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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 1h

"Oh, I don't know". It. Is. Your. Job. To. Know. Why are you here if you can't even read the bills you pass?

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 1h

People can say "feckless Dems" as much as they want, but the current Republican party are a bunch of lazy ass cowards. They could have stopped this at any point, and they just don't care.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 4h

‼️ this is one of the reasons why the Musk shutdown of USAID broke me, like

Congress said 'we're allocating these funds to save lives'

a random asshole with too much money and unresolved bitterness about the end of Apartheid said 'no you're not'

so the funding disappeared??

and people are dying??

Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 7h

There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)

Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16h

I'm not saying people have to love counter-protests against them, but I am so fuck of sick of seeing my rights erode because selfish assholes would rather have an extra dollar than see a certain hundred and fifty million people as real human beings.

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 13h

This is childish streamer crap. If this was my Rep I'd be embarrased and try to beat him out with a broom.

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 13h

"Basket". Yeah, I also should not be commenting before caffeine.

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 13h

Once more with feeling: GET A BETTER LINE. Blue hair, are you kidding me? Did you last log on to the internet in 2012?

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 14h

That was a journey.

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 15h

I kind of put Anna Paulina Luna in the same basked as "Teenager elected to house Senate for the first time!". Mostly just dumb and voted into office because there's an R after her name. No more manipulation or degradation required.

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 15h

I honestly don't care why she did it, won't read her book, and won't trust any org that hires her. She's an idiot who got too involved with a source, why should I trust anything she says?

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 16h

Other examples exist but I do think Nuzzi is a prime candidate for the *media* figure who most exemplifies the total lack of shame in American elite culture circa 2025

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

"Russia is about to tell me who assassinated JFK" should be a disqualifying statement in any fucking year. Why has she not been laughed out of a job?

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

(As I said, if you need coverage, there are always freelancers. Use some Trojan horses).

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

Fuck the cocktail parties by the way. I just spent two month having to cover expensive events because local press couldn't get someone on the ground and it gets tiring really fast. If you bury a story for that kind of access, you might be a socialite, not a journalist.

Mr. Buick @mrbuick.bsky.social · 16h

Modern American journalism is a cocktail party for the well-heeled so they can rub elbows with the levers of power and slander the poors. They're court stereographers because they want to be, they like their policies, and they want them to win.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 17h

if anybody from the middle or lower classes with real journalistic chops sexted a source they'd be shitcanned and marginalized so quickly they'd get concussed

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

And yes, I can point to a handful of very good outlets or newsletters, but I think people want one fundamental channel, radio station, or podcast that they can just flip to. And I don't have that any more. I don't know how to help someone trust journalism when I don't trust it myself.

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

It makes me crazy because I believe in journalism, but who can I point to, today? Not WaPo, not the NYT, not CBS. Maybe the Guardian or the AP, but they have problems of their own.

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

I recognize this is literally the worst season to try and boost energy, but I do need to do something.

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 16h

I really need tips for staying motivated and staying active because I have been waking poorly, getting through the day with work and engagements, and barely sleeping despite being incredibly tired.

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Sam Benari @sambenari.bsky.social · 23h

Untitled, London 2023

#streetphotography
#leicauk #leicaq2 #leica

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Again, this is not what needs to be done. "Why are you breaking the law & violating the Constitution & your oath of office?" is the question. When he doesn't answer it, the next journalist needs to ask it, & then the next one, & the one after that. Stop giving him & John Thune free passes every day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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Confusing Fall Warbler @plumicorns.bsky.social · 1d

Saw a youth on tiktok asking "why didn't anyone tell me that Dick Cheney shot a guy in the face?!" We are failing to pass down the lore to younger generations

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 1d

Alright. Again, late to the party, but James Gunn is a massive nerd, and I think we all need to appreciate what that brings to the table.

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 1d

(Sort of. Absolutely no sweetener hides office coffee. Every office fends for themselves).

Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 1d

*still watching Superman* Yeah, absolutely nothing hides the taste of work coffee. Either you are immune because of caffeine, or you dump way too much cream and sugar in. Lois is correct.

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Jezza Riddell @jezzariddell.bsky.social · 1d

Also, somehow Creature Commandoes just reached back in time and stole my college laptop for a soundtrack, so...good for them on that (voice acting is also extremely on point).