Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
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Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) reposted
Iโm doing everything I can to stop Trump from dismantling our democracy. Thatโs why Iโm here with @abreezeclayton.bsky.social, but we need your help. If weโre going to fix whatโs broken, we have to elect more fighters like @roycoopernc.bsky.social. So if youโre with us, sign up to volunteer today.
Author Stuart Miller (Indie) ๐โ๏ธ๐ค (@authorsmiller.bsky.social) reposted
Don't get distracted! The Epstein victims are testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday Not a hoax, or fake. Real victims, real trauma, real files, and FD47 is in the Epstein Files, regardless if 1K FBI agents flagged and removed his name from the documents It doesn't take away that he was/is in it
Sharon (@sharonk.bsky.social) reposted
lmao YOU LITERALLY TARIFFED LUMBER
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
MAGA Hostโs Wife To Die Thanks to RFK Jr., But He Blames Biden
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Only if they each live that long. ๐
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Besides the bigotry, the cruelty has always been the point.
MeidasCanada (@meidascanada.ca) reposted
Hey Ron DeSantis, you're gonna want to check out MeidasCanada tomorrow. We're taking the fight straight to you from Newfoundland. @charlieangus104.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Portland, Maine crowd as Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner takes the stage today.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
How disgraceful and diminishing to the other recipients that truly deserved it. From one crook to another.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Platner: Our taxpayer dollars can build schools and hospitals in America, not bombs to destroy them in Gaza.
thewakan.bsky.social (@thewakan.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
What did the protestor do, throw another sandwich? Or, did he yell something that hurt the big bad Nazi Gestapo's feelings (like the truth about what they are and what they're doing)?
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
Hey Congress โ make Alex Acosta's testimony public and televised. There's absolutely no ethical reason for it to be private and transcribed. Nefarious AF. We need to hear your questions. We want to see him squirm. We need to see him squirm. Yet another sign of a cover-up.
Pam Keith (@pamkeithdc.bsky.social) reposted
Random thought: Our mass shooting problem has two elements: Assault weapons, and butt hurt men. If they wonโt allow us to regular the guns, maybe we need to regulate the men. Aggressive and unregulated men cause like 90% of all crime on planet earth. Just sayinโฆ.
Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) reposted
1. On Saturday, a judge ordered Pulse pride crosswalk protester released from jail. Police arrested him after he chalked the bottom of his shoe in rainbow colors and walked across it. Sunday, police arrested 3 more under the same charges. Subscribe to support my journalism.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Today is the first day of public trading for Trumpโs crypto scam.
Greg Bluestein (@bluestein.bsky.social) reposted
Gov. Kemp: โWe havenโt currently been asked to go to D.C. Certainly, if weโre asked to do that โฆ weโll be glad to talk to him about that mission. We havenโt been asked yet, but weโre always ready to serve if needed.โ #gapol ajc.com/news/2025/08...
Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) reposted
17-page court filing by Trump Admin's Justice Dept asks judge to dismiss civil suit brought by some Jan 6 defendants who seek $100 million+ in damages Defendants allege "malicious prosecution" & 4th amendment violation Feds says case should be dismissed: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PatriotTakes ๐บ๐ธ (@patriottakes.bsky.social) reposted
An Instagram reply to the White Houseโs post bragging about Trumpโs economy
jen ๐ป (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
"Forget the partial deals. Go in with full force and finish this,โ [Netanyahu] reportedly said Trump told him." www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
PatriotTakes ๐บ๐ธ (@patriottakes.bsky.social) reposted
Trump has the White House press pool held at the tennis center of his Virginia golf club. They canโt see him or the golf course from there.
jen ๐ป (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
"The worldโs leading genocide scholarsโ association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i...
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) reposted
Unpopular opinion: I do not believe Trump is on his death bed. I do believe he is having physical ailments right now, partially because he eats like crap and doesn't exercise, and partially because he is nearly 80 years old. Should the press push harder? Yes. Without question.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Why does he look like a bloated cadaver?
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I didnโt really need more evidence that RFK Jr is nuts and delusional.
