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Proud Democrat. Wisconsinite in Illinois, I do my canvassing in Wisconsin :-) Now that we put Susan Crawford on the state Supreme Court, letโ€™s get fair congressional maps for Wisconsin! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Balloon Juice lurker since 2007 :-)

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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

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FCC chair threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.

Shocking. ๐Ÿ˜’

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Once againโ€”New Mexico is leading the way by protecting free and fair elections! NM becomes the first state in the nation to ban armed federal agents at the ballot box. This is how you do it! ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’ช

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I donโ€™t think this shit will work but i never want to hear about free speech from any trumpers or anti anti trumpers ever again, fuck off forever bsky.app/profile/cram...

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Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."

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Drone sightings drove surveillance fears as ICE surged in Minnesota Some Minneapolis residents who took to the streets to document U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids believe federal authorities used drones to record and intimidate them. Despite laws govern...

A Minneapolis woman who opposed ICE woke up to a drone outside her second floor bedroom window. A man delivering groceries to a suburban distro house for mutual aid recorded a drone hovering above the house. Whose drones and why? (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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Murphy: I have great sympathy for our soldiers and our military leaders they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind. And so it's no surprise that this war is going horribly

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Pritzker administration launches new down payment assistance program EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Gov. JB Pritzkerโ€™s administration is launching a new program offering up to $15,000 in down payment and closing

Homeownership is the cornerstone of the American Dream, but high entry costs have locked too many working families out of the market.

Today, I'm launching a down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers to tear down those financial barriers.

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Ossoff: "The president appears increasingly to have lost touch with reality. That is deeply concerning when you have a a cabinet much more concerned with winning his favor than giving good advice & the nation now plunged into war. It speaks to the necessity of winning these midterms in a landslide."

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HUGE.

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Another word you might use for it is "looting".

"This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

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Connect the dots

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ICEโ€™s investigative arm is now probing Arizonaโ€™s elections Arizona's AG said the probe was "based on nothing but conspiracy theories and lies."

๐ŸšจBREAKING: As the Trump administration moves to relitigate past elections, the investigative branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is probing Arizonaโ€™s 2020 election results, Arizonaโ€™s attorney general Kris Mayes told Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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3 days ago

Absolutely, flabbergastingly insane.

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4 days ago
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Murphy: "Literally in my other ear I'm listening to Ted Cruz on another network explain why this mission is so essential to destroy the nuclear program. I may have to walk over there and tell him the admin is now briefing that getting rid of the nuclear program has nothing to do with this mission."

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3 days ago

Why are you telling this to a Democrat Republicans are blocking impeachment every day all day.

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Trump has spent more in 10 days on his reckless war in Iran than America spends in two years on community health centers providing medical care for low-income and uninsured Americans.

Our priorities are out of whack in this country.

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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegsethโ€™s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staffโ€™s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of โ€ฆ

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Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County Stateโ€™s Attorney Eileen Oโ€™Neill Burke, who has spent wee...

A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.

@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

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government small enough to fit inside every child's bedroom and pick out their clothes every school day

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Instead of lowering prices for you, Republicans are busy dreaming up new ways to make the rich even richer.

Hereโ€™s their latest idea: sidestepping Congress to hand another giant tax cut to the top 1%.

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This disgusting shit doesnโ€™t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it donโ€™t belong in Congress.

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Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

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Virginia Legislature Passes Bill Banning Public Schools From Teaching January 6 Was a โ€˜Peaceful Protestโ€™ - NewsBreak The Virginia legislature has passed a bill that prohibits the stateโ€™s public schools from teaching that the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was a โ€œ

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TEACH THE TRUTH ...

NOT A PEDOPHILES VERSION FILLED WITH DELUSIONS OF HIS RACIST, MISOGYNIST, CHILD RAPIST KINDA PEOPLE BEING PEACEFUL ...

WHILE WE ALL WATCHED THEM BEATING UP OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE DEFENDING OUR CONSTITUTION
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@covie93.bsky.social

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We shouldnโ€™t be so concerned that Mullin doesnโ€™t have a bachelorโ€™s degree

Plenty of smart, successful people never went to college

We should be concerned that Mullin is unqualified, particularly stupid and ridiculously arrogant-a dangerous combination which is unfortunately very common among MAGA

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