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SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social

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MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Early polls show that most blame Trump and Republicans—and for good reason.
Americans aren't buying Trump's shutdown blame game
Early polls show that most blame Trump and Republicans—and for good reason.
www.motherjones.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🖋️ “Hearings Needed: Truth and Competence in the White House” hit 5,000 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PEIBFB to 50409
Hearings Needed: Truth and Competence in the White House
Text SIGN PEIBFB to 50409 — I write today out of deep concern for the integrity and stability of our government. This is not about partisanship—it is about whether the President and his top advisors are fit to lead with honesty and sound judgment. The President recently signed an executive order declaring “Antifa” a domestic terrorist organization. But Antifa is not an organization at all. Security experts across the political spectrum agree it is a loose set of individuals with no leadership or structure. To call it a “terrorist organization” is not just inaccurate, it is legally impossible. When the highest office in the land bases policy on falsehoods, Americans of every political stripe should be alarmed. We have seen this pattern before. Stephen Miller, a senior advisor, has repeatedly spread inflammatory claims—circulating racist conspiracy theories, pushing the suspension of habeas corpus for migrants, and boasting that the Muslim ban rewrite was designed to achieve the “same outcome” as the original. These are not slips of the tongue; they are calculated lies meant to inflame rather than to solve problems. The danger is not confined to rhetoric. When comedian Jimmy Kimmel criticized MAGA extremism, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr echoed the President’s hostility and suggested broadcasters could face consequences. That is an abuse of power. The federal government should never be used to punish speech protected by the First Amendment. If it can happen to a late-night host, it can happen to a pastor, a farmer, or a business owner. Republicans and Democrats alike should be able to agree: honesty and mental stability are non-negotiable qualities for those entrusted with immense power. If a president, cabinet member, or advisor cannot tell the truth or restrain themselves from paranoid retaliation, they should not be making decisions that affect the lives of 330 million Americans. I urge you to convene hearings now to examine the pervasive dishonesty and erratic behavior at the top levels of government. Our nation’s future is too important to allow deception, delusion, and abuse of power to become the norm.
resist.bot
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

“He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people—then he calls himself a Christian,” a neighbor told @isabelaalhadeff. “Pretty despicable.”
Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."
The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.
www.motherjones.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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@kevinhfoster.bsky.social reports from the ground in Portland:

"I recently visited the ICE facility with my camera and spoke with people there and across Portland—and the reality of what is happening on the streets is very different than what the administration wishes to portray."
The “war-ravaged” Portland only exists in Trump’s head.
My video report paints a very Portland scene of defiance—and dance.
www.motherjones.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Trump wants to cut federal aid to Portland as his anger with protesters grows reut.rs/48KHDsO
Trump wants to cut federal aid to Portland as his anger with protesters grows
U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to review federal aid to Portland, Oregon, that can be cut as his anger with the city's anti-government and anti-fascism protesters mounts, the White House said on Friday.
reut.rs
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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NEWS: Earlier today, workers at the Department of Labor received an email blaming Congressional Democrats for “forcing” a government shutdown.

An employee described it as, “definitely the most explicitly partisan email I've seen in my three years here.”
September 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Democrats have leverage — and they need to use it to fight back against this regime.

Any Democratic senator who votes for a continuing resolution offered by Republicans will effectively be green-lighting the cruel policies passed in Trump's big, ugly bill.

Do not cave in.
September 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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The Trump Administration's DHS officers appear to be carrying large weapons around downtown Chicago in camouflage and masks.

This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses.
September 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A different meaning to thermostatic politics: Ohio Republican Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R., Haviland) wants to allow utilities in Ohio to remotely set Ohioans' thermostats in their houses.
Bill could let utilities remotely adjust customers’ energy use
COLUMBUS — Would Ohioans, with enough financial incentive, be willing to hand over control of their smart thermostats to utilities to allow them to ...
www.toledoblade.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Absurd and outrageous map would lead to a 7-1 GOP margin in a state that is often split about 60-40 GOP by creating an absurd district 5 that spans about two thirds of the way across the state, 200 miles from West to East

Oppose this.
Missouri governor calls lawmakers back to Capitol to gerrymander congressional map
• Missouri Independent missouriindependent.com/2025/08/29/m...
August 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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States already have some form of voter ID requirement in place. So Trump’s latest post is just political theater. He says he’ll issue an executive order requiring voter identification for all U.S. elections. On Truth Social he declared: “Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO
August 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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In defense of Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, the White House has put out a “fact sheet” of scary statistics on crime in Washington, DC.

It’s about what you’d expect: a bunch of lazy, easily disproven garbage.

The latest from @radleybalko.bsky.social:
Breaking down the White House's lies and distortions about crime in DC
How to manufacture a crisis.
www.motherjones.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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On this day in 1965, Pres. Lyndon Johnson signed into law legislation establishing the Medicare and Medicaid programs. "For 60 years, these programs have been protecting the health and well-being of millions of American families, saving lives, and improving the economic security of our nation."
July 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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They just passed a bill that raised the debt ceiling an additional $5 trillion to $41.1 trillion. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Speaker Johnson: The Republican Party is the party of fiscal responsibility and we are demonstrating that day after day
July 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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June 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”
'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say
Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.
www.rollingstone.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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New in PN: Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly

"America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public. Trump has recklessly endangered the country and world. It’s not much consolation that he may also have endangered himself."
Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly
America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public.
www.publicnotice.co
June 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Read my full statement on the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites below.
June 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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People need to be getting pissed off about this one and voicing it. This is greed. Protected public lands are something to be preserved for current and future generations. Once they are gone there is no going back. Once they crack open the door for this more greed will kick in
June 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM