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tblue37

(68,333 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:02 PM Jan 12

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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 Jan 12 OP

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jan 12 #1

Thank you for the truth, Alexandria 🙏❤️ enough Jan 12 #2

Why isn't Jeffries saying this? edhopper Jan 12 #3

+1 dalton99a Jan 12 #7

Something something dry powder something... progressoid Jan 12 #8

+1 leftstreet Jan 12 #11

Priorities LilElf70 Jan 12 #12

+ 1 red dog 1 Jan 12 #14

Because Jeffries was busy getting the House to pass his discharge petition to extend the ACA subsidies: W_HAMILTON Jan 13 #21

You mean the one edhopper Jan 13 #22

I googled Jeffries statement happy feet Jan 13 #28

Different legislators have different skills MadameButterfly Jan 13 #29

You think passing legislation is performative but making a public statement to reporters is meaningful? W_HAMILTON Jan 13 #33

Jeffries needs to go. North Coast Lawyer Jan 13 #34

Absolutely right! kentuck Jan 12 #4

K&R 2naSalit Jan 12 #5

Kick dalton99a Jan 12 #6

Kick & Recommend. Clarity and truth telling. bronxiteforever Jan 12 #9

The GOP has become the new Taliban. Initech Jan 12 #10

The Onion figured this out in 2014 Lucky Luciano Jan 12 #13

This is literally what China is doing. thought crime Jan 12 #19

I look forward to her ... mr715 Jan 12 #15

or as Speaker of the House MadameButterfly Jan 13 #30

Whatever road she takes mr715 Jan 13 #31

"Even Trump Supporters Are Nodding In Agreement With AOC's Latest Takedown Of J D Vance" red dog 1 Jan 12 #16

The ACA subsidies are about $14B a year. ICE got funding of $75B over 4 years. Bluetus Jan 12 #17

A couple of the replies to AOC's post red dog 1 Jan 12 #18

Short and to the point. Outstanding. Hassler Jan 13 #20

She and Crockett are among the few Democrats who have any spine at all. They are also the only ones PatrickforB Jan 13 #23

The more I see of her, the more I admire her. She's great. NNadir Jan 13 #24

AOC puts the complex into words I can understand. Kid Berwyn Jan 13 #25

She has a way with words bucolic_frolic Jan 13 #26

Excellent BeyondGeography Jan 13 #27

well said AOC Evolve Dammit Jan 13 #32

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