emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
One detail an Epstein survivor noted in today's presser: DOJ did not inform Ghislaine Maxwell's victims she was being moved to cozier digs.
WTAF is happening? Former Republican/Never Trump Iโll follow back but Iโm very slow at it, please be patient!
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view profile on Bluesky emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
One detail an Epstein survivor noted in today's presser: DOJ did not inform Ghislaine Maxwell's victims she was being moved to cozier digs.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance โ just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
GOP Congressman Massie: โI don't know if that's precedented in this country to have a president call legislators to say that they're engaged in a hostile act, particularly when the so-called hostile act is trying to get justice for people who've been victims of sex crimes."
Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social) reposted
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others โ Congress, the courts, the American people โ from having a say or even knowing what heโs going to do next. This is what dictatorship looks like.
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Yes
defeline.bsky.social (@defeline.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Putin should be arrested as soon as he touches American soil. Ya know, #WarCrimes & all. ๐
MirandaPitcher (@mirandapitcher.bsky.social) reposted
EXTREMELY excited to report that I have just purchased a gift subscription to the Onion for my local books-to-prisoners program (they also accept periodicals). Support good journalism, give incarcerated people a chance to laugh. Win-win! cc: @theonion.com
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Governor Newsom will be holding a press conference and rally at 11:30 AM PT tomorrow in Los Angeles regarding redistricting. The announcement is chef's kiss.
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Iโm certain thatโs just a coincidence.
Nick Varga (@karaoke-god.bsky.social) reposted
Keep googling it. Keep reposting it. PLEASE DO NOT STOP! This needs more attention than his stupid distractions are getting. What do we know about the Epstein files? bbc.com/news/article...
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Very good! ๐คฃ
fewchrono1984.bsky.social (@fewchrono1984.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The Hero we need
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
The most important thing to know about Trumpโs manufactured crisis in DC is that his administration is still covering up whatโs in the Epstein files.
Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) reposted
I canโt believe it and yet hereโs the proof.
jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social (@jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social) reposted
You just gotta LOVE MAD MAGAZINE!!!
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UFB! ๐คฌ
TommyBoy (@tampatom69.bsky.social) reposted
Beyond outrageous! Greg Kelly can F*ck all the way off with this unconscionable lie.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Remember when people told me I was being alarmist when I said they were cooking the books? Check out those downward revisions. ๐คข
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Weโre 8 months in to Trumpโs term, and the official administration position is that all good things are because of Trump and all bad things are because of Biden and Obama. This shit would embarrass Orwell.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein footage was likely two separate videos that were stitched together, not raw data. There was an entrance to Epsteinโs portion of the prison that was not covered by released cameras, and the cameras that would have provided a better view โmalfunctionedโ Convenient.
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Very good! ๐
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
For those keeping track, weโve now gone from: The Epstein Files are on my desk > The Epstein Files donโt exist > Someone might have planted my name in the Epstein Files. Gonna be wild watching MAGA defend him for pardoning Maxwell.
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๐ค Good thought.
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Yep, lost much of my family, too. Will never understand the draw.
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๐ฏ
Mike the Dog (@photochris5511.bsky.social) reposted
Itโs up to the president to pardon a rapist sex trafficker in return for favorable testimony. This timeline sucks.
NewsCurrentNow (@newscurrentnow.com) reposted
Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre didnโt hold back on Ghislaine Maxwell: โSheโs a monsterโworse than Epstein. Vicious. Evil. I know that woman.โ No illusions, no excusesโjust raw truth from someone who lived it.
Jennifer โจGet In Good Trouble (@thejenniwren.teamlh.social) reposted
Trump hit the links in Scotland yesterdayโcheated his score, blamed the grass, and still lost to reality. Even the bunkers have more integrity. โณ๏ธ Cheaters gonna cheat.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Protester: America was our ally for so long. We relied on America so much. Now it's an embarrassment.
Sen. Adam Schiff (@schiff.senate.gov) reposted
Fox News took Jeanine Pirro off air because "she's crazy" and "nuts." Their words, not mine. Now we're going to trust her with the lives and liberty of the people of DC? This is just absurd.
Eclipsed (@blyesky4011.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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He is so fucking pathetic that itโs pathetic.
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The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social) reposted
"Ghislaine Maxwell isn't the only one who has no credibility here, Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social points out, "Todd Blanche has no credibility here."
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Donโt forget โintelligenceโ. He doesnโt have that either.
Darrell "Jesus Christ Was A Immigrant" West (@darrell40.bsky.social) reposted
It's time to finally put Donald Trump on the sex offender list.
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Completely agree that heโs smarter and more competent, but no one idolizes him. I dunno, you may be right, I just see 47 as the head of the snake. ๐
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Texas gerrymandering is about racism. Fewer districts for Black and Brown communities. More power for white Texans. Itโs voter suppression by design, and it fuels voter apathy by making people feel like their voices donโt matter. Thatโs the point.
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Go, Scotland!!! ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป
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Exactly
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that donโt lie. Itโs a sick farce.
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I saw that but was wondering if 47 sent Vance on an errand to tell Murdoch to chill. Or threaten him. I hate Vance but we need to start at the top and get 47 out; if he is working with Murdoch I wish him luck. Why the #!*#!* are we where we are? ๐ญ
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Anyone else wonder if Republicans leaders are hyping Epstein more as a way to cleanly get rid of 47? They finally found ~something~ many of them can agree to get behind because even his base (i.e. voters in next election) is pissed.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted reply parent
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I, for one, am shocked. Just shocked.
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Have any of these politicians trying to get access to ICE facilities actually sued to get access? i think the courts would absolutely allow it. Also, only cowards hide their faces, ICE.
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
So congress going home for vacation early! Because of Epstein. Demand a town hall now, they have free time!
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Speaker Johnson: The Republican Party is the party of fiscal responsibility and we are demonstrating that day after day
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
They just passed a bill that raised the debt ceiling an additional $5 trillion to $41.1 trillion. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others โ Congress, the courts, the American people โ from having a say or even knowing what heโs going to do next. This is dictatorship.
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I had such high hopes for him when he first started.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time "American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
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This works in NYC, but not sure it would work in the Midwest. Dems need to find candidates that appeal to the majority in the area in which they live; I donโt think socialism is a win in Wisconsin or Michigan. Appeal to the majority, not the fringe/extreme of a city like NY.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
We want ICE out of our Hospitals.
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Not yet ๐ญ
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Spot on. Itโs happening right nowโฆthis is how it starts.
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
The worst part of America isnโt just the giddy cruelty of the fascists. Itโs the quiet indifference of the apathetic masses.
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Exactly how Iโm feeling.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Wow! France gifted her to us, and now theyโve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. ๐ A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
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๐ฏ
โ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐โ๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ค ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ โก๏ธ ๐ธ ๐ (@stevefm20.bsky.social) reposted
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Deleted the app.
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WTAF
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Recycled crueltyโฆ 1942: they called it โinternment.โ 2025: they call it โdetention.โ
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๐
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THIS!!! WHY THE F IS NO ONE DOING ANYTHING??!
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." โThe Declaration of Independence
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We can only hope.
trickledownfailed.bsky.social (@trickledownfailed.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Republican Senate terms expire 2026๐ฝ โ LAZY BUMS DONโT DO A DAMNED THING ALL DAY โ $174K taxpayer-funded salaries: VOTE THEM OUTโผ๏ธ Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Cotton, Daines, Ernst, Graham, Hagerty, Hyde-Smith, Lummis, Marshall, Mullin, Ricketts, Risch, Rounds, Sullivan, Tillis, Tuberville
mariena91.bsky.social (@mariena91.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
THERE ARE STILL 287 MEN HELD AT CECOT USING OUR TAX DOLLARS. Look at the pictures and read stories of 76 Venezuelans.All entered legally. Some have no tattoos. The US government grabbed 230+ random Venezuelans already in detention and sent them to CECOT for a photo shoot. We need to get them out.
azeke57.bsky.social (@azeke57.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
They could have very easily deported him to Mexico or some other place that he would have half a chance to live his life. After reading this, it's clear they want to kill whoever they are sending there. This is a vile act that is being carried out in the United States name.
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
here's today's post: "none of this shit is popular." โ Republicans are screwing their own base โ along with the rest of us. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post โ
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Imagine being a grown man waiting for Donald Trump to tell you what to do. Lol. Super beta
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Ask myself this every day.
Old Brown Shoe ๐๏ธ (@oldbrownshoe.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
My dad is a 25-year Navy vet and has drunk the โEverything Trump does is great, and Democrats are worse than Russiansโ Kool-aid (we had a terrible argument this week). 1. Iโm heartbroken 2. How are SO many people unable (or unwilling) to see how horrible he is for our country?
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
If youโre zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe youโre not the good guys in the story?