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Musa Okwonga

@okwonga.bsky.social

It’s not necessary to keep highlighting the qualities of exceptional immigrants as a reason for them to be treated well by their governments. We don’t have to be on our best behaviour to receive a basic level of human decency: that‘s why they’re called “human rights”, and not “human privileges”.

December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

“No, WE didn’t forget the mother in this situation. YOU did. You voted for this… it was ok until it happened to YOU.” #ForcedBirthNation

December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

The thing Republican “market-based” solutions ignore is health care isn’t like shopping for a TV. Without it we die. It’s not like we can decide not to buy it. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty

Other countries don’t regret their universal health care

We need #MedicareForAllNOW

December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM

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Raffi Melkonian

@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

You can fix an order that says you’re deported to “El Salsador” nunc pro tunc. Not, “hey here’s a backdated deportation order.”

December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM

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Reuters Legal

@legal.reuters.com

U.S. farmers facing steep losses this year welcomed President Donald Trump's aid package, but said they would need more than that to fully offset low crop prices and lost export opportunities from his trade war.

US farmers say Trump's $12 billion aid package won't cover losses

U.S. farmers facing steep losses this year welcomed President Donald Trump's aid package, but said they would need more than that to fully offset low crop prices and lost export opportunities from his trade war.

reut.rs

December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Dom Ervolina

@dominicervolina.com

Couple of things here:

1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently

2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"

3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"

4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me!
My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've
stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process,
created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country,
brought Business back into the United States at levels never
seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts
and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous
Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to
do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America
that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than
ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do
long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the
Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and
supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT
Marks - Some have even said they have never seen such Strong
Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In
addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other
President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one
being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive
Examination, something which few people would be able to do
very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I
ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and
experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few
people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact,

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have
decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work
involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend
that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or
am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and
knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever
worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not
now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams,
Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's
seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times,
and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and
demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are
true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about
it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results
and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they
wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be
if The New York Times would cease publication because they are
a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank
you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT
AGAIN!

908 ReTruths 3.07k Likes

Dec 09, 2025, 9:11 PM

December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM

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Greg Sargent

@gregsargent.bsky.social

News -- > Rep Jamie Raskin is introducing a proposal today to require ranked choice voting in all congressional races. He's drawing attention to the idea even as corrupt Trump/GOP gerrymandering exposes current system's deep flaws.

Raskin discusses this on our pod:

newrepublic.com/article/2042...

December 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

Next cabinet meeting

Hegseth: I’m under investigation for war cri…

Rubio: I’D LIKE TO DISCUSS FONTS

RFK Jr. (in corner of room on pull-up bar) 11, 12, 13

Trump: Tariff tariff I shot the sheriff

December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

Ok A.I. nailed this one, credit where it’s due

www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...

December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM

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WeRateDogs

@weratedogs.com

This is our new CEO, Javier. I have officially adopted him. He is estimated to be 8 years old and he's deaf, so there's no need to give any feedback on his job performance. He is just a perfect gentlemen and I am so grateful he made his way to me. 14/10 no bias at all

a 30-pound black terrier mix with gray in his face and beard struts toward the camera with his front right paw mid-step. he's wearing a light tan suit with a white collared shirt and a brown polka dot neck tie that matches his warm brown eyes. he is ready for his first day as CEO.

December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM

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ElieNYC

@elienyc.bsky.social

The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Supreme Court Is About to Give Trump His Crony State

During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers.

www.thenation.com

December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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David Marx

@digthatdata.bsky.social

wielding one of the most powerful tools of the office without being able to justify its use and claiming no knowledge of the target should trigger impeachment proceedings.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d

Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco

The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...

newrepublic.com

December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM

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David Pepper

@davidpepperoh.bsky.social

“Affordability? Who’s That?”

By @knecessary.bsky.social

Link here for more: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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LisaLisa

@lisalisa42.bsky.social

We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.

December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM

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The Daily Beans Podcast

@dailybeanspod.com

December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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Joe Dudek

@joedudekjd.bsky.social

I too have decided to step down in my role as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM

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WeRateDogs

@weratedogs.com

This is Kaia. She takes road safety very seriously. Encourages you to do the same. 13/10 please buckle pup (TW: lyss121 & leleleems)

a small yellow lab puppy sits like a person in the black leather passenger seat of a car. the dog is buckled in, and she's staring straight ahead with a stoic expression, while her two back feet kick up in front of her. the human in the driver's seat looks on with a slight smile.

December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM

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The Democratic Coalition

@thedemcoalition.bsky.social

Here's a handy guide in case you haven't over the last ten years picked up on what Trump's non-stop lies mean in the real world.

#DonTheCon

December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social

It’s a hell of a thing to be a lawyer and watch SCOTUS destroying the republic in real time from their high horses.

If you haven’t been through a pre-Trump indoctrination of sacred doctrines like state decisis and statutory interpretation, you might think it was always like this.

December 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM