Pinchy
@pinchy2pinchy.bsky.social
I follow Politics Sports Food Music Birdies Animals. But I'm here for the News and Politics and searching for optimism. For hope. I want my flag back.
Will block ads for Bras.
Will block ads for Bras.
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I need every one of these!
June 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I need every one of these!
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The Trump administration is also giving him at least one year of asylum and a work permit.
The Trump admin has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon and spare him from deportation in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.
Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Trump administration is also giving him at least one year of asylum and a work permit.
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Not Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz held people who had been convicted in a court of law.
This is Alligator Auschwitz, which will hold people who are not charged with anything other than the crime of being brown, just like Auschwitz held those for the crime of being a Jew.
This is Alligator Auschwitz, which will hold people who are not charged with anything other than the crime of being brown, just like Auschwitz held those for the crime of being a Jew.
June 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz held people who had been convicted in a court of law.
This is Alligator Auschwitz, which will hold people who are not charged with anything other than the crime of being brown, just like Auschwitz held those for the crime of being a Jew.
This is Alligator Auschwitz, which will hold people who are not charged with anything other than the crime of being brown, just like Auschwitz held those for the crime of being a Jew.
So go have a chat.
Fuck Jeffries but also Politico sucks shit never forget that they're owned by nazis
Democrats: We can’t do the right and popular thing because our billionaire daddies said no
June 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
So go have a chat.
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I rock with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social that's Brooklyn all day. But this ain't it. A republican would have just said "yea I didn't hear him say that so I can't comment."
I don't expect Jeffries to lie, but Mamdani said nothing wrong here.
Democrats fail because they do not support each other.
I don't expect Jeffries to lie, but Mamdani said nothing wrong here.
Democrats fail because they do not support each other.
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I rock with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social that's Brooklyn all day. But this ain't it. A republican would have just said "yea I didn't hear him say that so I can't comment."
I don't expect Jeffries to lie, but Mamdani said nothing wrong here.
Democrats fail because they do not support each other.
I don't expect Jeffries to lie, but Mamdani said nothing wrong here.
Democrats fail because they do not support each other.
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They don't like Jeffries.
They dont like Crockett.
Good trouble, though.
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They dont like Crockett.
Good trouble, though.
😶
June 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
They don't like Jeffries.
They dont like Crockett.
Good trouble, though.
😶
They dont like Crockett.
Good trouble, though.
😶
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Cool. How about you tell us what Donald Trump said to you that one time that made you wag your finger in his face? kthanksbyeeee
June 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Cool. How about you tell us what Donald Trump said to you that one time that made you wag your finger in his face? kthanksbyeeee
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Oh good!
murkowski can't get her special treatment to vote for the bill. Her state will suffer just like every other if this pile of shit passes.
murkowski can't get her special treatment to vote for the bill. Her state will suffer just like every other if this pile of shit passes.
Lisa Murkowski and John Thune deserve this. Trying to exempt Alaska from odious parts of this bill to buy her vote is overruled by parliamentarian. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘Big, beautiful bill’
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
www.politico.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Oh good!
murkowski can't get her special treatment to vote for the bill. Her state will suffer just like every other if this pile of shit passes.
murkowski can't get her special treatment to vote for the bill. Her state will suffer just like every other if this pile of shit passes.
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no one cares that this is illegal but it is illegal and seems like something that might trip the court’s “major questions” doctrine
Per @npr.org, the Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the White House U.S. DOGE Service, has built a searchable national citizenship register with data from the Social Security Administration & immigration records— without public notice & comment.
Infrastructure for a police state.
Infrastructure for a police state.
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
www.npr.org
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
no one cares that this is illegal but it is illegal and seems like something that might trip the court’s “major questions” doctrine
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Two firefighters were killed and one injured in an ambush while battling a fire on Canfield Mountain, Idaho. The fire was intentionally set. SWAT later found a deceased man with a firearm. Authorities faced sniper fire; FBI and ATF responded. Shelter-in-place was lifted.
Man found dead with gun nearby after deadly shooting of Idaho firefighters: Live Updates
Two people were shot dead after firefighters were ambushed on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, authorities said. Officers were taking active fire. Follow live updates.
www.nbcnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Two firefighters were killed and one injured in an ambush while battling a fire on Canfield Mountain, Idaho. The fire was intentionally set. SWAT later found a deceased man with a firearm. Authorities faced sniper fire; FBI and ATF responded. Shelter-in-place was lifted.
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It’s wild that the only time Republicans speak out against Trump is when they’re on their way out of Congress
June 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It’s wild that the only time Republicans speak out against Trump is when they’re on their way out of Congress
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So many media people lost their minds over 'censorship' when the Biden admin. asked social media companies to not platform Covid disinfo.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
Trump Suggests He'll Pressure CNN, NYT Reporters On Iran
Trump suggested reporters could be pressured into giving up sources on recent stories about the military strike on Iran — and the sources could be prosecuted.
www.mediaite.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
So many media people lost their minds over 'censorship' when the Biden admin. asked social media companies to not platform Covid disinfo.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
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NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
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🦋
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) "puts a little midwestern daylight" on the Big Ugly Bill
$185 billion in cuts to food assistance
#Nebraska 155,000 people
#Kansas 190,000
#Iowa 260,000
#Missouri 660,000
#Wisconsin 700,000
#Michigan 1.5 million
#Minnesota 450,000
What is the #Midwest supposed to do?
