Donnabhain

Donnabhain

@dhvan.bsky.social

Father, teacher, reformed lawyer. Supporter of democracy. “We face the future with confidence and courage. We are American.” -FDR

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Replying to @atrupar.com

It’s like you listened to sports talk radio for a year, picked out the 25 must stupid assholes who phoned in, and put them in charge of everything.

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Republican Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott "dangerous" for kids, actually pleaded guilty to endangering kids herself after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.

washingtonpost.comWoman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kidsShellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott “dangerous” for kids, pleaded guilty after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.

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Replying to @jamellebouie.net

interestingly this interest in black voters doesn’t extend to the republican effort to deprive them of federal representation, nor do they seem interested in asking whether republican candidates are burdened by the fact that trump talks like a klansman

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If you had any doubt about whether JD Vance has even a shred of decency in him, look at his response to Ramaswamy’s disgusting ad, via Washington Sun: “I’ll be honest with you, whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern,” Vance said at a press conference today

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This ad & Ramaswamy's doubling down speaks volumes about his character. To lie about the abuse Acton experienced is abhorrent. To use the abuser is despicable & sadistic. If this is how he behaves on the campaign trail, imagine his depravity with gubernatorial power www.axios.com/2026/10/21/r...

axios.comExclusive: Ramaswamy doubles down on explosive ad featuring rival's mother, despite backlashRamaswamy is gambling that the deeply personal attack by Amy Acton's mother will resonate with voters.

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Sounds like Ken likes to party. I hope he's been enjoying himself. Soon he'll have more time to enjoy it.

More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife on.wsj.com/4yKLe4d

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Yes, yes, the authoritarian president is leading a hate-filled rally in which he urges his followers to physically assault protesters but do NOT call any of these people Nazis or you will make David Brooks sad.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

holy shit -- a protester at the Trump rally gets physically assaulted after they interrupt the rally by a man who punches her in the face. Trump smears the protester as a "fat guy"

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Do you know how hard it is to lose the war if you're the United States? It's about as unlikely as bankrupting a casino.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee today: Thank you, Daddy Trump!

Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social

10 years ago today GOP Sen. Mike Lee: “If anyone spoke to my wife, or my daughter…the way Mr Trump has spoken to women, I wouldn’t hire that person, wouldn’t want to be associated with that person, and I certainly don’t think I’d be comfortable hiring that person to be the leader of the free world”

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Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social

I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.

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If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.

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Replying to @jaywillis.net

It’s framed as a defense of kavanaugh when it is in actuality an argument that kavanaugh was entirely unfit for the job, someone who rules out of spite rather than the law

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See, it's just *not that hard.*

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: Do you think democratic socialists have a place in the Democratic Party? VAN HOLLEN: Yes they do as part of the debate. I think that those in the Dem Party who are afraid of a healthy debate are missing the point, because Democratic voters do not want a return to the pre-Trump status quo

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A National Park Service engineer warned the Trump administration in early June that the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already peeling because of the renovation process and the materials being used.

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I do not think we should have handed over responsibility for children's health to the stupidest and most ignorant people alive

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"Vats of vaccine are currently pumped into your child's body" -- Trump from the Oval Office is pushing debunked claims about vaccines and autism being linked

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Ken Paxton owns four luxury homes in Utah worth over $2 million. Paxton previously fled to Utah during the deadly 2021 Texas winter storm, as millions of Texans had no access to water or power.

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Someone on here (@jamellebouie.net?) noted a while back that dealership assholes like Moreno are a bedrock of MAGA politics and the Democrats would be wise to do whatever they can to drive these moronic middlemen out of business.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

The best part of this rant was millionaire Bernie Moreno telling the world that he was so infuriated sitting on his couch in 2020 watching Anthony Fauci save people's lives that he had no choice but to sell off all his many car dealerships and run for the Senate. #Hero #Saint #Self-Sacrifice

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Susan Collins is financed by a man who wants to make it easier to create nude pictures of children

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America is now a joke country where citizens are arrested to cover up for the president’s lies on social media. We’ve replaced DEI with incompetence and protecting the egos of mediocre white men.

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At any other time, the false Hearn indictment under the demand of the president would result in impeachment and removal. But naked corruption and thuggery doesn’t matter anymore and this isn’t even the worst scandal of the day after Trump accused MN of domestic terrorism.

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People need to start getting disbarred for this shit.

CNN@cnn.com

The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj

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We're now living in the exact economic period that Trump hiney-smoochers promised months ago would be "unparalleled economic growth". Instead, we're most likely in the middle of a Trump recession. Register your feelings by making sure you're registered to vote.

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Alex Jones, who has not paid a single cent to the Sandy Hook families despite owing them $1.4 billion, has been in a $3,000 per night suite in Hawaii for the last few weeks illegally using the InfoWars accounts to boost his traffic. Today he said there's going to be a national draft in three weeks.

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July 25th will now be known statewide in Illinois as a Day of Reflection and Remembrance for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. We understand here in our state that we cannot build a more just future if we are unwilling to confront the injustices of our past.

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About a year ago, a law professor of little respectability claimed on a listserv, looking at his Alma Mater's new class of professors, that they were unqualified DEI hires. His sole source of evidence? Their faculty photos. There are some real nasty pieces of work out there.

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“Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40 I don’t understand how you read that, hold hands with your fellow legislators in prayer, and then vote to cut a trillion dollars out of health care.

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Having slurred thru a slop of sh*t last night Trump is heading up to NYC for a FIFA reception (FIFA NY Headquarters are in Trump Tower-corrupt AF) a weekend of Adderall & Benzos in Bedminster and then attending the World Cup Finals Sunday. Nice work if you can get it. What war?

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Epstein survivor Dani Bensky on meeting with Blanche:   "Todd Blanche treated the meeting as a mere 'check-the-box' exercise intended to secure votes for his confirmation. He danced around his wording, repeatedly interrupted us and could not commit to anything that would demonstrate good faith."

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Maybe they should just practice locking the door and turning off the lights and remaining silent while hiding under their desks…or is that just appropriate for kindergartners? 

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Dear media, You don't have to say "E Jean Carroll accused Trump of defamation and rape." You can say "Trump defamed and raped E Jean Carroll." It's been adjudicated. Thank you

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Is it too much to ask of senators on the Judiciary Comm at Blanche’s confirmation hearing to ask really well-crafted specific questions instead of using up their time with pointless speeches? Seems like there is a lot to ask him. Try to keep the focus on Blanche and not yourself.

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Replying to @grobielauren.bsky.social

I can do far more good for our country doing what I am trained to do than trying to learn skills I have never had or wanted. Can you imagine me in committee meetings?!? (I assume everyone knows I can't even sit still for my webcasts without a fidget spinner, right?)

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He didn’t know about this.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Reporter: What's your assessment on Ukraine's strike on Russian oil refineries? Trump: Uhh phrase the question differently please. Reporter: Ukraine delivered strikes on the Russian military factories and on oil refineries, and they ran out of gas. Trump: Uhh Marco why don't you answer that?