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Julie McGalliard

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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · Apr 14

“We’re not helpless… it’s you guys that are helpless”
That hits HARD

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · Apr 13

Reporter: And a sense of helplessness because there's nothing you can do about it.

Marche: Oh, we're not helpless. There's lots we can do. It's you guys that are helpless. You have a political system that can't respond to reality.

THIS WAS SUCH AN AMERICAN COMMENT BY THE REPORTER HOLY GOD.

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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 17m

This is the difference between “corporate rich” and “oligarch rich” on display: a corporate guy might care that he’s financially wrecking his asset, but an oligarch guy can afford to throw away billions on a pet ideological project

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 16h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 21m

tapping ye sign: we should tax billionaires

www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 36m

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 16h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 24m

The original No Kings protest was The American Revolution

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 26m

I love how Republicans are saying NO KINGS is anti-American and anti-fascism is fighting against American interests and Democrats are like "what's up with healthcare premiums and groceries" as if freedom from a monarchy isn't considered a kitchen table issue

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 23m

In a new CBS News/YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans say the Republican Party is “too extreme,” vs 46% who say the same about Democrats

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 37m

Rupert Murdoch is awful, but he was an actual newspaper person who understood that alienating your core audience is not good business. For Bezos, the Post was a vanity project, and is now a loss leader to protect his other interests.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 16h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Matt Johnson @matthewjohnson.bsky.social · 9h

Burgers should not look that wet

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 10h

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 11h

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 11h

The executive is usurping a core Article I function, this should be treated with the same amount of alarm as if he declared he's disbanding Congress, because that's functionally what he's doing/done

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 11h

since there's reports on social media of money hitting accounts worth reiterating that this is illegal and unconstitutional as shit, it's not a close question, and while I don't expect anyone on H/SASC or H/SAC will do anything, anyone performing this 'reprogramming' should face criminal penalties

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

It's also worth reiterating that absent this reprogramming authority being written into law it would be not just illegal but flatly unconstitutional for DoD to expend money in any fashion not explicitly specified (by both type/use and quantity) by Congress in an appropriations bill

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

Since we're getting a crash course in DoD reprogramming authority, CRS has a good report on it linked below. Some important points:

Congress gives DoD reprogramming authority because when you're dealing with a trillion dollars, some stuff is probably going to need to be changed over 12 months

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 10h

This is, in all seriousness, probably a fatal blow to American democracy, even if it ends up taking a long time for the consequences to finish playing out. But once you get into the pattern of ruling by decree, it's very hard to get out.

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 11h

We are living through the most consequential shift in the constitutional government of the United States in over a hundred and fifty years and nobody seems to have even noticed yet.

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 11h

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 42m

That’s because his picture isn’t close to accurate.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

this is not true? the public was broadly supportive of the BLM protests bsky.app/profile/cycl...

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

I tend to agree but also during protests in 2020 there were many videos of police brutalizing people and some of the general public actually thought that was a good thing and wanted to see the police do more brutalizing. Hopefully that was just a fringe.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

the broad public does not like chaos and disorder and everything you can do to emphasize that it is the federal government that is responsible for chaos and disorder is a point in your favor. it’s classic nonviolent confrontation!

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 10h

This is a description of what happened with the intimidation protest the Proud Boys tried to stage across the street from my apartment building in 2020, back when they thought I was Public Enemy #1.

The community pushback was amazing and inspiring.

marymary🍁🍁🍁🍁 @marymarymary.bsky.social · 1d

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Love Wins Always @lovewinzalways.bsky.social · 10h

ICE is at once Trumpism in its purest form and the endpoint of its progenitor, G*mergate: unqualified 22-year-old couch potatoes, failsons, and self-styled madmen given weapons and complete impunity to play IRL video games with people's lives, to ruin personal enemies or anyone who disdains them.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 12h

"(Officers) refuse to recognize local or court authority. A judge says you can’t arrest journalists. Watch us. A judge says we have to wear badges. No. State law says we can’t drive around in unmarked vans? Too bad. Elected officials who want to see what is going on should prepare to be arrested."

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 10h

Gonna be fun when I get a knock and it's Kash Patel demanding answers on some milkshake emoji I tweeted at Andy Ngo in 2022

Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 12h

This is just insane political theater. The FBI knows that there is no antifa network. And let’s be clear- neither of these media personalities are journalists.

The FBI showed up to my house to discuss my TV show exposing Antifa's network. If you are a member of Antifa or providing material or financial support for Antifa, I might be a little concerned because the FBI is DEADASS ...

The FBI has launched a FULL investigation into Antifa, and spent the weekend calling journalists who've been victims of Antifa violence I received a call from the FBI Sunday morning, and confirmed others did as well.
The Trump admin WILL take down this terrorist network

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 10h

Jesus christ

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 3h

Once again: this is also happening in DC. Still.

It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police.

Please talk about us too.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Luke Mielke @juke-box85.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe if the Downtown Council didn't keep pouring money into PACs that amp up crime fears, we could have kept the Holidazzle Parade.

www.startribune.com/downtown-min...

Minneapolis Downtown Council pulls plug on Holidazzle and Aquatennial, seeks new organizer

After years of inconsistent funding, the business group is hoping others will continue or reimagine the city’s signature events as the area keeps working on its post-pandemic rebound.

www.startribune.com

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2h

Way to speak truth to power, Bari
www.thefp.com/p/donald-tru...

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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 1h

I’m fascinated by this shift into acting like No Kings and the shutdown have anything to do with each other. Is this just throwing all the spaghetti at the wall or what?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "To continue this shutdown, for what? For a hate America rally that's taking place on the Mall on Saturday, Maria? This is ridiculous."