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tblue37

(68,214 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:02 PM Yesterday

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AOC: "You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face." [View all]

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are whatâ€™s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T01:20:53.169Z

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AOC: "You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face." [View all] tblue37 Yesterday OP

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Yesterday #1

Thank you for the truth, Alexandria 🙏❤️ enough Yesterday #2

Why isn't Jeffries saying this? edhopper Yesterday #3

+1 dalton99a Yesterday #7

Something something dry powder something... progressoid Yesterday #8

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #11

Priorities LilElf70 23 hrs ago #12

+ 1 red dog 1 23 hrs ago #14

Because Jeffries was busy getting the House to pass his discharge petition to extend the ACA subsidies: W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #21

You mean the one edhopper 13 hrs ago #22

I googled Jeffries statement happy feet 10 hrs ago #28

Different legislators have different skills MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #29

You think passing legislation is performative but making a public statement to reporters is meaningful? W_HAMILTON 5 hrs ago #33

Jeffries needs to go. North Coast Lawyer 2 hrs ago #34

Absolutely right! kentuck Yesterday #4

K&R 2naSalit Yesterday #5

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #6

Kick & Recommend. Clarity and truth telling. bronxiteforever Yesterday #9

The GOP has become the new Taliban. Initech Yesterday #10

The Onion figured this out in 2014 Lucky Luciano 23 hrs ago #13

This is literally what China is doing. thought crime 22 hrs ago #19

I look forward to her ... mr715 23 hrs ago #15

or as Speaker of the House MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #30

Whatever road she takes mr715 5 hrs ago #31

"Even Trump Supporters Are Nodding In Agreement With AOC's Latest Takedown Of J D Vance" red dog 1 23 hrs ago #16

The ACA subsidies are about $14B a year. ICE got funding of $75B over 4 years. Bluetus 23 hrs ago #17

A couple of the replies to AOC's post red dog 1 23 hrs ago #18

Short and to the point. Outstanding. Hassler 21 hrs ago #20

She and Crockett are among the few Democrats who have any spine at all. They are also the only ones PatrickforB 11 hrs ago #23

The more I see of her, the more I admire her. She's great. NNadir 11 hrs ago #24

AOC puts the complex into words I can understand. Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #25

She has a way with words bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #26

Excellent BeyondGeography 10 hrs ago #27

well said AOC Evolve Dammit 5 hrs ago #32