@donovanm57.bsky.social
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This is really lovely
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban.
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
This is really lovely
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Jacob Frey: I'm the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Jacob Frey: I'm the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
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Where’s the lie
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Where’s the lie
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The US Justice Department’s push for a national voter database is a dangerous idea that threatens privacy, federalism and free speech
The DOJ Suing for Voter Data Is Dangerous on Many Levels
Uncle Sam wants you. And now he wants your voting data, too.
bloom.bg
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The US Justice Department’s push for a national voter database is a dangerous idea that threatens privacy, federalism and free speech
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Congresswoman Underwood is one of the most effective representatives in the House and not enough people talk about it.
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Congresswoman Underwood is one of the most effective representatives in the House and not enough people talk about it.
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@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: Trump "said he was gonna lower costs, he did the opposite. He said he was gonna make healthcare more affordable, he did the opposite. He said that America would become a more peaceable place on his watch. We are seeing instead how he is deliberately stirring up chaos."
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: Trump "said he was gonna lower costs, he did the opposite. He said he was gonna make healthcare more affordable, he did the opposite. He said that America would become a more peaceable place on his watch. We are seeing instead how he is deliberately stirring up chaos."
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Enough already.
December 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Enough already.
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’Tis the season to celebrate a brown-skinned, non-English-speaking asylum seeker who was told he didn’t belong.
December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
’Tis the season to celebrate a brown-skinned, non-English-speaking asylum seeker who was told he didn’t belong.
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This is really bad and probably just the beginning .
Trump is collapsing this country.
I believe it is intentional and we really are under attack.
Trump is collapsing this country.
I believe it is intentional and we really are under attack.
Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
December 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is really bad and probably just the beginning .
Trump is collapsing this country.
I believe it is intentional and we really are under attack.
Trump is collapsing this country.
I believe it is intentional and we really are under attack.
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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“Commercial breaks were largely filled with spots from direct-response advertisers, including the dietary supplement SuperBeets.
“Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, the CBS flagship in New York, saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks.”
“Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, the CBS flagship in New York, saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks.”
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“Commercial breaks were largely filled with spots from direct-response advertisers, including the dietary supplement SuperBeets.
“Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, the CBS flagship in New York, saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks.”
“Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, the CBS flagship in New York, saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks.”
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Chancellor Merz:
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Chancellor Merz:
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
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"Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases."
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
"Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases."
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
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What has made it possible for the president to ignore the Constitution is that the corrupt Supreme Court has let him.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
And it didn’t take much to kill it, did it? Just ignore it and it immediately doesn’t exist.
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What has made it possible for the president to ignore the Constitution is that the corrupt Supreme Court has let him.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
The Roberts Court is the root of the destruction of the American Republic.
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It is surprising how many people don’t seem to get that the American Constitution is already dead.
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It is surprising how many people don’t seem to get that the American Constitution is already dead.
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There's well over 10,000 unsold new cybertrucks sitting in storage lots all over Texas.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
There's well over 10,000 unsold new cybertrucks sitting in storage lots all over Texas.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
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Take pride in our fellow American, Sen. Mark Kelly, vigorously standing up for the Constitution and against a violence-inciting White House occupant who is failing to intimidate this good man and honorable public servant.
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Take pride in our fellow American, Sen. Mark Kelly, vigorously standing up for the Constitution and against a violence-inciting White House occupant who is failing to intimidate this good man and honorable public servant.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Institutional Democrats have definitely made a strategic decision that those constituents most engaged in politics don't count. Unless it comes to fundraising.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Institutional Democrats have definitely made a strategic decision that those constituents most engaged in politics don't count. Unless it comes to fundraising.
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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill?
Here you go.
Here you go.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill?
Here you go.
Here you go.
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Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter a few moments ago
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter a few moments ago
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
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These 8 useless Democratic Senators are all wealthy and have feathered themselves a lovely retirement nest.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
These 8 useless Democratic Senators are all wealthy and have feathered themselves a lovely retirement nest.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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When Joe was president . . .
Prices were going down in the late
stages of his term.
Airline flights weren’t cancelled in
large numbers.
SNAP recipients were able to eat.
Legal residents weren’t snatched
off the street by masked ICE
agents.
The world was a safer.
Prices were going down in the late
stages of his term.
Airline flights weren’t cancelled in
large numbers.
SNAP recipients were able to eat.
Legal residents weren’t snatched
off the street by masked ICE
agents.
The world was a safer.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
When Joe was president . . .
Prices were going down in the late
stages of his term.
Airline flights weren’t cancelled in
large numbers.
SNAP recipients were able to eat.
Legal residents weren’t snatched
off the street by masked ICE
agents.
The world was a safer.
Prices were going down in the late
stages of his term.
Airline flights weren’t cancelled in
large numbers.
SNAP recipients were able to eat.
Legal residents weren’t snatched
off the street by masked ICE
agents.
The world was a safer.