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shawnacoppola.bsky.social•48 days ago

Jesus Christ on a cracker

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joshfrai.bsky.social•48 days ago

Imperfect as it was, I’m going to miss American democracy.

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dm-author.bsky.social•48 days ago

Why ask permission? It’s their 🤬 job. Boot Musk

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pauldeholczer.bsky.social•47 days ago

Unreal.

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shannonzak.bsky.social•48 days ago

😳

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seulementmoi.bsky.social•48 days ago

they've essentially given DOGE full line-item veto power.

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bcarl314.bsky.social•48 days ago

Considering everything done by EO can be undone by EO, it's important that Congress be given the opportunity to solidify our path towards a fascist state.

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uchusky23.com•48 days ago

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grammaof6.bsky.social•48 days ago

Absolutely infuriating. Republicans have sold their souls to Trumpism and are responsible for the impending total destruction of our country. My god...This has to be stopped!

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ex-gopgeraldo.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is just about as sick as it gets. GOP, are you proud of yourselves now.

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nonyabidniss.bsky.social•48 days ago

These Republicans are culpable for literally all the damage happening right now. They, and all the Dems who've been "trying to go along and get along" by voting with them, should lose their jobs at their next election!

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bullbearjeff.bsky.social•48 days ago

Absurd

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cntssa.bsky.social•47 days ago

WTF?

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linjinvin.bsky.social•48 days ago

I am so seriously pissed at Congress for being submissive to a wealthy person who thinks he owns the U.S. (maybe he does??-Republicans???)

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oceangirl19.bsky.social•47 days ago

He must - Misk called Putin so many times - The dark money has to be all in their campaign accounts and/or they have info to blackmail them individually - For them all to bow, something major has happened to our detriment! Putin and Musk want to control the satellites for domination.

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ll-morrison.bsky.social•48 days ago

Exactly. Fucking ridiculous.

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artist12.bsky.social•48 days ago

What??????? 😡

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bole7y.bsky.social•48 days ago

Exactly!

Sick of usurper and the scurrying Rats

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jsbooth.bsky.social•48 days ago

Omg we’re fucked

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buauthentic.bsky.social•48 days ago

!!!!

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toadman628.bsky.social•48 days ago

Just let's call him into the Congressional Committee oversight to start with since Article 1 and Amendment 10 apply both greatly impeachment of Trump.

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jpl1.bsky.social•48 days ago

Disgraceful

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nomazoff.bsky.social•48 days ago

And when Bernie and his supporters were talking about money in politics in 2016 and 2020, everyone thought they are crazy

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msbak.bsky.social•48 days ago

Incredible...and seemingly against the law?

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chad-frederick.bsky.social•48 days ago

Line item veto for Congress

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jban.bsky.social•48 days ago

Wow 😮, this is crazy.

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therapycat.bsky.social•48 days ago

Someone referred to Congress as a bunch of “potted plants”.

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whitneyswalsh.bsky.social•48 days ago

I just don’t understand…

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tom-rooney-3.bsky.social•48 days ago

Everyone who can be Primaried in 2026 on both sides needs to be Primaried by people who are pissed off by The Legislative Branch for not legislating

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joedirtinthehole.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ohhhh so nice of them ...

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drking.bsky.social•48 days ago

QUESTION?? How can somebody make big move in our FEDERAL GOV: And he carries A VISA.. HE! WAS NOT!! BORN HERE. THIS IS LIKE LETTING HITLER run our federal GOV: ????? AND MAKE CUTS..

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al-b.bsky.social•47 days ago

When Elon holds his first town hall, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.
BTW, what's the phone number to reach his Congressional staff?

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the-tip.bsky.social•48 days ago

Congress doesn’t need permission from unelected billionaires to do its job. At least, that used to be the conservative position, when they still had some balls. I thought limited government means lawmakers answer to voters, not tech moguls playing CEO of democracy.

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rnrdiva.bsky.social•48 days ago

They now answer to their cult leader.

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trimmylane08.bsky.social•48 days ago

I do not believe the GOP really wants to have an official voting recorded and made public. It’s much easier to just lie to GOP constituents while they do real harm to them. GOP doesn't intend to actually govern.

