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kenmartin.bsky.social
Republicans cut SNAP funding to give tax breaks to billionaires.

It’s shameful. A Democratic House majority will fight to restore these cuts.
August 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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jaimeharrison.bsky.social
If you're concerned about the DNC's resources, the best way to HELP is to be part of the solution.

Every contribution strengthens our ability to organize, compete, and win. @thedemocrats DemStateParties

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July 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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maudi63.bsky.social
You can’t just vote D, you have to support democrats vocally. Donate, volunteer, don’t bash people working to get the message out. It’s on US to help. WE have to be part of the messaging. Constantly bashing Dems is hindering our chances. BE the messenger. It’s on ALL of us.
July 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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cwebbonline.com
📌 The movement didn’t end with Platner’s withdrawal. The focus is still defeating Susan Collins.

📌 Maine Democrats, not Washington insiders, will choose the next nominee through what they say will be an open, transparent, and representative process.
July 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
Print it and post it over your computers and laptops, and when you start to ask me "Why do we have to be better when they're terrible and...."

Just look up and read, and nod, and delete the post.
rapturedemon.bsky.social Jace @rapturedemon.bsky.social · Jul 8
I made you a sign to tap, Tom.
July 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
Learn it. Live it.
July 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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susannahredelfs.bsky.social
Totally agree. Changing a party leadership requires many election cycles, and every region of the U.S. is different. Some will elect moderate or conservative Dems in their primaries. Blue MAGA needs to quit nagging us in the primary season. Most of us understand our assignment in the general.
July 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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jaimeharrison.bsky.social
I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination.

Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
June 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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kenmartin.bsky.social
As I told Democrats in Southwest Pennsylvania, real patriotism means fighting for your country and its ideals.

Not storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
June 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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theatlantic.com
Chief Justice John Roberts once decried partisan gerrymandering as “unjust.” Last week, the high court made a decision that doesn’t just tolerate but encourages the practice, @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
How the Supreme Court Came to Accept a Practice It Called Unjust
The Court went from condemning partisan gerrymandering to effectively encouraging it.
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May 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Kerry: I was part of the any number of conversations with Netanyahu.

Psaki: Pitching the US strike Iran?

Kerry: Yes, he wanted us to strike. He came to President Obama. He made a presentation to ask to strike. President Obama refused. President Biden refused. President Bush refused.
April 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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mtolman.bsky.social
The only president stupid enough to do it.
April 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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marktsneed.bsky.social
What is the point of the Constitution if this criminal is not impeached and removed? Seriously.
March 23, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Punchbowl confirms what I suspected in a post last night. Thune reached a deal with Dems to fund DHS except for ICE and Trump rejected it. DONALD TRUMP is to blame for airport chaos - not Democrats.
March 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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jasonread.bsky.social
That Hesgeth's Department of War continues any attempt to think longterm about the effects of bombing a country, any consideration of how it will respond, and how that response will impact the economy, politics, etc., as "woke" nonsense is actually existing Idiocracy.
March 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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thedetroitdiva.bsky.social
U.S. economy, despite inflation, was the envy of the world while Biden was President

Recovery from a pandemic was always going to be difficult. It's bonkers that Biden ended up being the scapegoat for that
March 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Trump has launched a war in the Middle East without our consent, without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear idea about where it leads or how it ends.

He cannot be trusted. Congress must rein him in. Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
March 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
Here is Hillary Clinton’s opening statement to House Oversight on Epstein.

Clinton says she does not recall ever encountering Epstein and says she knew nothing about his crimes.