The Calitaliano Kid ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐ฝ (@moved2italy.bsky.social) reposted
When you, and I mean you as a country, allow the #Fascists to abduct and disappear THE CHILDRENโฆ then not only your institutions, but the whole Country is guilty of moral failure. In the meantime, #MAGA is making fun of the Judge who blocked it because her name is โSparkleโ! ๐ flip.it/H.DyxV
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
This says it all.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
And, he didn't use his stupid initials 'DJT' at the end. Hmmm. ๐ค
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Here in the US, โtwo weeksโ actually means never.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
We are suing Texas in two cases -- one voting, one redistricting.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
If they enact a new illegal congressional map, Missouri will be sued.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Were those the Epstein Files?
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, okay, sure...
J6 Plaque (@thejan6plaque.bsky.social) reposted
QAnon memes were not a small part of what mobilized Trumpโs January 6th mob. Ignoring this is a dangerous mistake and we are making it twice.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
This is not about crime. Puppy Killer Noem said as much in her Sunday interviews when all she talked about was kidnapping (my words) the immigrants. 'Weโve already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago and throughout Illinois...but we do intend to add more resources to those operations'.
earthbound420.bsky.social (@earthbound420.bsky.social) reposted
Be There! Support the Victims! ๐๐
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Iโm not sharing this to scare peopleโthough itโs fucking terrifying. Iโm sharing it because we all need to be on guard. We wonโt be getting reliable data from the CDC anymore. Worse, the guidance could be harmful. RFK Jr. has no medical training, no scientific backgroundโฆ
Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) reposted
According to officials cited by the Financial Times, the aircraft carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was forced to make an emergency landing after Russian interference disrupted GPS navigation systems at a Bulgarian airport. Pilots had to rely on paper maps to land safely.๐
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, of course they are lying. It's the only thing they are good at.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
It is obvious that this corrupt administration KNOWS they are acting illegally when they scurry around in the middle of night like they cockroaches they are to remove children in the middle of tje night. If not, why wasn't this done in broad daylight?
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
You won't see this on the news. In fact, you may not see this anywhere. Residents of Washington D.C. march up 14th Street on Saturday August 30, 2025 chanting "Troops Go Home".
Corey O'Neill (@coreyoneill.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Newsom responds to Trumpโs odd post announcing he is going to bed early
@GioLovesYou (@giolovesyou.bsky.social) reposted
Maybe #Trumpโs ratings have dipped so low that even he is avoiding himself. Numbers and status are his life blood.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Pete Hegseth in December on military training: โWeโre bringing a war-fighting ethos back to the Pentagon. Everything else that distracts from lethality shouldnโt be happening.โ
Jesse : ๐๐๐ (@journeyled1.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Thank you Briana @neverstopthefight.bsky.social @weriseupagain.bsky.social @whatifisaidit.bsky.social @resist4harris.bsky.social @jacqueline321.bsky.social @oneveteransoath.substack.com @boxdonkey17.bsky.social @gizmosspace.bsky.social @smblogger.bsky.social @browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
Simon Lester (@simonlester.com) reposted
"Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, is creating a way for investors to bet that President Donald Trumpโs signature tariffs will be struck down in court."
Daniel A. Horwitz (@danielahorwitz.bsky.social) reposted
Once more for those in back: They were never going to be able to implement a mass deportation program without prioritizing people like this. Criminals and gang members are too hard to find and apprehend. Regular folks who show up to work, church, and their scheduled immigration appointments are not.
J6 Plaque (@thejan6plaque.bsky.social) reposted
January 6th is the crux of many issues, so yes talk about it
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
They don't want to talk about it because they are cowards and they KNOW what happened. Just like the Epstein Files, they're trying their best to deflect, deny and forget. WE WILL NOT FORGET!
Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) reposted
Remember the Goolsbee Rule, also called the โpathological irony of crisisโ: If you lose credibility, your statements begin to mean the opposite of what you say.
Harry Dunn (@libradunn1.bsky.social) reposted
www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-c...
Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) reposted
ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a โvaccine skeptic.โ The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. Thereโs video of him in 2023 saying that thereโs no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!
Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I realize news outlets are sensitive about defamation lawsuits but this is a pretty clear case. Heโs flatly lying about recent history if he says heโs not an anti-vaccine activist. Thereโs video!
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
The constant lying appears to either be contagious or a prerequisite to be in pedofelon34's orbit. Either way, it is destructive and hurts millions.
Jason (@gizmosspace.bsky.social) reposted
This is so good, especially for a Sunday. Be a Radical!
