Real_I_am_Groot

Real_I_am_Groot

@realimgroot.bsky.social

Midwest USA born and raised. Progressive as they come. Happy to be away from “that other place.”

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Elon Musk has spent more on politics in two years than George Soros has in his entire life. Now he’s trying to buy Ken Paxton a Senate seat because he knows how easy it is to bribe that scumbag. It’s up to Texans to tell Musk their state isn’t for sale.

Li’l Secretary Marco* is basically a “gofer” this term. Good to see his immense talents being put to their best use. *or is it “Secretary Li’l Marco?” I can never remember the proper protocol.

Guy Fawkes News@guyfawkesnews.bsky.social

Read this thread. While we’re all talking about the Cheesecake Factory joke - the libertarians are stealing anything that ain’t nailed down.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

Woah. It appears that the anti-abortion “Ethics and Public Policy Center”—whose board includes Catholic Right SCOTUS “puppet master” Leonard Leo—is spearheading the push to strip the American Bar Association of its accreditation authority. 1/

I remember when we could discuss life or death climate issues. I miss those days. Here’s a dose:

Mark Z. Jacobson@mzjacobson.bsky.social

The claim nuclear is more reliable than renewables is a myth. WindWaterSolar has not only met a higher percent (12.8%) of demand during its worst 5 min in all of 2026 than nuclear during its best 5 min (12.0%), but has also met seasonal & daily demand better than nuc from 2023-26 on the CAISO grid

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JoJoFromJerz@jojofromjerz.bsky.social

PSA: If you’re more upset about Obama making a joke about Cheesecake Factory than you are about Trump making it impossible for you to afford to EAT at a Cheesecake Factory, then congratulations, because YOU are an idiot, and an asshole, and you’re in a fucking cult.

Typical maga cult: “Nothing I don’t agree with is true.” “Evidence that shows my opinion is wrong, doesn’t matter.” “A lie is only a lie, if it’s told by a democrat.” “Immigration was done the right way when my father came here. But now I want zero immigration.” Epstein files? What’s that?

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

Me: "Adolf Hitler said in Mein Kampf, 'The Jew works for the destruction of Germany.' You say, 'Muslim mass migration will destroy our country and our way of life.' How are those different sentences? Just change 'Jew' for 'Muslim.' Trump adviser Steve Cortes: "No, they're incredibly different."

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NEWS: MAGA’s top voter fraud crusader Scott Presler caught committing voter fraud, letting out-of-state GOP operatives register at his Pennsylvania home so they could vote there in 2024, including one who voted in Florida in 2020 and again in 2025. Every accusation from these people is a confession.

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The same people who insist on policing public bathrooms in order to protect girls from sexual predators are now calling a child rape victim, whose mother lost custody due to that abuse, a liar. loathsome

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

And dem voters: even if your Dem candidate isn’t perfect - their win will allow Dems to vote *for* PRO-trans legislation - instead of voting against republican ANTI-trans legislation. We have to win a majority to control the committees and the legislative agenda.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

AOC: "What the Trump administration is doing in targeting trans people is to get everyone on board with supporting defunding their own civil rights ... understand that when they attack trans girls in sports, they're also attacking all women's ability to stand up against their abusers"

The campaign also shared a statement from the Chief Operating Officer of Phi Beta Kappa. “I can verify that Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, having been inducted in 2002 at the University of Minnesota,” said Amber Cox, according to the campaign statement.

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch obtained NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. bases from Trump's Iran war. Troops and military families describe being abandoned by their own government. “It’s so much worse than people realize.”

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

Based on his actions since becoming Speaker -I feel it’s safe to say that Mike Johnson had the same secret face to face meeting with Jared Kushner that Hakeem Jeffries had with Jared Kushner. Which makes it safe to say that if we want JUSTICE - we can’t choose Hakeem Jeffries to be Speaker. EVER.

@mikenellis.bsky.social When someone asks about impeaching the president - Just reply: “We don’t need to Impeach him we can arrest him for inside trading.” One trade in oil futures or stocks minutes before attacking Iran, is a criminal act. Trump has done as much a hundred times.

Alexa: Show me a maga a-hole that’s making a ton of noise about a lawsuit and discovery - who is using this noise to try and get a response from the Trump administration. Also Alexa only show me results that show people who will suddenly forget about this “lawsuit” the minute he gets what he wants.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

🚨 WOW: In a new video, Trump donor Eric Deters announces a lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle, threatens to depose her and Don Jr., and teases an explosive recording. “This might just bring down the ENTIRE Trump administration,” he warns.

