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Andy Knight

@andyfknight.bsky.social

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Finally found a home here. Once did a thing that got a bunch of attention over at the other place. Anti-fascist. Empathy is a strength, not a weakness. I used to self-edit, but with fascism on the rise, that’s gone… There Will Be Fucks.

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Andy Knight @andyfknight.bsky.social · May 26

Since I have a number of new followers asking about what I did over on Twitter, here’s an outside link to my claim to (relative) fame, with 8.7 million views: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18229...

Thread by @andyfknight on Thread Reader App

@andyfknight: 🚩Trump IS flying on Epstein’s plane!!! 🚩 No, this isn’t in the distance past tense. He flew on it as recently as Saturday. I noticed a short mention of it, so I decided to...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 6h

So Trump bulldozed a third of the White House complex. And they’re trying to keep the photos off limits.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 4h

Hey Democratic leadership. Here is the message, and it's the ONLY message. Full stop.

Are you telling me we can spend
$40B on Argentina, $1B on Trump's Qatar jet, $250M on Trump's ballroom, $150M on
Trump's golf, $520M on Trump's National Guard deployments & $172M on Kristi Noem's jets - but we can't spend a penny on lowering our healthcare premiums. Oh, hell no.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 13h

Trump’s administration planned to fire 60 “celebratory” howitzer shells over California’s I-5 highway. The resulting shrapnel raining over the busy road is emblematic of Trump’s entire presidency. From Robert Kuttner:
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The Shrapnel Presidency - The American Prospect

Trump’s minions planned a firing of 60 howitzer shells over a freeway in L.A. to harass Gov. Newsom and local residents. Instead, friendly fire hit VP Vance’s entourage.

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Slate @slate.com · 13h

This is the sort of prelude that leads up to a very bad war. slate.trib.al/vVkIRpb

Why Is the U.S. Sinking Boats Off Venezuela? There Are More Questions Than Answers.

There are way too many unanswered questions.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

Elon Musk was the face of DOGE, but records show that Russ Vought, Trump’s budget chief, played a key role in guiding DOGE behind the scenes.

Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET, head to Reddit to ask our reporter @andykroll.bsky.social about Vought’s influence over the Trump presidency:

From the fednews community on Reddit: I’m Andy Kroll, a ProPublica reporter. I just published a deep dive about how Trump’s “shadow president” Russ Vought is using his OMB chief role to dismantle...

Explore this post and more from the fednews community

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Andy Knight @andyfknight.bsky.social · 10h

Just astounding levels of gaslighting and hypocrisy.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Johnson: They go before cameras incredibly and just lie to the American people. Over and over. It's a stunning thing to watch

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 15h

there is a new scandal as bad or worse than what got trump impeached the first time about every 48 hours

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 12h

DOJ declined to bring charges against two people who threatened to kill @ericswalwell.bsky.social this year, @nbcnews.com reports: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19h

I don't think you can find a better example of the unwillingness to update priors because of political bias. They said the rallies would be radical anti-American hatefests. It was the the opposite, and on a massive and undeniable scale. Nevertheless...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Tom Emmer calls Democrats "despicable" and says "your hate America rally is over"

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 19h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19h

See the issue is that Trump ran on releasing on the Epstein files, and Bondi said she had them sitting on her desk ready to go, and then Elon Musk tweeted that Trump was in them and they were suddenly deemed a hoax and Ghislaine was moved to a spa prison, so you can understand the fresh intrigue

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19h

Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats

The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term.

www.newyorker.com

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 19h

If you’re thinking “huh, it’s pretty notable that they didn’t just pop this guy federally, especially since that would undermine the administration’s narrative about political violence,” astute observation, have an inquiry into the U.S. Attorney’s Office about that. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump charged with threats against Hakeem Jeffries

Prosecutors said that Christopher Moynihan was among the first rioters to enter the Capitol grounds and watched rioters fight with police at the rotunda door.

www.nbcnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

He is literally not paying for it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump notes the sound of construction of his new ballroom at the White House and says, "that's music to my ears. When I hear that sound, it reminds me of money. In this case it reminds me of lack of money because I'm paying for it."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

Prior White House renovations were done by practical people with good taste. They made the building more functional without sacrificing its architectural and decorative refinements.

The current renovations are being done by a shockingly vulgar man and will tackily undermine the building's beauty.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 15h

I just went to the House floor to demand that Speaker Johnson swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the GOP gaveled out without even recognizing us.

We’re not going anywhere. I’m here with Leader Jeffries and Adelita Grijalva. Speaker Johnson must swear her in.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 15h

Man, you know things are bad when your Long Island mom has to come to DC to defend you. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Embattled Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia’s Mom Tried to Meet With Lawmakers Who Criticized Her Son

Donna Gallo Ingrassia demanded meetings at the Capitol Hill office of Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia in late June to defend her son.

www.notus.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14h

Heck, if you really need to link this back to kitchen-table-kitchen-table-kitchen-table, it's easy to do: While Trump is driving costs through the roof with his unhinged tariff spree and other reckless, failed policies, he's looting $230 million from the US Treasury and sticking it in his pocket.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15h

Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

"The White House account has drawn only around 12,000 followers. More than 100,000 users have the account blocked."

makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: Inside the Trump Administration's Bluesky Invasion

Spoke with some administration officials who said the move was about "reaching new audiences." It's amounted to trench warfare.
www.wired.com/story/inside...

Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion

On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.

www.wired.com

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 13h

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say

A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

www.kktv.com

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