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TheCynicalOptimist

@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social

🇺🇸A Woman’s Place is in The Resistance 🇺🇸 Clarence Residents for Human Rights; Buffalo North Towns Married Momma of 2 girls. George Carlin is my idol. No Bio-No Follow. DMs off. Creating art 4 my mental health --> https://cynnicaloptimist.etsy.com

created November 12, 2024

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Profile picture jessica 🍉 (@itsmrsrabbittou.bsky.social) reposted

It’s surprising to me to see the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene doing the right thing today given the fact that she literally elected a whole rapist. I’m glad she’s stepping up today but… hello?

3/9/2025, 5:22:12 PM | 174 16 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted

Dr. Susan Monarez, recently removed as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the Trump administration is deliberately weakening the country’s public health and vaccine protections. This is a danger that should concern us all.

4/9/2025, 2:37:53 PM | 1237 372 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture FeministSociologistPhD (@femsocphd.bsky.social) reposted

Does anyone recall fighter jets wver flying over the Red House to welcome a foreign leader? Me neither. It was a misogynistic fuck you to the brave #survivorsolidarity speaking out against being abused and exploited by Epstein, Maxwell, AND the criminal justice system. That is a hostile attack.

4/9/2025, 2:05:38 PM | 27 11 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Wyden to RFK Jr: "I hope that you will tell the American people how many preventable child deaths are an acceptable sacrifice for enacting an agenda that I think is fundamentally cruel and defies common sense."

4/9/2025, 2:44:26 PM | 3302 1004 | View on Bluesky | view

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Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Wyden on RFK Jr: "This committee's unwillingness to swear in this witness is basically a message that it is acceptable to lie to the Senate Finance Committee about hugely important questions like vaccines."

4/9/2025, 2:24:28 PM | 3560 1268 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

As a millennial I approve this statement.

4/9/2025, 3:05:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orange Dick Tater Hater (@realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social) reposted

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4/9/2025, 10:40:38 AM | 231 89 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Shirley (@johnshirley2024.bsky.social) reposted

3/9/2025, 5:06:29 PM | 128 25 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted

GOP Congressman Massie: “I 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."

3/9/2025, 3:28:12 PM | 2499 842 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted

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4/9/2025, 10:47:37 AM | 2062 967 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) reposted

I watched most of the press conference with the Epstein survivors today. Hard to understand how someone (yes, Mr President, I’m talking about you) can listen to those women and then refuse the transparency they deserve.

4/9/2025, 2:03:20 AM | 6077 1327 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 (@bluesnowflake.bsky.social) reposted

I’m so sick of MAGATS. I’d turn my husband in if I thought he was in the Epstein Files. They are a jizzentein stain on the fabric of morality.That cross they wear is as useless as their shriveled up, flaccid dicks. I hope they lose everything just like all those underage girls.

4/9/2025, 12:36:09 PM | 1940 386 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

This is AI slop.

4/9/2025, 12:36:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Isabel Santos (@isabelsantos.bsky.social) reposted

Take a wild guess which cable news network completely ignored the Epstein survivors’ press conference this afternoon—the same network that had to pay $787.5 million for lying to its viewers.

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4/9/2025, 12:25:05 PM | 90 39 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 (@nortygirl.bsky.social) reposted

BRAVE...... and they want justice.....

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4/9/2025, 7:29:37 AM | 316 83 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@ocasio-cortez.house.gov) reposted

The bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act is a necessary step to ban Members of Congress and their families from engaging in insider trading. It is time to pass this bill and make it clear to the American people that their elected officials put them first.

3/9/2025, 10:25:59 PM | 13278 3219 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture DropTop67🍁🇲🇽 🇺🇸🐧 (@droptop67.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

I'm sure you saw this one. Did he just suggest a hit?

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Profile picture Cat Alyst 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 (@catalystmeow.bsky.social) reposted

Epstein victims' lawyer: While we have seen the documents, you haven't. When you see the documents, you're going to be appalled. The American people deserve to see everything. Evil flourishes in the darkness. #USDemocracy #EpsteinFiles

4/9/2025, 2:37:20 AM | 704 261 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m really, really struggling to understand why on Earth she thought Trump of all people would release the files.

4/9/2025, 10:02:16 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones: "We are the Americans that you promised to protect, and we need your help. Please, President Trump, pass this bill and help us."