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totros.bsky.social•47 days ago

I do not think they have the votes to pass it.

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falseindigo.bsky.social•47 days ago

This.

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micahbergdale.bsky.social•48 days ago

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wiscmarine.bsky.social•48 days ago

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pamelaphillippeh.bsky.social•48 days ago

😡

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feminista54.bsky.social•48 days ago

Musk is nothing to us.

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trifid73.bsky.social•48 days ago

An Inhumane Centipede is running the US.

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woolspool.bsky.social•48 days ago

If they wanted to hold votes on things they could. They certainly don’t need Musks approval. They live that musk gets to do all the dirty work and they keep their hands clean.

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lovefromronni.com•48 days ago

That man bought the presidency

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blue-n-al.bsky.social•48 days ago

Unless they hurry, the Musk hatchet will have restricted the need for a scalpel only to use in the autopsy

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blue-n-al.bsky.social•48 days ago

What was King Musk fiat?

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makemineblue.bsky.social•47 days ago

It's a ploy to give Elon some cover. Don't be mislead, this is NOT a Trump pullback or a check on Elon.

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phyllishistorian.bsky.social•48 days ago

King Musk

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roachmotel6.bsky.social•48 days ago

Uh oh the South African immigrant is telling them what to do. He took their jobs 😂

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etclcsw.bsky.social•48 days ago

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brklynlib.bsky.social•48 days ago

Asking?

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neptuniandemocracy.bsky.social•48 days ago

Prosecute this criminal

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ariiscomics.bsky.social•47 days ago

Musk keeps creating disasters

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jolara24.bsky.social•48 days ago

Pffft

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pamjcrabtree.bsky.social•48 days ago

Who elected President Musk?

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egw53.bsky.social•48 days ago

What the actual fuck?????😡

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wendymayrav.bsky.social•47 days ago

We are definitely paying taxes without representation at this point. If this isn’t proof I don’t know what is. Even if they start having votes they are there to represent the people’s wishes which means voting against DOGE! Not just bending t Musks will instead of ours!

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abrenoff.bsky.social•47 days ago

Holy fuck. Tell me again who elected Musk?

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tominator5430.bsky.social•47 days ago

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modsub.bsky.social•48 days ago

Because he’s the president?

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andyknudsen64.bsky.social•48 days ago

God, I miss the balance of powers.

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neil-1936.bsky.social•48 days ago

Will it ever return? Don’t be surprised if Musk puts the Capitol up for sale !

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yunkmom.bsky.social•48 days ago

Looks like he already bought it.

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neil-1936.bsky.social•48 days ago

True!

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yunkmom.bsky.social•48 days ago

😔

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1rani.bsky.social•48 days ago

cowards

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callmegram.bsky.social•48 days ago

OMG.

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enoughistoomuch.bsky.social•47 days ago

It is embarrassing the way they just rolled over and abdicated their jobs to musk/trump. Why are they even there? Ask permission to do their frickin jobs?

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cashhungwell.bsky.social•47 days ago

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canuckuser.bsky.social•48 days ago

Can we? Can we, huh? Please Mr Musk. Can’t you let us… do our fucking jobs!!

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danlafarga.bsky.social•47 days ago

What a bunch of cowards. They're afraid of stepping out of the felon's favor by carrying out the business of Congress. Each and every one of 'em are cowards.

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nanfulton.bsky.social•48 days ago

Signs of sentient life, from Republicans in Congress?

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jnobi.bsky.social•48 days ago

Fkn cowards

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wombatgirl2.bsky.social•48 days ago

“ahem!” (clears throat).
“I’m sorry—WHAT??”
The unelected broboi doesn’t have a bloody say in it!

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thyroid-2303.bsky.social•48 days ago

No suit?

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the-brain-of-dave.bsky.social•48 days ago

Fuck Elon Musk.

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oldjewishauntie.bsky.social•48 days ago

W.t.f.

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nightsky56.bsky.social•48 days ago

I get it, but I think we're forgetting an important element of this capitulation: death threats from Trump supporters. It's distorting the whole process. It fuels the whole takeover of government. No one is doing anything about it because-death threats. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-congress-political-violence

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okgrown.bsky.social•48 days ago

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maevedu.bsky.social•48 days ago

Do your job, Congress!!!!!

