Brian Gmerick

Brian Gmerick

@bgmerick.bsky.social

Believer in science, empathy, and decency. If you don’t care about people you don’t know, you’re only pretending to care about the ones you do know.

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I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Not only should brooks and others shut up. But Ossoff is the best example in the country of a Democrat playing dominance politics and using it to control the whole terms of his race.

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Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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And when people ask what should the Democrats do, particularly in light of the fact that the President retains a veto: plenty. I will start with the petty: do not invite the President to give the SOTU. Have him send a letter. A more substantive approach: it is time to audit the Executive Branch.

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lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"

teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social@teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social

Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.

Only questions Trump should get from the press are about his violating the 1st amendment and prohibiting CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the People's House. Not one question about anything else. Not one. Make the attention only about someone other than him. The narcissist in him will cave.

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Dear Dems and libs: Stop helping Republicans muddy differences between the parties on AI and data centers by acquiescing to the "bipartisan opposition" frame. Rs are laughing at you while polls show Rs now leading Ds on these issues. Instead, tie Rs directly to Trump's AI/data center malevolence.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

Trump is a world-historical villain who's putting us all in extreme danger, so put him at the center of this story. Dems can highlight how Trump is actively using DOJ and EPA to help AI data centers steamroll communities, and vow that a Dem majority will stop it. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2154...

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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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to recap: so Hong got 40% in Wisconsin which shows voters decisively rejected democratic socialism, but Fishback 10% in Florida, so the far-right is winning.

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It’s not radical to believe you should be able to afford groceries, see a doctor, breathe clean air, and drink clean water. There’s nothing more American than fighting for a government of, by, and for the people.

This is humanity.

The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.

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This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now the biggest threat to this country are not a handful of House candidates in New York, it is the president of the United States who is trying to destroy American democracy."

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Replying to @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

A handful of left-wing candidates in deep-blue New York City is not going to hurt the party as a whole. But this circular firing squad shit? This is what hurts.

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Ossoff: The president has been humiliated on the world stage. Many Americans are increasingly concerned about his stability and his capacity for the office. It’s deeply distressing to Americans to see a president so incompetent attempting and failing to represent the nation.

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Ossoff: This is what small men like Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller will never understand—that our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas.

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Trump is creating a militia of individuals like ICE, Proud Boys, Jan 6 criminals etc. by paying them forward with Treasury funds to be ready when he calls them to action. “We the People “ must get ready for a confrontation with Trumps criminal element. The Republicans are hiding in plain sight.

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RESULT: Democrats tonight have defended a swing district in Michigan's state Senate. This means they also defended their majority in the chamber. (The GOP could have erased it by winning.) SD35 voted by Harris by just 1% in 2024, but Dem Chedrick Greene appears to have won easily today.

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If there are any Democrats who are thinking of running for the presidency on 2028 on anything less than a clear agenda of widespread prosecution for this administration's corruption and fundamental structural changes to ensure it can't happen again, they should just stop right there.

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AOC: "I thought that fascist takeover attempts were going to be architected by evil geniuses. I was not expecting how unearned, nepotistic, mediocre, and just dumb so many of the people architecting this were going to be."

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If I were Iran I would not yield an inch on anything. Trump is desperate to put this all behind him and does not care about the outcome since he fully intends to lie about it anyway. The key phrase in this nutty word salad is “next conquest.” He’s beaten and wants to turn the page.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "All US Military Personnel will remain in place in, & around, Iran, until the REAL AGREEMENT is fully complied with. If for any reason it is not, then the 'Shootin’ Starts,' stronger than anyone has ever seen...our great Military is Loading Up & Resting, looking forward to its next Conquest."

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The President is openly threatening genocide. A crime against humanity. He must be removed from office. The 25th Amendment must be invoked. If not, Congress has to do our damn job. Speaker Johnson, call us into session. War powers & impeachment. Remove this man from office.

We've known for years he's a psychopathic narcissist. We're witnessing his descent into madness. I suspect his crazed mind thinks it's all a game, but any elected official who does not go on the record today condemning this statement is an accomplice to his deranged actions.