George Conway ๐๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Actually, he thinks that he is the state, and that everything should be controlled by the state, as long as he's the state.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: And I tried to reach the government. I have been up since then..and didn't reach anyone from the government until later this morning. And the imminence that the plaintiff claimed proved true, because, in fact, those planes *were* loaded. One actually took off and was returned.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan to Ensign: And even now that the government has appeared, you're telling me that even though you think you have the authority to do this, and that what you're trying to do here is unify families, not violate the law, you need five days to respond.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: "These children are going to be deplaned. They're going to be returned to ORR custody. And no attempts will be made to remove them from ORR custody and remove them to Guatemala, in light of my order, while these preliminary emergency proceedings are pending."
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
This whole scenario feels like it's straight outta the government's Alien Enemies Act/J.G.G. playbook. In J.G.G., Boasberg entered TRO barring removal of named plaintiffs and set weekend emergency hearing on certification of class. But DHS started removing people just before/during hearing...
Just_LookingK (@justlookingk.bsky.social) reposted
This needs more eyes on it. Please help ๐๐ป โ ๏ธโผ๏ธ This Administration supports Human Trafficking. Including Children. (By their own words & deeds). ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ I donโt care if you just repeat rather than repost. Also.. . Ps. Where are the Epstein filesโ
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
Remove RFK Jr for dereliction of duties. Immediately.
ChristineP, M.S. (@christineparini.bsky.social) reposted
Fuuuuuuuuck
Maple Mama (@maplemama20.bsky.social) reposted
@jollygoodginger.bsky.social is in DC with other vets right now standing up for democracy. He's playing General Milleys speech on repeat for them today ๐ #LoveTheVets!
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
THIS IS EVERYTHING! BOOM! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Al Cappuccinoโฆโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐น (@alcappuccinoit.bsky.social) reposted
If youโre in favor of shutting down museum exhibitions or banning books because they make you feel bad, thatโs a pretty good tip that you deserve to feel bad.
Sheady Omahrt (@sheadyomahrt.bsky.social) reposted
Banning books instead of guns is exactly what radicalized me.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
I salute that person!
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections. If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
As I told her on that other platform, why doesn't she just learn to make the goddamn bread she craves so much. They just love to bitch and whine and 'oh, woe is me...I can't get what I want. The world is such a mean, cruel place".
Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Palestinians who refuse to โvoluntarilyโ relocate would be placed in โrestricted, secured zones inside the enclaveโ during redevelopment. The GREATโGaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and TransformationโTrust proposal forecasts a โfourfold return on a $100 billion investment after 10 years.โ
Emily (I'm not leaving) Feiner (@emilyjaynef.bsky.social) reposted
Excellent investigative piece showing how an average guy is given the power to embody the state and brutalize itโs citizens and residents.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
NEWS: Trump and House Republicans' budget cuts seek to eliminate the HOME affordable housing program thatโs built/rehabbed 1.3M homes in 30 yrs, including 540k in rural areas. 84% of those homes are in districts that voted for him. Rural families now face losing their lifeline.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov) reposted reply parent
Interrogator and witness shared the same goalโthey were both there to make Trump happyโand their exchange reflected this arrangement.โ Yup.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov) reposted
About the weird DOJ Trump/Epstein interview: โIt was a damage-control operationโฆ not so much investigating Epstein and Maxwellโs crimes as attempting to exculpate President Donald Trumpโฆ.โ
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
๐จBREAKING: President Donald Trump said in a weekend social media post he plans to issue an executive order to impose voter ID requirements. And he reiterated his desire to ban mail voting. The president lacks the authority to take either step. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Water seeking its own level. I wonder when pedof will run out of golfing buddies.
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for the heads-up. blocked, too. โ๏ธโ๏ธ
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
CNN vs Democracy Docket. Why does CNN simply repeat Trump's lies without noting he has ZERO authority to do this?๐ Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey, @cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social what's your answer to this???
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker on Trump sending troops into cities: "He has other aims other than fighting crime... he would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
NEW: Judge Sooknanan acted quickly to block as many as 600 Guatemalan children from being deported by the Trump administration without due process. A judge in Illinois took a similar step for 4 children whose lawyers sued Saturday. w/ @joshgerstein www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "We don't want troops on the streets of American cities. That's un-American and frankly the president ought to know better. This one doesn't seem to. He hasn't read any books. He doesn't seem to understand the Constitution or the laws."
Margaret Spires ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (@usmcwizard.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't forget the mulch - they are putting down mulch. So disrespectful to our military.