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· Apr 26
I'm a huge fan of the @thebulwark.com
The other day, #sarahlongwell25 & #samsteindc went through the #TimeMagazine feature of DJT's 1st 100 days.
The reporter wasn't fluffy, he asked straightforward questions & followed up on the non-answers.
#100DaysOfDJT
The other day, #sarahlongwell25 & #samsteindc went through the #TimeMagazine feature of DJT's 1st 100 days.
The reporter wasn't fluffy, he asked straightforward questions & followed up on the non-answers.
#100DaysOfDJT
June 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Regarding political engagement, each of us contributes strengths that enhance our collective efforts.
By working together & motivating each other's expertise, our impact will be determinedly powerful.
#LFG!
#DEMMoxie
By working together & motivating each other's expertise, our impact will be determinedly powerful.
#LFG!
#DEMMoxie
a baby is screaming in a crowd while a woman holds him .
ALT: a baby is screaming in a crowd while a woman holds him .
media.tenor.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Did y'all know that after Mitt Romney's loss in 2012, the #RNC
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
RNC Completes 'Autopsy' on 2012 Loss, Calls for Inclusion Not Policy Change
In what they called the 'most comprehensive post-election review' ever made of an electoral loss, the Republican National Committee and a group of project co-chairs unveiled a report today saying that...
abcnews.go.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Did y'all know that after Mitt Romney's loss in 2012, the #RNC
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
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I listened to this podcast by @podsaveamerica.crooked.com immediately after I listened to #NextLevel – Tim, Sarah & JVL – @thebulwark.com
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
Democrat Speaks Bluntly About Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden
YouTube video by Pod Save America
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I listened to this podcast by @podsaveamerica.crooked.com immediately after I listened to #NextLevel – Tim, Sarah & JVL – @thebulwark.com
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
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🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling Friday said the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants in its rushed effort to remove them from the U.S. last month using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a 1798 wartime law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS Says Trump Violated Venezuelan Migrants’ Rights With Attempted Removals
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling Friday said the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants in its rushed effort to remove them from the U.S. last month using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a 1798 wartime law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say."
Oops.
Oops.
May 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say."
Oops.
Oops.
I listened to this podcast by @podsaveamerica.crooked.com immediately after I listened to #NextLevel – Tim, Sarah & JVL – @thebulwark.com
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
Democrat Speaks Bluntly About Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden
YouTube video by Pod Save America
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I listened to this podcast by @podsaveamerica.crooked.com immediately after I listened to #NextLevel – Tim, Sarah & JVL – @thebulwark.com
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
Both address Texas 2026, the need for honest conversations, & the overall DEM Party's refusal to hear & acknowledge some ugly truths.
youtu.be/B13_jC8gMD4?...
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Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Did y'all know that after Mitt Romney's loss in 2012, the #RNC
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
RNC Completes 'Autopsy' on 2012 Loss, Calls for Inclusion Not Policy Change
In what they called the 'most comprehensive post-election review' ever made of an electoral loss, the Republican National Committee and a group of project co-chairs unveiled a report today saying that...
abcnews.go.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Did y'all know that after Mitt Romney's loss in 2012, the #RNC
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
called for #INCLUSION?
The result of which gave us DJT, riding down the elevator in the Summer of 2015.
#RNC #ReincePriebus #Inclusion
abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTU...
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
I truly understand everyone's anger & frustration at the media. I am, too.
However, I believe we're overlooking a crucial fact: if the media didn’t report on the current state of politics, we'd be clueless.
We are pushing to hold everyone else accountable, except ourselves.
However, I believe we're overlooking a crucial fact: if the media didn’t report on the current state of politics, we'd be clueless.
We are pushing to hold everyone else accountable, except ourselves.
May 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I truly understand everyone's anger & frustration at the media. I am, too.
However, I believe we're overlooking a crucial fact: if the media didn’t report on the current state of politics, we'd be clueless.
We are pushing to hold everyone else accountable, except ourselves.
However, I believe we're overlooking a crucial fact: if the media didn’t report on the current state of politics, we'd be clueless.
We are pushing to hold everyone else accountable, except ourselves.
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Aaaand there it is.
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Aaaand there it is.
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THIS is the most devastating constitutional crisis.
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
THIS is the most devastating constitutional crisis.
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The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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It’s only a matter of time before one of these street assaults leads to a shoot out.
And I’m not sure that’s not the administration’s intent
And I’m not sure that’s not the administration’s intent
This is what ICE does: just like they stalked the family’s car and smashed the windows in to kidnap them.
They attack people on the streets grab them and take them to concentration camps.
Entire neighborhoods gather to protect little babies & their moms from being separated & kidnapped.
They attack people on the streets grab them and take them to concentration camps.
Entire neighborhoods gather to protect little babies & their moms from being separated & kidnapped.
May 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s only a matter of time before one of these street assaults leads to a shoot out.
And I’m not sure that’s not the administration’s intent
And I’m not sure that’s not the administration’s intent
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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
www.cnn.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Has anyone else noticed an uptick in #Military recruiting commercials?
I'm asking from the POV of knowing how Vets are being treated today.
cc: @votevets.org
#MilitaryRecruiting
I'm asking from the POV of knowing how Vets are being treated today.
cc: @votevets.org
#MilitaryRecruiting
May 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Has anyone else noticed an uptick in #Military recruiting commercials?
I'm asking from the POV of knowing how Vets are being treated today.
cc: @votevets.org
#MilitaryRecruiting
I'm asking from the POV of knowing how Vets are being treated today.
cc: @votevets.org
#MilitaryRecruiting
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A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
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At a time when journalistic freedom is in danger, it’s never been more important to reaffirm and solidify the First Amendment. On this World Press Freedom Day, let’s defend and celebrate—not denigrate and deny—the freedom of the press.
May 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
At a time when journalistic freedom is in danger, it’s never been more important to reaffirm and solidify the First Amendment. On this World Press Freedom Day, let’s defend and celebrate—not denigrate and deny—the freedom of the press.
Something I've realized over the past 100 days...
I've lost complete respect for DEM flip-floppers, to the point that I now think, how was it ever acceptable???
If you are flip-flopping for policy 'reasons', I expect to know why.
#Democrats
I've lost complete respect for DEM flip-floppers, to the point that I now think, how was it ever acceptable???
If you are flip-flopping for policy 'reasons', I expect to know why.
#Democrats
May 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Something I've realized over the past 100 days...
I've lost complete respect for DEM flip-floppers, to the point that I now think, how was it ever acceptable???
If you are flip-flopping for policy 'reasons', I expect to know why.
#Democrats
I've lost complete respect for DEM flip-floppers, to the point that I now think, how was it ever acceptable???
If you are flip-flopping for policy 'reasons', I expect to know why.
#Democrats
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Trump's budget: We're cutting your health care and cancer cures to pay to deport your nurse assistant and cancer researcher.
May 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Trump's budget: We're cutting your health care and cancer cures to pay to deport your nurse assistant and cancer researcher.
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Greg Abbott is pushing the “FURRIES Act” claiming schools are giving litter boxes to students who act like cats.
But when I asked the bill author, he couldn’t name one school providing litter boxes to kids.
This is all part of Abbott’s smear campaign against our public schools.
But when I asked the bill author, he couldn’t name one school providing litter boxes to kids.
This is all part of Abbott’s smear campaign against our public schools.
May 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Greg Abbott is pushing the “FURRIES Act” claiming schools are giving litter boxes to students who act like cats.
But when I asked the bill author, he couldn’t name one school providing litter boxes to kids.
This is all part of Abbott’s smear campaign against our public schools.
But when I asked the bill author, he couldn’t name one school providing litter boxes to kids.
This is all part of Abbott’s smear campaign against our public schools.
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"Today, Governor Abbott signs his billionaire voucher scam into law.
Remember this day next time a school closes.
Remember this day next time a teacher quits.
Remember this day next time your property taxes go up because the state is defunding our schools.”
Remember this day next time a school closes.
Remember this day next time a teacher quits.
Remember this day next time your property taxes go up because the state is defunding our schools.”
May 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Today, Governor Abbott signs his billionaire voucher scam into law.
Remember this day next time a school closes.
Remember this day next time a teacher quits.
Remember this day next time your property taxes go up because the state is defunding our schools.”
Remember this day next time a school closes.
Remember this day next time a teacher quits.
Remember this day next time your property taxes go up because the state is defunding our schools.”
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Democratic lawmakers and Texas voters spent nearly four hours at a legislative hearing Thursday demanding to know how a GOP-backed bill to require citizenship proof from voters would work, and warning that it could disenfranchise eligible Texans.
Requiring voters to prove citizenship spurs concern that eligible Texans won’t be able to cast ballots
Democrats and other critics say Texas legislation threatens to keep citizens who can’t easily access the right documents from voting.
www.texastribune.org
April 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Democratic lawmakers and Texas voters spent nearly four hours at a legislative hearing Thursday demanding to know how a GOP-backed bill to require citizenship proof from voters would work, and warning that it could disenfranchise eligible Texans.