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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1h

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1h

Unconstitutional, damaging to our democracy and--last time I checked--murder is a crime. Let's not gussy it up and call it acts of war. This is murder.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 1h

This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

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US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 39m

Amen!

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"Mirror, mirror, on the wall..."

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 5h

Earlier today:
REPORTER: ...the president moved forward with mass layoffs... cuts to staff at special education... Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MJ: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know
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He ain't seen nothing, heard nothing & knows nothing

3 Monkeys "Hear no evil; See no evil; Speak no evil"

Sgt. Shultz from Hogan's Heroes: "I hear nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing."

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Andrew Flanagan @af68.bsky.social · 6h

Negotiating ceasefire you deliberately sabotaged a year ago 2 get elected doesn't count as "peace effort"😈

Nobel Committee doesn't recognize "Create-Your-Own-Peace-Mission" model, where u get credit 4 ending war u supported🤬

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 7h

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 19h

Who thinks he's clever when he's only ignorant and cruel.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 8h

The questions remain. Why did White House border czar Tom Homan accept a bag with $50,000 cash? Who was it from? What was promised in exchange? Why did the DOJ close the investigation? How does bribery and corruption make America great? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pressed on Tom Homan controversy, JD Vance and Pam Bondi struggle to answer

The attorney general and the vice president confronted straightforward questions about the scandal surrounding the border czar. Both Republicans struggled.

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 8h

One slight addition, albeit paradoxical:

Fking incel weirdos.

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 8h

Yes.
Northwestern (Evanston) 68-73 (5 yr program) - first time I saw a person drawing a swastika seriously.
Fellow student, seen in his notebook. Supposedly my "friend" -didn't even realize I would be offended.

NU med (lived in Evanston thru 78) - all types of racism were rampant in certain areas

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 8h

Eliminate the press. Control the flow of information, so you can shape the narrative. Ensure that people only hear what the government tells them, and start to believe it without questioning the source-because nobody is there to challenge its veracity.

Right out of the fascist playbook

NPR @npr.org · 11h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 9h

PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION on Secretary of Defense (on #Journalism) Hegseth revoking credentials because they won’t agree to a new draconian policy where he controls everything they do: “violates the first amendment.. a concern to all.”

Note: OAN only outlet that signed it.

Two columns with headers. One column represents signing. The other represents those outlets not signing:

Signing:

One America News

Not Signing:

The New York Times

The Washington Post

The Wall Street Journal

The Associated Press

Reuters

The Atlantic

CNN

NPR

The Guardian

Newsmax

The Washington Times

The Washington Examiner

Task & Purpose

Breaking Defense

Defense One

The Financial Times

The Hill

Politico

Starting Wednesday, for the first time since the Pentagon opened in 1943, there will be likely no major news outlets accredited to cover the dept, the one spending nearly $1 trillion of taxpayer money. Why? This Pentagon Press Association explains it best. Please read.
FACT: Reporters in the Pentagon have always worn badges, and
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION URGES
PPA members have no issue with doing so. Despite statements from
RECONSIDERATION OF UNNECESSARY NEW
Secretary Hegseth and others claiming the issue is that our members don't want to wear badges, reporters have always had to wear
AFFIRMATIONS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PRESS PASS
identification badges inside the Pentagon and have done so without complaint.
When Secretary Hegseth came into office, Pentagon officials pledged
FACT: Pentagon access provided to reporters has always been
to make this "the most transparent Department of Defense in history."
limited to unclassified, open spaces. Members of the Pentagon leadership have suggested that the new policy is needed because the
Since then, we have seen an inordinate amount of time spent
press have been going into secret spaces and obtaining classified
systematically limiting access to information about the U.S. military
documents. This is flatly untrue. Access by members of the Pentagon press corps has always been limited to
- information vital to members of the military, their families, all American taxpayers, and the general public.
This effort has culminated in an ultimatum to members of the Pentagon press corps: surrender your press pass or sign a document acknowledging vague new policies that, on their face, appear to violate the First Amendment.
This Wednesday, most Pentagon Press Association members seem likely to hand over their badges rather than acknowledge a policy that gags Pentagon employees and threatens retaliation against reporters who seek out information that has not been pre-approved for release.
Our members did nothing to create this disturbing s…

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 9h

Mikey is FOS 🤥

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 8h

"I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know."

Interpretation into English:
"I'm not only a liar, but I try to cover it up by saying that I am really, REALLY incompetent."

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 16h

That hand looks big enough to cover all of CK's entire face - and the biceps attached to it suggest many hours in the gym (or some significant steroid use).

Someone really did NOT pay sufficient attention to this matter!!! 🙄😬😜😬🙄

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 18h

The truth.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

We should have ended it all when he started openly monetizing the presidency at his DC hotel & sending his kids to represent the 🇺🇸 government at official international events. But he is One Special Boy and we appear to no longer be a serious country interested in the rule of law or the Constitution.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you, Ambassador!

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 18h

"Just a little rain falling all around
The grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound
Just a little rain, just a little rain
What have they done to the rain..."

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Joan Baez - What Have They Done to the Rain (Lyrics) [HD]

YouTube video by Gary Larson

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 18h

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The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) HD

YouTube video by Reyes Oldies

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 18h

"And he thought of those he angered
For he was not a violent man
And he thought of those he hurt
For he was not a cruel man
And he thought of those he frightened
For he was not an evil man
And he understood
He understood himself"

Moody Blues

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The Moody Blues - The Balance lyrics on screen

YouTube video by Christos Kiritsis

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 18h

12 is generous...

Many people are saying, with tears in their eyes, that in about two weeks, when he confronted for being disgraceful, he will summon up the courage to proclaim:

"I'm rubber, you're glue!"

A boy of about 6 or 7 sticking out his tongue and saying, "I'm rubber, you're glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!"

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 19h

At Ellis:
Maternal grandfather: they couldn't pronounce his first name, so it was entered as "Sam" ("Uncle Sam"), which was a common occurrence.

Paternal grandmother was a widow & they would not accept a Hebrew marriage certificate to a deceased man, so her maiden name was used as family surname.

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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 19h

Who thinks he's clever when he's only ignorant and cruel.

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