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Guys, You should go read the round-up, Batocchio included my blog today! #Thanks 

H/T @4d4901f4 @74aff7f9 
 The thing is, K-Mac is so loathed that he won’t even get a good lobbying job. 

Seriously, who would want this guy in his next act? 
 Welcome to Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA), who was just sworn in!

Yay! Woot-woot! 
 @MattGaetz is too canny (his only real talent) to actually take a  job where he’d have to perfo... 
 @40cd5708 He’s so smarmy, Floriduh used car salesmen shudder. 
 I guess John Eastman didn’t give Clarence Thomas the traditional honorarium (small, unmarked, non-sequential bills) before appearing before him.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/clarence-thomas-recuses-supreme-court-rejects-trump-lawyer-eastman-rcna117607 
 The WaPo tells us...

The lone Democrat to vote against the recently passed short-term spending bill to fund the federal government was Rep. Mike Quigley (Ill.), co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus. He opposed the resolution’s lack of Ukraine aid.

Quigley tweeted that the bill “is a victory for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and his sympathizers. We now have 45 days to correct this mistake.” 
 Guys, the #Momocrats Podcast is up! They recap our week from a feminist perspective, and it’s so good! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpaQc96KrTs 
 I’m going to be listening to The Professional Left Podcast starring @4d4901f4 and @4f96864a and you should too! Available where’er you find Pods or here:

http://professionalleft.blogspot.com

Me listening to the #ProLeftPod, probably↓

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As Gawd is my waitress, every problem we face as a country is made measurably worse by billionaires. 
 nostr:npub1grx4wzqldf8clxusxpz78adjcukkqvdkhf8amsdhr6sy3ctuu2fqvsuxfe true that. But hey, Marge g... 
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Can you say "Bill of Attainder?”

I knew you could! 
 I think I have a new favorite Senator:

“This week, I hope to see my colleagues fully address the alleged systemic corruption of Senator Menendez with the same vigor and velocity they brought to concerns about our dress code.”

— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) 
 Honestly, my money is on the head of lettuce at this point. That was not a #DumpsterFire that was a #portapottyFire. 

H/T Crooks & Liars, @4d4901f4 @74aff7f9

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 Here’s a simple question I’d like to hear you reporters asking in your “what voters are say... 
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I think you need to rephrase option No. 2:

“2) Openly being 80 years old?" 
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Guys, @e396cd52 makes a surprise visit to the Blog Round-up today!

You should go read it!

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 @karoli.bsky.social posted (elsewhere):

“Fucking Kristin Welker is kicking off her MTP stint w... 
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Think imma gonna puke. 
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⬆️ Yeah, Ignatius wrote a weird opinion piece in which he actually Both Sides himself, and we give him a perfect 10 pundit score for the Triple Axel of Doublespeak. 
 People on Twitter and Bluesky seem convinced that the typical experience on Mastodon is one where... 
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Where can one obtain a cattle prod? 

(Asking for a friend.) 
 Dayum, they just wheeled a gorgeous woman past my bay. Gave me a big smile. Is it tacky to try an... 
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I’m predicting a full recovery. 
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It’s hard to overstate the case. The more I learn about fascism and fascists, the more I see today’s GOP.

This is the red warning light for all of us, and it is blinking frantically. 
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