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historyisimportant.bsky.social•48 days ago

🤔😜🤪😜🤪😜😡

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class-wars.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ask for permission?

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fnuk.net•48 days ago

Hope they thank Musk too.

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beaufighter.bsky.social•48 days ago

"May you live in interesting times" was meant as a curse

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maria877.bsky.social•48 days ago

They will kiss the ring, and his behind as well, if he so requires....

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nightriderjn.bsky.social•48 days ago

My feelings about Musk:

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smittyslogic.bsky.social•48 days ago

OMG They can't understand he's not the boss but they refuse to cross him because they receive death threats. You go against him, they will kill you.

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karebare5.bsky.social•48 days ago

So he is the shadow president!

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rjtsm.bsky.social•48 days ago

Some of our "legislators" are really wimp headed asses.

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chrismontrose.bsky.social•48 days ago

Jesus they are all so corrupt and should resign now.since they won't do their job

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vivian-m-lumbard.bsky.social•48 days ago

If nothing else, this illustrates there truly are no spines...or brains...left in the Republican Congress.

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thatboyoveryonder.bsky.social•47 days ago

Congress. #FTFY

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suzai.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is exactly the way they treated Trump the first time. They had a chance to reel him in and look what happened. Fuck these people. Let the rioting begin.

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faeriegoblin.bsky.social•48 days ago

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faeriegoblin.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ohhhh, can we please be allowed to do our jobs, Emperor Elon?

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holston.bsky.social•48 days ago

BUT HE IS NOT WEARING A SUIT!

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graygirl66.bsky.social•48 days ago

Looks like the republican congress has given all their power away to a billionaire. 🚨They’re violating their oath of office 🚨

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honeybdg.bsky.social•47 days ago

Whn u think they can't go lower, they do. Well it's Not surprising since he's the Real Pres. DT is just his dance monkey.

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katharinapistor.bsky.social•48 days ago

Asking?!?

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jaxlovesamerica.bsky.social•48 days ago

Rand Paul leading the charge. Just disgusting to witness.

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kenauer.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thought the Constitution actually provides for a legislative branch of government and the Executive Branch administers the laws written by the legislative branch. Seems we’ve lost something along the way.

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avrilhowes.bsky.social•48 days ago

FFS

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jodigorman.bsky.social•48 days ago

Um

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grant2c.bsky.social•48 days ago

Manly men party of ZEROS🏌🏻🐍

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oldchickopinions.bsky.social•48 days ago

Those three little letters are doing a lot of heavy lifting.

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sweezysarmy.bsky.social•48 days ago

Please dad please!

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frambley1.bsky.social•48 days ago

Please sir, may I have some more?

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mecoux.bsky.social•48 days ago

??????? Why were they elected to the body of government that enact laws if they can’t do their job without Musk’s approval?

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worldcitizen1994.bsky.social•47 days ago

We are literally being held prisoner by a Bond villain, albeit a really homely, ketamined-out one. And because he bought trump and now owns him (like any good pimp), there's no easy way to end this nightmare, as the cowardly GOP Senate will do nothing other than grovel.

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elimgarak240b.bsky.social•48 days ago

No folks that wasn’t a tremor or earthquake. It was the violence of Washington Madison and Jefferson rolling in their graves.

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consciouscustodian.bsky.social•48 days ago

You think the men who thought owning other humans was the natural state of things, and formed a government specifically to protect the interests of the opulent minority from the working class would be on the side of the average American?

You may want to reread the Federalist Papers.

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elimgarak240b.bsky.social•48 days ago

Calm down friend I was only making a point that contemporary republicans love to claim the authority of our founding documents and individuals while fundamentally contradicting those documents. No I don’t need to refresh my memory on the sadistic philosophies these quasi aristocrats espoused.

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elimgarak240b.bsky.social•48 days ago

If you think I actually believe the fairy tale deification of wealthy colonizers you should probably just go elsewhere. Or you could instead contribute to the conversation without assuming bad faith on the part of someone you’ve never met.

But thank you for your opinion and the zinger. Got me.

