PragmaticProgressive
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Oops. I probably shouldn’t have said that out loud.
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At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with defiance and backlash.
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
December 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with defiance and backlash.
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
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❗️Nine bipartisan U.S. senators (from both Democrats and Republicans) issued a joint statement sharply condemning Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities on Christmas. They called Vladimir Putin a "ruthless killer who is not interested in peace and cannot be trusted,"
December 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
❗️Nine bipartisan U.S. senators (from both Democrats and Republicans) issued a joint statement sharply condemning Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities on Christmas. They called Vladimir Putin a "ruthless killer who is not interested in peace and cannot be trusted,"
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You guys caught this too, right?
“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”
Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
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“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”
Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
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December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You guys caught this too, right?
“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”
Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
1/2
“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”
Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
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Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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Impeach and imprison Trump.
I know I've been beating this drum for over seven years now, but Donald Trump is a very and truly sick man who should be in a mental or penal institution and certainly not the White House.
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Impeach and imprison Trump.
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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The Trump administration has killed nearly 90 civilians at sea and is refusing to release its legal justification for these illegal and immoral strikes.
We are demanding answers — transparency can’t wait while more people are murdered by our government.
We are demanding answers — transparency can’t wait while more people are murdered by our government.
Advocacy groups sue Trump administration seeking release of legal memo justifying boat strikes
Advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking the release of the memo justifiying U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Trump administration has killed nearly 90 civilians at sea and is refusing to release its legal justification for these illegal and immoral strikes.
We are demanding answers — transparency can’t wait while more people are murdered by our government.
We are demanding answers — transparency can’t wait while more people are murdered by our government.
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BREAKING: Judge Breyer GRANTS Newsom’s motion for a preliminary injunction BLOCKING Trump from deploying the California National Guard and returning control of the guard to the governor. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BREAKING: Judge Breyer GRANTS Newsom’s motion for a preliminary injunction BLOCKING Trump from deploying the California National Guard and returning control of the guard to the governor. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"It’s a pretty safe bet—maybe as safe as any in politics—that Trump’s approval rating will be a very good predictor of next November’s results." Keep it down, everybody!
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iPQg8E
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iPQg8E
Voters Got Us Into This Mess. They’re Getting Us Out.
Georgia on our minds.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"It’s a pretty safe bet—maybe as safe as any in politics—that Trump’s approval rating will be a very good predictor of next November’s results." Keep it down, everybody!
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iPQg8E
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iPQg8E
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Less discussed in the new National Security Strategy than America's abdication of global leadership is the document’s frank embrace of far-right narratives on Europe, with a strong whiff of white nationalism.
New from @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3XIMl3M
New from @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3XIMl3M
New Trump Security Strategy Turns Against the Free World
... and toward racialism, Russia, and the right wing.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Less discussed in the new National Security Strategy than America's abdication of global leadership is the document’s frank embrace of far-right narratives on Europe, with a strong whiff of white nationalism.
New from @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3XIMl3M
New from @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3XIMl3M
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Canada is the latest country to roll out the welcome mat to highly skilled workers and scientists as the United States restricts immigration and cuts research funding under President Trump.
Canada eyes H-1B workers, top global talent as U.S. limits immigration
The recruitment drive targets the kind of highly skilled foreign workers facing increased scrutiny under the Trump administration’s immigration restrictions.
wapo.st
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Canada is the latest country to roll out the welcome mat to highly skilled workers and scientists as the United States restricts immigration and cuts research funding under President Trump.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Trump’s Coalition Is Fracturing and History Tells Us Why
Something is shifting inside the Republican Party.
substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Crack. Crack. Crack.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
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NEW: Pro-voting advocates say North Carolina's student-voting restrictions stem from a pressure campaign by Trump ally Cleta Mitchell, who complained in a deposition that "college students can just roll out of bed, vote, and get back into bed.”
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
North Carolina Restricted Student Voting After 'Influence Campaign' by Cleta Mitchell
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW: Pro-voting advocates say North Carolina's student-voting restrictions stem from a pressure campaign by Trump ally Cleta Mitchell, who complained in a deposition that "college students can just roll out of bed, vote, and get back into bed.”
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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In a statement, Kelly said: "I have given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution."
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In a statement, Kelly said: "I have given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution."