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pongo99.bsky.social
@pongo99.bsky.social
Fond of dogs, coffee, and democracy.

@steerpike18 at the old place
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I keep doing so well on these cognitive exams that my doctor wants me to do more and more of them, so all his doctor friends can see how good I am at it.
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The President of the United States should not be batshit insane.
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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I believe this is “US illegally boards and steals oil tanker”.
WATCH: U.S. forces seize oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Amnesty International’s new report on the U.S. detention sites Alligator Alcatraz and Krome is a warning flare for every American who believes in the Constitution, the rule of law, and the basic dignity of human beings.
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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The N Carolina immigrant rights group Siembra is teaching business owners their rights if federal agents show up at their door.

While most can name their first and second amendment rights, far fewer are familiar with the fourth, which prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures.
‘We’ll need to see a warrant’: the group teaching businesses a vital tool to fight ICE raids
Siembra in North Carolina gives owners fourth amendment rights trainings should federal agents show up at their door
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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It would be nice if their fellow journalists would stand up for the female reporters Trump routinely bullies.

He'll do it again. Make a plan for it. Act collectively.
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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This is what the President of the United States said in person today in Pennsylvania...
December 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.

All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.

Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.

The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
December 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.

We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Remember how they said the upcoming war in Venezuela was about drugs, and then they seized an oil tanker?
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Everything in the US is for sale to the wealthy all over the planet, whether friend or foe. Citizenship, work visas, security guarantees, key industries, advanced military capabilities, AI and sensitive tech. For the right price, anyone can have whatever they want from us. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Lutnick on the Trump Gold Card: "For an individual, it's $1 million. And for a corporation, it's $2 million."
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Nothing to see here folks. Just Convicted Felon Donald Trump calling the New York Times "treasonous" while bragging about his numerous medical appointments.

More evidence for invoking 25A.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The reason we don’t sell H200, and other advanced chips to China is that they have dual-use (military and civilian) capability.

These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.

The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Eileen Higgins blows it out in Miami, wins 59%-40%!!!! In the last 2 years Dems have flipped Florida’s two largest cities, Jacksonville and Miami. Great work everyone!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/eileen-hig...
Eileen Higgins Blows It Out In Miami, Wins 59%-40%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great work everyone!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I think this is actually a threat….dont you?
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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I have reached out to ABC News and parent company Walt Disney Co. for comment about Trump’s verbal abuse of reporter Rachel Scott, a Black woman journalist. No response yet.
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I must've missed ABC News’ official statement supporting reporter Rachel Scott, who was insulted by Trump yesterday. I guess ABC is still busy drafting a rip-roaring defense of Scott, because no ethical employer would let a staffer be harassed like that without addressing the issue.
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Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—

They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM