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Michigan Jill
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lisaloe.bsky.social
Mark Kelly is not in the Epstein files.

Take a minute to read the Senator's response to the #RegimeRetribution plans to censure, demote, and reduce Kelly's well earned retirement pay.

Keep fighting, Senator Kelly!
We have your six. 🫡

And thank you for your continued service to our country.
Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly • 9m ... Over twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution - including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense would attack me for doing exactly that. My rank and retirement are things that I earned through my service and sacrifice for this country. I got shot at. I missed holidays and birthdays. I commanded a space shuttle mission while my wife Gabby recovered from a gunshot wound to the head-all while proudly wearing the American flag on my shoulder. Generations of servicemembers have made these same patriotic sacrifices for this country, earning the respect, appreciation, and rank they deserve. Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that. It Pete Hegseth, the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country's history, thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn't get it. I will fight this with everything l've got - not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don't get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government.
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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lisaloe.bsky.social
The respect and admiration I have for #TimWalz is unwavering.
Please read his entire statement.
I encourage both R and D lawmakers to focus on this line:
“After all, I didn't run for this job so I could have this job. I ran for this job so I could do this job.”

Thank you, and your family, Gov Walz.
Statement from Gov Tim Walz: "Good morning, and Happy New Year. "Like many Minnesotans, I was glad to turn the page on 2025. It was an extraordinarily difficult year for our state. And it ended on a particularly sour note. "For the last several years, an organized group of criminals have sought to take advantage of our state's generosity. And even as we make progress in the fight against the fraudsters, we now see an organized group of political actors seeking to take advantage of the crisis. "I won't mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies - in Washington, in St. Paul, and online - want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They want to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors. And, ultimately, they want to take away much of what makes Minnesota the best place in America to raise a family. They've already begun by taking our tax dollars that were meant to help families afford child care. And they have no intention of stopping there. "Make no mistake: We should be concerned about fraud in our state government. We cannot effectively deliver programs and services if we can't earn the public's trust. That's why, over the past few years, we've made systemic changes to the way we do business. "We've gone to the legislature time and again to get more tools to combat fraud. We've fired people who weren't doing their jobs. We've seen people go to jail for stealing from our state. We've cut off whole streams of funding, in partnership with the federal government, where we saw widespread criminal activity. We've put new locks on the doors of our remaining programs, and we've hired a new head of program integrity to make sure those locks can't be broken.” "All across the state, Minnesotans are hard at work on this problem. Advocates, administrators, investigators are on the front lines defending the integrity of our state's programs, and I want to thank them for their efforts. "There's more to do. A single taxpayer dollar wasted on fraud is a dollar too much to tolerate. And while there's a role to play for everyone - from the legislature to prosecutors to insurance companies to local and county government - the buck stops with me. My administration is taking fast, decisive action to solve this crisis. And we will win the fight against the fraudsters. "But the political gamesmanship we're seeing from Republicans is only making that fight harder to win. "We've got Republicans here in the legislature playing hide-and-seek with whistleblowers. "We've got conspiracy theorist right-wing YouTubers breaking into daycare centers and demanding access to our children. "We've got the President of the United States demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongly confiscating childcare funding that Minnesotans rely on. "It is disgusting. And it is dangerous. "Republicans are playing politics with the future of our state. And it's shameful. I've said it before, and l'll say it again: We welcome ideas from anyone, in any party, who wants to help us continue to stay ahead of the criminals. "And we welcome the involvement of the federal government. I'm grateful to the career professionals at the U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI who are helping us win this fight.” "But I cannot abide the actions of the political leadership in Washington - these opportunists who are willing to hurt our people to score a few cheap points. They and their allies have no intention of helping us solve the problem - and every intention of profiting off of it. "Which brings me to this: 2026 is an election year. And election years have a way of ramping up the politics at a time when we simply can't afford more politics. "In September, I announced that I would run for a historic third term as Minnesota's Governor. And I have every confidence that, if I gave it my all, I would succeed in that effort. "But as I reflected on this moment with my family and my team over the holidays, I came to the conclusion that I can't give a political campaign my all. Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute l can't spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences. "So I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work. "I know this news may come as a surprise. But I'm passing on the race with zero sadness and zero regret. After all, I didn't run for this job so I could have this job. I ran for this job so I could do this job. Minnesota faces an enormous challenge this year. And I refuse to spend even one minute of 2026 doing anything other than rising to meet the moment. Minnesota has to come first - always.” "That's what I believe servant leadership demands of me. And as an optimist, I will hold out some hope that my friends on the other side of the aisle will consider what servant leadership demands of them in this moment. We can work together to combat the criminals, rebuild the public's trust, and make our state stronger. But make no mistake: If Republicans continue down this path of abusing power, smearing entire communities, and running their own fraudulent game at the expense of Minnesotans - we will fight back every step of the way. "I'm confident that a DFLer will hold this seat come November. I'm confident that I will find ways to contribute to the state | love even after I've left office next January. But there will be time to worry about all that later. "Today, I'm proud of the work we've done to make Minnesota America's best place to live and raise kids - from our new paid leave policy to our child tax credit to our free lunch program. "And I'm doubly proud of the incredible team we've put together to make that vision a reality. Thank you to every member of my staff, and every state employee, who's part of this fight. We need you on the job to tackle the important work ahead. "Most of all, I want Minnesotans to know that I'm on the job, 24/7, focused on making sure we stay America's best place to live and raise kids. No one will take that away from us. Not the fraudsters. And not the President. Not on my watch"
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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patti3333.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/p...
MY FELLOW ARIZONANS
Actually
Everyone this is outrageous
And to every Veteran
Join me in calling your Representatives demanding this is unjust
202 202 224-3121
Senator Kelly has 30 days to respond & all of us
Please SUPPORT SENATOR MARK KELLY
OUTRAGE
Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly's military retirement pay over 'seditious' video: Hegseth
Sen. Mark Kelly and other members of Congress on the video reminded members of the U.S. military that they can refuse to follow illegal orders.
www.cnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Insurance premiums doubled overnight for millions of Americans on January 1.

Over half of ACA marketplace enrollees say they’d go without insurance if premiums double. I’m one of them. We canceled our policy.

$3,000 a month isn’t health care. It’s a shakedown.
@democrats.senate.gov
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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msgrumpybunny.bsky.social
I find it really fucking wild that —

📌 US Special Ops built an entire replica of Maduros’ compound — IN KENTUCKY — to train commandos on how to kidnap him

📌Trump communicated with oil companies before and after — 80+ people were killed

📌Sr MOC’s weren’t alerted⁉️⁉️
www.lex18.com/news/politic...
Report: U.S. Special Ops built replica of Maduro's compound in Kentucky to train Delta Force commandos
The United States had a replica of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's compound located in Kentucky, according to the New York Times.
www.lex18.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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axidentaliberal.bsky.social
Why did Trump invade Venezuela

Maybe because Jack Smith said things like this in his deposition:

"why we felt we had such strong proof is all witnesses were..allies [of Trump]..We had an elector in Pennsylvania..who said that what they were trying to do was an attempt to overthrow the government"
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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axidentaliberal.bsky.social
Can’t wait until the Trump administration declares that Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland is a notorious drug kingpin, obtains an indictment against him, claims America can invade to “capture” him, makes the nation a US colony and threatens Denmark to ensure they “meet our demands”
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Chris Murphy: "Over and over again we have seen these warmongering neocons, many of which have influence in this White House, cheerlead us into war under the guise of removing a very bad man. That ends up getting a lot of Americans killed."
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
whitchmi.bsky.social
There needs to be an immediate investigation into stock purchases in Chevron and other companies that shot up today. The chance that no one in the Trump Administration or Congress traded on this insider information is next to zero.

www.reuters.com/business/ene...
US oil companies gain after Trump signals access to Venezuela's reserves
U.S. oil companies' shares jumped on Monday, fueled by the prospect of access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take control of the South American natio...
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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bocksam.bsky.social
FIFA handed him their bullshit award a few weeks too early.

And if he thinks that threatening Greenland and Denmark will gain him points with the Nobel committee….
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize campaign is off to a shaky start.
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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bocksam.bsky.social
SC peeps - what is Nancy Mace saying? Is she willing to send your youth to fight FOR oil?
macdeford.bsky.social Mac Deford @macdeford.bsky.social · 1d
If the U.S. government were serious about combating fentanyl, it would be putting sustained pressure on China and India.

And if Congress were serious, it would stop deferring to slogans and demand a coherent, lawful policy.
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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bocksam.bsky.social
Surprise, it seems that they really didn’t think this through at all. The person they dubbed the new president says the old president is still the leader. They totally ignored the duly elected one.The US oil companies are not clamoring to get back to extracting & refining the poor quality crude.
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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liberalpatriot.bsky.social
This is a dangerous move for America.

apple.news/AeF7W86-uQAC...
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires — The Washington Post
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
apple.news
January 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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bocksam.bsky.social
Holy fucking shit.

Colonization is one of the best things?? A senior US Justice official is saying this.

All because Tmurp is doing everything in his power to distract from 1) the Epstein files are worse than we even imagined 2) Jack Smith’s testimony truly was devastating to 🍊💩 & fellow GOP
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
Eagle Ed Martin & @EagleEdMartin X.com A confident America! •8 Jesse Kelly • @JesseKellyDC •4h Colonization is one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world and the only reason most don't know this is because they were educated by communists who hate Western civilization. x.com/billnehr/statu...
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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malena.bsky.social
Derlis Chusin, an 11th grader spent more than a month in ICE detention, a teenager who was put in detention with adults in his bunk!

Here he is thankfully being reunited with his family.

Imagine if this were your child.

Speak out against #ICELawlessness
Call Congress at 202-224-3121.
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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cwebbonline.com
If I didn’t know better, I’d think the goal was to shut down daycare to force parents, especially moms, to stay home and push single parents deeper into poverty. Like Project 2025. Oh wait…

And MAGA believing and spreading disinformation from Shirley as fact, is par for the course for those fools.
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Clearly, common sense isn’t that common.

Why would any daycare center open the door for a random man?

Trump canceled federal subsidy funding for daycare centers in all states based on fake accusations that completely collapsed under the lightest scrutiny.

THIS IS PROPER INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING👇🏽
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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cwebbonline.com
We have an incompetent government trying to take over and run another incompetent government.

What could possibly go wrong.
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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cwebbonline.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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cwebbonline.com
THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

But put that aside for a second…

What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.

This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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cardonebrian.bsky.social
Sen Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) does not mince words here with his take on the strikes in Venezuela and the capturing of Maduro. ‘This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes.’ Go Sen Gallego, more of this please Democrats!! Bravo💥🔥💥
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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mwlogic17.bsky.social
This is exactly what corruption looks like: power used as a commodity, war treated as a profit center, and human lives reduced to line items. This isn't leadership or strategy-it' pay-to-play imperialism, and it's indefensible.
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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mwlogic17.bsky.social
Rep Ro Khanna: I warned weeks ago that the Trump admin was planning a regime change war.
Congress failed to stop it.
We must stand up against this illegal action now!
January 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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mwlogic17.bsky.social
President Gustavo Petro: "A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep (the Epstein) list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen and threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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lisaloe.bsky.social
Don’t mess with Texas:
The bill passed, but Texas school districts overwhelmingly voted *against* implementing it, sticking with paid, qualified, counseling positions instead. ⭐️
There’s only a tiny handful of small rural districts opting for this insanity (still being challenged in the courts).
papootx.bsky.social Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 2d
Texas Replacing School Counselors With Untrained Chaplains
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13d
James Talarico Exposes Insane Bill to Replace School Counsellors with Untrained Religious Chaplains in Texas
January 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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patti3333.bsky.social
This is WHAT should concern all of you that have your sons and daughters in our military
Trump administration and Hegseth are truly incompetent
When they send boots on the ground to Venezuela .
Call your Representatives 202 224-3121 ⬇️⬇️
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM