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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 1h

It's illegal, and therefore a crime, and therefore grounds for impeachment, but Mike Johnson has effectively disolved Congress in support of a mad king

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h

By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."

How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing

By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.

bloom.bg

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 1h

It's illegal, and therefore a crime, and therefore grounds for impeachment, but Mike Johnson has effectively disolved Congress in support of a mad king

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 1d

Because prop 50 is going to pass but they're going to try messing the vote count (or otherwise call the count into question so they can try to overturn it) if you haven't realized that by now

@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1d

"Justice Dept says it will monitor #California poll sites amid #Prop50 voting

Monitoring, routinely conducted by the Justice Dept, will occur across Southern California and in the Central Valley, in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties, DOJ said" www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Justice Department says it will monitor California poll sites amid Prop. 50 voting

The U.S. Justice Department said it was asked to monitor polling sites in California in November by state GOP officials.

www.latimes.com

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 1d

The pro-life party wants these women to miscarry rather than give birth to a child that will automatically be an American citizen

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 1d

But I did know that if it ever happened it would be a Republican

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 2d

"crime-ridden hellhole that needs The US military to invade it in order to save it from itself" < wealthy donors kicking the orange motherfuhrer a bribe

Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 3d

In much the same way that Jeffrey Epstein never molested any "young" children

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 3d

A 6 year old would be able to easily work out the answer to this quandry

Jeremy White @jeremywired.bsky.social · 3d

ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building

In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.

www.wired.com

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 3d

Updating my LEGO White House

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 3d

two men are standing next to each other with the caption these are people of the land

ALT: two men are standing next to each other with the caption these are people of the land

media.tenor.com

Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 3d

Yet another one of the many problems with every newspaper in America being bought out by corporations with other financial interests that need protecting

We need to support independent media that has no corporate masters, no liabilities to protect, and nothing to lose

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3d

Another disturbing example of how Trump silences dissent: "the chief content officer for our parent company... stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Opinion | I Quit My Job in the Face of Pro-Trump Censorship

A veteran journalist says his bosses were afraid of crossing the administration.

www.politico.com

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 3d

Yet another one of the many problems with every newspaper in America being bought out by corporations with other financial interests that need protecting

We need to support independent media that has no corporate masters, no liabilities to protect, and nothing to lose

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Stephen Robinson @playtyperguy.com · 3d

There is a reason that they don’t have scenes of Leia Organa on late night talk shows pitching her book “The Emperor’s Gone Too Far This Time.”

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 4d

That $150 billion operating budget is going to get chewed up by lawsuits

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 5d

Any US news program that is not booking this person as a guest is committing serious journalistic malpractice

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 5d

i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · Nov 4

“If you’re angry about THIS, but not about THAT—“

Bro I’m gonna have to stop you there, I am angry about so many things all of the time, I have never in my life been angry about just one thing at a time, my capacity for “things to be angry about” is as wide and as deep as the sea

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 5d

The White House didn't even get this f*cked up by those ID4 aliens

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 6d

Weird to see a government post that doesn't violate the Hatch Act but I'm sure it's coming

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Dan Hopper @danhopp.bsky.social · 6d

(Civil War breaks out) Fuck this, I’m starting a pretzel company

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 8d

[Exit King.]

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 7d

The LAPD has been an antagonistic force with Angelenos since *at least* the 1920's, and "F- Tha Police" is part of LA's DNA

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Edward DeRuiter @edwardderuiter.bsky.social · 8d

Alex Jones finally gets his false flag/ crisis actors

🔥Harry Potter Resists Fascism🔥 @harrypotterresists.bsky.social · 8d

WOW... JUST WOW...

In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.

Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :