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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C. This marks a 0-21 record for the DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/doj...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social
Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social
Incredible nonsense from John Cornyn. True, the harm to Epstein’s victims can’t be remedied by a “no” vote. But why should Blanche’s corrupt cover-up of the Epstein files—in violation of a Congressional mandate(!)—be rewarded by “yes”? Can’t get any more craven than this.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social
I have said publicly or a while that a reporter should ask Trump to comment on Wakanda and say they're pro-tariff and only half-jokingly, I stand half-vindicated (and with this administration, as I have also said, you cannot make this stuff up):
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ProPublica @propublica.org
NEW: Trump administration officials suggested funding research on crime against Afrikaners in South Africa. “It’s laughable to suggest that on the African continent, the prime issue of human rights concern is whites in South Africa,” one expert said.
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