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Congressional hearings: where the questions are optional, the answers are pre-written, and the only thing under oath is the furniture. Maybe we borrow a page from real courts—answer the question or be held in contempt. Because the contempt is mutual anyway.

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I love this little guy. Been a very long time since we’ve had a sunny Saturday in New England.

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Got to see @warren.senate.gov today at Boston Pride #pride #lgbtq

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Looking forward to, and a bit nervous of, Boston Pride this weekend.

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The military detaining civilians “until police arrive” is martial law in all but name. Soldiers aren’t trained in civilian law or rights—and qualified immunity doesn’t even apply. We should all be alarmed.

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Wondering if Bluesky lost momentum to grow the user base

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I feel that if you are planning on attacking a group of people for their intelligence, you should probably not stumble on your words. “Remedial wrath?”

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Apparently @booker.senate.gov can’t be trusted. I guess everyone has a price tag.

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Stepped away from Bluesky for a while for my sanity. It’s really hard to keep up with the news cycle. Things that I still dwell on aren’t even being talked about anymore, but more is being stacked on daily.

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Breaking: Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka (D) has just been arrested by the Trump administration after he was protesting outside of an ICE facility.

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Amazon is going to label the cost of Trump’s tariffs on each product on their website.

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Park weather!

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Watching the current live stream from @apnews.com and just realized that the Captions are showing before the words are being said. They must have a large delay

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Today’s presser in the Oval Office is extremely concerning. We’re cooked as a nation

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Let’s make “Art of the Deal” the new shorthand for “Trump said/did something breathtakingly dumb.” No context needed. Just quote the nonsense. Then: Art of the Deal! #ArtOfTheDeal #Idiocracy

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It’s like a game show now: Wheel of Fortune, but it’s Foreign Policy Edition. “Buy a vowel, give Trump a favor, and win a tariff exemption!” The market’s invisible hand just slipped a $20 into Mar-a-Lago’s tip jar. #tariffgate #corruptionroulette

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That’s not a trade policy, that’s insider trading with extra steps. “Tariff, tank, pause, profit” shouldn’t be an economic strategy—unless your goal is to cosplay as Gordon Gekko with a flag pin.

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Noticing a pattern: the protests I’ve been to this year are mostly older generations showing up. Kind of unsettling, considering the future impact is squarely landing on the younger ones. #HandsOff

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So, #TikTok is a national security risk, but our countries top cabinet members discussing military plans over #Signal and #Gmail isn't...

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This honestly seems very weird for announcing tariffs. Something overly cringy and unnerving about it.

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And there it is. Senator Cory Booker makes history-- the longest standing filibuster in US history at 24 hours 19 minutes and counting. Good trouble.

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Saw this thumbnail on YouTube shorts. Unfortunate red bar placement for @kaitlancollins.bsky.social . Noticed several shorts on @cnn.com with the same placement

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Remember when lying to congress was illegal?

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Every year I attest I won’t email secrets or use Signal for work stuff “OR ELSE.” Meanwhile, someone sends war plans over Signal and it’s just 🤷. Must’ve missed the “rules don’t apply if you’re important” slide. #NothingToSeeHere #DoubleStandard #RulesForThee #SecurityTheater

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Surprised that the cabinet isn’t forced to use X for all communication now.

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Today in Boston. #50501

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The Trump administration has deported a 10-year-old girl to Mexico who is a US citizen and is recovering from brain cancer. Her family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup when they were detained.

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Okay… today I learned that boycotting or not buying a Tesla is illegal.

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Trump admits the election was rigged.

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If Elon Musk and DOGE are uncovering all this “fraud” in government agencies, when will we see indictments? Fraud on this scale can’t possibly be legal.

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Watched “V for Vendetta” last night. Sure hits differently now than it did in the early 2000’s