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🧵 Right-wing extremists like Libs of Tiktok and Charlie Kirk totally concocted the Sydney Sweeney "outrage."
The supposed left-wing outrage at Sweeney essentially never happened. Republicans made it up.
And as a former GOP media consultant, I know the "one weird trick."
The supposed left-wing outrage at Sweeney essentially never happened. Republicans made it up.
And as a former GOP media consultant, I know the "one weird trick."
August 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
🧵 Right-wing extremists like Libs of Tiktok and Charlie Kirk totally concocted the Sydney Sweeney "outrage."
The supposed left-wing outrage at Sweeney essentially never happened. Republicans made it up.
And as a former GOP media consultant, I know the "one weird trick."
The supposed left-wing outrage at Sweeney essentially never happened. Republicans made it up.
And as a former GOP media consultant, I know the "one weird trick."
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Where does the line between enforcing U.S. law & utter inhumanity lie? We don’t need to carefully parse its precise placement in order to understand that what this administration is doing has crossed it, is utterly reprehensible, and will be condemned by history open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
An Angry Judge in the Abrego Garcia Case
Has the federal judiciary reached critical mass?
open.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Where does the line between enforcing U.S. law & utter inhumanity lie? We don’t need to carefully parse its precise placement in order to understand that what this administration is doing has crossed it, is utterly reprehensible, and will be condemned by history open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Abolish ICE
ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
June 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Abolish ICE
Not shocked. Wish I was.
(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Not shocked. Wish I was.
@cidrap.bsky.social
“Vaccine Integrity Project, funded by Christy Walton’s foundation, helmed by former US FDA Comr. Dr. Margaret Hamburg & former N.Aof Med. President Dr. Harvey Fineberg, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, leading the initiative, the dir. of the Ctr. for I.D. Research&Policy, U. of MN.
“Vaccine Integrity Project, funded by Christy Walton’s foundation, helmed by former US FDA Comr. Dr. Margaret Hamburg & former N.Aof Med. President Dr. Harvey Fineberg, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, leading the initiative, the dir. of the Ctr. for I.D. Research&Policy, U. of MN.
April 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
@cidrap.bsky.social
“Vaccine Integrity Project, funded by Christy Walton’s foundation, helmed by former US FDA Comr. Dr. Margaret Hamburg & former N.Aof Med. President Dr. Harvey Fineberg, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, leading the initiative, the dir. of the Ctr. for I.D. Research&Policy, U. of MN.
“Vaccine Integrity Project, funded by Christy Walton’s foundation, helmed by former US FDA Comr. Dr. Margaret Hamburg & former N.Aof Med. President Dr. Harvey Fineberg, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, leading the initiative, the dir. of the Ctr. for I.D. Research&Policy, U. of MN.
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Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
WHY… are conservatives ok with this? For people who are scared of rainbows, drag queen reading hour , birth control and women in general, it seems a bit incongruous to let schnazis forage through your tax information?
Imagine what’s hidden if Trump and Elonia ever us have access to theirs?
Imagine what’s hidden if Trump and Elonia ever us have access to theirs?
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data.
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
WHY… are conservatives ok with this? For people who are scared of rainbows, drag queen reading hour , birth control and women in general, it seems a bit incongruous to let schnazis forage through your tax information?
Imagine what’s hidden if Trump and Elonia ever us have access to theirs?
Imagine what’s hidden if Trump and Elonia ever us have access to theirs?
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April 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Dear Wisconsin,
Please help defeat Elon Musk's million dollar bribery attempts to sway this election.
Go vote for Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court! 🙏💪
Please help defeat Elon Musk's million dollar bribery attempts to sway this election.
Go vote for Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court! 🙏💪
March 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Dear Wisconsin,
Please help defeat Elon Musk's million dollar bribery attempts to sway this election.
Go vote for Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court! 🙏💪
Please help defeat Elon Musk's million dollar bribery attempts to sway this election.
Go vote for Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court! 🙏💪
Perhaps a picture book of Bad Gang Tats and OK Tats allowed in America to help these unpatriotic thugs?
Then again it’s the skin color…… so moot.
But first to the bemasked marauders, cover up your own- you may be nabbed as well.
Then again it’s the skin color…… so moot.
But first to the bemasked marauders, cover up your own- you may be nabbed as well.
“‘Well, you’re here because of your tattoos,’ the ICE agent replied, according to Hernández. ‘We’re finding and questioning everyone who has tattoos.’”
Wonder what we’d find if we started scrutinizing the tattoos of ICE agents?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Perhaps a picture book of Bad Gang Tats and OK Tats allowed in America to help these unpatriotic thugs?
Then again it’s the skin color…… so moot.
But first to the bemasked marauders, cover up your own- you may be nabbed as well.
Then again it’s the skin color…… so moot.
But first to the bemasked marauders, cover up your own- you may be nabbed as well.
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How much was Hegseth drinking when he put that group text together?
March 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
How much was Hegseth drinking when he put that group text together?
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Nothing says “party of the everyman” quite like two born-to-riches nepo baby billionaires selling $80,000+ cars on the White House lawn.
March 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Nothing says “party of the everyman” quite like two born-to-riches nepo baby billionaires selling $80,000+ cars on the White House lawn.
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The President just increased tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%.
Prices on homes, cars, and more are going up.
Your retirement savings are going down.
Donald Trump is hurting working people.
Prices on homes, cars, and more are going up.
Your retirement savings are going down.
Donald Trump is hurting working people.
March 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The President just increased tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%.
Prices on homes, cars, and more are going up.
Your retirement savings are going down.
Donald Trump is hurting working people.
Prices on homes, cars, and more are going up.
Your retirement savings are going down.
Donald Trump is hurting working people.
Make it a thing of the past.
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Make it a thing of the past.
Are we surprised? Nope . One screams in hate one stands up for the public and one is black . Shocker .
March 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Are we surprised? Nope . One screams in hate one stands up for the public and one is black . Shocker .
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And here we are. The US is a red alert country for genocide. Way to go MAGA .
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
Red Flag Alert for Genocide - United States: The Rise of the Nazi Salute | Lemkin Institute
www.lemkininstitute.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
And here we are. The US is a red alert country for genocide. Way to go MAGA .
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
No, the US does not spend more on Ukraine than Europe . If you repeat what a liar says like a tape recorder, you are the problem.
March 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
No, the US does not spend more on Ukraine than Europe . If you repeat what a liar says like a tape recorder, you are the problem.
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As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
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Jill Stein is responding to these attacks from her home office.
a woman in a fur coat stands in front of a colorful building with the word ivan on it
ALT: a woman in a fur coat stands in front of a colorful building with the word ivan on it
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Jill Stein is responding to these attacks from her home office.
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Rieckhoff: He's losing his women and children. His cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes? It was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to Zelenskyy and Ukraine since before he got elected. It's unacceptable.
March 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Rieckhoff: He's losing his women and children. His cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes? It was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to Zelenskyy and Ukraine since before he got elected. It's unacceptable.
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