3/9/2025, 3:13:47 PM | 1638 373 | View on Bluesky | view

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4/9/2025, 3:40:30 AM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Peter Morley ♿️ (@petermorley.bsky.social) reposted

Thank you to EVERY member of Congress that signed the discharge petition to release the Epstein files. This was 1 line these members could not cross, & the administration would perceive them as committing a hostile act. This is 100% patriotism.

4/9/2025, 12:52:20 AM | 2314 488 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted

Rep Luna says after talking with Epstein Survivors today, it's clear this thing is ALOT BIGGER than we could have Anticipated - Rich and Powerful People need to Go to Prison

3/9/2025, 11:07:14 AM | 2840 1092 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Teri G (@terilg.bsky.social) reposted

Epstein victims' lawyer: While we have seen the documents, you haven't. When you see the documents, you're going to be appalled. The American people deserve to see everything. Evil flourishes in the darkness. RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES!

3/9/2025, 11:55:11 PM | 7305 2735 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Ossoff: "It's been extraordinary to see the Speaker of the House reduced to lying in order to cover up sex crimes"

4/9/2025, 1:57:32 AM | 24284 7263 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted

Trump act of ordering 8 military jets to perform a low-pass flyover during the Epstein victims' press conference is a DARVO surrogate. It's a form of gaslighting. It's an act of intimidation. It's an admission of guilt.

3/9/2025, 11:45:08 PM | 2255 802 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Real Zanetta (@therealzanetta.bsky.social) reposted

😂Not Ted Cruz making jokes about someones WEIGHT!!! He looks five months pregnant and doesn't know who the daddy is. #SheShed

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3/9/2025, 11:01:30 PM | 367 76 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture O'BrienP 💙 (@obrienp.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Drug use causes damage to larynx & vocal cords. One common outcome is a permanently altered voice. He started using drugs, with IV heroin, at 14. The larynx & voice box cont. to develop into the twenties. He has some "diagnoses" he has given regarding his voice. I call bullshit! It was the drugs.

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Profile picture Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) reposted

(🚨) In honor of Rep. Comer—congressional agent for adjudicated rapist Donald Trump—falsely claiming that Trump hasn’t been mentioned in the Epstein Scandal, I’m making the first 200 pages of PROOF OF DEVILRY: THE CRIMES OF DONALD TRUMP, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, and JEFFREY EPSTEIN free to all:

3/9/2025, 8:48:11 PM | 1107 483 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Julianne McShane (@juliannemcshane.bsky.social) reposted

New @motherjones.com: What to know about the emotional bipartisan press conference w/ Epstein survivors on the Hill today. The TL;DR: They begged Trump for more transparency. He called their claims a "hoax." Hear them in their own words ⤵️ www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

3/9/2025, 9:15:39 PM | 229 67 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Biggie (@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social) reposted

Speak Truth... to dangerous Epstein distractions.....

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3/9/2025, 9:13:12 PM | 194 34 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Andy Ostroy (@andyostroy.bsky.social) reposted

The #Epstein shitstorm IS NOT going away. And it's bc of survivors like #JessMichaels & all the women speaking right now at this presser on Capitol Hill...& all the other strong, determined women. Please give a listen to my chat w/Jess in THE BACK ROOM podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

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3/9/2025, 3:01:34 PM | 167 52 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 (@msgrumpybunny.bsky.social) reposted

Giving a predator like Ghislain Maxwell a platform, moving her to a comfortable prison without receiving anything in return except to claim innocence and say you’re nice guy— when 100’s of children where victimized is a miscarriage of justice. Epstein survivor—“…She also participated in the abuse…”

3/9/2025, 6:06:47 PM | 6460 2250 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture MadGreek 🧿 (@madgreek2024.bsky.social) reposted

Here is another list you don't want to be on!

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3/9/2025, 7:31:33 PM | 47 25 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

I can hope that humans are capable of reforming 🤣

3/9/2025, 7:31:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 (@cmhf.bsky.social) reposted

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3/9/2025, 6:03:38 PM | 289 84 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Geneva 🇨🇦 (@geneva1111.bsky.social) reposted

My granddaughter just turned 13 in August. I could throw up imagining these OLD disgusting men paying to assault children. I'm so proud of each of these survivors.

3/9/2025, 12:21:57 AM | 184 61 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Isabel Santos (@isabelsantos.bsky.social) reposted

Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?

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2/9/2025, 8:54:44 AM | 1573 1454 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene showed up to the Epstein abuse survivors press conference and did exactly what rational adults need from them while the vast majority of their party colleagues are hiding away. Strange and sad days when what they're doing feels surprising and welcome.

