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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy.

Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 17m

B.Graham headed back?!?!?!

Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 17m

Go Lions!!!

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20m

They didn't even bother taking the windows out. All of that stuff, all of it, is protected under law as museum objects under NPS authority but a notorious grifter like Trump couldn't even figure out a way to sell authentic windows from the White House?

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 1h

Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 19m

Twats

Reuters @reuters.com · 3h

Exclusive: A group of dozens of officials from across the federal government, including US intelligence officers, has been helping to steer President Trump's drive for retribution against his perceived enemies reut.rs/3IXEVG9

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 1h

Stroud is a bum

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 1h

I sat Zach for Chubb. Fuck me!

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1h

Houston has 3 rushing attempts with 1 yard to go, with a grand total of -3 yards on them. It's not ideal!

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 13h

Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 16h

Tea Party twats

Rabid Badger @rabidbadger.bsky.social · 16h

And look how racist and violent they were. it was NEVER economic issues, it was a black president.

I have more if you want to see them.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.

Check out how tiny the crowds were:

Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000

Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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Hans Noel @profhansnoel.bsky.social · 16h

The "it's a republic not a democracy" crowd is really leaning into "he won an election so he can't be doing anything wrong."

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Pa’trick-or-treat’ Barron 👻🎃 @bluebarronphoto.bsky.social · 17h

This interception sequence is still insane. Just like they planned it.

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D Lavoie @djlavoie.bsky.social · 17h

The "cause and effect" theory embedded in this headline is wild.

I'd argue that the precipitating event was, uh, the murder and not someone saying "hey, what's up with that murder you just did?"

NYT screenshot:

Colombia's Leader Accuses
U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid
President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombia.
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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 17h

"If your thesis is that the Affordable Care Act has caused health care costs in the U.S. to explode, it’s pretty hard to square that claim with the facts"

-- that's the always-wise @mattafiedler.bsky.social addressing one of the big GOP shutdown arguments
www.thebulwark.com/p/actual-hum...

The Actual Human Beings Caught in the Shutdown Vise

There’s a reason so many people need help paying for their health insurance.

www.thebulwark.com

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David Simmons @frdavid.org · 1d

Before the ACA, my wife could not get ANY private insurance offered to her at any rate, not because of any conditions she had, but because of statistics.

Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 1d

Before the ACA was passed, my physician told me NOT to get genetic testing. For the cancer that killed my mom.

They told me not to because if I did, I might not be able to get affordable health insurance. Or any health insurance.

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 1d

Still see his name on a bunch of barns down here.

Enjoy…dumdums

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What do you have to say to farmers who feel that the deal is benefitting Argentina more than it is them?

TRUMP: Look, Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. You understand what that means? They are dying

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Erez Reuveni was an attorney in DoJ who was so effective defending Trump's first-term immigration policy, that he was promoted right away in the second. But Reuveni's 15-year Justice Department career ended suddenly after he witnessed government lawyers lying in court and evading orders of a judge.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

"I would not be faithfully abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now." www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

DOJ whistleblower says he witnessed government officials undermining the rule of law

Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni speaks out about the disregard of due process and for the rule of law that he says he witnessed in his final weeks at the Department of Justice.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Again, absolutely nothing about this statement is true.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: On the shutdown, do you want to see the premium tax credits extended?

TRUMP: There will be no money given toward their crazy escalation of giving money to illegal aliens that came into the country totally illegally

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

This loser is weak and scared.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on No Kings: "It's a joke. I looked at the people. They are not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs I guess paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics. We're checking it out. The demonstrations were very small. And the people were whacked out."

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Maized&Confused 🇺🇦 @maizedandconfused.bsky.social · 1d

Appeasing Putin is not the answer.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Did you tell Zelenskyy he needed to cede all of the Donbas region to Russia?

TRUMP: No. We think that what they should do is just stop at the lines where they are

Q: What do you think should happen w/ the Donbas?

T: I think 78% of the land is already taken by Russia. You leave it the way it is

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Let’s amplify the voices of those who woke up in Europe.

Donald Tusk & @donaldtusk • 6h
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.

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Maize n Brew Dave @mnbdave.bsky.social · 1d

The sad, divorced, she got the house and the kids energy in this photo could power the East Coast for 30 years.

Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 1d

A leftist's head would explode if they had to watch sports with such an incredibly shitty setup

X user: A leftists head would actually explode if they experienced this

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