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"Moderate MAGA Republicans" is, without a doubt, the most vomit-inducing term I've ever heard from the media.

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Los Angeles is not itself. Just watch.

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An addled president is shredding the Constitution to usher in white nationalism and fascism while destroying the economy and our health care, so if you’re going to write an alarmist op-ed because a mayoral candidate might open five (5) city-run grocery stores, you can kindly get bent.

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“They target migrants, rip families apart, and subject people to conditions that amount to physical and psychological torture. ... They don’t care if people live or die; they only care about cruelty and spectacle.” — Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

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They’re telling us @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is making lofty promises — meanwhile Trump said we wouldn’t have to pay taxes anymore because tariffs other countries pay for (nope, we do!) would cover it. GTFO.

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My state has had a legislative GOP supermajority for 22 years. Missouri is ranked: 50th in classroom funding 49th in starting teacher pay 7th highest in gun deaths 6th highest in maternal mortality Republicans can’t govern and you can look at every red state to come to that conclusion.

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WATCH: “I don’t give a rat’s as sht about anyone that lives in California — including you.” @chadkultgen.bsky.social asks his MAGA dad if he cares that Trump cutting disaster relief funds to punish Cali for not supporting him will hurt Trump supporters in CA too. (Spoiler: he does not 😕)

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“This is the complete and utter breakdown of the rule of law in this country.” — Kyle Kulinski

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In less than six months, the Republican Party has irrevocably destroyed this country.

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Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets? I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.

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Yes, but they are also crackpots.

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The oligarchs freaking out are a better endorsement of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social than any actual endorsement

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here's today's post: "wait — did Preznit Shitwit tell Iran it was okay to bomb us?" — ‘they were very nice. they said, is one o’clock okay?’ thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

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Just months ago, we celebrated Elon Musk's failure to hand control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to the Republicans. Yesterday, however, the Court decided NOT to take up the very case most discussed during that fight — the gerrymandered Congressional district maps. The maps will remain in use.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr is not a vaccine skeptic. Reporters and editors who’ve decided it’s somehow more fair to call him one instead of the anti-vaccine activist and lawyer he is should stop mischaracterizing him so… in the pursuit of accuracy.

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Do people want me to poke around per-unit military spending to explain why the NATO 5% spending target is certifiably insane unless your threat model is "galactic empire"?

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Since May: Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time. Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time. A judiciary at war with itself.

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The current administration has more successfully destroyed US science and the scientific enterprise than the hypothetical nuclear weapons program in Iran.

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Self-deportation isn’t a thing. ICE forced this Hawaiʻi resident to leave the country. He’s lived in the US for nearly 50 years, served in the military, received a Purple Heart for being shot in combat, but is being forced to leave for a drug offense.

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Responding to a reporter's question, Trump asserted ALL of the following, regarding damage to Iran's nuclear facilities: “very inconclusive” “we don’t know” ‘“possibly severe” “very severe” “total obliteration” Here, sir, let me help you: "It's currently being assessed." (Presidenting 101)

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Federal law permits members of Congress to make unannounced visits to ICE facilities to inspect them, but DHS officers last week said members of Congress must give at least 72 hours notice before an inspection. So there's your answer, with no inspection necessary: CONDITIONS. ARE. DEPLORABLE.

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If you were horrified by Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Infamous "Tent City Jail" in Arizona, which he operated from 1993 to 2017, and for which he ended up criminally convicted (but then pardoned by Trump), this new immigrant detention camp of tents in the Everglades is bound to be even worse:

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Mic drop.

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In Congressional hearings, there should NEVER be more than one live mic at a time, controlled by an authorized monitor. There should be two wired buttons on every desk: "YES" and "NO." The mic should remain off for yes/no questions, and the respondent should simply press the appropriate button.

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Purple Heart veteran shot in action self-deports after old drug charge resurfaces: ‘Can’t believe this is happening in America’

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Well, THAT escalated rapidly — from dropping "bunker buster" bombs to dropping F-bombs in just over 48 hours. Hey, Republicans, is this what you meant by "acting presidential"?

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TRUMP: All [Israeli] planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly “Plane Wave” to Iran. TIEDRICH: what the f--- is a ‘friendly plane wave’? I’m guessing it involves dropping more bombs, because that’s exactly what happened next.

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