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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

I'm not a Nazi, I just welcome people who do Hitler salutes into government and elected a POTUS who openly admires strongmen including, reportedly, Hitler.

And I hire staffers who would put Nazi symbols in my office (and I won't "notice" until someone points it out).

But I'm totally not a Nazi.

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

To the average, pro-child-rape Republican (which is all of them, and *you* if you remain one) 30 year old men are boys and teen girls are women.

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Clear Spies 🪬 @clearspies.fellas.army · 3h

Grown ass men working in political organizations are "young boys"?

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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Bizzle @bizzlemcdizzle.bsky.social · 4h

So in GOP world, these 20-30 yr old men are just silly kids and "young boys" doing stupid kid things when they get caught doing blatantly racist and nazi stuff...

But 13 yr old girls are mature "young women" when they rape them.

Do I have this right?

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 4h

Zohran Mamdani uses his appearance on Fox News to "speak directly to the president," since "he might be watching right now."

Mamdani looks straight into the Fox camera as he says this >>>

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

Translation: "I have a taste for killing now, and nothing can fully sate it. I will continue escalating until someone stops me."

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 3h

Here is the Coast Guard announcing *yesterday* the results of its interdictions since August.

www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releas...

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

They kinda jumped the shark (again) when they were adoringly referring to Kirk's murder as their Reichstag Fire.

By the way, did nobody tell these kids how things always end for Nazis?

Do they think they'll be the first ones to never face defeat and destruction?

CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

Atwater's dog whistles graduated to the quiet part out loud and now it's just bullhorns and posting your racist views proudly for the world to see.

Unless and until being openly (and covertly) racist results in ostracization/job loss/ruined relationships, the USA will continue to fall.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 4h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3h

mike davis — an incredibly prominent dc conservative tied to the federalist society — calling the highest ranking black member of congress a “house slave” is so beyond the pale and rubicon crossing. i cannot unsee this. my gosh. wow. where are we right now

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 4h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 4h

we're going to have to prosecute this stuff

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 4h

The mechanism through which Trump is paying the troops is the most blatant large Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation in US history. It's also clearly willful. No one has been charged under the ADA before, but violations carry a two-year jail term. The statute of limitations is five years.

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

Democrats must start making it clear that Trump's immunity will not extend to those who carry out his illegal instructions.

We need to once and for all correct the Nixon mistake and start putting powerful people in jail when they clearly violate the law.

Pardoning lawbreaking should be a 3rd rail.

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

"I didn't get elected for what we're doing. This is many steps above" is a pretty amazing admission that there is zero mandate for his genocidal actions.

And then implying that if you knew what Miller really believed it would shock the conscience.

They are openly fascist, my fellow citizens.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3h

Journalists spent months documenting Stephen Miller's affinities for white nationalism and Trump just goes and tweets it out.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 3h

It's been a fact of my entire working life, but I can't for the life of me understand why Dems have been unilaterally disarming in state after state by creating bipartisan commissions rather than letting the legislature to draw lines.

Been screaming for a decade to no avail. Now Colorado is fucked.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 3h

Because the median vote of the Supreme Court is Republican

Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 4h

It's been a fact of my entire working life, but I can't for the life of me understand why open, explicitly partisan gerrymandering is legal in the first place

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 6h

people don't like to be called a bad person!! especially from people in their lives who they ostensively care about

social shame and ostracization is one of the only tools we have left - we should never give an inch on one of our only effective methods of enforcing public norms

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.

Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 6h

The logical conclusion based on many factors is that Republicans want to impregnate teens.

CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 6h

She *should* be friendless and alone.

Nobody should trust their children around her, for sure. If you see her hanging about you should definitely call 911.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7h

the entire conservative project these days is built off of making it illegal to dislike them or say rude things about them even in private

it is not enough to be in charge, or even feared, they must be adored

or else

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 8h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

Public health should never be politicized.

In the wake of the federal government abandoning science for conspiracy theories, it's up to governors to step up.

Proud to join my colleagues in the Governors Public Health Alliance to keep communities safe and put our people first.

Graphic of the Governors Public Health Alliance that reads Disease doesn’t stop at state borders - and neither should state preparedness.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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