Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Jasmine Crockett GOES OFF on Ghislaine Maxwell "She's a Monster"
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Jasmine Crockett GOES OFF on Ghislaine Maxwell "She's a Monster"
Nick, klepto-meme-iac (@nickmilakovic.bsky.social) reposted
share.newsbreak.com/eu4j25xn?s=i16
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune. The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
Left I on the News 🇨🇺🇵🇸🏳️⚧️ (@leftiblog.bsky.social) reposted
WaPo says defense officials “declined to address…the legal authority used to justify the strike”, but doesn’t bother to ask a single legal expert themselves, who could have told them unequivocally that attacking a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime.
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Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) reposted
Don't feel like doing a repost that puts the murder video on the timeline yet again but do feel like repeating the point that the president just straight-up assassinated 11 people for supposedly doing something that wouldn't be a death-penalty crime if they were caught and convicted
JOY2U2 🤣👀💋🦋🍒🍷🌈✒️🏳️🌈♥️ (@lookingforjoy.bsky.social) reposted
So IF there was nothing wrong with father messing with his 12 year old daughter... what makes some think he would never rape any other 12 or 13 year old??
anneannapolis.bsky.social (@anneannapolis.bsky.social) reply parent
CIA? Working against America?
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
MASSIVE BREAKING: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi just revealed that an attorney told them today that an Epstein bodyguard was an intermediary between Epstein and the CIA in 2009. Release the Epstein files now !
Joshua Erlich (@joshuaerlich.bsky.social) reposted
every single rabid Newsom fanboy who isn’t doing Their Thing for Pritzker right now should disregard previous instructions and explain why
The Associated Press (@apnews.com) reposted
BREAKING: A federal judge reverses the Trump administration's cut of billions of dollars to Harvard University.
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
Trump is starting to lose in court over and over again. We always said the courts wouldn’t save us, but they are working. It’s just that the regime moves faster than they do.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
There’s one issue that is gaining rare bipartisan support in DC: Outrage over the continued stonewalling of the full release of the Epstein files.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
McGovern: "You guys think you work for Trump ... Let me repeat -- every single Republican on the Rules Committee voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every single one. We heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency. But that's just not true."
JB Pritzker (@jbpritzker.bsky.social) reposted
And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas
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Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser and can keep paying companies to keep its search engine as the default on smartphones, thanks to a federal ruling. In other words? Google gets to remain a monopoly and keep its harmful, anti-competitive practices. Shameful.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
AOC: If anybody says “this isn’t fair, I'm gonna have to divest all my stocks if I run for congress” maybe you should stay home.
Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) reposted
Breaking: Peaceful activists, many with disabilities, are being arrested at the Capitol right now. These individuals are putting themselves on the line to do all they can to save healthcare for millions of Americans.
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Seeing these women getting the coverage and support they are this morning...brings a smile to my face. I don't see broken women. I see strong and empowered women. They. Will. Prevail.
anneannapolis.bsky.social (@anneannapolis.bsky.social)
Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) reposted
If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency needs to end.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
"For so many years, it felt like Epstein's criminal behavior was an open secret." “We’re not going away. We’re not staying quiet. We’re not going to give up.” Annie Farmer (Epstein survivor)
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
military flyovers disrupt the Epstein victim press conference
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
The overall takeaway from the Epstein survivors’ press conference is that they are united and are no longer going to allow rich and powerful men to victimize, silence and intimidate them. Including the ones in Congress and the perp in the Oval Office.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
More than 97% of workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks have voted to unionize. A big reason why? To fight back against Trump’s unprecedented attacks on our national parks. Here's what you should know. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda: "The worst part is that the government is still in possession right now of documents & information that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe, and help me heal. They have documents w/ my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house"
Hunter Walker (@hunterw.bsky.social) reposted
Cybersecurity experts who spoke to TPM described the situation with Kristi Noem's poorly hidden secret Facebook as "sloppy," "inadvisable," and a problem for "basic operational security." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-sec...
anneannapolis.bsky.social (@anneannapolis.bsky.social) reply parent
Alleged! No proof, no trial, just MURDER!
Adam Isacson (@adamisacson.com) reposted
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed. "Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨Governor Pritzker has no fucks. He is not playing games with the host in D.C. Chicago is not a piece on a board, it is a city - just like LA and DC. Rolling over is not an option.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
A victim of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has revealed how a group of survivors is compiling a client list of their own.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained. As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”
Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) reposted
The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to: •admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states •abolish ICE •grant citizenship to any immigrant •disband the 5th Circuit •expand the Supreme Court Seriously: Why the hell not?
Katherine Copsey (@katcopseygreens.bsky.social) reposted
Labor have invited gas companies to tender for new offshore gas exploration - potentially damaging our fragile marine ecosystems, as well as the climate. But we don’t need more gas - we need to speed up the shift to clean electricity and batteries. (1/2)
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Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) reposted
The route from DC to Boston is 475 miles. This would be an hour and a half without stops. Probably 2 hours tops with them. It could go from DC to New York in 45 minutes. We could have this if we didn't suck.
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates flip.it/DTtta- HE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO ALL MEDICAL DOCTORS OF COLOR! PLUS A CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER TO EVERY FLORIDIAN. HIS HEAD IS SO FAR DESANTEMONIUS ASS THAT HE CAN SEE OUT HIS GUV'S MOUTH.
Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) reposted
“I’m demanding justice,” Lisa Phillips, a model who was brought to Epstein’s island in 2000, said. “Congress must choose. Will you continue to protect predators? Or will you finally protect survivors?” Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
There is no moral justification for today’s extraordinary concentration of wealth. It is distorting politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Closing our staggering wealth gap is crucial to the survival of our economy and our democracy.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
I wish somebody would ask him to specifically list the "seven" or however many wars he claims to have ended and then hand him a map and ask him to show us on it where the wars were.
Matt Ortega (@mattortega.com) reposted
Thank you. People need to stop pretending we cannot foresee where this is all headed.
Susan Miller MD (@susanmiller1417.bsky.social) reposted
Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is incarcerated here at the Farmville,VA ICE detention center. 166 people from Farmville, Richmond, Lynchburg, Charlottesville vigiled Sunday 8/31. You are not forgotten Kilmar.
I Post Animal Vids... 😊 (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted
Cows don't just give milk, they give good vibes! 😊 #bluesky #nature #animals
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein survivors say they’re compiling their own client list. “We know who abused us. We saw who came and went. This list will be survivor-led—for survivors”
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) reposted
WATCH LIVE: I’m helping to lead a bipartisan coalition to introduce legislation to FINALLY ban Members of Congress from trading stocks 👇🏾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y232...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers
Democracy Skies in Blueness - Resist (@democracyblue.bsky.social) reposted
A painting of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform is back on display in the West Point's library, several years after the storied academy removed honors to the Civil War military leader. There also are plans to restore a bust of Lee that had been www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-...
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
It sure didn’t take long for Jeanine Pirro to turn the DC US Attorney’s Office into the most incompetent, feckless, and ridiculous prosecutor’s office in the United States.
Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot.bsky.social) reposted
"I didn't vote for this." - people who absolutely voted for this but thought this would only hurt people they hate
Julia Métraux (@juliametraux.bsky.social) reposted
Vinay Prasad, who is both making it harder to get the Covid vax and has been anti-work from home in the past, is barely coming into office. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I know this sounds crazy, but shouldn’t the Secretary of Energy know something about energy?
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
Why couldn’t the Coast Guard just board the boat leaving Venezuela, arrest the people and get more information on who they’re working for? Why did they have to kill the people?
Oversight Dems (@oversightdemocrats.house.gov) reposted
Today the Oversight Committee heard heartbreaking testimony from Epstein's survivors. They deserve justice. Ranking Member Robert Garcia makes it clear: no matter who you are, if you harmed innocent women and girls, Oversight Dems are coming after you.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "We've gathered information from unauthorized, patriotic officials inside the government and from-sourced reporters about Donald Trump's plan, which is to deploy armed military personnel to the streets of Chicago."
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Simple: Someone who dies defending the Constitution is not the same as someone who dies attacking it.
Fred Guttenberg (@fredguttenberg.bsky.social) reposted
I don't care if Dump announces that he died and was replaced by a body double or abducted by aliens. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!
Release The Epstein Files (@americapartyusa.bsky.social) reposted
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
Trump announced he assassinated a boat full of civilians in the Caribbean that he alleges were drug smugglers (no evidence provided and even so, not a proportionate strike if true). Marco Rubio also used his social media to boast of the war crime.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Since returning to office, Trump has: -Stripped 1 million federal workers of collective bargaining rights -Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors -Gutted OSHA and frozen enforcement of a regulation protecting miners from lung disease "Pro-worker" president.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
Congress is back — and a laundry list of thorny issues threatens to complicate the funding fight.
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
From the latest proof of life video released by the White House, Trump is caked with make up, reporters kept at a distance, voice is weak, and the podium is acting as a walker to help him stand up. It's not looking good health wise.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
anneannapolis.bsky.social (@anneannapolis.bsky.social)
Dave Levitan (@davelevitan.bsky.social) reposted
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) reposted
One of my Supreme Court reform takes is they should be completely barred from taking any outside income (incl. publishing deals) and it should be particularly frowned upon, normatively, to be writing books. Memoirs are for writing after you retire, not five years into a lifetime appointment.
MaireRua (@floridamary.bsky.social) reposted
Billionaires and Tech Giants Pulled Off the Crime of the Century open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Snarkydoodle💙🦋🐶🐱🌈👫🙏☮️☯️🇺🇦 (@snarkydoodle.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
DC is under FEDERAL control pursuant to the Constitution & DC Organic Act of 1801. Unlike states, she is truly stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
BREAKING: Mayor Muriel Bowser ALLOWS federal law enforcement INDEFINITELY in DC. Gift article: wapo.st/3VyXMcY
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
SCOOP: Sources at the House Oversight Committee confirm documents posted by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna are the same ~33,000 pages of Epstein documents they received — 97% already public — and part of a broader plan to block transparency.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
“I refuse to accept this is normal.” - JB Pritzker. Amen, governor. Amen.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
LisaZed 👩🏻🎨 🌏 🐨🌳 (@lisazed.bsky.social) reposted
#Seaweed farms are a dual solution for climate change & sustainable energy. - don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources - naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping 1/...
jen 🌻 (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: “I never said that.” KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.” RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
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Politico (@politico.com) reposted
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has filed a discharge petition to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"