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Satellite Company Backed by a JD Vance Fund Wins Pentagon Award
Vance holds a stake worth up to $1 million in the fund and could collect millions more if its investments pay off.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gov Phil Scott’s approval rating, according to the poll, has fallen 5% since July, In a July poll released by the same group, Scott led Janoo by 15% meaning the recent numbers account for a 21-point swing." vtdigger.org/2026/09/25/l...
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gov. Phil Scott approval rating is trending down- Worth noting the 5 term Gov's approval rating slide started showing up in mid-summer www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
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Phil Scott's approval numbers slipping, new poll finds
Republican Gov. Phil Scott's approval rating is at a four-year low, according to a poll out this week from the University of New Hampshire. The survey also shows that his Democratic challengers, Amand...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope Zohran Mamdani thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for his UN speech, which only made Mamdani more likable. Even a gift basket would be nice.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After 5 terms has Vermont gotten sick of Governor Phil "Veto" Scott? Democrat gets support from 49% of those surveyed. The five-time incumbent Republican gets 43%. www.wcax.com/2026/09/24/p...
wcax.com
Poll shows Gov. Phil Scott trailing Democrat Amanda Janoo
Five-time Vermont Gov. Phil Scott’s bid for a sixth term could be in jeopardy, according to a new political poll.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video of himself planting an olive tree with Palestinian families from Gaza at Gracie Mansion, in an apparent rebuke to Benjamin Netanyahu before the Israeli prime minister’s address to the U.N. General Assembly.
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With Netanyahu at the U.N., Mamdani plants an olive tree with Palestinians
The Israeli prime minister, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly, called Mamdani "the antisemitic mayor of New York."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔥 MAINE — @troyjackson207.bsky.social on why Schumer shouldn’t be leader: “It’s time for new ideas… Medicare for All — a group of us running understand how important healthcare is to everyday people. I don’t know that Schumer understands. Susan Collins doesn’t.” #MedicareForAllNOW
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is not great
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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two posts - one above & below drive home the lopsided nature of the way Senate Democrats oppose Trump.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Balaclavas and pepper spray Was it all that long ago when it was still unusual and an outrage for US government agents to hide their identities in a balaclava while pepper spraying protestors?
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The biggest mistake in American history was not dragging Trump off to prison within 24 hours of Jan 6th. We’ll all pay for that for the rest of our lives, if the MIDTERMS go south… Now, go VOTE! 😎✨
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gov Scott's 6th term re-election campaign is all in on tax cuts. And tax cuts are service cuts...deep cuts to local infrastructure and public services such as healthcare, nutrition programs. vtdigger.org/2026/09/17/s...
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Scott administration: Expect tighter state budget to make room for tax cuts - VTDigger
If he’s reelected, the Republican governor plans to pitch just a 1% increase in state spending across the board — lower than the 3% limit he’s called for previously.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ICC prosecutors have said as many as 30,000 people may have been killed in Duterte's crackdown. And in 2017 Trump was his biggest fan www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trump embraces Duterte as Asia trip winds down
His lengthy Asia trip down to its final days, President Donald Trump opted Monday to publicly prioritize strategic interests over human rights, declining to shine a spotlight on the violent drug war o...
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today in news it's hard to give a flying fuck about
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Contrast to our own brave sir Donald - as always doing the USA proud Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Peter needs to be panned: “John Fetterman is a friend and an important member of our caucus. It’s a waste of energy to get spun up about his voting record or place in our party — he votes with us 90 percent of the time,” Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
‘Waste of energy’: Senate Democrats are sitting out the John Fetterman pile-on
The unpredictable Pennsylvania senator is absorbing a massive intraparty backlash. But not from his Senate colleagues.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Let's not let it get sweep away that Jeffries met with Trump's notoriously corrupt son in-law in secret. It only became public when someone (Jared?) leaked it. What were they up to?
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Malloy deploys his blind eye VT Congressional candidate ignores issue of Trump's attempted illegal vote buying but worries over ...inflation www.wcax.com/2026/09/11/v...
wcax.com
Vermont GOP congressional candidate cautions against Trump’s $5K check proposal
Gerald Malloy says such a move could raise inflation.
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Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump keeps yelling at the women covering the White House because the men covering the White House say nothing when he does. The White House media corps is a disgrace, on almost every possible level.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
'Bin Ladin Determined To Strike' President George W Bush CIA briefing August 2001 nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/242...
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"Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US," President's Daily Brief, Central Intelligence Agency.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Senator Chuckles, care to comment?
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And Duffy the Sec of Transportation? He's got this,right? youtu.be/yzBI5nAD3n0?...
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Episode 1 - Philadelphia: Where America Began
YouTube video by US Department of Transportation
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 02/09/2026
Ask your faves if it is genocide yet
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“It’s the one time I’d say, ‘I was pleased we got sued,’ because it made us better,” said VT Corrections Dept. General Counsel But why did and should it take a lawsuit? vtdigger.org/2026/09/01/v...
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Vermont prisons agree to improve services for ICE detainees after discrimination complaint - VTDigger
The Vermont Department of Corrections entered into a legally binding agreement to provide better access to language interpretation, legal counsel and court hearings.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Fetterman is only in the senate because Dems in PA and nationally had his back when he was incapable of campaigning. And now, with all the things Trump is doing, he dedicates all his time and energy (which isn’t much) incoherently trashing Dems on Fox & Newsmax every single day.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
AOC: Let’s put a data center in each one of Donald Trump’s golf courses. Let’s put one in New Jersey on his golf course. Put one in Mar-a-Lago. The only reason I don’t say put one on the White House lawn is because he’ll be out of there soon. If he loves them so much, he can have them.
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Breaking: Schumer & Jeffries pen strongly worded letters to Post Master General DeJoy- promise investigations after election
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Only last month-While in located in NY, East River water "found its way" the ship's fresh water tanks." For an extended period afterward, cadets and crew drank the contaminated water. www.maritimelegalaid.com/investigatio...
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Five Licensed Engineers Reportedly Walk Off SUNY Maritime's Training Ship Over Contaminated Drinking Water | MLAA
Multiple sources and public Reddit posts allege seawater entered the Training Ship Empire State VII's drinking-water system before cadets were told the water was safe and five licensed engineers repor...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
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BPVT @wgpvt25.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
But Trump's Sec of Agriculture ( who Peter Welch happily voted to confirm) killed $660 million Local Food For Schools program last March vtdigger.org/2026/08/28/s...
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Sen. Peter Welch calls for making it easier for Vermont schools to buy more food directly from local farms - VTDigger
Welch and others gathered at a school nutrition conference to find ways to strengthen the connection between Vermont’s local food system and school nutrition programs.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🔥 @jwilliamj8.bsky.social : “Does @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social think we’re f*cking stupid? He did not sit down with billionaire trust fund baby stepson to the president Jared Kushner — to discuss bringing your groceries down.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DcjBBZ6...
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