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Cynic. Introverted. Looking for info and opinions of decent people who know more than I do. Please don’t add me to a starter pack. Really, I mentioned the introversion for a reason. Thank you.
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Real question: if a criminal and treasonous president pardons other criminals and traitors, are the pardons valid? Can you be pardoned from treason? Especially if you pardoned yourself and are convicted of treason? Maybe I don’t understand how pardons work. Can you still be indicted and tried?
"Certainly I'd be allowed to" -- Trump leaves the door open to pardoning a wide swath of administration officials
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I guess this is one way to keep young people interested in working for Republicans. "So, yeah, benefits include 401k, FSA, a full pardon, and dental."
New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff
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SCOTUS blocked the USPS rule that Trump demanded in a bid to restrict mail voting. But a different USPS policy affecting when mail is postmarked could still pose obstacles. Experts say people should mail forms and ballots as early as they can.
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I think we should do things Nazis cannot do. Nazis shrink the human story of Us. They cannot expand it. I’d say we should expand Us to include all humans. That’s a good goal. I think our story is "Exclusion of any kind is bad for the team." That's a good story. www.the-reframe.com/us-and-them/
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The rich forget that they don’t know how to do laundry or shop for groceries or even where to shop for groceries. If we all die, they’re going to starve to death stinking of BO.
The EPA is planning to repeal the pollution limits set on power plants. This would accelerate the climate crisis, increasing pollution, illness and premature death, as well as exacerbating environmental injustice. Join us in submitting your comments to the EPA here: dayenu.org/epa-power-pl...
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"The past two years are all the proof you need that sitting out an election because the better candidate happens to not be perfectly to your liking is completely stupid and self-destructive."
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Murder cover-ups by the Trump regime.
This is beautiful and caring and everything you should read today. I was so pissed at McConaughy’s announcement. How dare he? He doesn’t live a regular life? He’s beautiful and an amazing actor and so insulated from real life… @charlotteclymer.bsky.social
"I don’t see you on the field. I’m not even sure I see you in the stands. Truth to be told, respectfully, it’s not often I’m aware that you’re anywhere near the game on Friday night. I’m not even sure you go to this school."
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The DFL (and Amy Klobuchar) should consider hiring someone versed in reproductive justice. Are the people running their social media ok with banning abortion for the most common reasons people have one?
I am once again asking DFLers to stop using the "even in cases of rape or incest" when discussing #reprorights. Say "My opponent would ban abortion." Period. That's it. Relatedly: SAY THE WORD ABORTION.
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Random corgi thing: One of my favourite little bsky moments is when @oldenoughtosay.com pointed out that the plural of corgi should be corgŵn, and then people started using it.
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The president shouting "fake news" is bad enough, but the FCC commissioner threatening to punish broadcasters for promoting "fake news" like "the president is historically unpopular" is so much worse. Add this clown to the list of officials who need to be impeached and removed.
In any other admin, this would probably be the most outrageous official statement ever made by a sitting FCC director: Strongly implying that the government forbids broadcast networks from reporting on the president's falling poll numbers. (Sorry to paste from twitter but that's where he posts.)
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Finally we're fighting back! This ad goes so fucking hard youtu.be/Gt_IZoM9KuQ?...
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I wonder if we could convince his staff to lie about the election results and redirect him back to slaughtering the 100-year-old cherry trees in DC. Maybe we’d get a little peace for a day or two.
FACT CHECK: Trump says his rallies are suddenly “making a difference” and cites Ken Paxton. There’s just one problem: TALARICO IS STILL LEADING PAXTON IN THE POLLING AVERAGES. Even FOX NEWS’ own poll has Talarico ahead. Trump declaring he’s winning doesn’t make it true.
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Republicans say Canada is interfering in the midterms. The evidence offered up is a Government of Ontario ad quoting Ronald Reagan and the Minister of Industry, Mélanie Joly, explaining how counter-tariffs work. Meanwhile, Alberta separatists have been meeting with State Department officials.
New from @splawinski.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?: Albertans vote today to decide their future with Canada. American right-wingers have been joining Russia in promoting Albertan separatists, while accusing the Canadians of US election interference. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/republican...
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It would actually be a waste of time to try and work with a president that doesn't follow laws anyway. It would be stupid and pointless. Congress needs to reassert its authority. bsky.app/profile/path...
Apologia and accomodationism. A Dem House can impeach hundreds of times for every crime of every official & should. B/c it's their duty & legislation is impossible since Trump doesn't follow laws. Whether the Senate convicts is immaterial. Pressure should be on Republicans. Stop helping them.
My dude. Do you like the road that your house faces? What about trash service or water? What about the other actual real government services that your city or county provides with that revenue no matter how much you may still owe on a mortgage? Look outside your bubble, man.
“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.
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