realistic2.bsky.social

realistic2.bsky.social

@realistic2.bsky.social

Integrity, fairness, being open minded and having empathy are traits I respect.

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Americans stranded in the Middle East say the State Department hotline Marco Rubio told them to call plays a recorded message warning: “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.”

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This is totally underreported. Trump is not just going after "illegals." He's going after people who were here legally, by changing their status. These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas. Remember: these are people who entered the country legally. Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.

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George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

washingtonpost.comOpinion | A sickening moral slum of an administrationRegarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.

Wow. Trump has absolutely no chance of getting into heaven. It’s going to be really hot where he will spend eternity. 🔥🔥🔥 bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."

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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

This is the “pro-life” Republican party’s favorite news program?

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Just to be clear: Brian Kilmeade *did not* endorse euthanizing homeless people. He advocated MURDERING over 700,000 of them. And on a network that has been *beside itself* over the murder of just one man this week.

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Or maybe round them up and gas them. In chambers. More efficient And these malignant turds wonder why we call them Nazis

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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We're close to reaching a chilling moment; the first time in history where the single largest group of people arrested by ICE in the interior and held in detention are people with no criminal record. The gap is now down to fewer than 300 people.

Adam Sawyer@adamjst.bsky.social

ICE just released updated detention statistics. 58,766 in ICE detention facilities as of September 7, 2025. www.ice.gov/detain/deten...

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"If we exclude 2020, when the pandemic wreaked havoc on the economy, the first eight months of this year show the slowest job growth in the U.S. since 2009, when the economy was still hemorrhaging jobs from the Great Recession..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

msnbc.comU.S. job growth turns ugly over the summer as Trump’s economic agenda faltersAs MSNBC’s Ali Velshi summarized, “Turns out firing the ref doesn’t change the score.”

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So, in other words, it's taking a long time to redact all the Republicans from the Epstein Files because there are so many of them. Otherwise, they would have already been released.

Blue Georgia@bluegeorgia.bsky.social

DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt admitted that the government will "redact every republican" and "leave all the liberal, democratic people” on the Epstein client list. He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."

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So.... 1)The state of Florida spent >$200 million to build the facility it calls "Alligator Alcatraz" 2) It opened in early July, christened by Trump. 3) Now it is closing, due to a judge's order. 4) It will cost $20 million to dismantle the center, which was used for about 2 months.

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Ron Wyden: I can't believe that he said it, but recently, a Treasury Secretary openly bragged about plans to use a back door to privatize Social Security and hand the benefits of working families over to those folks on Wall Street.

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The Hegseth brothers (Pete and his younger brother Phil, a top adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and DHS's liason to the Pentagon) may be collaborating to pressure Pentagon brass to get more involved in domestic law enforcement. Seems like Dems should take an interest in that.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

The DHS memo lays out the agenda for a July 21 meeting among top level officials from DHS and Defense Department. It was authored by Philip Hegseth (yes, he's Pete Hegseth's brother), a top adviser to DHS Sec Kristi Noem and liason to the Pentagon. newrepublic.com/article/1987...

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If you have a Republican representative, you should call their office each and every day demanding that either they hold Trump accountable or you will in the midterms. They want to avoid accountability. Make it clear that’s not an option.

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To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

They are NOT the party of family values nor the party of Law and Order. They are the party of pedophiles, drunks, Russian assets, liars while under oath and certainly the party of incompetence—especially when it’s about war plans.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

What an amazing string of coincidences that all these Republican officials keep getting exposed as pedophiles. What are the odds?!

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Obviously CCing a journalist on all this shows humiliating incompetence, but also… why the fuck is this conversation happening on a third-party messaging app, even an encrypted one?

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

🚨NEW: This is the CRAZIEST breach of national security you’ll ever read. The Trump administration accidentally texted Editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, its war plans. Vance/Hegseth/Waltz & others included Goldberg in a group chat on Yemen military strikes. Read this, you won’t regret it.

They sabotaged Social Security by cutting staff, closing offices and making it harder get—especially for the most vulnerable seniors and those in rural areas. Now Republican Senator says they’re not being honest when they say they won’t touch it.

Musk was never elected, never went through the stringent background check and approval by the Senate required to do what he’s doing. He’s a NAZI from a family of NAZI’s and immigrated to the U.S. from South Africa.

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This is UNACCEPTABLE!!!

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Trump has signed an executive order to clear-cut 280 million acres of trees (even endangered species) in National Forests and other projected lands. Everything this administration does is to troll Americans who didn't vote for Trump. Like, say, environmentalists.

First she says “Musk is overseeing,” then appears to catch herself and remembers what she’s supposed to say he is…. Not revealing the names is certainly NOT transparent. Does she know what transparent means???

Martha near Seattle, 8647@marthawt.bsky.social

EXCUSE me?! The unelected, unconfirmed, apparently all-powerful person in charge of destroying our government from within must remain SECRET?! #TrumpCorruption #ThisIsAmerica now

Mrs. Betty is 100% correct. There is absolutely no reason other than greed and sheer immorality. Jesus Christ would kick all of those who voted for this out of the Temple. They’ll all burn in hell.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

America is cutting $880 billion from Medicaid to force poor people to die so billionaire's can yacht. We are such an amoral, Christian Nationalist country that hates the teachings of Jesus.