jewel

jewel

@jewelc.bsky.social

lover of books, lover of democracy/America, and watching the sunrise, with hope filling my heart and my soul

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“House Republicans last week denied Democrats’ requests to send an official delegation to the country, arguing it would “waste taxpayer dollars.” The Democratic lawmakers said they are not using taxpayer dollars to fund their trip.” www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

politico.comHouse Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's returnMore Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

NEW: Democratic Reps. Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Yassamin Ansari, and Maxine Dexter have arrived in El Salvador "to pressure the Trump Administration to abide by a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia." "This trip is not being financed by taxpayer dollars."

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In case you weren’t thinking about it. US Debt is held by foreign nations. US treasury bonds are held by foreign nations. If they got together and sold all at once, we would be financially crushed. That’s what causes that asshole to put the tariffs on Canada and Europe on hold. Dumb ass did

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Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.

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quick question: why was noem carrying $3,000 in cash? was she just out selling drugs or something?

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If you haven’t already shared this post from Boston University, Professor of History, Heather Cox Richardson, on the 250th anniversary, I encourage you to do so. @hcrichardson.bsky.social Powerful!

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Farage is talking bollocks again. But now @ed-miliband.bsky.social is calling him out. There is no politician more geekishly knowledgeable about our energy system than Ed. We need geeks like him to keep the lights on, not Trumpist blowhards like Farage www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comMiliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power

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Poorly photoshopped tattoo pictures. Fake margaritas added to a photo op. A demand letter accidentally sent to Harvard. Nonsensical tariff stats and formulas. We’re losing our democracy to the dumbest mother fuckers ever.

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I haven’t forgotten you, Billy Barr. You’re the scumbag that intercepted Mueller so that the piece of shit who later staged a coup attempt would stay in office. I advise avoiding the public eye for the rest of your useless life.

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The thing that makes me laugh the hardest is that people yelling, but they’re immigrants! I want to point out every single person in America unless you’re anAmerican Indian is an immigrant my grandparents come over from England in the 1900! My X friend, that screams immigrants come over from Ireland

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I've covered Van Hollen since circa 1999. He's actually not a "grandstander." In his first Congressional bid, he was the workhorse vs the showhorse. He out-hustled Mark Shriver who had far more money and had been on the cover of Time Magazine as a next-gen Kennedy. He won with an army of volunteers.

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The evil is just so blatant. It's cartoon villain shit. It's puppy kicking shit. The only possible way you can support it is if you do not care about other people, period. Trumpism is like if the Christian God designed the easiest morality test possible for Americans, and we failed.

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Reform is not worthy of your vote, Farage is the UK's trump, he's all about himself, once he has your vote he'll forget all about you as he fills his and his cronies pockets with your tax ££, if you think they'll be good for the country you're not listening and watching properly.

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"Protectionism is a luxury belief. If you work in services and are untouched by this stuff, or if you don't actually scrutinize your grocery bill every week, Then you can say things like, it's patriotic for people to pay higher prices." For the rest of us...

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Turns out people want their dems to fight for their values and protect due process

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

Sunday morning April 20, 2025 Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov #AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw

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PAY ATTENTION: 93 years old and she still knows a dictator when she sees one. No excuses for the rest of you. Get in the streets or get out of the way.

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We have a president who suggested injecting bleach, claimed magnets dissolve in water, said windmills cause cancer, and once unraveled into a full-on existential monologue about sharks, electric boats, and battery electrocution. The only thing missing was a cameo by Aquaman.

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🧵 Happy Easter, I’ve chosen 3 items you can only find in Irish culture. Here’s the single most influential object for my art, it’s over 2,000y old & exquisite in its simplicity. Experts think it was an offering in honour of the Celtic God Manannán Mac Lír. I use it to symbolise the journey of life