@aquableue.bsky.social
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It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.
So much for “America First.”
So much for “America First.”
October 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.
So much for “America First.”
So much for “America First.”
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In Matt 25 Jesus says that individuals & nations will be judged by how they care for the poor & sick.
Govt is shutdown bc GOP wants to throw 12-20 million low-income/disabled Americans off Medicaid.
Bc the GOP uses Jesus as a prop, while despising His actual commandments.
Govt is shutdown bc GOP wants to throw 12-20 million low-income/disabled Americans off Medicaid.
Bc the GOP uses Jesus as a prop, while despising His actual commandments.
October 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In Matt 25 Jesus says that individuals & nations will be judged by how they care for the poor & sick.
Govt is shutdown bc GOP wants to throw 12-20 million low-income/disabled Americans off Medicaid.
Bc the GOP uses Jesus as a prop, while despising His actual commandments.
Govt is shutdown bc GOP wants to throw 12-20 million low-income/disabled Americans off Medicaid.
Bc the GOP uses Jesus as a prop, while despising His actual commandments.
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Sen. Mark Kelly on Chuck Schumer saying "every day gets better for Democrats" during the shutdown:
"For me, this is not political...I don't think this is better for anyone...It's not about that. It's protecting people from crazy increases in the cost of their healthcare."
"For me, this is not political...I don't think this is better for anyone...It's not about that. It's protecting people from crazy increases in the cost of their healthcare."
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on Chuck Schumer saying "every day gets better for Democrats" during the shutdown:
"For me, this is not political...I don't think this is better for anyone...It's not about that. It's protecting people from crazy increases in the cost of their healthcare."
"For me, this is not political...I don't think this is better for anyone...It's not about that. It's protecting people from crazy increases in the cost of their healthcare."
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Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the president is considering "all of his options" before invoking the Insurrection Act.
Trump Is Looking at All ‘Options’ Before Invoking Insurrection Act—Vance
www.newsweek.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the president is considering "all of his options" before invoking the Insurrection Act.
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Welker: "Are you seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act?"
Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."
Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."
October 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Welker: "Are you seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act?"
Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."
Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."
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Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Stephen Miller a “clown,” AOC said “Laugh at them,” because it’s “one of the best ways you can dismantle a movement of insecure men.”
Better yet—Fox “News” forced Miller to watch the clip during an interview, and his flustered reaction proved AOC’s point.
Better yet—Fox “News” forced Miller to watch the clip during an interview, and his flustered reaction proved AOC’s point.
Pritzker Slams Trump, Stephen Miller Watches AOC Call Him A Clown, Zeldin Slammed At A Gala, and The Regime’s Troop Deployment Backfires
While Trump is “busy” golfing, I’m glad to have some good news for you today.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Stephen Miller a “clown,” AOC said “Laugh at them,” because it’s “one of the best ways you can dismantle a movement of insecure men.”
Better yet—Fox “News” forced Miller to watch the clip during an interview, and his flustered reaction proved AOC’s point.
Better yet—Fox “News” forced Miller to watch the clip during an interview, and his flustered reaction proved AOC’s point.
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Stop the Republican shutdown?
Release the Epstein files?
Work to lower costs?
The Republican solution: Go on vacation.
Release the Epstein files?
Work to lower costs?
The Republican solution: Go on vacation.
October 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Stop the Republican shutdown?
Release the Epstein files?
Work to lower costs?
The Republican solution: Go on vacation.
Release the Epstein files?
Work to lower costs?
The Republican solution: Go on vacation.
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Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has indicated that he wants to do something about [ACA subsidies], and he wants the government open. Well, we want this fixed and we want the government open. So why is there a problem here?"
October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has indicated that he wants to do something about [ACA subsidies], and he wants the government open. Well, we want this fixed and we want the government open. So why is there a problem here?"
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"Nothing acute is happening on the border," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Sunday.
NATO State Plays Down Russia Threat After Closing Border Road
www.newsweek.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Nothing acute is happening on the border," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Sunday.
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A severe drought has Corpus Christi, Texas, scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla.
This Texas Town Is an Energy Powerhouse. It’s Running Out of Water.
A severe drought has Corpus Christi scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla that have invested billions of dollars in the region.
on.wsj.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A severe drought has Corpus Christi, Texas, scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla.
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As the partial government shutdown continues, the White House and some congressional Republicans are worried that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of any bill to reopen the government is proving salient with voters — including their own.
Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring
The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As the partial government shutdown continues, the White House and some congressional Republicans are worried that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of any bill to reopen the government is proving salient with voters — including their own.
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"Repeatedly now, judges have said Trump’s proclaimed hellscape isn’t reality," writes Aaron Blake | Analysis
https://cnn.it/46OsBBd
https://cnn.it/46OsBBd
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Repeatedly now, judges have said Trump’s proclaimed hellscape isn’t reality," writes Aaron Blake | Analysis
https://cnn.it/46OsBBd
https://cnn.it/46OsBBd
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The 21 museums operated by the Smithsonian Institution, many of them top tourist attractions in Washington, closed on Sunday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second week.
Smithsonian Museums Close as Government Shutdown Persists
The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums, 14 education and research centers and the National Zoo.
nyti.ms
October 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The 21 museums operated by the Smithsonian Institution, many of them top tourist attractions in Washington, closed on Sunday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second week.
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The government has been shut down for nearly half a month.
Insurance costs are doubling for millions of families.
And you’re still trying to rewrite history on the first bipartisan vote to impeach a U.S. president?
Put down your phone and focus on ending the Trump shutdown.
Insurance costs are doubling for millions of families.
And you’re still trying to rewrite history on the first bipartisan vote to impeach a U.S. president?
Put down your phone and focus on ending the Trump shutdown.
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The government has been shut down for nearly half a month.
Insurance costs are doubling for millions of families.
And you’re still trying to rewrite history on the first bipartisan vote to impeach a U.S. president?
Put down your phone and focus on ending the Trump shutdown.
Insurance costs are doubling for millions of families.
And you’re still trying to rewrite history on the first bipartisan vote to impeach a U.S. president?
Put down your phone and focus on ending the Trump shutdown.
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Gov. Pritzker on Trump's threat to jail him: "I am not afraid. Do I think he could do it? He might. As I've said before, come and get me....I will stand up for the law and the constitution."
October 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Gov. Pritzker on Trump's threat to jail him: "I am not afraid. Do I think he could do it? He might. As I've said before, come and get me....I will stand up for the law and the constitution."
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"This is quite literally Donald Trump's America."
This Footage Of Military Troops Standing In Line At A Food Bank During The Government Shutdown Is Going Viral
"This is quite literally Donald Trump's America."
www.buzzfeed.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"This is quite literally Donald Trump's America."
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"The erasure of history is a way of unmooring us from what we know to be true, until suddenly the very idea of fact is somehow challenged," says @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social of George Orwell's ever-relevant warnings against authoritarianism. "It's a very bleak vision of the future." #Velshi
Velshi Banned Book Club: Filmmaker Alex Gibney on the frightening relevance of Orwell’s warnings
A brand new documentary from director Raoul Peck and producer Alex Gibney is a timely film centered around the writings and warnings of author George Orwell. It warns the “newspeak” of authoritarian rule is very much present in the current day. Gibney joins Ali Velshi to discuss the importance of Orwell’s works – especially at this point in history. “As a man of the world, he saw patterns of abuses of power, and he realized that they repeated themselves over and over and over again, across borders and through time,” Gibney says. “That's what makes Orwell's writing so compelling, is those simple patterns that repeat themselves over and over and over again…It's a very bleak vision of the future.”
www.msnbc.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"The erasure of history is a way of unmooring us from what we know to be true, until suddenly the very idea of fact is somehow challenged," says @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social of George Orwell's ever-relevant warnings against authoritarianism. "It's a very bleak vision of the future." #Velshi
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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Gov. Pritzker: "The Insurrection Act is called the Insurrection Act for a reason — there has to be an insurrection in order for [Trump] to be allowed to invoke it. He can say anything he wants, but if the Constitution means anything...the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked."
October 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Gov. Pritzker: "The Insurrection Act is called the Insurrection Act for a reason — there has to be an insurrection in order for [Trump] to be allowed to invoke it. He can say anything he wants, but if the Constitution means anything...the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked."
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A "communist," in the typical American usage, is someone who...does the kinds of things Trump is doing www.thebulwark.com/p/no-zohran-...
September 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A "communist," in the typical American usage, is someone who...does the kinds of things Trump is doing www.thebulwark.com/p/no-zohran-...
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Over 600 former senior security officials urge Trump to intervene & stop the attack upon Gaza
Hamas no longer represents a threat.
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Hamas no longer represents a threat.
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Israel def. heads to Donald Trump: Force Benjamin Netanyahu to end Gaza war | The Jerusalem Post
Over 600 former senior security officials asked the US president to compel Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza.
www.jpost.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Over 600 former senior security officials urge Trump to intervene & stop the attack upon Gaza
Hamas no longer represents a threat.
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Hamas no longer represents a threat.
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
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Nick Kristof:
‘Americans have seen what was going on in Gaza, yet our leaders enabled mass killing and starvation. Gaza represents not some distant and inevitable tragedy, but our own moral and practical failing. We have blood on our hands.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/o...
‘Americans have seen what was going on in Gaza, yet our leaders enabled mass killing and starvation. Gaza represents not some distant and inevitable tragedy, but our own moral and practical failing. We have blood on our hands.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/o...
August 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Nick Kristof:
‘Americans have seen what was going on in Gaza, yet our leaders enabled mass killing and starvation. Gaza represents not some distant and inevitable tragedy, but our own moral and practical failing. We have blood on our hands.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/o...
‘Americans have seen what was going on in Gaza, yet our leaders enabled mass killing and starvation. Gaza represents not some distant and inevitable tragedy, but our own moral and practical failing. We have blood on our hands.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/o...
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As Americans struggle with higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs, his administration is telling them their concerns aren’t “material.”
As former White House Deputy Press Sec @andrewbatesnc.bsky.social writes, “Trump is not a populist at all. He’s just an a**hole.”
As former White House Deputy Press Sec @andrewbatesnc.bsky.social writes, “Trump is not a populist at all. He’s just an a**hole.”
Trump Is Laughing In Your Face With His Tariff Lies
Guest article by Andrew Bates, former White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary during the Biden-Harris Administration
www.meidasplus.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
As Americans struggle with higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs, his administration is telling them their concerns aren’t “material.”
As former White House Deputy Press Sec @andrewbatesnc.bsky.social writes, “Trump is not a populist at all. He’s just an a**hole.”
As former White House Deputy Press Sec @andrewbatesnc.bsky.social writes, “Trump is not a populist at all. He’s just an a**hole.”
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Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
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"The existence of and conditions of confinement at the Everglades facility are a national disgrace. It should be closed immediately." No notes.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is a Moral Stain
Kristi Noem said it will be used to “lock up some of the worst scumbags”—but its inmates haven’t been convicted of violating any laws.
www.thebulwark.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"The existence of and conditions of confinement at the Everglades facility are a national disgrace. It should be closed immediately." No notes.