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intolerantcentrist.bsky.social•47 days ago

Is there anything more pathetic than this…?

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thatboyoveryonder.bsky.social•47 days ago

Not getting naked in the forest and performing a Druidic ritual to resurrect Robespierre?

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mrldragon.bsky.social•44 days ago

"Please let us appear like we're still doing our jobs. We need to stay relevant until the mid-terms are over."

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darrynce.bsky.social•48 days ago

LET?!!!!!

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satanlaughing.com•47 days ago

Let...

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kelleyrenee2.bsky.social•48 days ago

But I thought he wasn’t leading DOGE?

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1lilsmokey.bsky.social•48 days ago

Apparently he's leading Congress.

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tideywidey.bsky.social•47 days ago

Asking permission 🤦🏻‍♂️

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deeznotez.bsky.social•48 days ago

Please Mr. Unelected Imperor, can we have our legislative authority back?

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tish47.bsky.social•47 days ago

Despicable

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revpeggysullivan.bsky.social•48 days ago

Let?

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ironmom23.bsky.social•48 days ago

Why is there absolutely no visible push back against this?

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shawnhuckabay.info•48 days ago

I don't think they actually phrased it like that. I think the headline is doing a lot of work here.

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katia0415.bsky.social•48 days ago

WTF!!! Did CONGRESS just forget high school civics? (Or is it true what Colbert said - a spine is now an impermissible object in the Capitol?)

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susantaylor9.bsky.social•48 days ago

Pretty please may we vote? 😳

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justbreathe2025.bsky.social•48 days ago

That’s very telling.

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michaelcpaul.bsky.social•48 days ago

So much for a coequal branch of government

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plymouthdad.bsky.social•48 days ago

WTF! This is unbelievable!

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gwandy.bsky.social•48 days ago

Seriously???

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icuk.bsky.social•48 days ago

They are spineless traitors

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bbut59.bsky.social•48 days ago

😂

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bbut59.bsky.social•48 days ago

The spineless wonders need to ask permission to do their job,maybe they need to be let go.

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cbizon.bsky.social•48 days ago

What a fucking embarrassment these people are

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annesayre.bsky.social•48 days ago

Elon LITERALLY pulled off a one-man coup.

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mrstompy.bsky.social•48 days ago

Asking? Friggin’ bunch of wussies.

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pooneil1.bsky.social•48 days ago

How much could Doge cut from the Congress budget? I'm sure they could get by on a 75% cut as they fo fuck all anyway.

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denlapp.bsky.social•48 days ago

Should be telling him

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willhardy.bsky.social•48 days ago

what are we doing here

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willhardy.bsky.social•48 days ago

Tune into WAWDH, a new pod by Chris Hayes

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james-h-hart.bsky.social•48 days ago

Alphas all.

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mmmbeth.bsky.social•48 days ago

Please sir, may we follow Constitutional order!?

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mimimagoo.bsky.social•47 days ago

Wouldn’t that be nice? 🧐🥴🤨

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realityred.bsky.social•48 days ago

Musk really is in control. Unbelievable. I never thought anyone could out-grift Donold, but he's left holding the beer.

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canadian-ken.bsky.social•48 days ago

Wouldn't it be great if the Republicans in Congress would grow a spine, and demand musk bring his cuts to them? And if he doesn't bring the cuts to them for approval, wouldn't it be great if they put him in jail for contempt of Congress?

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pattiicakes.bsky.social•47 days ago

Well, there ya go…

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professor-4960.bsky.social•48 days ago

Oh, that'll help. 🙄

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djsubterrain.com•48 days ago

Well he IS the president

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anttipng.fi•48 days ago

How do you say "Coup d'etat" in Republican English?

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bludhavenoracle.bsky.social•48 days ago

"Elon has $$."

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joanne47.bsky.social•48 days ago

It is CNN, Tass west, Chris

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noramorz.bsky.social•48 days ago

Wth

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casualobserver2.bsky.social•47 days ago

What a bunch of lickspittles

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kazzmo.bsky.social•48 days ago

THEY DO NOT NEED HIS PERMISSION! WTF IS HE AND WHAT ELECTED AUTHORITY DOES HE HOLD?

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tiredofsuburbia.bsky.social•48 days ago

Wow! Congress members have really lost their collective backbones! In grade school I learned that we have three coequal branches of government.

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christufarr.bsky.social•47 days ago

Nepo-Elon gets his ring kissed too.

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jenksy.bsky.social•48 days ago

So Musk IS in charge??

I'm confused.

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slownomaguy.bsky.social•48 days ago

That’s like asking a guy who just robbed a bank if it’s ok to arrest him.

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msdpw.bsky.social•48 days ago

Wow. I need to see the paperwork on this hire.

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cyndirmyluv.bsky.social•48 days ago

They're asking permission to do their jobs?!

PATHETIC

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a10020073.bsky.social•47 days ago

Ugh

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tlrgosu.bsky.social•48 days ago

Wonder if Tesla will now be the official car of Congress too- and btw Chris, great segments last night and- on the White House “condemning” any threats against judges- as someone who lived in the time of Watergate- it was a “non condemning condemning”

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ike55.bsky.social•48 days ago

In the alternative reality of George Bailey's nightmare in "It's a Wonderful Life," his hometown is turned into a sordid, depressed and depressing "Pottersville."

In this alternative reality, what do we call it when Elon Musk has control of our government and cares nothing about us but our wallets?

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ksl1437.bsky.social•48 days ago

WTF

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bullwinkles.bsky.social•48 days ago

Pathetic.

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tarilliux.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's ridiculous how #LEGALLY #CORRUPT #WashingtonDC has been allowed to become!

That #Corporations has by #LAW been allowed to be considered #People is #INSANE!

#CitizensUnited #HAS #TO #BE #ROLLED #BACK!

#Power #Belongs with actual #HumanPeople!

#Corporations are NOT #People! 😡

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40h1.bsky.social•48 days ago

When did we elect this arrogant fool who has the Congress asking for permission to do their job? The spineless members of Congress should consult their pocket constitutions paying close attention to article 1.

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onecaliberal.bsky.social•48 days ago

Maybe Congress should let the police arrest all of the criminals at the White House and Capitol.

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kydemocraticgal.bsky.social•48 days ago

INSANE where we are now.

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flourishwithplants.bsky.social•48 days ago

WTAH?

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fraziberry.bsky.social•48 days ago

Why is anyone listening to Musk? He’s a ketamine addicted sociopath.

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toolew.bsky.social•48 days ago

“Mother may I…. do my job?”

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rreuther.bsky.social•47 days ago

Nobody "lets" Congress vote. Congress has an obligation to vote. It has a Constitutional duty to vote. Nobody has the authority to "let" Congress do its job.

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timmydale.bsky.social•48 days ago

Seems to me, Putin gave the dirt he has on the orange goblin to Musk. Musk runs the show now.

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im0ku4ok.bsky.social•47 days ago

They ASK his permission? Who’s the congress and who’s the interloper here? GROW A SPINE!

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johngee1234.bsky.social•48 days ago

Exactly

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justkris2.bsky.social•47 days ago

Faaaaaack those people.

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elmaestrotaino.bsky.social•48 days ago

We the people. A government by the people. If our representatives in government r no longer represent us or/and represent the interests of those that didn’t vote for them, then it’s no longer about “we the people.” It’s time to take our representatives out.

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brazilnut61.bsky.social•47 days ago

Limp bizkits, every single one of them. No offense to Limp Bizkit fans. (See what I did there?)

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luvorchids.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is just a sick capitulation to a jerk!

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actnowforward.bsky.social•48 days ago

And Musk told GOP lawmakers he would set up a hotline where they can call DOGE with their questions about what Musk is doing.

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lamama007.bsky.social•48 days ago

Why are they asking permission?

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psmith835.bsky.social•48 days ago

"Please wait for us to pre-approve the damage you want to cause so we don't look like the spineless suck-ups that we are."

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schauffd22.bsky.social•48 days ago

Nauseating

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anem11.bsky.social•47 days ago

Who is in control.
Maga has hand usa to a billion of 400billion dollars.
There you go #maga
First unelected, immigrate, elite, cutting everything that protects the poor.
#welldone #maga #fafo

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