She also says that Trump should testify under oath and criticizes the committee for not holding any public hearings.
"Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee... as a former Senator, I have respect for legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability. As we all know, however, too often Congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people. The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not. As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that. Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It's unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade. Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government's handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes. You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein's crimes were investigated and prosecuted. Of those eight, only one appeared before the Committee. Five of the six former attorneys general were allowed to submit brief statements stating they had no information to provide. You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions. You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican Member showed up for Les Wexner's deposition. This institutio… as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf. I have spent my life advocating for women and girls. I have worked hard to stop the terrible abuses so many women and girls face here and around the world, including human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For too long, these have been largely invisible crimes or not treated as crimes at all. But the survivors are real and they are entitled to better. In Southeast Asia, I met girls as young as twelve years old who were forced into prostitution and raped repeatedly. Some were dying of AIDS. In Eastern Europe, I met mothers who told me how they lost daughters to trafficking and did not know where to turn. In settings around the world, I met survivors trying to rebuild their lives and help rescue others - with little support from people in power, who too often turned a blind eye and a cold shoulder. If you are new to this issue, let me tell you: Jeffrey Epstein was a heinous individual, but he's far from alone. This is not a one-off tabloid sensation or a political scandal. It's a global scourge with an unimaginable human toll. My work combatting sex trafficking goes back to my days as First Lady. I worked to pass the first federal legislation against trafficking and was proud that my husband signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which increased support for survivors and gave prosecutors better tools for going after traffickers. As Secretary of State, I appointed a former federal prosecutor, Lou CdeBaca, to ramp up our global antitrafficking efforts. I oversaw nearly 170 anti-trafficking programs in 70 nations and directly pressed foreign leaders to crack down on trafficking networks in their countries. Every year we published a global report to shine a light on abuses. The findings of those reports triggered sanctions on countries failing to make progress, so they became a powerful diplomatic tool to drive concrete… Infuriatingly, the Trump Administration gutted the Trafficking in Persons Office at the State Department, cutting more than 70 percent of the career civil and foreign service experts who worked so hard to prevent trafficking crimes. The annual trafficking report, required by law, was delayed for months. The message from the Trump Administration to the American people and the world could not be clearer: combatting human trafficking is no longer an American priority under the Trump White House. That is a tragedy. It's a scandal. It deserves vigorous investigation and oversight. A committee endeavoring to stopping human trafficking would seek to understand what specific steps are needed to fix a system that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes in 2008. A committee run by elected officials with a commitment to transparency would ensure the full release of all the files. It would ensure that the lawful redactions of those files protected the victims and survivors, not powerful men and political allies. It would get to the bottom of reports that DOJ withheld FBI interviews in which a survivor accuses President Trump of heinous crimes. It would subpoena anyone who asked on which night there would be the "wildest party" on Epstein's island. It would demand testimony from prosecutors in Florida and New York about why they gave Epstein a sweetheart deal and chose not to pursue others who may have been implicated. It would demand that Secretary Rubio and Attorney General Bondi testify about why this administration is abandoning survivors and playing into the hands of traffickers. It would seek out officers on the front lines of this fight and ask them what support they need. It would put forth legislation to provide more resources and force this administration to act. But that's not happening. Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers. If this Committee is serious about learning the truth about Epstein's trafficking crimes, it would not rely on press gaggles to get answers from our current president on his involvement; it would ask him directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files. If the majority was serious, it would not waste time on fishing expeditions. There is too much that needs to be done. What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up? My challenge to you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself throughout my long service to this nation. How to be worthy of the trust the American people have given you. They expect statesmanship, not gamesmanship. Leading, not grandstanding. They expect you to use your power to get to the truth and to do more to help survivors of Epstein's crimes as well as the millions more who are victims of sex trafficking."
February 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
February 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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jkz12769.bsky.social
Senate Democrats got a deal to keep the government open. Everything will be funded till September except DHS. The DHS will not be funded until new rules on ICE are drawn up. Democrats wants no masks, body cameras, visible IDs, warrants signed by judges.
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White House strikes deal with Democrats to avert government shutdown
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January 30, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
Her name is good. May her death from an ICE agent’s bullet not be in vain.
jentaub.bsky.social Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · Jan 7
Say her name. Renee Nicole Good.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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lensman23.bsky.social
I miss a president who cares for all.
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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repbarragan.bsky.social
Unlike CBS News, Frontline PBS ran their report recently on stories from some of the migrants sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Trump & his enablers can’t erase the truth about what happened. Watch the PBS piece.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
Surviving CECOT | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members and deported to CECOT.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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forbes.com
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
CBS Abruptly Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment On Migrants Sent To El Salvador Prison—What To Know
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
www.forbes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...

🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM