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Rep. Grijalva Finally Sworn In; Delivers A Barnburner www.instapaper.com/text?u=https...
Well Done. Unfortunately it took way too long, but LETS GO!!
Well Done. Unfortunately it took way too long, but LETS GO!!
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Do ICE leaders even know how to read? Pathetic attempt to silence reporter.
Do ICE leaders even know how to read? Pathetic attempt to silence reporter.
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Do ICE leaders even know how to read? Pathetic attempt to silence reporter.
Do ICE leaders even know how to read? Pathetic attempt to silence reporter.
Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa: Emery explains why he didn't shake Arteta's hand in defeat to the Gunners www.football365.com/news/arsenal...
Translation Arteta's a douchebag
Translation Arteta's a douchebag
Aston Villa boss Emery explains why he didn't shake Arteta's hand in defeat to Arsenal
⏳"After finishing the match my routine is always quick, shake hands… I was waiting."
www.football365.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa: Emery explains why he didn't shake Arteta's hand in defeat to the Gunners www.football365.com/news/arsenal...
Translation Arteta's a douchebag
Translation Arteta's a douchebag
Good thing you're not CBS. They would pull the story and justify it because administration did respond.
@michaelmechanic.bsky.social on Bluesky
About what I've come to expect from the mendacious trolls of Trump's press corps
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bsky.app
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Good thing you're not CBS. They would pull the story and justify it because administration did respond.
There must be something wrong with a system that would hold this against a candidate but allow them to post lies on TV and social media.
@theintercept.com on Bluesky
In addition to offering supplies while the office is open, the campaign also helps stock a community fridge available any time of day and hosts drives to collect specific supplies.
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/26/kat-abughazaleh-mutual-aid-campaign-illinois/
bsky.app
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There must be something wrong with a system that would hold this against a candidate but allow them to post lies on TV and social media.
Jalen Hurts Would Face Incessant Torrents of Criticism if he Played Like Josh Allen on Sunday Night - Crossing Broad www.crossingbroad.com/news/eagles/...
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Allen ran off the field without the QB handshake. never have I seen Hurts do that win or lose.
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Allen ran off the field without the QB handshake. never have I seen Hurts do that win or lose.
Jalen Hurts Would Face Incessant Torrents of Criticism if he Played Like Josh Allen on Sunday Night
The best of Hurts was on display in Buffalo, because, as always, the game was just as much about what he didn't do vs. what he did do.
www.crossingbroad.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Jalen Hurts Would Face Incessant Torrents of Criticism if he Played Like Josh Allen on Sunday Night - Crossing Broad www.crossingbroad.com/news/eagles/...
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Allen ran off the field without the QB handshake. never have I seen Hurts do that win or lose.
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Allen ran off the field without the QB handshake. never have I seen Hurts do that win or lose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
#Lovewins. He should try to get someone like Rob Bell on to discuss Love as the answer to all of life's questions.
#Lovewins. He should try to get someone like Rob Bell on to discuss Love as the answer to all of life's questions.
Opinion | Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Fulfills Its Promise - The New York Times
After winning an Emmy, Stephen Colbert spoke about creating a “show about love.” In its homestretch, “The Late Show” is fulfilling that promise.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
#Lovewins. He should try to get someone like Rob Bell on to discuss Love as the answer to all of life's questions.
#Lovewins. He should try to get someone like Rob Bell on to discuss Love as the answer to all of life's questions.
The word is should not could
Johnson: If we lose the House majority, the radical left will impeach President Trump.
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The word is should not could
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Can you say 25th Amendment?
"No one should be happy to see the president like this," the CNN medical analyst remarked.
Doctor For Ex-Vice President Blares Alarm On Trump's Health During Speech
"No one should be happy to see the president like this," the CNN medical analyst remarked.
www.huffpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Can you say 25th Amendment?
'It penetrates your bones': Day laborers protest noise machines installed at Home Depot
'It penetrates your bones': Day laborers protest noise machines installed at Home Depot
Immigrant rights organizers and local city leaders held a press conference Wednesday denouncing Home Depot's installation of noise machines at its Cypress Park location. The high-pitched sound caused day laborers headaches and nausea, they said.
www.latimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
#Hypocracy of the highest order. He tried to throw people in jail when Kirk was killed.
@theatlantic.com on Bluesky
After Rob Reiner’s murder, Donald Trump used his megaphone not to unite the country but in service of his political grievances, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
https://bit.ly/3N2paz5
bsky.app
December 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
#Hypocracy of the highest order. He tried to throw people in jail when Kirk was killed.
Is this from The Onion
@nbcnews.com on Bluesky
Vice President JD Vance said antisemitism isn’t "exploding" on the right during an exclusive interview with NBC News, wading into an issue that has roiled his party in recent weeks amid a broader focus on antisemitism by the Trump administration.
nbcnews.to/3MpXns8
bsky.app
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Is this from The Onion
If Hegseth Refuses To Fall On His Sword Will It Cost Him A Pardon? - PolitiZoom politizoom.com/if-hegseth-r...
I don't think you can pardon someone from the Hague or ICC. I'm sure he doesn't know that
I don't think you can pardon someone from the Hague or ICC. I'm sure he doesn't know that
If Hegseth Refuses To Fall On His Sword Will It Cost Him A Pardon?
Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a tough choice. He can protect his boss by resigning NOW, or keep hanging on hoping it will all blow over. The latter case is unlikely which means Trump
politizoom.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If Hegseth Refuses To Fall On His Sword Will It Cost Him A Pardon? - PolitiZoom politizoom.com/if-hegseth-r...
I don't think you can pardon someone from the Hague or ICC. I'm sure he doesn't know that
I don't think you can pardon someone from the Hague or ICC. I'm sure he doesn't know that
Does Pam Bondi and Hegseth? I'm sure they will have someone look into it.
Guess who suggested that illegal orders should be ignored when Obama was president?
2016 video shows Hegseth saying the military cannot carry out unlawful orders | CNN
Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Does Pam Bondi and Hegseth? I'm sure they will have someone look into it.
What is really interesting is that noone wants to remove white guys with guns when they kill multiple people. Seems hypocritical to me.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social on Bluesky
[COMMENTARY] Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali refugees in response to questions about the shooting of National Guard members.
https://bit.ly/4ow4r3V
bsky.app
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What is really interesting is that noone wants to remove white guys with guns when they kill multiple people. Seems hypocritical to me.
A reasonable response from a true leader
Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A reasonable response from a true leader
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
Never let the truth get in the was of a good deversion or unlawful orders
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Never let the truth get in the was of a good deversion or unlawful orders
Reposted by Bill Baltrus
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
Reposted by Bill Baltrus
Shapiro: Trump sits behind his desk in the Oval Office every day bullshitting the American people. But when the American people show up at the grocery store, it doesn’t matter how much they were listening to Trump — they see the prices, and they see those prices going up.
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Shapiro: Trump sits behind his desk in the Oval Office every day bullshitting the American people. But when the American people show up at the grocery store, it doesn’t matter how much they were listening to Trump — they see the prices, and they see those prices going up.
Any human being who reads this should be mortified by the tactics of ice.
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Original post: mastodon.social/@SteveThomps...
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Any human being who reads this should be mortified by the tactics of ice.
Original post: mastodon.social/@SteveThomps...
Original post: mastodon.social/@SteveThomps...