Shoppi
@shoppi.bsky.social
Beer and loafing in NC | 💙Althea 3-9-81 | tortured browns fan | Kindly keep your faith out of my government | I’m just fine..
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
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392,000 followers on X.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
392,000 followers on X.
More from the authoritarian playbook - eliminate key economic tracking data so you replace it with fictitious data that covers your incompetence.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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White House says key economic reports may not be released
Economists had already expected that the October consumer price index report would not be released.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
More from the authoritarian playbook - eliminate key economic tracking data so you replace it with fictitious data that covers your incompetence.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Say you don’t understand how healthcare works without saying you don’t know how health are works.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/t...
Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money 'directly to the people'
President Trump proposed a new potential compromise on health insurance payments.
www.cnbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Say you don’t understand how healthcare works without saying you don’t know how health are works.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/t...
Making pals with Europe’s most famous Christian Fascist……
mksthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-meeting-budapest-hungary-ukraine-war-zelenskyy/
mksthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-meeting-budapest-hungary-ukraine-war-zelenskyy/
Trump and Putin's ally Viktor Orbán enthuses over planned Ukraine war summit in Hungary
Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."
www.cbsnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Making pals with Europe’s most famous Christian Fascist……
mksthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-meeting-budapest-hungary-ukraine-war-zelenskyy/
mksthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-meeting-budapest-hungary-ukraine-war-zelenskyy/
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The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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I’ve seen this movie before — and I didn’t like the ending. NC Republicans gerrymandered me out of my seat and cost Democrats control of Congress.
Now they’re coming for Don Davis. They couldn’t beat him at the ballot box, so they’re going to cheat. That’s not democracy — it’s rigging the system.
Now they’re coming for Don Davis. They couldn’t beat him at the ballot box, so they’re going to cheat. That’s not democracy — it’s rigging the system.
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’ve seen this movie before — and I didn’t like the ending. NC Republicans gerrymandered me out of my seat and cost Democrats control of Congress.
Now they’re coming for Don Davis. They couldn’t beat him at the ballot box, so they’re going to cheat. That’s not democracy — it’s rigging the system.
Now they’re coming for Don Davis. They couldn’t beat him at the ballot box, so they’re going to cheat. That’s not democracy — it’s rigging the system.
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For years and years, the Right has been licking their chops, waiting for this moment; a stacked, corrupt #SupremeCourt and a #DOJ that no longer prosecutes, but justifies #corruption! They don’t need to hide it! 🤨 Just make it LEGAL‼️🤷♂️
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The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections
J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign-spending limits.
www.rollingstone.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For years and years, the Right has been licking their chops, waiting for this moment; a stacked, corrupt #SupremeCourt and a #DOJ that no longer prosecutes, but justifies #corruption! They don’t need to hide it! 🤨 Just make it LEGAL‼️🤷♂️
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters that President Trump is “a coward” after the president said in a post on Truth Social that the Democratic governor should be in jail.
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters that President Trump is “a coward” after the president said in a post on Truth Social that the Democratic governor should be in jail.
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Tom Homan took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag.
The DOJ shuttered the investigation. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is chasing down political opponents like NY AG Letitia James.
This is the biggest political corruption scandal in modern history.
The DOJ shuttered the investigation. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is chasing down political opponents like NY AG Letitia James.
This is the biggest political corruption scandal in modern history.
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tom Homan took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag.
The DOJ shuttered the investigation. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is chasing down political opponents like NY AG Letitia James.
This is the biggest political corruption scandal in modern history.
The DOJ shuttered the investigation. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is chasing down political opponents like NY AG Letitia James.
This is the biggest political corruption scandal in modern history.
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There's a word for what Trump and his allies are trying to do with this gerrymandering plan...
September 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There's a word for what Trump and his allies are trying to do with this gerrymandering plan...
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Imagine that. Police, but not secret.
Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order banning law enforcement from wearing masks in #Chicago and requiring their agency and badge number be identifiable at all times
August 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Imagine that. Police, but not secret.
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Killing clean energy projects means killing jobs and raising bills. 64,000 jobs already lost or at risk. 400,000 more on the line. The future is clean energy—and that’s where we must invest.
August 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Killing clean energy projects means killing jobs and raising bills. 64,000 jobs already lost or at risk. 400,000 more on the line. The future is clean energy—and that’s where we must invest.
But they said tariffs are paid by the manufacturer and won’t lead to higher prices…..so is the Wall Street Journal suggesting protectionist policies lead to regressive taxes for lower and middle income citizens to subsidize tax cuts for the wealthy…or not ready to say the quiet part out loud yet?
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
But they said tariffs are paid by the manufacturer and won’t lead to higher prices…..so is the Wall Street Journal suggesting protectionist policies lead to regressive taxes for lower and middle income citizens to subsidize tax cuts for the wealthy…or not ready to say the quiet part out loud yet?