3/9/2025, 3:54:03 PM | 3168 494 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

I have to give accolades where it’s due. MTG gave a genuine speech and sent a steadfast message to her colleagues, despite the risks. She shed light on the need for survivors to see justice so they can move forward. I never thought I would admit I’m proud of MTG but here we are 😅

3/9/2025, 7:17:49 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

Watching MTG get so much positive attention from democrats and Epstein survivors felt a lot like watching a dog get her belly rubbed for the first time. I wonder if reaching across the aisle will be something she seeks more often.

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Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Rep. Ro Khanna (@khanna.house.gov) reposted

This is not a political issue. This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This can bring us together. Why don’t we do something good for the country: stand with survivors and show the nation we’re still capable of coming together when it matters for truth and justice.

3/9/2025, 5:34:35 PM | 188 69 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 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)

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Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.

3/9/2025, 6:45:11 PM | 31768 7543 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 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.

3/9/2025, 5:42:14 PM | 33931 7652 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Axios (@axios.com) reposted

Epstein survivors float release of unofficial client list

3/9/2025, 4:48:54 PM | 550 165 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Anonymous (@opdeatheaters.bsky.social) reposted

Trump had 8 fighter jets flyover the #Epstein survivor conference, interrupting them mid speech. #opdeatheaters

3/9/2025, 4:37:16 PM | 1431 621 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Maca Iglesias🇺🇸Thank You, President Biden🇺🇸 (@rotterdamvvg.bsky.social) reposted

Trump says the Epstein files are a “democrat hoax that never ends” designed to distract Americans from how great America is under his Presidency. The “hoax” deflection will not work this time, and not even MAGA is buying into it. These women deserve justice. Who is he protecting and why?

3/9/2025, 5:13:50 PM | 470 196 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted

Moments after the press conference with Epstein survivors concluded, Trump is once again calling it a “Democrat hoax,” saying the Epstein matter is “Totally irrelevant.” Ask yourself: why is Trump so desperate to stop the American people from seeing the Epstein files?

3/9/2025, 4:44:49 PM | 1447 407 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) reposted

Two more Republicans. That’s all we need to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files. If you live in a GOP district, your representative needs to hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

3/9/2025, 5:10:44 PM | 1483 634 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

His face at the end was priceless. He was properly ripped a new a$$hole by Raskin.

3/9/2025, 5:15:51 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture skygirl66.bsky.social (@skygirl66.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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3/9/2025, 5:05:14 PM | 62 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Moskowitz: Do you think the Epstein list should come out? Farage: I have no opinion on it. Raskin: It’s been reported that he’s called for it to be released Moskowitz: I have it here. Do you agree with yourself?

3/9/2025, 5:02:41 PM | 10639 2779 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

Kinda hard to avoid the feeling that the military flyovers taking place over D.C. right now are intentional as ordered to interfere with the Epstein survivors press conference on the Hill. Survivors have paused their remarks until the flyovers pass.

3/9/2025, 3:31:30 PM | 5402 1068 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 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"

3/9/2025, 2:45:05 PM | 19323 6678 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

I would like to ask her why she still affiliates with a party of child abusers 😐

3/9/2025, 4:04:17 PM | 22 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted

Holy shit‼️ Epstein’s survivors are compiling their own list, because they know exactly who the predators are.

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3/9/2025, 3:28:32 PM | 4254 1213 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

White House acting guilty AF.

3/9/2025, 4:02:53 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

And that commotion with officers yelling while the women were speaking was also obvious.

3/9/2025, 4:02:23 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

That was 1000% on purpose.

3/9/2025, 4:01:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

Marge was genuine and steadfast. Never thought I would compliment her, but here we are. I'm just wondering if she's starting to enjoy the positive elbow rubbing with democrats. She's always thisclose to seeing the big picture.

3/9/2025, 3:58:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 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.

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Profile picture Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted

A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from invoking wartime powers under the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants. In a 2-1 decision, the court rejected the claim that immigration (even on a large scale) constitutes a military breach of U.S. borders.

3/9/2025, 1:28:15 PM | 2463 500 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 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.

3/9/2025, 1:50:33 PM | 18004 5473 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

I'm glad it's finally happening, but I'm not sure I'm emotionally ready for this Epstein survivor press conference on the Hill. It's gonna be a rough day. Grateful to these women for their courage.

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Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

Mike Johnson faces escalating pressure as House GOP prepares for Epstein vote.

3/9/2025, 12:38:27 PM | 3743 1068 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

Doggo needed some love after the chaos of the morning. Burrowed in a blanket is her favorite place to be. #Dog #Pitbull #rescue

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Profile picture Rowdy Rebel (@rowdyrebel.bsky.social) reposted

I’ll take it. 🤷‍♀️

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Profile picture elsievoteblue.bsky.social (@elsievoteblue.bsky.social) reposted

People 💙The truth is coming out about the Epstein and his raped victims ! Believe the women who were abused by these men ! There’s more evidence to come ! #DemVoice1 #DemsUnited #ProudBlue

3/9/2025, 11:52:05 AM | 297 137 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) reposted

if you want to argue you’d be ok with President Gavin Newsom deploying the marines and national guard to Florida or Mississippi or Alabama cities or areas to “fight crime” when he says openly and explicitly “I’ll lay off, if you change your voting laws or are nice to me,” I dunno man

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Profile picture emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted

As many as 100 victims will show up to today's Epstein victim press conference. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

3/9/2025, 11:20:51 AM | 8339 2664 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mynameis...Miro (@zg4ever.bsky.social) reposted

Critics Allege White House 'Propaganda' After US Bombs Boat Off Venezuela Coast www.commondreams.org/news/us-stri...

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Profile picture 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?"

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Profile picture LOLGOP (@thefarce.org) reposted

100 VICTIMS is astounding. Even more astounding, that's less than 10% of Epstein and Maxwell's victims.

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Profile picture 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 – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.

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Profile picture Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) reposted

Bernie Sanders tells Rolling Stone he’s backing Graham Platner, Maine’s oysterman Senate candidate, to “send a message.” The message: “Ordinary people can step up, you can take on the powers that be. You can win.” Dispatch from @andrewperez.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Profile picture Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted

“Rather than defending civil liberties and civil protections, you’re turned inward to potentially hinder [them].” In June, we sat down with a veteran and military law expert to discuss “being used against your neighbor” as a soldier.

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Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

"The GOP is signing on to mass murder of children based on the novel theories of a man who has no party ties except a single Trump endorsement. It is a measure of the party’s utter hollowness, brokenness, and evil that even in this case, it can barely find the resources to demur."

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Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social) reply parent

If she’s a survivor herself, then why downplay the severity of what these predators did?

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Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

WTF

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Profile picture jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social (@jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

The victims need to start naming names and sharing the explicit details! PUBLICLY!

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Profile picture Meidas Paul Wigton 🫘 🎸 🇺🇦🌈g a o I In8 C (@rvroomie.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

My prediction…..

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Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

The Newsom trolling is 10/10.

3/9/2025, 2:10:17 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Lisa Reyna Loe (@lisaloe.bsky.social) reposted

🚨Regarding the #Pentagon and #SpaceForce announcements: Reps @rokhanna.bsky.social (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) are holding a press conference tomorrow, 9/3, 10:30am, with ten victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking. Link to watch live: youtube.com/live/q6fUosr... 🗣️ Release the Epstein files

Photo of Mike Johnson wearing glasses and a blue suit with the caption: HEAR THE SURVIVORS RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES -THE REFORMERS
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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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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."

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Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

Williamsville, NY Main Street protest September 1, 2025. #WNY #WilliamsvilleNY #protest #protestpics #resistance

A woman holds a sign that says “sorry for being weird, this is my 1st dictatorship.” Picture of a line of protesters on Main Street in Williamsville NY.
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Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

This guys puppet of South Park’s version of Donald Trump was 👌- chef’s kiss 💋 muah 😘 And yes, the mouth moves up and down, I failed to capture it on video. #protest #protestart #resistance #BuffaloNY #BillsMafia

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Profile picture TheCynicalOptimist (@thecynicaloptimist.bsky.social)

Protest pictures - Buffalo NY Niagara Square September 1, 2025 #BuffaloNY #Buffalove #NiagaraSquare #protestpics

The back of a man’s shirt is yellow and red with large alarmed-looking cartoon eyes and an open mouth and a tent style sign as a hat that says “what the actual f*ck?” Protest sign that says “remember the good old days, when we knew that Nazis, slave owners and sexual predators were the bad guys?” The backs of protesters as they marched through Delaware avenue in Buffalo NY A man dressed in a dapper white jacket with a white button down, black bow tie, black top hat, sunglasses and a cigar. He is holding a sign that says “profit not people” while taking a video of the photographer being photographed.
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BREAKING: Trump’s use of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles is illegal, a judge rules. Follow AP's live updates.

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Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

Beyond pathetic.

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