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@empiricist49.bsky.social
Humanist, atheist, socialist.
Well, that's one way of looking at it, I suppose ...
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It may not raise many eyebrows in Mar-a-Lago, but Thomas C. Fugate lll, Assistant Head of Everything at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, seems a little concerned, and rightly so.
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Trump pardons another loathsome person, wonder how much money Grandpa Sundowner got from this move..
This Trump pardon flew under the radar, everytime I see this type of thing I wonder how much money did Grandpa Sundown get for giving this sexual predator a reprieve??
www.youtube.com/shorts/WoZIt...
Trump pardons another truly disgusting person: Cade Cothren
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This stinks to high heaven.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm Donald J. Trump, and I approve this depiction of me.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Let's hope he's just as sanguine when he gets 50 years in jail ...
INGRAHAM: Is a 50 year mortgage really a good idea?

TRUMP: It's not even a big deal. You go from 40 to 50 years. All it means is you pay less per month
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
And that's just his public persona.

You want to see him when he's off duty ...
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@democrats.senate.gov
@georgecarlinsghost.bsky.social

On an orthographical note, there is no asterisk in the word fuck.

When your Speaker is such a lame duck
that he doesn’t give one flying fuck
for those with no voice,
you’re left with one choice,
girls and boys: you just fire him. Good luck!
This is what modern Democrat leadership has become; Republicans know they can wait them out, and the Democrats themselves will cave.

Democratic leaders are far more concerned about 'looking moderate' than doing the right thing.

Senator Chuck Schumer, resign! www.mediaite.com/media/news/o...
‘Oh, F*ck Off!’ Democrats Rage at ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown ‘Betrayal’ in Mass Backlash
Eight members of the Democratic caucus who voted to reopen the government ignited backlash from colleagues slamming the move as a “pathetic” surrender.
www.mediaite.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The moment you realise that people see you for what you are.

Nicolae Ceaușescu had a similar experience in December 1989
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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@democrats.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov

"The Art of the Deal" (Revised Edition) by Mike Johnson
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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All of this
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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I don’t know the background of this footage, but what I do know is there was a time not so long ago that footage like this would be national news.

Now footage like this is normal. It’s just another day under the Trump regime.
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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@briantylercohen.bsky.social
@muellershewrote.com

I believe Nicolae Ceaușescu had a similar experience in 1989.

But I'll let the 66th Secretary of State under President George W. Bush recount the moment the scales fell from that dictator's eyes ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPs...
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
@democrats.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov

"The Art of the Deal" (Revised Edition) by Mike Johnson
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
She should change her name by deed poll to Shenanigans ...
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
@democrats.senate.gov

One man's "group of moderate Democrats" is another man's group of spineless Quislings, beholden to an authoritarian thug.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Listen to Bernie.
Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.

I’m terribly disappointed in him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Really? You haven't?

Nicolae Ceaușescu had a similar experience back in 1989.

I'll let the 66th Secretary of State under George W. Bush recount the actual moment that the scales fell from that particular dictator's eyes. It didn't end well for old Nicolae ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPs...
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Senator Ocasio-Cortez:
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year.

All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires.
LIVE: I Won't Support Doubling Health Care Premiums
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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How a (purportedly) left-wing British newspaper spells bribery ...
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM