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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 9h

As we go into No Kings weekend (and with the influx of new followers from x) seems like a good time to resurface this.

It was written in 2020 then focused on George Floyd about the media's antagonistic relationship to protest

It’s time to change the way the media reports on protests. Here are some ideas.

"People kept sharing these videos that were coming up and it was unambiguous what was going on. We weren't looking at a stream of videos of violence erupting or clashes breaking out. We were looking a...

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 4h

Why aren’t the Democrats holding daily news conferences?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Johnson: That is not the principles of the Republican Party. You want me to articulate them? We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology.

John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 6h

By his timeline he was a “kid” when he wrote his shitty book.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 6h

These 30/40 year olds are kids but Michael Brown and Tamir Rice were men.

This country is so exhausting.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 6h

Finally.

“That’s a brazen lie.”

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NC Republicans accuse Gavin Newsom of undermining the will of voters. How hypocritical. | Opinion

North Carolina Republicans are mischaracterizing what’s going on with redistricting in California. | Opinion

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 7h

She lives rent free in Republican heads.

John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 7h

Trump and Republican mantra: Believe me, not your own damn eyes.

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 7h

It's stupid's economy:
75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 7h

And no one to stop it

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h

All of this, in violation of the Constitution.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 23h

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 8h

Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project

If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 8h

The 1st sentence: “It’s difficult to succinctly explain how extreme and extraordinary President Donald Trump’s actions as president have been.”

No, it’s not: “Like a 3rd-world, dictator, President Trump is marshaling all branches of the government to execute war on the American people.”

CNN @cnn.com · 8h

"So many people have served with Trump and seemingly tried to make the best of the situation, only to find themselves pushed to the brink," Aaron Blake writes | Analysis

Analysis: The Trump DOJ's slow-motion Saturday Night Massacre | CNN Politics

It's difficult to succinctly explain how extreme and extraordinary President Donald Trump's actions as president have been. But few things tell the tale like the many government officials – including lots of Trump appointees – who have called that out.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 8h

It’d be crazy journalism, @axios, to act as a reporter rather than a secretary. www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...

Trump's economic adviser: AI productivity surge is real, won't cause inflation

Kevin Hassett is said to be one of five finalists for the Fed chief job when chair Jerome Powell's term is up in May.

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 19h

Demagogic president seizes money to pay standing army, arrogating to himself legislative power, while his cronies keep Congress out of session is honestly more or less exactly how the Founders thought this would end

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 9h

Like Trump, I recently took a cognitive test.

Like Trump, I said, “I had a perfect score. And one of the doctors said he’s almost never seen a perfect score. I had a perfect score. I had the highest score. And that made me feel good.”

Then the doctor patted me on the hand and gave me a lollipop.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 9h

Can’t wait for “rescinding a mandate” becomes the most commonly used phrase in national political stories in 2029.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.

New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 10h

Haha. Perfect.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 18h

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 18h

So Vance was “a kid” when he wrote Hillbilly Elegy, so we shouldn’t pay any attention to what crap he wrote.

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 20h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 21h

I bet you see them turning over tables, throwing money changers out of the temple and saying, “It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers.”

Oh wait. That was someone else.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Mike Johnson on the No Kings Protests: “The Hate America rally that'll happen Saturday…I bet you see pro-Hamas supporters. I bet you you see Antifa types. I bet you see the Marxist in full display, the people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic.”

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 22h

"We're not cancelling kids because they did something stupid" -- the guy who wants to rescind visas for students who criticize Israel or weren't lavishing praise on Charlie Kirk

Also, we aren't talking about kids. This isn't High School Republicans or even College Republicans.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22h

JD Vance when people makes jokes about Charlie Kirk: "call their employer."

JD Vance when Republican staffers say "I love Hitler" and fantasize about throwing political opponents in gas chambers: "that's what kids do...we're not canceling kids because they did something stupid."

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 22h

1,2,3 or 4 as long as Taylor Swift and Beyounce say, "We're with you. Let's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue and take back our country."

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 22h

But not before he interrupts the proceedings and speaks to one of the justices.

John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 22h

Racism is a feature of this version of the GOP.

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 22h

"One party only needs 44% of the national popular vote to maintain control over the legislature" sure is a statement about the state of American democracy

Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 1d

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 23h

"A number of Hatch Act complaints have been filed against cabinet secretaries and agencies posting partisan messages. But Hatch Act violations are investigated by the Office of Special Council in the White House, so they’re ending up in the circular file."

Thank you, @rbreich.bsky.social

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