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A deadly shooting at the CDC shook its scientists. Now they want answers from RFK Jr. CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedyโ€™s rhetoric specifically.

Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterdayโ€™s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

09.08.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8318    ๐Ÿ” 3161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 248    ๐Ÿ“Œ 190

The President of the United States and his administration are covering up evidence he committed sex crimes against children.

His party is trying to rig the midterm elections and threatening to arrest political opponents who resist them.

Every Congressional Republican is united behind them.

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09.08.2025 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 483    ๐Ÿ” 135    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat - Weather Report 1978
YouTube video by Mr. Wolf The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat - Weather Report 1978

Bumpinโ€™ that youtu.be/4VUfMECwz80?...

09.08.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hannah Arendt and Albert Einstein need to have a word with the ADL Stephen Miller.

Because they warned where this weaponizing of antisemitism for neo-fascist zionism would lead.

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10.08.2025 02:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pat Dugan to challenge DA Larry Krasner again in the general election Patrick Dugan, a former municipal judge, announced that he will challenge DA Larry Krasner by running as a Republican in the general election after losing the Democratic primary.

Pat Dugan, the candidate who lost to Philly DA Larry Krasner in the Dem primary in May, announced today heโ€™s running as a Republican in November.

(Back in the primary, Krasner had attacked Dugan for being aligned with the right; Dugan dismissed that & said he wouldnโ€™t run as a Republican.)

10.08.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 294    ๐Ÿ” 90    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

Rent stabilized apartments in New York donโ€™t come with income caps. Andrew Cuomo doesnโ€™t know this because he doesnโ€™t live here

10.08.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1593    ๐Ÿ” 317    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Funny how these fascist billionaires keep coming back to human compassion being the problem and the obstacle to their taking more control for just themselves.

While killing us to concentrate more capital.

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10.08.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Funny how these fascist billionaires keep coming back to human compassion being the problem and the obstacle to their taking more control for just themselves.

While killing us to concentrate more capital.

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10.08.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fulfillment of the billionaire Bircher fantasy to return women to male subjugation by repealing the 19th Amendment for their patriarchal authoritarian minority control.

Trump's father Fred was a founding member.

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10.08.2025 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It co

Trump is declaring fake "emergencies" while reducing our ability to deal with real ones.

10.08.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1489    ๐Ÿ” 547    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency. Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituentsโ€™ complaints about banks, credit cards,โ€ฆ

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, voted for cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but heโ€™s also routed more than 800 of his constituentsโ€™ complaints to the agency โ€” the most of any current lawmaker from either party, ProPublica found.

By @joeljacobs.bsky.social

10.08.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1069    ๐Ÿ” 458    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
mamdani: we should improve society somewhat
cuomo: yet i am a hypocrite sex pest! curious!

mamdani: we should improve society somewhat cuomo: yet i am a hypocrite sex pest! curious!

cuomo's campaign strategy, from what i can tell

09.08.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3653    ๐Ÿ” 707    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Sounds like this survivor of Epstein and Maxwell is saying she'd take Trump pardoning Maxwell as an admission of guilt, which sounds like a smart message.

10.08.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2856    ๐Ÿ” 699    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Trump shows off to the Azerbaijan dictator a section in the White House dedicated to Trump 2028 merch, as they discuss Trump unlawfully pursuing another term

09.08.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3878    ๐Ÿ” 1605    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1205    ๐Ÿ“Œ 455

The originalism section where Henderson calmly walks the reader through, "soooo, this is the kind of behavior the Founders were worried about," is excellent.

10.08.2025 01:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 260    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Epstein Prosecutor Joined White House Bible Study A month later, fellow Bible study participant Pam Bondi announced no more files would come out

Huh @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social has some details on where Alex Acosta has been hanging out - and with whom:

Epstein Prosecutor Joined White House Bible Study

A month later, fellow Bible study participant Pam Bondi announced no more files would come out

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

10.08.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 258    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions

๐Ÿ˜ณ ICYMI, โ€œJeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, & His Estate Is Reaping Millions ***
Mr. Epstein, the lateโ€ฆsex offender, started by putting $40M into Valar Ventures, a firm backed by Mr. Thiel. Today that investment is worth about $170M.โ€ 6/14/25, By @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social
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14.07.2025 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3232    ๐Ÿ” 1806    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 224    ๐Ÿ“Œ 153
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How the GOP Megabill Would Turbocharge Local Immigration Enforcement Congress is pouring tens of billions of dollars into more immigration detention, private jails, and border operations, plus new ICE partnerships with local police and sheriffs.

"90% of people who are in immigration detention are in a facility operated by a private detention corporation... Weโ€™ve heard from their earnings calls that theyโ€™re very excited about getting more money and to expand detention," says an immigration expert.

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09.08.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 420    ๐Ÿ” 201    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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1. Doug Wilson builds mini โ€œfiefdomโ€ in Moscow, ID
2. Doug Wilson disciples set up โ€œhard techโ€ startups in El Segundo, CA (โ€œThe Gundoโ€)
3. Doug Wilson associates begin building a Christian community in TN
4. Doug Wilson plants new DC church. Pete Hegseth attends.
5. NatCon boosts Doug Wilson 1/

09.08.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 481    ๐Ÿ” 245    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

Oligarch owner Jeff Bezos is impossible to disagree with.

That's why they feature enablers like the Chattering Man.

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09.08.2025 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gerrymandering is the โ€˜rot at the coreโ€™ of politics, Texas Democrat says Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) joins Meet the Press NOW and says he and his colleagues will remain out of state as long as needed to block Texas Republicans from redrawing the stateโ€™s congression...

Gerrymandering is the โ€˜rot at the coreโ€™ of politics, Texas Democrat says www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

09.08.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 101    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Gunman in Deadly C.D.C. Shooting Fixated on Covid Vaccine, Officials Say

RFK Jr. knows the consequences of his rhetoric.

โ€œMr. Kennedy has previously called the C.D.C. a โ€œcesspool of corruption,โ€ and a fascist enterprise. He accused C.D.C. employees of covering up vaccine harms to children, comparing it to the Catholic Churchโ€™s coverup of child sex abuse.โ€

Gift link.

09.08.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 611    ๐Ÿ” 225    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Iowa man dies after shooting 2 neighbors and setting his house on fire, officials say Authorities in Iowa say a 71-year-old man has died after fatally shooting his two neighbors and setting his house on fire.

Authorities in Iowa say a 71-year-old man has died after fatally shooting his two neighbors and setting his house on fire.

09.08.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Reminder, again, that, yes, while the DOGE-ing was juvenile & clueless, it is vitally important to remain focused on the fact that these people need to be arrested, prosecuted, & sent to jail for a very long time for illegally & unconstitutionally dismantling the federal government.

09.08.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2863    ๐Ÿ” 901    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

FUN FACT: "Federal Prison Camp Bryan is known as the "Texas Club Fed" for its most minimum amount of security and abundant recreational facilities. It was designed to hold short-term offenders with average sentences of five years or less."

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09.08.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defiantly declared Ukraine "will not give their land to occupiers," after Trump suggested a peace deal would include 'swapping' of territories with Russia.

"The answer to Ukraine's territorial question is already in the constitution of Ukraine."

09.08.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1418    ๐Ÿ” 317    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Another Cuomo noninterference story falls apart Andrew Cuomo has always been careful to maintain a plausible-looking deniability when it comes to his role in keeping his own party out of power in the State Senate.

Cuomo helped form the IDC, a group of rogue Democratic state senators who sided with Republicans year after year to keep loopholes in NYโ€™s rent stabilization laws.

The result: tens of thousands of rent stabilized units were eliminated.

www.politico.com/states/new-y...

09.08.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1790    ๐Ÿ” 387    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Josephus Daniels seating in an open car among a crowd of people in 1940.

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Josephus Daniels seating in an open car among a crowd of people in 1940.

"We cannot win by letting the folks think the Republican party is 51% bad and we are only 49% bad"โ€”Josephus Daniels on Democratic Party strategy in 1932 ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ

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09.08.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 177    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Greenblatt's ADL isn't even pro-Israel as they ignore the will of the majority there in order to protect only Netanyahu and Likud.

Which makes them a pro-fascist organization at this point.

09.08.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The ADL isnโ€™t a civil rights organization that defends American Jews.

Itโ€™s a pro-Israel organization that claims to speak on behalf of American Jews.

09.08.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 192    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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