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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2h

Second article of impeachment of Richard Nixon:

“He has endeavoured…to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be intitiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

“.. As far as anyone knows, no security breach by any Pentagon journalists brought about the new restrictions. Indeed, the biggest violation of national-security norms since Hegseth entered the building 10 months ago was by Hegseth himself ..”

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Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 5h

Russians are absolute scum.

Evil sons of bitches.

Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 7h

Russia blew up another hospital yesterday as well as a UN humanitarian convoy. This sub is 100% fair game.

Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 5h

Forget Tolstoy.

Drunkness, cruelty, and incompetence are the essence of Russian culture.

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 6h

1/ A Russian soldier has spoken of how his entire battalion was wiped out at the hands of a perpetually drunken commander who sent men unarmed and unsupported into assaults. He says his unit was in disarray, with routine beatings, alcohol and drug use, and extortion. ⬇️

Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 5h

Russians are war criminals.

They are bastards and the lowest form of humanity. Zero decency, empathy, and only violence and hatred towards any non-Russian.

Fuck Russians. Fuck em.

Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 6h

Last night, Russia launched a 6th massive attack on Ukraine gas infrastructure since Oct 1, Naftogaz CEO tells me.

Direct missile + drone hits

Several important facilities suspended

Gas production knocked out, forcing more imports

Naftogaz asking "everyone to use gas as sparingly as possible."

Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 6d

Explosions in Kyiv as Ukraine’s capital and its energy facilities come under “massive” Russian missile and drone attack, according to Ministry of Energy. Mayor Klitschko reported power and outages. I briefly lost power in city center. As I type this, Ukraine’s air defenses are countering drones…

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 5h

America needs to wake up.

We're long past most crimes Nixon did.

IMPEACH TRUMP

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

WSJ: “.. the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said ..”

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

The Vice President of the United States will not unequivocally condemn Young Republicans for saying that their perceived political opponents should be sent to gas chambers.

A window into @jd-vance-1.bsky.social's disgraceful character.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Vice President JD Vance downplayed the severity of racist texts leaked from a Young Republican group chat, dismissing the criticism as "pearl clutching" and attempting to draw attention to a Democrat texting scandal instead.

JD Vance Hits Out at ‘Pearl Clutching‘ Over Racist GOP Group Chat

The vice president defended the “college group chat” in a post made to X.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 15h

Whatever you think about CFPB, it was created by Congress (as part of the Dodd-Frank Act) and can only be abolished by Congress, not by the President acting as a dictator.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

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

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 6h

In fairness to Vance, he says many, many stupid things.

Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 6h

Christian family values Mike, ladies and gentlemen

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13h

Shorter Mike Johnson:

Beating up a woman isn’t “really serious.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

A dark batch of headlines tonight.

@wsj.com @nytimes.com @axios.com @politico.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16h

Gross!

www.molfar.institute/en/dity-rosi...

Children of Russian Politicians in the UK — MII OSINT Investigation

While Ukrainian children endure the horrors of war and study under conditions of danger, the offspring of Russian politicians and oligarchs lead a carefree life abroad, attending prestigious universit...

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Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 15h

This is literally insane. If you're a fund manager, you want to find the warts. You know that great business leaders are often complicated and not whiter than snow (Ford, Rockefeller, Jobs, Buffett). The most interesting books are like Snowball, which Buffett was unhappy with

Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 15h

Trump is the Supreme Leader of the MAGA cult.

Hegseth is the Little Leader. Everyone must read and quote his speech, like Mao's Red Book.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

The GOP spent years screaming about a manufactured Biden bribe but says nothing about this. Tells you all you need to know.

Tweet by Melanie D’Arrigo stating: “The UAE bought $2B of Trump’s crypto — and gets computer chips. Saudi Arabia gave Kushner $2B for a new Trump Tower — and gets weapons. Qatar gives Trump a private jet and a $5.5B real estate deal — and gets US military protection. This is how bribes work.” Below is an image of Donald Trump sitting across from the Emir of Qatar in a formal meeting room. Text overlay: “Quid Pro Presidency.”

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 16h

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Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 16h

I think in his case, though, it is underage males.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 21h

Hey Mike Johnson – the more you facilitate a cover-up and do everything in your power to prevent the release of the Epstein files – the more your constituents, the American public, and the whole world are going to believe you are guilty of the exact same types of crimes as Jeffrey Epstein.

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Old North Shore @oldnorthshore.bsky.social · 16h

Not least because of his predilection for underage girls

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 21h

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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