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) "puts a little midwestern daylight" on the Big Ugly Bill
$185 billion in cuts to food assistance
#Nebraska 155,000 people
#Kansas 190,000
#Iowa 260,000
#Missouri 660,000
#Wisconsin 700,000
#Michigan 1.5 million
#Minnesota 450,000
What is the #Midwest supposed to do?
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June 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) "puts a little midwestern daylight" on the Big Ugly Bill
$185 billion in cuts to food assistance
#Nebraska 155,000 people
#Kansas 190,000
#Iowa 260,000
#Missouri 660,000
#Wisconsin 700,000
#Michigan 1.5 million
#Minnesota 450,000
What is the #Midwest supposed to do?
🦋
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) "puts a little midwestern daylight" on the Big Ugly Bill
$185 billion in cuts to food assistance
#Nebraska 155,000 people
#Kansas 190,000
#Iowa 260,000
#Missouri 660,000
#Wisconsin 700,000
#Michigan 1.5 million
#Minnesota 450,000
What is the #Midwest supposed to do?
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In a less imperfect world, Musk and Trump would be forever cast as killers of children, and this would be front-page news for months and the subject of Sunday sermons in every church.
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In a less imperfect world, Musk and Trump would be forever cast as killers of children, and this would be front-page news for months and the subject of Sunday sermons in every church.
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I want to be very clear about what’s happening: Senate Republicans know the parliamentarian will say they can’t use 312 to pretend tax cuts are free (because two have two Byrd rule problems).
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
June 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I want to be very clear about what’s happening: Senate Republicans know the parliamentarian will say they can’t use 312 to pretend tax cuts are free (because two have two Byrd rule problems).
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
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It's fascinating to watch people who aren't running for reelection anymore suddenly grow a spine.
Tillis: What do I tell 663,000 people in two years, three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of medicaid because the funding's not there anymore, guys?
June 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It's fascinating to watch people who aren't running for reelection anymore suddenly grow a spine.
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Nothing like a little “creative accounting” to push a $3.3 trillion tax cut for the rich. Republicans are using an accounting gimmick to make it look like their tax plan doesn’t add to the deficit. Can’t pass it honestly? Just cook the books.
June 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nothing like a little “creative accounting” to push a $3.3 trillion tax cut for the rich. Republicans are using an accounting gimmick to make it look like their tax plan doesn’t add to the deficit. Can’t pass it honestly? Just cook the books.
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A new selling point: We are all going to die in a nuclear war if we don’t pass Trump’s disaster.
June 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A new selling point: We are all going to die in a nuclear war if we don’t pass Trump’s disaster.
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Josh Hawley acted like he was going to fight the Medicaid cuts that will hurt many thousands in his state - most his voters in rural areas.
Then he ran away.
Then he ran away.
June 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Josh Hawley acted like he was going to fight the Medicaid cuts that will hurt many thousands in his state - most his voters in rural areas.
Then he ran away.
Then he ran away.
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Actually what Americans just saw today was a prominent Republican US Senator announce he is quitting because he knows this budget is going to hurt millions of people and he was repeatedly threatened by the president and his cult for telling the truth about it.
June 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Actually what Americans just saw today was a prominent Republican US Senator announce he is quitting because he knows this budget is going to hurt millions of people and he was repeatedly threatened by the president and his cult for telling the truth about it.
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I think it’s a great idea for Republicans to nominate Lara Trump for the open NC senate seat. Just like it was a great idea to nominate Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz, Kelly Loeffler, Kari Lake, Joe Kent, Scott Brown, Mark Robinson, Doug Mastriano, Winsome Sears, Tudor Dixon, on and on.
June 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I think it’s a great idea for Republicans to nominate Lara Trump for the open NC senate seat. Just like it was a great idea to nominate Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz, Kelly Loeffler, Kari Lake, Joe Kent, Scott Brown, Mark Robinson, Doug Mastriano, Winsome Sears, Tudor Dixon, on and on.
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The hyper-concentration of wealth is the most robust single variable predictor of state failure.
“I think this country is in a very precarious state at the moment. I think, as I say, the escalating, accumulating power of organized wealth is snuffing out everything public, whether it’s public broadcasting, public schools, public unions, public parks, public highways.“
— Bill Moyers
— Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.
The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment.
www.thenation.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The hyper-concentration of wealth is the most robust single variable predictor of state failure.
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If Dems and their backers are not right now cutting ads featuring Tillis to be played in Maine, Alaska, Missouri, Louisiana, and elsewhere, it’s political malpractice.
Sen. Tillis: "Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care and betraying a promise. It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J Trump made."
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on the Senate floor on the budget bill:
"What do I tell 663,000 people [in North Carolina] in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding is not there anymore, guys?"
"What do I tell 663,000 people [in North Carolina] in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding is not there anymore, guys?"
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If Dems and their backers are not right now cutting ads featuring Tillis to be played in Maine, Alaska, Missouri, Louisiana, and elsewhere, it’s political malpractice.
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It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...