Juan Escalante

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Former Undocumented Immigrant. Politics/National Parks/Photography. 🇻🇪•🇺🇸 — opinions are my own

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Stefanik has some nerve. When convicted felon Donald Trump recently dismissed the Charlottesville rally—where white supremacists chanted “Jews will not replace us”—as “a little peanut,” she said nothing: americasvoice.org/blog/congres...

Rep. Stefanik (NY) took the stage to claim that she is some defender of antisemitism following after her friends just did multiple renditions of the antisemitic replacement theory, a bigoted lie that she has repeatedly promoted, despite it’s connection to deadly terrorist violence

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Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott are speaking tonite. They'll do a lot of immigrant bashing. Rant about "invasion" - but neither will mention what happened in El Paso They'll mention victims of violence tonight - but not the ones killed in their state by a racist echoing that same rhetoric

"As the Democratic congresswoman from El Paso, Texas, where five years ago a white supremacist targeted Latino shoppers at a Walmart in the city, killing 23 people, Escobar said she knows first hand how dangerous rhetoric can have deadly consequences" www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Republican speakers at convention tonight include Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson – livewww.theguardian.com Donald Trump’s presidential primary opponents are expected to speak at the Republican national convention today

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Surely the "turn down the temperature" crowd is going to be talking about this nonstop Surely GOP leaders will condemn these Nazis from the stage at their convention Surely the GOP will denounce the Great Replacement theory being spewed, like it was in Charlottesville As if....

Nazi flags and 'pro white' T-shirts: Hate group passes out flyers on Broadway "For the second time in just as many weeks, a hate group stationed themselves in downtown Nashville and passed out flyers against those who were Jewish and in the LGBTQ community." www.newschannel5.com/news/nazi-fl...

Nazi flags and 'pro white' T-shirts: Hate group passes out flyers on Broadwaywww.newschannel5.com For the second time in just nearly as many weeks, a hate group stationed themselves in downtown Nashville and passed out flyers against those who were Jewish and in the LGBTQ community.

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will marco rubio move back to florida now

I locked my Twitter account today. I can’t continue to post on a platform whose owner is laser focused on spreading misinformation and hatred about immigrants. Guess BlueSky is stuck with me now — for good!

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Our new theme is unity

The “Some folks need killing” guy just gave a primetime speech at the RNC.

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NEW: DOJ has authorized Jack Smith to appeal Judge Cannon's dismissal of the Florida classified-docs case, per special counsel spokesperson Peter Carr (famous for being the man with the least demanding job in Washington)

Not this guy again

J.D. Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mateswww.reuters.com Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump.

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Most everyday people had never heard of the great replacement lie until Charlottesville, when bigots w/torches chanted, “You will not replace us, Jews will not replace us.” This once-fringe conspiracy theory is now central to GOP speeches, ads and campaigns: americasvoice.org/blog/new-dat...

Their shirts read ‘pro white’ on the front. On the back of the shirt, it read ‘whites against replacement.’ They stood alongside a Nazi flag and a sign that said Let's Go Brandon, a moniker against President Joe Biden.”

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An incomplete thread of the many times Donald Trump has called for violence, made excuses for violence, celebrated violence, or dismissed violence committed against others:

PRO TIP: It’s COLOMBIA 🇨🇴 not COLuMBIA ❌ #CopaAmerica

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Well I'm given to understand that today & for a VERY limited time, our nation's political violence party is shocked—shocked!—to learn that we currently live in a world of normalized political violence, and would like very much to know who is to blame. Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...

Gambling In Casablancawww.the-reframe.com Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.

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Conveniently, Lindsey Graham on Meet the Press doesn't want to talk about the absolutely unhinged rhetoric offered up by Sen. JD Vance and Rep. Mike Collins in the wake of Trump's shooting

Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threadswww.threads.net Conveniently, Lindsey Graham on Meet the Press doesn't want to talk about the absolutely unhinged rhetoric offered up by Sen. JD Vance and Rep. Mike Collins in the wake of Trump's shooting

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Of note. June 8 2022. Final Passage was 223-204. 218 Ds and 5 Rs voted yes. 202 Rs and 2 Ds voted no: House passes sweeping gun bill to raise assault rifle purchase age to 21; plan faces long odds in the Senate www.cnbc.com/2022/06/08/u...

House passes sweeping gun bill to raise assault rifle purchase age to 21; plan faces long odds in the Senatewww.cnbc.com The House passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle to 21, but it faces long odds in the Senate.

A day in in the park ☀️🛝🌳 #pug #dogs

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First, it's astounding Wash Post still falls for BS about a softer image. 9 years later still fall for it Second, how does sending troops to rip apart families soften his image. Maybe instead of letting him skate past that, the Post could give actual details about his mass deportation plans

Top advisers to Donald Trump have scripted a RNC focused on immigration, inflation and other issues where he has a political advantage over President Biden. The intent is to soften his image and sidestep his false claims of a stolen election.

Trump aides script convention to soften his image, but face challengeswapo.st The quadrennial gathering is meant to appeal to a general election audience, but is also inseparable from Trump’s hardline MAGA movement and his polarizing vision for a second term.

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Full quote from ex-ICE director Tom Homan: "Trump comes back in January... I will run the biggest deportation force this country has ever seen. They ain’t seen shit yet. Wait until 2025.” Tonight in Florida Trump pledged to bring Homan back. Homan, BTW, is a listed Project 2025 contributor.

"Wait until 2025. They ain't seen shit yet." www.semafor.com/article/07/0...

Trump’s ‘national conservative’ allies plot a revenge administrationwww.semafor.com As President Biden’s position weakens, Trump world is enthusiastically planning a MAGA White House.

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Just dropped: Forthcoming remarks from VP Kamala Harris on Project 2025 and Trump in Vegas

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AP: ‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering

'This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gatheringapnews.com Statisticians and demographers are sounding the alarm about threats to official data gathering in the U.S. in a new report and a letter to U.S. congressional leaders.

GOOD

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is investigated over alleged illicit financing in 2022 voteapnews.com The Paris prosecutor’s office says it opened a preliminary investigation last week into suspicions of illicit financing of Marine Le Pen’s campaign during the 2022 presidential election.

MARCO RUBIO 2015: We can’t trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes MARCO RUBIO 2024: Downplays concerns that Trump would seek revenge on political rivals ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Thank you so much for turning out to support Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance and to hang with Atosha & Cleopatra (the owls) and Kingston & McPhee (the hawks) at Fan Expo Denver. You raised significant money for wildlife rehabilitation, and also Kingston took a shit on some of my calendars.

ME: In a Staring Contest With Democratic Voters, Joe Biden Hasn’t Blinked Susie: is that the @theonion.com? ME: no… it’s the NYT Susie: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @sueqhaslett.bsky.social

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Pretty clear that the Federalist Society project to take over the courts for the far right is the most successful and consequential political effort in history. Only took them a few decades. Meanwhile, Dems are like "Let's not be hasty, blue slips serve an important function in preserving comity."

¡VIVA VENEZUELA NO JODA! 🇻🇪⚽️🙌🏼

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Obergefell is in sight.

Texas Supreme Court Justices Friday ruled that a Waco judge who had refused to officiate same-sex marriages had a right to sue the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for reprimanding her. www.chron.com/politics/art...

Texas justices back Waco judge who refused same-sex marriageswww.chron.com In a slew of rapid-fire decisions Friday, the Texas Supreme Court sided with a Waco judge who had been reprimanded for refusing to officiate same-sex marriages.

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Great line from Biden: "Just take a look at what he says he is—and what he is"

Oklahoma is at it again