John Hoey 🇺🇸🌎🗳️⚾

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The estimated $7 BILLION we've already spent on Trump's war could have provided a year of day care for 500,000 children of single working mothers.
#familyvalues

Let's be clear. As the U.S. and Iran neared a nuclear deal that was even better than the one negotiated by Obama, Israel blew up the deal, leaving our allies, Middle East partners, US citizens living and working the middle east, and our troops in danger. Not to mention gas prices rising. Insane.

This ...

A responsible cabinet and congressional leadership would be having a serious conversation about the 25th amendment and impeachment at this point.

The latest lame attempt at an explanation:
Not regime change.
Not the nuclear threat.
Not the ballistic missile threat.
It was because Israel was going to attack Iran, prompting an Iranian response.

Not to mention he believes Muslims should be banned from the U.S.

The idea that MAGAts, Christian nationalists and their dear leader care one bit about the human rights of Iranians - or anybody else for that matter - is absurd.

"I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!"

Remember this?

A receipt:

It’s great that Republicans on House Oversight established a precedent today for First Ladies to be deposed about Epstein. Can’t wait until Democrats take over the committee at the end of the year.

I really like it when folks add their place (state, country, big city, etc) to their profile. Adds valuable context, especially if you consider yourself to be OF a place.

HERO 🔥

And I don’t want to hear shit about a censure vote against this man.

Rep. Al Greene was ejected from the State of the Union for the sign — “Black People Aren’t Apes.”

Midterm message:

FINAL U.S. MEDAL COUNT

Women: 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉

Men: 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥉

Mixed/Pairs: 🥇🥇🥈🥈

U.S. women's hockey team declines Trump's invitation to the State of the Union President Donald Trump invited the men's and women's hockey teams after both won gold medals in overtime games against Canada.

Let's see if the U.S. men are truly stand up guys. This one isn't that hard.
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We just keep embarrassing ourselves on every international stage.

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

A Helpful explainer about our wildly misunderstood immigration laws from @sawyerhackett.bsky.social

Count me in.

Good one.

Justice: shows UK police arresting Prince Andrew. Just ICE: shows ICE with a zip-tied child.

So on point.

Our running list of judges who have ruled on ICE’s mass detention policy POLITICO is keeping track of the federal judges who have ruled on the administration’s effort to systematically lock up thousands of people.

NEW: Here’s our searchable list of federal judges who have ruled on the legality of ICE’s mass detention policy — with links to key decisions by each.

At least 380 district judges have rejected it in ~3,800 cases. 31 have upheld ICE’s approach ~180 times

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

"There is nothing Christian about Christian nationalism."

Amen.

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Good morning from Yarmouth, MA. 25 degrees but 3️⃣3️⃣ days til spring.

Judge Rules Pete Hegseth Has No Authority to Punish Mark Kelly Hegseth targeted Kelly after the senator participated in a video message telling U.S. troops to obey the law.

Big win. And even better, the judge quoted Dylan in his decision.
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@democrats.org stop talking about Trump wanting to "nationalize" elections, whatever that means. He wants to decide who gets to vote and be the one who counts the votes.

Good to know. I hereby amend my previous to: "support Puerto Rico."