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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · Feb 2
Trump/Musk is flooding the zone, here is how you keep up: Trump taking cash bribes from oligarchs in exchange for power, Oligarchs steal from US gutting safety & opportunity for working families, Trump/Oligarchs doing horrible things to innocent people to distract US from their crimes against US.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 4h
Wednesday @amtrak.com trains from New England down to NYC, and Sunday trains back to New England *before reserved tickets* were absolutely bonkers. Packed liked sardines in the aisles, it was a big party for college kids.

But also, probably, in hindsight, super dangerous.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 6h
And, despite 1 NYT article on the topic, day-to-day Corporate Media is collaborating in his massive cover-up, to maintain access to Republican Elites and protect the business interest of their Corporate parents ... to prove their "balance" NYT will now write 1,000 articles that normalize Trump.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 6h
Trump is clearly failing both mentally & physically. Trump's people are clearly keeping him in a fantasy bubble, shielding him from how much his policy is harming US and his unpopularity due to his policy harming US. And, these handlers are looting US dry while keeping Trump placated ...

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 6h
Everything @jaketapper.bsky.social lied to US about regarding Biden is happening with Trump.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 8h
Reporting from Boston papers makes it seem very plausible that Trump's Press Secretary had his paramilitary detain the mother of her nephew, because she was no longer romantically involved with her brother and he wanted her out of the picture.
ndhapple.bsky.social Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 9h
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”

“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Jonathan Hopkin

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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 9h
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”

“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 9h
“Sure his brain is broken, but he is still 3 years younger than Joe Biden, so all good!”

@jaketapper.bsky.social
(Sarcasm emoji)

Reposted by David Rothschild, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Scott A. Imberman , and 2 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
wut
There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 18h
Anti-Mamdani rag prints story attacking Mamdani for doing what seems like normal & reasonable thing to do.
danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 19h
It is typical for new administrations to clear out political appointees who served the prior mayor, though it is not always done with as much lead time or so extensively. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Quit
www.nytimes.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 18h
Trump choosing to attack fighter pilot & astronaut hero (with family of sacrifice to US) was an absurd choice from a person who is obviously loosing what it was he used to have.
captmarkkelly.bsky.social Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 19h
What a week and it’s only Tuesday. See me on Jimmy Kimmel tonight to talk all about it.

Reposted by David Rothschild

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 19h
What a week and it’s only Tuesday. See me on Jimmy Kimmel tonight to talk all about it.

Reposted by David Rothschild

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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 19h
It is typical for new administrations to clear out political appointees who served the prior mayor, though it is not always done with as much lead time or so extensively. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Quit
www.nytimes.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 20h
Bernie "appeared drowsy" all weekend.
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23h
when the tryptophan hits

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 20h
Palate cleanser: Zox, my friend's band from college, playing Pachelbel's Canon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2wN...
ZOX 'Canon' Music Video
YouTube video by robm425
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 21h
"I have been thinking that lately the blood is increasing
The tourniquet's not keeping hold in spite of our twisting
Though we would like to believe we are
We are not in control
Though we would love to believe."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XWs...
Dave Matthews Band - Dive In (Across the Pond DVD)
YouTube video by jacobie423123
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 21h
Dave Matthews

"Tell me everything will be okay
If I just stay on my knees & keep praying
believing in something
Tell me everything is all taken care of
By those qualified to take care of it all ...
One day you think we'll wake up in a world on its way to getting better
If so, can you tell me how...

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 22h
Phew, NYT finally makes good for their absurd anti-Biden/Harris, pro-Trump 2024 coverage.

With this article NYT now has done about 1,000 articles on Biden’s age and 1 article on Trump’s age.

Reposted by David Rothschild, Daniel W. Drezner, Leah Stokes , and 1 more

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23h
when the tryptophan hits

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
Trump officials advising Russia on how to manipulate the easily manipulated US President ... Then Russia letting Corporate Media know about Trump officials conversations with Russia presumably as a tactic in Russia using kompromat to get Trump officials to do their bidding.

Reposted by Edward Witten, Elizabeth Saunders, Will Jennings , and 20 more

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
I cannot stop thinking about fact that Trump's paramilitary headed south for the winter like some 18th century army that needs to break for winter quarters.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump on Pritzker: "The governor is a big fat slob"

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, David S. Cohen , and 3 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump on Pritzker: "The governor is a big fat slob"

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
Easy to mock Sec of Defense for picking fight w/ decorated fighter pilot / astronaut senator who (along w/ his family) has made absurd sacrifices for US, then getting confused by his uniform being backwards in the a mirror, but in his defense, the Secretary was probably drunk the entire time.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
19th Paragraph on NYTimes article on Trump seizing the means of production casually notes that Trump "personally purchased" between $1-5 million of debt in company we were seizing (1) how much did he "pay" (I am assuming $0?) (2) did he do it right *before* he announced we were seizing company?

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
Don Trump has ended material support for Ukraine and is now laundering Russian demands against them. This is not a mistake, he wants autocratic invaders to win, to slaughter the innocent, because he sides against democracy, prosperity, and peace. Chamberlain is 10x the man Trump is.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
Neville Chamberlain was trying to do the right thing for UK & democracy, he messed up in Munich sacrificing Czechoslovakia, he knew it, he then prepared for war and shocked Hitler by declaring war on Germany less than a year later to defend Poland. Then he backed Churchill as his replacement.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
Basically pin this to every article coming out of center-right pro-Elite "access journalism" shops like Semafor/Hill/Axios/Politico: "Come on Ben. I refuse to pretend that both of us are dumber than we are."
karenho.bsky.social Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
Isaac Chotiner: "I’m not making any allegation. I’m making a simple point about how an average reader—myself included—might respond after reading this ridiculous piece" Ben Smith: "Also — and I'll stop now! — the question he's trying to get at of how you cover monarchies with endless time horizons as a journalist (this is a thing people from most major publications do) is genuinely interesting." Chotiner, with the kill shot: "Come on Ben. I refuse to pretend that both of us are dumber than we are."