We could have stamped Trumps 2024 campaign application “REJECTED” because of what he did between the 2020 election and Biden’s inauguration. But whoever was supposed to do that, didn’t do that. Trump would still be in court trying to make a judge understand why section 3 of the 14th doesn’t apply.

Mike Johnson had a secret face to face meeting with Jared Kushner during the 3 weeks between him and McCarthy’s Speakership. Can I prove it? Isn’t his daily behavior - protecting Trump and the trump/epstein family - enough evidence that Kushner made Johnson an offer he couldn’t refuse?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson threatens us with a good time: "If this group took over, they would turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body. They'd spend every day investigating the president, the first family, the cabinet, donors to the party, leaders of business ... "

Remember the secret face to face meeting Jared had with Hakeem Jeffries? Howmuchyawannabet that Kushner was making Jeffries an offer he couldn’t refuse? If Jeffries becomes Speaker- not one of these people will eversee the inside of a jail cell. Jeffries thought that meeting would remain a secret.

4fuxake@blueheartedly1.bsky.social

Count on it 👇

I think every media person who speaks on the topic of ICE needs to say “Stephen Miller” every time they say ICE. We know trump doesn’t care about migration status - he sees immigrants as “cheap labor.” All the racism and hate and intentional cruelty - the barbarism - that’s all 100% Stephen Miller.

Xela Hart@xelahart.bsky.social

🎯🎯🎯

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huh, interesting that vance thinks this is the worst terrorist attack and not oklahoma city

WH Press Pool Reports@whpresspool.bsky.social

“But what I try to remind people is, look, this is a guy who committed, in my view, the worst terrorist attack on American soil outside of 9/11, the people that he was meant to treat, the Army soldiers that he was meant to treat for mental illness and other problems, he took them at their (3/4)

There is NOTHING more important than rebuilding our public education system. This answer - is enough to make a guy emotional - that’s how good this is. Come on Michigan. You got this.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

So proud of this kid.

The fact that right-wing media talkers are saying “it was a joke” is exhibit #784 in the justification of my claim that there are no successfully funny conservative comedians. The same thing that makes them a “conservative” also precludes them from having a healthy sense of humor.

It’s almost as if the guy who stared up at the solar eclipse isn’t the sharpest brick at the picnic. He’s starting to regret saying yes to the thing 45 other presidents said NO to. 🤔

Kristen Welker goes from interviews Senator Foghorn Kennedy (R-LA) and she somehow FORGOT(?) to ask Kennedy if he wants to apologize to Jack Smith for accusing him of perjury last week? @nbcnews.com is this what you call good journalism? I call it journalistic malpractice.

My favorite part of the Jack Smith interrogation is when republicans blame *Merrick Garland* for appointing Jack Smith. EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER 1/6/2021. Garland was so rabidly anti-Trump that he had no intention whatsoever to investigate ANYTHING until Americans forced him to do his f*cking job.

Ted Cruz doesn’t understand why Jack Smith subpoenaed republicans in a case where a republican president and republicans in congress and state republican elections officials colluded to overthrow a democratic victory. 😂 But he ended with a musical theater reference. Republicans compete for AotY.

This genius doesn’t realize that *having coverage*!doesn’t mean “free treatment.” Some people who only get mildly ill will avoid using their health insurance because it usually costs them even more than what they’re paying. That’s how stupid our for-profit health insurance system is.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."

Today’s Public Service Message: It’s pronounced “NEW CLEAR” NUCLEAR. That’s the f*cking word. If you’re actually IN the nuclear chain of command - I don’t want to hear you say NEWK YOU LAR. There is no such word.

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DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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"House Republicans will continue to hold Hunter Biden’s feet to the fire until we have his testimony...no one – not even the president’s son – is above the law.” - Tom Emmer, 1.17.24 "Don Jr is a private citizen and businessman so this unwarranted attack will go nowhere," Tom Emmer, 9.23.26

Pretty much sums up the entire lie about voter fraud.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

Knew it. Time for more lawyers to lose their jobs.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed the defamation lawsuit by Cassidy Hutchinson's former lawyer, Stefan Passantino, against MSNBC commentator Andrew Wesissman. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

She’s everywhere - doing important things every day. And she’s never had a secret face to face meeting with a non govt-attached Trump family member. So I support Rep Stansbury for Speaker of the House in 2027. Hakeem Jeffries disqualified himself. That meeting he had was supposed to stay secret.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)@repstansbury.bsky.social

The Smithsonian does not belong to the President, to the Administration, or to any politician. It belongs to the American people. Period.  We’re here today to say Hands Off the Smithsonian!