Bob

Bob

@rdshepard211.bsky.social

MN native, blue as can be. Love my family, music, travel, sports, history, nature...

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Dude, your boss is currently trying to steal $1,776,000,000 from the Treasury. And that’s just *one* of his scams. You people have ZERO self-awareness.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Stephen Miller: "Based on what I've heard, we could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them"

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For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

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Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud Dept.-Kinda sounds like he's admitting he interfered in the election with VERY specific statistics. I quit Twitter because he bought it, way before his confession he stole the election for the Orange Atrocity. 🍊💩 Now I'm SURE I made the right decision! 👍

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The team at Democracy Docket has built something really important for these times. To showcase it, the team launched a new trailer. I hope you watch, share and enjoy.

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I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. The 25th is never happening.

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The idea that imperfect victims aren’t worth defending is much bigger than me, and is something I had to speak out about. What kind of world does it create when only some of us are deemed worthy of institutional support and safety?

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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

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What kind of dumb shit take is this?!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Leavitt: "When he as commander in chief determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the US and the goals of Operation Epic Fury have been fully realized, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender whether they say it themselves or not"

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DONALD TRUMP KILLED 170 CHILDREN IN MINAB, IRAN AND THEN POSTED A SIZZLE REEL DECLARING "FLAWLESS VICTORY" We are the bad guys. We are the rogue nation we grew up being taught to fear and despise.

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The idea of a legislative body representing the population having the ability to check the ultimate power of a country’s leader sounds really neat. Someone should write that down.

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Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win.

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Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files. Except in the United States. Here: Zero shame, zero consequences. We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism. Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.

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This is exactly what I told someone yesterday. Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.

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Sorry, but as someone who literally faces the possibility of deportation, I don't need people to lecture me about issues around undocumented immigrants, ICE, or whatever else, especially if you're a white citizen

Bike Tyson@biketyson.bsky.social

Nobody is right all the time

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An honest discussion on this, though you can't really have one about something so cynical and twisted, is that the cuts DOGE and Trump made to the IRS enforcement will cost taxpayers more than any alleged cuts, likely even including the gutting of Medicaid and food stamps.

cpapracticeadvisor.comIRS Cuts May Cost $500 Billion in Lost Tax Revenue as Taxpayers Exploit SystemCuts to IRS staffing and taxpayer behavior are contributing factors in the anticipated revenue decline.
John Schwartz@jswatz.bsky.social

DOGE: Fake savings, real damage and pain. Great reporting here from a @nytimes.com team. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

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They’re losing control and it shows: ICE played musical detainees, Epstein files did a vanishing act, wind projects died of “classified,” and judges ordered due process reinstated. States sued, courts pushed back, and power started squealing like bald tires on a crumbling road.

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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowCDC backpedals on vaccines and autism, despite earlier assurances from RFK Jr.The CDC, under the direction of an unqualified health secretary, is now promoting claims that flunk Logic 101.

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Huge.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal. However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

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For far too long, the story of Jeffrey Epstein has revolved around whether Donald Trump sexually abused an underage girl, committed other contemptible acts, or corruptly covered it up When it should have always been about the victims Release the files Now

Aaron Parnas@aaronparnas.bsky.social

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

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One of my role models for the Trump era (since 1.0) has been @joycevance.bsky.social, whom I look up to for her impeccable legal commentary, ability to do a million things, and inspiration. I can’t wait to read her book — thank you, Joyce! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801635...

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Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC