briley.bsky.social

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On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.

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www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/p... #PB #USD The Son of a Bitch did it. Donald Trump conspired with Todd Blanche in order to steal $1.8 billion from the US Treasury. The money will be used to make Trump aligned criminals and felons such as Jan 6 traitors millionaires This is straight up theft

cnn.comTrump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRS | CNN PoliticsIt’s an unprecedented move that would allow the president’s administration to pay his supporters from a government agency he controls with taxpayer money.

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Misogyny. An important read. One movement has become “the single most important force uniting the American right, bringing together an unlikely constellation of pastors, posters, senators, preachers, influencers, podcasters, and fanboys,” Helen Lewis reports. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

theatlantic.comThe Men Who Want Women to Be QuietA virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.

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The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

open.substack.comSelma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.

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This Mother’s Day, let’s remember: Woman didn’t come from man’s rib. He came from *her* womb. One of patriarchy’s biggest lies is naming the father as the life-giver.

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Yesterday, Trump pointed at Rachel Scott of ABC News and said "she's a bitch" after Ms. Scott asked him about rising gas prices. It will be old news by close of business today. Once again: Trump is held to a different standard by legacy media.

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Before I go to work, I have this to say to my fellow Americans. No matter how much the Republicans might gerrymander, it is your moral duty as a citizen to vote. You have no excuse to not vote. Vote. Them. Out.

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tRump: "I was totally exonerated." And by "exonerated", he means he was found liable for sexually assaulting & defaming E. Jean Carroll by a jury of his peers & ordered to pay her $88.3 Million. #WordsMatter

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Despite right-wingers coming out in unison claiming Trump’s over the top ballroom is imperative for security, the Correspondents’ Dinner was not designated as a National Special Security Event. 📌 They didn’t bring the highest level of security the other night. Setting the record straight…

It's sad to contemplate that the man they elected to run the most powerful country in the world is devoid of any power of self-reflection. I guess I was naive to believe that everyone, somewhere in the darkest depths of their souls, had some semblance of humanity in them.

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If you're in Ohio, or know people there, today is the deadline to register to vote. Please CHECK to make sure you're still registered and weren't purged from the rolls.

Adam Miller for U.S. Congress@adammiller2026.bsky.social

pssst... are you registered to vote? The deadline in Ohio is TODAY. And here's the truth- the only way we get out of this mess is at the ballot box. Every single vote counts. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.ohiosos.gov/elections/re...

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Both of Marco Rubio’s parents were born in Cuba. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971, before they became US citizens. He is a US citizen because he was born in the US under birthright citizenship. #Hypocrites

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De Niro: It doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent—no one, no one voted for new wars. No one voted for higher prices at the pump. No one voted for higher prices in grocery stores, and no one voted for government-masked thugs shooting down our citizens in the streets.

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De Niro: I’ve played plenty of tough, scary guys in the movies—but you know what really scares the hell out of me? What this government—our government—is trying to do to take away our right to vote…

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Chris Murphy: "It won't be the billionaire children of Donald Trump and his buddies that die. It's going to be the children of middle class and poor families all across this country that are gonna die for a war of choice, a war of vanity, an illegal war."

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If you missed the exchange between @raskin.house.gov and Pam Bondi today, watch this masterful statement from him on behalf of the Epstein victims: “You are siding with the perpetrators and you are ignoring the victims. That will be your legacy.” Repost if you agree she is the worst AG in history.

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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism