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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 1d

The process of stigmatized dissent as terror is well underway.

Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 1d

And that's why I don't want my diverse country run by narrow-minded people like Mike Johnson. (4)

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 1d

But beyond its stupidity, Johnson's comment is racist, ageist, and generally offensive. BB's immense audience is younger, browner, and less locked into Johnson's world view than LG's. By saying LG has "broader appeal," Johnson is saying people who don't look and think like him don't count. (3)

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 1d

The NFL's choice of BB is not "woke"; it is a business decision. BB will bring in a vast new audience, many of whom would not normally be watching the SB. LG would not attract anyone who was not already tuned in. (2)

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson criticized the choice of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime, saying he doesn't "appeal to a broader audience." He wanted Lee Greenwood.

BB averages 58 million streams a day on Spotify. LG: 32,000. That's 1800 people listening to a BB song for every LG. Who gas "broader appeal"? (1)

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 17d

I hope they tear the damn thing down the moment he's gone.

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 19d

Trump to threaten new tariffs, as he did to Brazil, in 3, 2, 1 ...

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@Lifelonglearner11.bsky.social @countinglass55.bsky.social · 29d

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 29d

This is America's Reichstag Fire moment.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29d

There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.

This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.

Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · 29d

This is America's Reichstag Fire moment.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29d

We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Sep 5

I do have to point out that as recently as 2016 four of the five elected statewide offices were held by Democrats, although the legislature was heavily gerrymandered for Republicans. Missouri's precipitous rightward plunge began then.

Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh, now they think courts have jurisdiction in immigration matters?

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Sep 5

That is not what it says at all. It lists those officers as ones who are subject to removal for conviction of that individual. It literally does not say they are all removed upon impeachment and conviction of the president. It would be a catastrophe if "all civil officers" were removed at once.

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Aug 19

After you had, what, a hundred FBI agents working around the clock to flag all references to a certain individual? Thanks a whole big bunch.

Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Aug 12

The "crime emergency" consists of one DOGE guy getting carjacked.

Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Aug 9

They voted for this.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Aug 9

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm horrified that his approval ratings are still hovering around 50%.

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · Jul 4

The dignity of the office of President of the United States may never recover from this man.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 21

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Edwin Frownfelter @efrownfelter.bsky.social · May 22

That's what Republicans do every single time, so who's surprised?

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · May 15

This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · May 11

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

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EerilyPhD 👻 @ejwillingham.bsky.social · May 4

Their "jokes" are stress tests, to see how far people will let them go. They aren't esp "serious" abt the pope thing but are willing to be&are v serious to see which aspects of the "joke" the base will defend & embrace. That they generate outrage while doing it is just a bonus, a delight for them.

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