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ALAFF
@nclib.bsky.social

I just wrote a @FaithfulAmerica letter: Tell your senator: Do NOT confirm Markwayne Mullin. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.orgTell your senator: Do NOT confirm Markwayne MullinThe Senate is about to vote on whether to confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma -- an election denier -- as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. DHS oversees both immigration enforcement and the security of our nation's elections. Approving someone who will not adhere to free and fair elections in charge of DHS will put our entire democracy at risk. Election denial is a hallmark of Christian nationalism. It prioritizes a distorted religious-political aim over democratic processes, while perpetuating a specific narrative elevating "the anointed" over the will of the people. Mullin knows this well. For years, he's built a relationship with City Elders, a Tulsa-based Christian nationalist group whose leaders seek to take control of government at every level in the name of "Establishing the Kingdom of God." Mullin champions the SAVE America Act, the most restrictive anti-voting bill in our nation’s history. When asked, he affirmed that he would put uniformed officers at polling places “if there was a specific threat.” As DHS secretary, he would be the fox guarding the henhouse. At his confirmation hearing on March 18, it only got worse. Senators asked a simple question: Will he obey an illegal order from the president? His response was, "The president would never ask me to do that." Mullin idolizes Trump and the Christofascist false prophets that support him. When ICE agents in Minneapolis killed mother-of-three Renee Good and federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti -- an ICU nurse -- Mullin rushed to defend the shootings, dismissing clear video evidence. He still hasn't apologized. Make no mistake -- Mullin's record of election denial, defended violence, and unwavering loyalty to Trump tells us exactly what kind of DHS secretary he would be. As Christians walking the way of Jesus, we believe leadership demands humility, honesty, and accountability -- not idolatry, violence, and blind obedience. It’s up to all of us to stand together to fight Christian nationalism and say loudly -- not in our name. Tell your senator: Do NOT confirm Markwayne Mullin.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Trump's brain flits wildly from Mamdani to shoveling snow to having a conversation with a woman in the audience who has bad eyes. He claims he "gave her a lot of money to get her eyes fixed." This event is totally off the rails.

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Adam Serwer
@adamserwer.bsky.social

The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social

His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.

trib.alKeystone Kash Busted Celebrating in Olympic Locker Room on 'Work Trip'His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.

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Rachel Maddow
@maddow.bsky.social

Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..." www.al.com/news/2026/01...

al.comAlabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-registerAlabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants

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LateNighter
@latenightercom.bsky.social

'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert said the government's "obey, or die" narrative surrounding Wednesday's shooting in Minneapolis should raise "an alarm bell for the entire country."

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Judd Legum
@juddlegum.bsky.social

1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox Eversource Energy Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft

popular.infoFive years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniersFive years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela. Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law. Both of those facts are simultaneously true.

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Charlotte Clymer
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social

The United States has no authority, legal or moral, to go to war with Venezuela. Trump is using our military to invade and attack another country under false pretenses. Does anyone remember what happened the last time the U.S. government did that?

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David Corn
@davidcorn.bsky.social

A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.

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Dana Houle
@danahoule.bsky.social

Trump’s forces have kidnapped Venezuelans in my neighborhood, so it’s not a big surprise they’d kidnap Venezuelans in Venezuela.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar.com

Nobody wants to think about skyrocketing prices during the holidays. But this year, if you’re buying gifts for your loved ones and see that they are more expensive than last year, thank Trump’s tariff taxes.

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Keep in mind that this serial liar also promised a hundred times during the campaign that he would be able to end the war “in 24 hours” with “one phone call” to Putin because he has “a great relationship” with him, “knows just what to say to him,” & “it won’t even be that hard.”

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

CNBC: My understanding is the White House said that China was gonna buy 12 million tons of soybeans from the US by January. That's approaching and they've only purchased 332,000. China has not confirmed that pledge. BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go

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derek guy
@dieworkwear.bsky.social

Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.